The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-09
WASHINGTON.
Court of AIabama CIaim

WASHINGTON June 1.-THE President has signed
the bill providing for the payment of judgments in
class cases. and the court is preparing to certify
them for that purpose. The total expenses of the
court, including printing to June 1, S3I1 O00
printing alone, $125 900. These expenses are first
deducted prior to payment. The court will hear no
arguments after June IL and will adj ourn for the
summer ia few days thereafter. The opinion of
the court on the claim of the Atlantic Insurance
Company is expected on Monday, and adverse to
the company's claim, which is 1900, 900, exclu-
sive of interest.
The Deficiency Appropriation Bill.
The general deficiency appropriation bill which
was reported to the House today, appropriates &c.
129,594. Of this amount, $143, 644 is to enable
the Secretary of the Navy to pay to the officers and
of the United States naval vessels under the
command OF nag of1cer ID. g; Farragut, the differ
tributed, and that to which they are respectively
entitled under the decree of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia for tho destruction of the
enemys vessels near New Orleans in April, 1862.
The bill also provides that tourthclass postmasters
shall be paid the compensation that they derived
prior to March Sd of last year.
Secretary Chandler ON Drunkenness i'm the
Navy.
In carrying out the sentence of the court MARTA
which tried Lieut.. E. A. Field of the Swatara at
Port al Prince some time ago, for drunkenness,
Secretary Chandler publicly reprimands Field in
general ORDER and in doing expresses his dissatis
faction with the sentence of the court which was
a suspension for two years, with reprimand, and
clearly states that Field ought to have been dis
missed from the service The Secretary concludes
as follows: 1.-THE Navy Department never
safely again order Iii .ut Field to the performance
of sea duty; he will be an incumbrance upon the
active list and ought to resign from high and hon
orabe profession, the appropriate duties of which
he can never be allowed to discharge, except by
putting in unjustfable peril the ships and lives of
the United States navy"
Secretary Chandler has, in addition addressed
letter to each member Of the court martial express
ing the dissatisfaction of the department with the
sentence, accompanied by copy of Fields Medical
Facts and RumOrs.
Naval Constructor Philip Hichborn, of the navy,
will go to Europe this month, under instructions
from the Navy Department, to make an examina-
ton of the dock yards of England, France, Germa-
ny and Italy, for the purpose of observing the i'm
provements of naval architecture, with view Of
beneftting the United States naval service.
Mr.. Merrick, who represented the government in
the star route prosecution has been subpened to APP
pear before the Springer committee next Tuesday.
The funeral of Gen. o. f. Babcock, U, S. A., took
place this morning. from his late residence in this
city. There was large attendance of distinguish
ed people. Rev. DR.. Wyncoop, of the Presbyterian
church, conducted the religious services. There
were no military exercises. The pail bearers were
Secretary Lincoln, Gen. Sheridan Gen. Drum, Gen.
MacFeey, Gen. Horace Porter, Col. Benjamin, and
Major d. P. Heap.