Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-06
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. Judge HarIan's Court at
 Work. A LONG RECORD OF CASES. Valuable Paintings Stolen by
 Burglars. X COLLISION AT RESERVATION. Parnell's Promise for the
 Irish.
A COLLISION AT DISSEMINATION

THE COURT OF ALABAMA CLAIMS. A Rig Job on Hand for the emcers
 Many of Whom Will Have te Take
 Chances for Their Pay.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-On the reassem- bling of the court of Alabama claims to-day Presiding Judge Harlan said: 'It is obvious that the 1 ,466 remaining cases cannot be pro- perly adjudicated, the interest computed and lists of judgments compared and certi- fled to the Secretary of State within the seven ty-four working days remaining without ex- traordinary efforts on. thes4paFt Of the court, sits officers and employees and counsel for the government, and also on the part of counsel for claimants. But with such efforts and co. operation the court thinks it will be possible to achieve this result. Hence in view of the great hardships which would accrue by further postponement to many thousands of legal claimants who have already waited long for their just dues, the court feels con- pelled to adopt and to rigidly enforce the most stringent rules consistent with the justice and usages of courts to has, ten the trial and determination of cases and on it's part to devote all the time within the limits of physical endurance without refer ence to the usual hours of office work in the endeavor to complete this work prior to the date named.''
 After stating certain requirements which counsel for claimants would be expected to observe in order to facilitate business Judge Harlan continued: tIn the opinion of the court, after careful consideration, it will be impossible for it to complete it's work within the time limited by law with smaller force of employees than it now has on it's pay rolls. Nor does it think that their compensation could be justly dim finished. The monthly payment of eonsid- erable number of these employees has unex- pectedly been suspended on account of question having been recently raised by the accounting officers of the Treasury depart ment as to the legal authority of the court to authorize their employment which it is under stood is under consideration by the department of State. The court is not yet advised of the view of that department. In the mean time the employees whose payment was sus- pended have continued to discharge the du- ties of their respective positions and have voluntarily informed the court of their will 1ingness to continue to do so with their for mer fidelity at their own risk of being here- after paid by the government. It has also come to the knowledge of the members of the court during recess that counsel for claimants learning that the ma jor part of these employees depend solely on their salaries for the support of them selves and families, and knowing that their services could not be dispensed with with out serious embarrassment to the court, have made arrangements to relieve the i'm mediate pecuniary necessities of said en- ployes during such time as their pay may be suspended, which action under the ur- gent circumstances of the case meets the approval of the court"
 The court heard and took under advise ment during the day twenty-nine cases and forty-four other cases were dismissed by con- sent. About thirty cases day will be set for trial until the docket is cleared and all cases in which claimants are not ready when called will be dismissed: