The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-20

Decrease q l.ies miles d no mileage -
routes over which clerks run.
The matter handed during the year.
exclusive Of roG1slsred msttcrs Was <20,-
So, 500, or shout nine and . half per
cent over W previous nscal year.
The oumbcr Of casualties occurring
anrlng the rear, from which death or 10
fury 70 postal clerks resulted. has Dc.
creased somewhat from previous yearly
records. II appears from this report
that the number Il accidents during the
year 20 trains 10 which postal
ears were attached, was 1873, IL which
two postal clerks. were killed,
thirty ave were seriously, and sixty-nve
slightly injured. In this connection the
General Superintendent rocommenda
that Congress BE- asked 70 empower the
Pos master-6 General to pay 20 the widow
or minor children Of any clerk killed
while on duly IN amount equal 10 one
years salary OF tho gr.1s a which the
deceased belonged q tho time Of biz
death
The estimate fol- special facilities on
trunk lines for the ensuing fscal year 10
o25l,725, The same IL amount as the
sum set apart for that purpose for the
current fiscal year. ne estimate fol
railway postal cars II ei,ssS.5 ST., an
increase Of seven per cent over the ap-
preparation for the current fiscal year.
The sum OF e%,877,o 60, II asked for the
pay Of railway postal clerks.
an increase Of six per cent over
the existing appropriation. Tho aver
age raie OF Increase Ia expenditures an.
der this heading for.the past four years
ID e,7ll, but a. the service Is shown &c
oc In excellent running order, and a. nc
unusual extension during the next fiscal
year 10 anticipated. the amount estimated
10 deemed sufficient.
The fast mail service II In . satisfac.
tory condition. Changes OF minor linz
portance only have been made during the
past year, which are fully set forth ln this
report
Much space Is devoted BY the General
Superintendent to the matter OF civil
service examinations In the rail
mail service, and he strongly
advocates the extension Of the benefits
Of the civil service law TO it, clerical
force, ard with that object In view EN-.
bodies In the report the draft Of bill
which II enacted will, II IL believed,
placer the postal clerk upon the same
footing ~ the employees IN the depart.
mcnt SERVICE.
SOLICITOR Ok THE rRKAsrRy's REPORT
wAsni>GroSA ID. c., November H.
Judge Nc Cue, SoKcitor OF the Treasury,
In his annual report TO the Attorney
states that dlfxing the fiscal year
ended June s0th. 1885. X9os suits were
commenced. Of which So we're for the
recovery Of o7as. sos from defaulting
public officers; 1913 for the RECOVERY Of
n 0Ek nm - LII nj fh0
postal laws; so were for the recovery Of
e65.7%s on Custom House bonds; i29
were for the recovery OF el5s73 for
violations Of customs and navigation
laws; SIS we're suits against Collectors
Of Customs and others for refund
Ing Of duties and taxes, and 1886
we're suits involving 1851, 766, In
which the United States Is par; y. or 10
Interested, making a total sued for OF |
IS. 235. $50. OF the whole number OF |
suits brought I, 20 were decided In favor
3f the United States, IS adversely de.
:ided; 372 were settled and dismissed,
Ind 1913 are still pending. The entire |
1umbcr OF suits decided or otherwise
OF during the year was 2,s7s; |
he amount for which Judgments were |
WAS o6i9,626, and the entire |
amount collected from all sources Vas
D932. $50. The number OF c,scs Ia which
pners Of compromise we're pending and |
decided during the year was 223, In
voiving e2,9lS.2s7. The number Of |
DRers accepted was lis. involving |
Inc sum Of 81. 23s 95s. The amount &C.
repted was el3l,6l3. The number Of |
offers rejected was 81. involving the sum
y Sso4, l2s, the amount rejected being
D56, AIS. Tie number OF offers pending |
e the close Of The year was ~. invo!v- |
ng the sum OF es75,2l5, for the compro-
mise Of which there 10 offered ei3. 800.
"a the cases pending are included eight
:ases Of trespass on the public lands, In
'olving the sum Of o2.1ll. 900 Al o6cr |
u o25 m acre has been made In com |
promise, which o6sr can not bcapproxi-
mated until the area Of the land has been
lscertsined bv survey.