Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-15
WASHINGTON.
The senate Passes the Naval Apprs
peiasSea Bsll.

pe1A1oo0 B1ll.
WssHISsToS. April 1.-THE Senaf,
passed the naval appropriation bill.
Important Patent Decision.
The Supreme Court Of the distric.
sitting sH baHc today. decided on tbs
patent case of Hoe vs. Sc Il, that thers
Is no appeal TO the Secretary of the In
terror from the decision f the Commits
sioner of Patents. The custom of en-
tertaining such appeals sprung up dur
ing woods administration
and has continued down TO the present
time, the reecrds showing that many de
cIslons OF the Commissioner have beeE
reversed by the Secretary.
Life Insurance Decision.
The Supreme Court today rendered a
decision In life insurance case from
Pennsylvania IL which the Insurance.
policy stipulated that If the representa-
tons aud answers made TO the com
pany IN the application for the policy
should be folnd untrue IN snv respect
the policy should be void. The p licy
holder In his application stated that he
had never had asthma, consumption or
-crofuia, and l. subsequently appeared
that these diseases were latent IN his
system. The lower court held that this
Invalidatet the policy. regardless as to
whether the applicant Was aware of the
fact or not. The Supreme Court re-
Verses the decision on the ground that
II the diseases were SO latent that appli
cant vas not aware of them, there WAS
n fraud on his part such as would
Justify invalidating bis policy.
Court OF Appeals:
The Senate Committee on Judiciary
reported adversely today on the bills in
troduced by Senators Bayard, Mitchell
and Lapham respectively, to provide for
the relief of the Supreme Court of the
United States, aud submitted instead
Davis bill to provide for the establish
ment of Court of Appeals, As it passed
the Senate last year. with some unim-
plrtant amendments.
lncouiirmed Runor Regarding the
Greeley Party.
The Navy Department has been in
formed that rumor prevailed at St.
Johns. n. F., that the Greeley party had
been rescued from a Anass of floating
Ice by the crew of whaling schooner.
In a communication on the subject the
United States Consul at ST. Johns saws
the report Is not believed there.
Circular In Regard 70 Claims for
Back Pay and Bounty.
The Treasury Department has issued
the following circular in regard to
claims for back pay and bounty:
The steady increase in the number
of claims for back pay and bounty and
the consequent delay in their settle
sent. has produced great pressure to
have such claims made special Com
pliaace with the numerous requests
made for claims to be settled out of the
order of their reception would work in
justice t. IA large and worthy class of
claimants who have no influence them
selves and no influential friends to
solicit favOrs in their tehalf. 1t is be-
lieved that proper regard for the rights
of all parties requires that claims Of the
Character mentioned be disposed of in
the order of their filing in this office,
exceptions being made only when the
party Interested ia IN INDECENT oiroum-
stances and actually suffering for pecu-
MARY aid, or VIXEN some other equally
good and sufficient reason shall exist
for an exception, the facts justifying
the exception being certified upon per-
sonal knowledge of responsible party
or established by proof. 1t is ordered
according"