National Republican., 1884-05-17
MARsuALs AND THEIR FEES.

MARSHAIS AND Ihblh bAo'
Bills Prepared by the Committee on the
Expenditures OF the Department OF
Justice.
The committee on expenditures in the de-
partment of justice has prepared substitute
for that portion of the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill, now being prepared by the appro-
priations committee which provides for the
expenses Of United States courts for the next
fiscal year. and which changes the system of
compensation from fees to salaries. 1t pro-
vides that United States marshals shall hero
after receive annually for their services the fol-
lowing salaries: Southern district of New York,
$4,000; northern New York, Massachusetts,,
eastern Pennsylvania, District of Column
biA, southern Ohio, northern Illinois, and
California, $1,000 each; Maryland, western
Pennsylvania, eastern Missouri, Kentucky,
northern Ohio, eastern Louisiana, and western
Texas, 81, 900 each; New Hampshire, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Delaware, Nevada, southern
Florida Connecticut, northern Mississippi and
southern Mississippi, 1000 each, aud all other
marshals shall be paid salary OF S3,OOO
year. Marshas are required to render quar-.
terly returns of all money collected and oil
costs for fees and expenses of marshals taxed
against parties other than tho United States.
Tho bill provides that each marshal may be al
lowed one clerk and one chief deputy to receive
81, 800 in Northern and Southern New York
Massachusetts,, eastern Pennsylvania, Dis
trict of Columbia southern Ohio, Kentucky,
northern Illinois, and California In other
districts tho salary shall be determined by
tho attorney general, but shall not exceed
1900 in any case per annum. In all dis
tricts where courts are held at moro than ono
place at which grand jurors are impaneled,
the attorney general may, in his discretion,
allow the marshal an additional clerk or
chief deputy (but not both) If the business of
the office requires it, at a salary not to exceed
900 O year The attorney general shall
provide a uniform system of bookkeeping
and returns, and furnish books and blanks
for this purpose to United States marshals.
In all cases whore practicable 1t shall DO tho
duty of tho marshal to sepd writs and pro-
cesses of court by mail to the nearest deputy
marshal, sheriff, or constable to serve and
return by mail to the marshal, and no
fee shall bo charged or allowed for trav-
cling between points whore writs or pro-
cesse5 are or can DO sent by mail. The
fees now allowed by law to marshals
for serving writs and processes shall hereafter
be allowed to the officers serving the same,
except for committing and discharging pris-
oners. No fee for serving process shall bo
paid to chief deputy. Guards, when &C.
tually necessary, may be employed to assist
deputy marshals, sheritfs, or constables in
charge of prisoners and witnesses before
commissioners or justices of the peace, but
not more than two before tho same officers
shall be employed on any one day.
Deputy marshals, sherifs and constabes,
whilo serving court processes, shall be al
lowed for transporton by.public conveyances
the amount actually paid therefor, which
shall be stated in an itemized account, and
shall not exceed the usual amount charged
for such transportation.
District attorneys of the United States
shall be paid monthly for their services the
following annual salaries, in lieu Of all feos,
allowances, and salary now authorized by
law Southern New York, $4,000; northern
New York. Massachusetts,, eastern Pennsyl-
vunia, District of Columbia, southern Ohio,
Kentucky, northern Illinois, and California,
$1,000 each; Maryland, western Pennsyl-
vania, eastern Missouri, northern Ohio,
southern Illinois, eastern Louisiana,
northern Georgia, and western Texas,
$4,000 each; New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Rhode Island, Delaware, Nevada,
southern Florida, Connecticut, northern and
southern Mississippi $4,000 each, and all
other United States district attorneys shall
be paid each salary of $1,000 q year. District
attorneys shall be allowed for transportation
! to and from their places of abode to places
whore criminal examinations are held, or
| from ono such place to another, but for only
one trip to any one town or examination.
Clerks of tho circuit and district courts of
! tho supreme and district courts OF the terri-
tories and of the supreme court of the District
Of Columbia shall not receive annually in
fees exceeding $4,000 each, and where one
person Is clerk of both tho circuit and district
| courts. he shall not receive for services in
both capacities q sum exceeding $4,000 per
annum. The division Of judicial districts
| into commissioners districts and the fees atsl
duties of commissioners are also provided for.
| 1t is further provided that United States
marshals shall hereafter be allowed their
actual expenses in tho following cases For
transporting prisoners in any state or terri.
tory; for meals not exceeding so cents pei
meal; for deputy marshals and guards not ex.
ceeding 81 per day for all travel required Of
them by law; all transportation shall be
computed by the nearest practicable route
1t Is provided that the proposed change shall
take effect June so. 1884, and be in force from
and after that date.