The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-27
TUE soFrEsr PLACE.

The Court Of Commissioners OF Ala
ALBANIA Claims will expire by Limitation
with this calendar year, unless Con
gress can BIZ induced to pass an act pro'
longing the courts existence, which IL
probably the thing the Commissioners
are working for, II 1 very doubtful II
the business OF the court can be aniahed
In less than three months, and that Ia
all tbs time the court has left Itself,
Wit an enormous amount of pending
business the court adjourned July 20 TO
October 5, Congress- will not again pro-
long the existence Cf lla court, hut The
Commissioners will lot the claimants
suffer rather than put up with less than
ten weeks vacation. In fNcf, the court
would have adjourned IN June, hut for
the vigorous prOtesta VI the attorneys
OF claimants. For the accommodation
of the court the Government hire an
old'fashlOned private. esidence W 5000
when adjoining buildings about the
same elzs rent TO private parties at
81, 200 or $500, The three Commls'
siOners get $1,000 each, and since they
organized three years ago they have
been occupied with their judicial duties
about half the time, The Commission
era are suspected OF being offensive
partIsans. The presiding judge is ex'
Senator and OK Secretary Harlan, OF
Iowa, who acquired his legal learning
az q college professor and a Methodist
minister, 0ne OF the associate Commits
siOners Ia Asa French, of Massachusetts,
who is president Of the Norfolk County
Club, Of Boston, a Republican organlzp.
tlon, and In the latter part OF June, when
business was very pressing In the court,
Mr. French absented himself for week
to take part In the reception OF sena.
tor Logan In Boston, He presided at
the dinner given Senator Logan at
YOung'S hotel, The other associate Ia
Andrew s, Draper, OF Albany, who was
last year chairman Of the Executive
Committee OF the Republican State
Central Committee, and superlntended
the distribution Of apti Cleveland III.
erature. These three men constitute
the most unanimous court In the
country, They have decided about four
thousand cases, and have disagreed only
twice. Thus far the court has cost
about 100000, of which 100000 was
for printing, ES Postmaster General
Creswell Ia counsel for the United
States at 5000 a year. He Ia president
OF q bank here, and has other private
business, 10 that he has very little time
TO give TO his court duties, He Is sell
dom at the court building after court
hours, and In court he Ia 10 often rep
resented by his assistant, Mr., Blaine's
son, Walker, who has never practlced
ut the bar sufficiently TO distinguish
himself, and who gets $500 a year
for helping Mr.. Creswell. Mr., Cres.
well 1nds II necessary to have the son
Of the ex'secletary Of State, or ex Sec
retary to help aim. Before he secured
son Blaine he had the help of son Fish |
and son Frelinghuysen. All the mem.
bers and attaches Of this court are con.
vinced that Congress ought to extend
the courps existence for several yeors
II Ia terrible 10 think that II Congress
does nothing all these gentlemen will
be thrown out OF employment In the
dead Of winter. The court will SEQ 10
II that there are plenty OF claimants
still waiting for decisions OF their cases
when the end OF the year comes, and
that the court shall be kept
alive until they get justice.