The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-27
NATIONAL NEW NOTES.
THOSE DISPUTED aoc1cara
The First comptror ~ H#|Ig

The First ComptroI .rI ss.ag
NAsHINGToN, Aug. -iH l-ss
comptroller of the I sorry I1.iAy
made ruling that is 10 oy .o awea-
rAss the court commisr.Cua .. t.B.
bsma claims for somt .'un -.n
| tlat the employment n. III u.
| the rolls OF the court J eu.lr
out warrant of law, ay0 tNar
ments can likely be uNt'
| treasury ON that -..
future. Mr.. Andrew Ut. a.
bursting agent OF the 3ur
made requisitl0n on 10 Sc. 10
the treasury f0T $4,000 - meet 90.
rent expenses OF the court. 'i
uRuR! course of businosb the cap ~
tiOnR camo before the first cox 0itiH
! lie decided TO mako an inve GErtilr
OF the allsirs ui the court be.o ,unI
! thorizing the issue of tho
warrants. His conclusions .N.
Married in tho following 81 n .,
preferred by him for publicati a
court Of commissioners OF ...#.l
claims WAS created i.- ',.
TO hear proof Of As.
to bO paid out OF the SO, 100000, Ace
10y tho Geneva commission, "..
continued by various acts unit
bGr 81, 1871 IL was constitute H.'
Judges with an annual salary
eacn, clerk ~ $3,0OO,R stenoa
$1,000 aud an attorney TO repre- '' tNH
United States at $1,000. Prov rta
slso ms1e for ronJ o. court 70 7~gJr
niture, stationery, fuel an .T
necossary incidental eNpens ... pt
which were TO ha paid "'
said fund before iudgmen '''
pmd. The court w..s re0rRs 7'a
| 1852. with the SAmo officers 1'i.
aries "a before, cNcGpa that ina
bar of Judges was reduced .
The comptroller investigai 'Hn
case found that outside of ~
na mOd officers there wore OF Lib"
rolls I'll" names of assistant gHr-H
for the United Safes, clerk 20
counsel, expert clerks, expert aHSal-
gers, watchmen, etc, whose q gIanh.s
salaries announced To s3i,600 per yepr.
He also found in tba quarterly
returns that there has been
paid to other assistant counsel over
SS 600 for tho quarter ending December
81, 1884, and about 5000 'or Che quarter
ending March 81, 1885, besides other
alleged Illegal payments Hs says ne
| finds no law authorizing $50 pay
meute, anu after consulting - a the
acting secretary Of the treasury and
with the solicitor of the treasury, he
has decided to stop all future pay
| meots OF the same. The following is q
list of employees on Tho regulGr pay
rolls OF the court who are sttsctet by
the comptroller's decision:
j. q. Goo rich, expert in Insurance.,
| at an annual salary OF 81 2)O.
Walker Blaine, assistant counsel for
the United States, $500.
william p. Hudiord, deputy clerk,
$500.
Andrew Haller, disbursiug agent,
$4,000.
Eugene Rosis, clerk to counsel for
tle Uuited States. $1,000.
Frank ID. Lurt, first assistant to eX-
| pert In insurance, $2,OOO.
! Asa p. French, clerk TO judge, $1,000.
! Elmer Il. Tiiden, second assistant
| expert in insurance, 81 $50.
EnOch G. Goodwin, third assistant
to expert in insurance. $l,,OO.
Henry O'Connor, thiri assistant to
expert in insurance. 81 500.
Henry O'Connor, ir., clerk in clerks
Office, $1,000.
! Fred: n; 4, Chapen, clerk in clerks
Amos d. Allen, clerk In clerks office,
81, 400.
suranc5, 81, 400.
William Haywood, clerk to expert
for tho United s ates, 81 400.
A. B. Nichols, clerk in clerk office,
S1,250.
John Martin, messenger, $720.
William IL. Forrest, jsnitor, $72O.
g. w. Townley and Felix Muldoon,
wetchmen, $720 each
A. l.. jackson and a. Alexander,
messengers, $400 each.
w. Z. hurchim and Hugh Griffin,
messengers, $3.50 each.
Annie Boylin, servant, Sper month.
The following is a list OF persons
who have been employed as assistant
counsel in special cases: Charles HAM
lin, Alex IL. Hobbs, George GDdfreys,
Chas. Snydam, William Il. Spear, john
Whitaker, Hamilton Fisk, jr., Charles
Il. Bonner, William II. Harrow,
George G. Frelinghuysen, James
Stephenson, George NJ. Saeders, Ed
mund j. Mottat, Wallace Wyatt, Sam
uel Parker, Thomas j. Cobb ana b. Ii.
Carpenter. The comptroller says
tnat all the above named
employees have been paid out of tho
provisions of the Org ganization act,
authorizing payment of rent, station
cry, printing and other necessary in
cidsutal expenses. The accounts of
the disoursing agent have been settled
up to March 81, last, and the salaries
of all persons on the pay rolls have
been paid up to June 30. The requisi-
lions which have just been referred to
were for expenses, including salaries
for the month of July. The comptroller
says the accounts of the disbursing
agent tor the quarter ending August
81, when received, will h5 disailowed.
The salaries of the Judge and other
officers OF the court who are ma ned in
tue organization are not affected by
these rulings. The comptroller says
also that the secretary of state, who
has jurisdiction OF the court, is in &C.
cord with him in this view of the law
and has sanctioned the action taken
by him.