The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-03

ty years since the Alabama award was
made, and the court Is still grinding
away. Walker Blaine, aOn of the,late Re-
publican candidate for president, has
be drawing a fat salary as assistant
counsel. Bat he will not draw Il any
more. The rats who have been enjoy.
ing this particular cheese have been un.
covered.
The first controller of the treasury
made a ruling the other day that Ia
likely to embarrass the court for some
time to come. II 10 In effect that the
employment Of twenty four persons
borne on the rolls Of the court 10 entire
ly without warrant of law, and that no
payments can legally be made from the
treasury on thelr.account In the future.
Mr.. Andrew II. Allen, disbursing agent
Of the court, recently made acquisitions
on the secretary Of the treasury for 5000
TO meet the current expenses OF the
court. la the usual course of business
the reQuisitlon came before the frat
controller, and he decided to make an In
vestigatlon Of the affairs Of the court
before authorizing the Issue OF the nee
essary warrants. His conclusions are
summarized In tha following statement
prepared by him for publication;
The court OF commissioners Of Alabama
claims was created In 1874 TO hear proof
Of claims TO be paid out OF the $7b,500,.
600 awarded by the Geneva commission,
and was continued by various acts until
December.3l, 1877. IL was constituted Of
five judges with an annual salary Of 10,
900 each, q clerk at $1,000, astenograph-
or at $500 and an attorney 10 represent
the State at $4,000. Provision was also
made for rent OF court room, furniture,
stationery, fuel and other necessary In.
cldental expenses, all of which
were 10 be paid out OF said
fund before judgments were paid,
The court was recognized In 1882
with the same officers aud salaries as
before, except that the number OF judg
es was reduced TO three. The controller
In investigating the case found that out
side Of the above named officers there
were on the pay rolls the names Of as-
sistant counsel for the Ulited States,
clerk TO said counsel, experts, clerks 10
experts, messengers, watchmen, etc,
whose aggregate salaries amounted TO
about $34 900 per year. He also found
In the quarterly returns that there has
been paid TO other assistant counsel
over $4,000 for the quarter ending De.
cember 81, 1884, aud about 81, 900 for the
quarter ending March 81, 1885, besides
other alleged illegal payments. He
says he fnds no law authorizing said
payments, and after consulting with
the acting secretary OF the treasury and
with the solicitor OF the treasury no has
decided to stop all future payments OF
the same,
The following is q list Of employees on
the regular payrOlls Of the court who
are affected by the controllers decision;
James ], Goodrich, expert In lnsur-
ance," at an annual salary OF $i, 200,
Walker Blaine, assistant counsel for
the United States, $500.
william P. Huxford, deputy clerk, $2,'
500.
Andrew H. Allen, dlsburslns agent,
| $1,000.
Eugene Rosls, clerk to counsel for the
United States, $4,000.
Frank d Lunt, first assistant TO ex.
pert In insurance, $4,000.
Asa p French, clerk TO judge, 5000,
Elmer ". Tilden, second assistant 10
expert In insurance, 81 800.
Enoch G Goodwin, third assistant 10
same, $1,000.
Henry o. lonnol, Jr,, clerk In clerks
office, $1,000,
| Fred Chaplin, clerk In same, III 500.
| Amos d, Allen, clerk In same, III 400
| George Cowie, clerk TO expert In In
surance, 81, 400.
| William Haywood, clerk 10 the counsel
for the U1ited States, 81 400
A. B. Nichols, clerk In clerks Office,
| $3.50.
John Martin, messenger, $720.
W. II. Forrest, jhnitor $720.
0. W. Townley and Felix MuldOon,
watchmen, 720 each.
A. l., jackson and A. l. Alexander, mes
sengers at $400 each.
W,p. II. Churchill and Hugh Grayal,
messengers at $3.50 each.
Annie Boylein, servant at rs per
month.
The following Is list of persons who
have been employed as assistant cOun-
sci In special cases Charles Hamlin,
Alex. II, Hobbs. Godfrey Morse, Charles
@. Suydam, william Il. Spear, John T,
Whitaker, Hamilton Fish, Jr., Charles
T. Bonney, VIM. II. Morrow, George g.
Frelinghuysen, Jas. II. Heyenin, Geo. NJ,
Seeders, Edmund j. Moffat, Wallace II
White, Samuel Park, Tos. l. Cobb and
B, z. Carpenter.
The controller says that oil the above
named employees have been paid out OF
the provisions OF the organic not au-
thorizlng payment Of rent, stationery,
printing and other necessary inclden'
tai expenses. The accounts Of the
dlsbnrslng agent have been settled up
TO March 3lst, and the salaries Of oil
persons on the pay rolls have been paid
up to June 80. The requlsitlons which
have ju Il been refused we're for expens.
90, Including salaries, for the month OF
July. The controller says the accounts
OF the dlsbursing agent for the quarter
ending August 81 when received, will
be disallowed. The salaries OF the
judges and other officers Of the court
who are named In the organic act are
not affected by his ruling. The control
ler says also that the secretary Of state
who has jurisdiction over the court, IL
In accord with him In his view OF the
law. and has sanctioned the action taken
by him,