Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-03
ILLEGAL DISBURSEMENTS
MORE FUN OVER THE COURT
OF ALABAMA CLAIMS.

The BOndsmen of Disbursing Agent
Alien to be sued-An Attache of the
cbflian Embassy in Bad Odor-The
TelephOne Patent CAses-InVentiOus
nj GeOreians.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-First Comp
,roller Durham Of the Treasury Depart
mept has determined to certify to the
Solicitor of the Treasury the fact that
Andrew II. Allen, disbursing agent of the
court of Alabama Claims, has made
illegal disbursements. The Solicitor of
he Treasury will, therefore, direct the
District Attorney to bring suit against
the bondsmen of Mr.. Allen for the re-
coyery Of the amount of his bonds. This
4 is only $1,000, whereas the illegal dis
hlrsements are estimated at the Treasury
Department al $250000.
WHERE THE MONEY WENT.
These disbursements were for the sal
aries and expenses Of the additional en-
Moves of the Court of Alabama Claims.
vino are held by the First Comptroller,
ibp solicitor OF the Treasury, the Solicitor
oftbe state Department and the Attorney
General to have been wholly unauthOr-
n lied by law. Suits will probably be
brought also to recover the MONEYS which
n have been so Unlawfully disbursed from
the person receiving them. The whole
matter is likely to be thOrOughly investi-
gated by the judiciary Committee or
. some special committee OF the next House.
n The revelations OF such an investigation
a would be even more remarkable than the
4 disclosures already made.
ONE GOOD EFFECT.
n Al present the Court of Alabama
#Clams is working harder than 1t ever did
Ebef0rp. 1t took il just one year to dispose
&0f 800 cases under its old slow methods,
#but in the past 45 days it has disposed OF
lust as large a mum Der of just as import
Eant cases. Since July the Unauthorized
Traditional employees nave received no pay
#ir0m the government. They have been
|compensated by the lawyers representing
| |the claimants before the court. 1t is un-
#les0Od that these lawyers have objected
d 10 OCOmpensating Unauthorized Assistant
&Counsel Walker Blaine on the ground
. bat their clients did not care to pay for
Government counsel.
GAY RoIsTERER.
II The antics Of Senor Manuel Del Campo.
<|ecOnd Secretary of the Chilian legation.
Il hO is drunk and disOrderly most of the !
me- and who last night was again |
#Tested by the police for kicking up a |
8 <Ow in variety theatre, promises to con-
#1ue in official life for some time. The |
let is that all the higher officers of the |
q cation are sabsent, and Del Campo is |
1arges-des-Ahairs, so there is no one
n send him back to Chilli. The State De-
%aument can take no cognzance OF the
atIer becau G it has not been brought
eiofe It officially. The local courts and
olce are, Of course, powerless. Mean
hte Del Campo is very disagreeable
sitOr.
THE TELEPHONE SUITS.
tits expected that the decision OF the
crelary OF the Interior in the telephone
se Will be rendered within a day or two.
be briefs OF the counsel for the tele-
lone companies were all handed in last
eek. Tney were very voIuminous.
eertheless the opinions of the Commits
neroi Patents, and of the two Assist
Secretaries, have already been pre-
fed and handed to the Secretary of the
terror. 1t Is stated that they all agree
commanding that the validity of the
leleph0ne patents be tested in the
lIl3 This is expected TO be the de-
ION Of the Secretary of the Interior.
NEAR HOME GENIUsEs.
he following patents were issued TO-
"
ieorge NJ D. Riley. of Savannah, Ca,
0comotye headlight; Thomas j. Bar
OF Newman, Ga, leveling ins 5ru.
'l' W. II. Elan, OF Americus, Ca. a
'3' case; Henry fl. Summer. of SenOia,
'a compound plOw beam: George Nj.
a!of, OF Atlanta, Ga, travelling signs
Cars; &. 7. Mason, Jr., OF sumter, S.
coton-picker stem; John II. Win
ID Of sumter. S. c., a sewing machine
9li =. +. Ziegler and J. d. Autley, of
matthew's, ). c., a combined seed
l'ef and fertilizer distributor.
READY FOR THE OPENING.
1e hundred and thirty mem bers-elect
lefe, They re about equally divided
ucaiiy. Candidates Tom Reed and
lA hIscock are here, and are quietly
ang with the Republicans with a
I" 10 the Speakership nomination.