Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-04
TIE BLIND GODDESS.
BIT BREWSTER SHE
GIVES Il STATEMENT.

GIVES A STATEMENT.
The Annual Report of the Department of
Justios-A Resume of the Star Route
Trials-Some R.comme ndatiens for the
BettarmeRt of the Service.
Attorney General Brewster has rendered
his annual report of the business of the
department of justice during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1888. The following
are the most important features of the re-
port:
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED sTATEs.
The condition of the docket of the su-
preme court of the United States at the
close of the last term October term, 1882,
when compared with its condition at the
close of the term next preceding, exhibits
gain OF thirty three cases in the number
left undisposed of on the two dockets, the
appellate and the original.
AT the close OF the October term, 1881,
there remsined und1sposed of on the APP
pellate docket $50 causes and on the origi-
nal docket i've The number of causes dock
which 422 we're on the appellate and twelve
on the original docket, making she total
number OF Gauges on the dock5t al that
term 1875, Of which 1,25S were On the ap-
pellats aid seventeen on the original dock
ct. Of this number S74 were not disposed
of, and of these S6S were on the appellate
and six On the original docket.
The number OF cases actually brought
So -; I'll I
we're argued orally and ninety. seven SUBJ
mitted on printed arguments.
The total number of causes disposed of
at the October term, 1882, in which The
United States were interested is seventy
four.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
Since the last report TIP suits, claiming
upwards of 100000, have been brought
against the United States, of which ten
claiming $1,256,O46.26, were brought on
transmission by the heads of the depart
ments under the act of March 8, 1888,
chapter 116. There have also been brought
tifss -one suits claiming 1852, 1871 against
the District of Columbia under the act of
June 16, 1880, as extended by the act of
March 3, 1858, chap or ninsty five.
There we're brought to trial eighty suits,
claiming 1927 .47275. In forty-four of
these, claiming $2,s34,224.9o, Judgment
was for the defendants; and in thirty six
suits, claiming $s93.247 So, judgment was
for claimants for $475, 66076.
CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS.
Daring the last fiscal year 1897 civil
suits were terminated. In 642 of these
Judgments we're for tho United States,
in 115 for the defendants, and $50 were
either aolI pros, dismissed, or disoontipu-
ed; elevea were appealed from the district
to the circuit court, aud nine from the
circuit to the supreme court. Many Of
the civil suits reported nolI. pros, dismiss
ed, OF discontinued, were settled by author
city of the treasury department and dis
continued under its direction. There
were pending July 1, 1888, 4,432 civil suits
TO which the United States was party.
There were terminated during the last
year 1892 criminal prosecutions; 235 of
these we're prosecutions under the customs
laws, in which there were 124 convictions,
nineteen acquittals, and ninety-two were
entered mol. pros. discontinued or quashed:
1868 under the internal revenue lave. in
which were 1854 convictions, 600 acquit-
tails, and 1899 were entered, mol. pros
discontinued, or quashed; 446 under post
Office laws, in which there were 277 convic.
tiops, ffty-three acquittals, and 116 en-
tered not. pros, discontinued, or quashed;
2S7 under the election laws, in which there
were fifty convictions, forty-two aoquittals,
and 1875 entered mol; pros, discontinued, or
quashed; nine under the civil rights acts,
in which thera was one scquittal and
eight entered mol. pros, discontinued or
duashed; two under the naturalization
laws, all of which were entered mol. pros,
discontinued or quashed; 535 under the IN
tercour SO laws in which there were 400
convictions, ffty-nine acquittals and
seventy mol. pros. discontinued or quashed;
100 under the pension laws, IN which were
fifty four convictions, thirteen acquittals,
and thirty three entered not. pros, discon-
tinued or quashed; thirt, seven fer en-
bezzlement, 10 which there were six con-
victions. FIVE acquittais, aud twenty six en-
tered mol. pros, discontinued or quashed;
1,47S miscellaneous prosecutions, in which
there were ISL convictions, 246 acquittals,
and 479 entered mol. pros, discontinued
or quashed.
EXPENSES OF TIE UNITED STATES COURTS
The expenses of the courts, when finally
sscertained for fiscal year, usually reach
S3,o0G,OO0. It is not prudent to suppose
that they will fall below this sum in any
year. The character of the expenses
changes somewhat year after year, but the
gross amount remains nearly the same.
The provisions of the bill, chapter 1856,
approved August Z, 1880, for service of
process, etc., applicable to the territories
of New Mexico and Arizona might Justly
be extended to the territories of Montana,
Idaho, Washington, Wyoming and Utah.
1t is respectfully submitted that in terri
tories where the expenses of service are
greater than the legal fees, the fees of the
marshels should be doubled, since other
territories now have that privilege.
FEES OF WITNESSES AND JURORS IN TERRI
TORIES.
The acts of February 26, 1853, and May
1, 1876, provide that Witnesses of the
United States shall receive for attendance
in court or before any officer pursuant to
law, $1.So per day and cents mile for
going from his place of residence to the
place of trial or hearing, and 5 cents a
mile for returning.
In the districts of California, Oregon,
Nevada, and all the territories, the actual
cost of subsistence is from 81 to 81 per
day, and the cost Of transportation from
to 20 cents per mile. When it is con-