The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-26
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
THOSE DISPUTED ACCOUNTS.
Were Incurred Entirely without
Warrant of LAVA Long List
fPos,masters Appointed.
Other Newsy Itemg.
rhe rirst Comptrolle,,s Kulleg.

The First Comptroller's Rullag.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The first
comptroller of the treasury to-day
made q ruling that is likely to embar-
rass the court commissioners Of Ala
bama claims for some time to come;
that ths employment of II persons on
the rolls OF the court ia entirely with
out warrant of law, and thar no pSy-
ments cen likely be made from the
treasury on that acc 1unt in
future. MIR Andrew II. Alien, die
bursting agent Of the court, recently
made rsquisitisn on the secretary Of
the treasury for so coo TO meet The cur
rent expenses OF tho court. In the
usual course of busineag the rgqui5i-
tons came before the first co Dp5rOlle-.
He decided 10 make an investigation
OF the affIirs of tho court before au-
thorizing the ipsue of the necessary
warrants. His conclusions are sum
married. in the following statement,
preferred by him for publications: The
court OF commissioners OF Alabama
claims was created in 1874,
to hear proof Of claims
to DO paid out of the $l5,500,0 600 awarded
by tho Geneva commission, and was
COub'butu ny NdAiOus AVIS uhbll iybGOhi-
Der 81, 1877. it was constituted of five
Judges with an annual salary of $4,000
each, 8 clerk st $3,000,a stenogrspher at
$500 and an attorney TO represent the
United States at $1,000. Provision WAS
also made for rent Of court room, fur
niture, stationery, fuel and other
necessary incidental expenses, all OF
which were to be paid out Of
said fund before Judgments were
paid. The court was reorganiZed in
1882, with the same officers and sal.
aries as before, except that the num-
Der of judges was reduced TO three.
The comptroller investigating the
case found that outside of the above
named officers there were on the pay
rolls the names of assistant counsel
for tho United States, clerk to said
counsel, expert clerks, expert mossen-
gers, watchmeu, etc., whose aggregate
salaries amounted TO $4,000 per year.
He also found in the quarterly
returns that there has been
paid to other assistant counsel over
| IS 900 fJT the quarter ending December
81, 1884, and 9bOutT 600 Tor the quarter
ending March 81, 1885, besides other
alleged Illegal payments, He says he
finds no law authorizing such pay
meuts, ana alter consulting with the
acting secretary Of the treasury and
with the solicitor Of the treasury, h9
has decided to stop all future pay
ments ei the same. The following Is a
! list of employees on tho regular pay
rolls OF the court who are effected BE-
the c0mptroler's decisions:
J. q. Goo ;rlch, expert in insurance,
ut an annual salary Of 1900.
! Walker Blaine, assistant counsel for
the United States, $500.
William p. Hudford, deputy clerk
$500,
Andrew Haller, disbursing egenr,
| $1,000,
Eugene Rosis, clerk to counsel for
| the United States, $4,000.
Frank ID. Lurt, first assistant to eX-
pert In insurance, $1,000.
Asa +. French, clerk 10 judge, $1,000
Elmer II. Tilden, second assistant
expert ia insurance, $l,sOO.
| EnOCh G.. Goodwin, third assistant
TO expert in insurance, Sl,t00
Henry O'COnnor, third assistant to
expert IN insurance, $500.
Henry O'COnnor, jr, clerS'in clerk
| Office, 81, 900.
Fred. H. Chapen, clork in clork'a
Office, 81 800,
Amos d. Allon, clerk in clerks Office
$l,4O0,
George Cowia, clerk to expert in in.
suranc0, 81 400.
| Williem Haywood, clerk 20 expert
for tha United ) ates, Sl,i00
a b. Nichols, clork IN clerk Office
$3.50.
john Martin, messenger, S72O.
William II Forrest, ianitor, $40.
O. w. TOwnley and Felix Muldo0n
watchmeu, S120 each.
A, l.. jackson and A, Alexander
messengers, 800 each,
w. T.. hurchim aud Hugh Griffin
messengers, $3.50 each
Annie Boylin, servant, $Sper month
The following Is a lisI OF person
who have been employed as assistau
counsel ia special cases: Charles Ham
lin, Alex II, Honbs, George Godlreys
Chas. Slydsm, William Il. Spear, Jon
, Whitaker, Hamilton Fisk, ir., Charlie
II. Bonner, William III. Harrow
, George G.. Frelinghuysen, Jane
Stephenson, George M, Seeders, Ed
mund j. Motlst, Wallace Wyatt, Sam
uel Parker, Thomas j. Cobb and B. L
, Carpenter. The comptroller say
that all the above name
kaAliNNtA nhNN Ugtu pau Nub VI III
= provisions OF tho organization ACT
2 authorizing payment Of rent, station
/. cry, printing aud other necessary In
cidontai expenses. Tho accounts 0
l. the dishursing agent have been settle
= up to March 81, last, and tho salarie
OF all persons on the pay rolls hay
boen paid M 10 June 30. Tho requis
lions which have Just been referred
u ,vnra tpr pNnnUggs Including galaVif
B for the month OF July. The cnmptroll,
, says tho acOounta OF the di5bursin
q agent Tor tho quarter ending Augu
u 81, whom received, will DO disallowoI
l. The salaries o. the Judge and 9th,
i, officers OF tho cOurt who arc ma ned /
tue organic alton arc not affected |
n these rulings. The comptroller sA,
10 also that the secretary OF state, wi
= has Jurisdiction OF tho court, Is ia 2
~. cord with hlm In this view of the Ia
10 sud has sanctioned the action tax,