St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-08
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Extracts From the Annual Report
AIInrnar GconoEnI

Extracts From the Annual Report
of Attorney General Garland.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE annual report
of Attorney General Garland contains q de-
tailed statement of the business of the
department of justice during the past fiscal
year, together with the statistics of crime
against the United States. During the year
634 suits, aggregating in amour Is So. 500, 600,
havo been brought under the ordinary jurS-
dictlon Of the cCurt of claims. the total
number of such eases pending is 6.191, in
vOlviug S25. 000,0G0. Under the Bowman act,
1,23S eases have been transmitted 10 the
court by committees of congress. There are
now pending LAO cases, the amounts in
VOlved being S30000 600. Uunder the same
act % claims, to the amount of S4. 600,
have been transmitted by the heads of de-
partme mis-. OF these nine cases, involving
Sl5,0UU,UUQ, are
STILL PENDING.
In addition to the above, there has been
fled under the French SpOliaJiOn act 2. $50
cases, amounting 10 Sl2. 00U.OJ0. 1t is thought
that SUI more cases will be flied and tie
amount increased TO about Sl5,00p, 900. Dur
ing The year in 425 suits, Claiming Sl6, ,996,554
judgment was Tor claimants for $685., 7,5S9.
During the year 1919 civil suits to which the
United States was party were terminated
in the circuit anu district courts of the United
States. The number pending July / was
1886. The number of criminal prosecutions
Terminated during the year was f19, about
one-half OF which were for violat .ons of in
ternal revenue laws. The aggregate amount
o judgments rendered in favor of the United
states in civil suits was SS2l. l3S The amount
actually collected was $2U2, ,I72. The amount
on fines, forteitures anu penalties imposed in
criminal prosecutions during the year was
S567, ,63l. Civil suits 70 which the United
States was not a party, nu mLering 1895,
we're terminated durin the year in United
States circuit and district courts The at
torneI general briehJ urges the importance
of legislation
THE FOLLOWING MATTERS.
the necessity for which was pointed out in his
last annual report: Fees for marshals in ter
ritories; pay OF deput. marshals; revision of
the fee bills; substitution of the fiscal for the
calendar year: chief supervisors of elections:
protection to civil officers nj witnesses; fees
OF witnesses and jurors in territories, and an
organization of the jury system in the District
of Columbia. The attorney general devotes a
chapter TO the subject of LIMITED States Pris-
oners'' and the general question of convict
labor, and advocates the building of govern
ment penitentiary and reformatory at an
early day. He recommends the appointment
of a commission to inquire into the
matter. He also renews the Tecommr nda-
tion that authority be given to the judges
of United Sia,es courts to Sentt nee in their
discretion prisoners convicted OF first offences
10 such refOrmaTOries or graded prisons as
the attorney general NAV select. He al
urges The necessity of additional United
StJtes jails, and mentions Atlanta. Ga. and
Louisville, K,., as cities where such bui dings
are much needed. The number of United
States prisoners in custody June 80, 1856, was
5,929. Supplementary IegislA alton respecting
the restOrai ion of court records is strongly
urged by the attorney general as necessary
tor the preservation of records Of great value.
II is imp s,ible, the attorney general says, to
overestimaTe the necessity that exists for a
change in the judicial system to meet the
constantly increasing business of the coun-
tr and he urges that something be done to
remedy the evils complained of on all sides.