Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-08
MR,GARLAND'SREPORT
AN ELABORATE REVIEW OF THE WORK OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Suggestions to Congress as to Needed Legislation
Statistics Estimated Appropriation Required
For the Expenses Of the Government
Rivers and HarbOrS.

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during the last fiscal year, together with
statistics of crime against the United
States. During the year 634 suits aggre-
eating in amount $500 900 have been
brought under the ordinary jurisdiction
of the Court of Claims. The total number
ofsuch cases, pending 69l, involving S25,
900, 900. Under the Bowman act ,23e
cases have been transmitted TO the Court
by Committees of Congress. These in
volve large amount. There are now
pending / ,140 cases, the amounts involved
being $50, 600, 900. Under the same act
% claims, to the amount OF $4,000, 900
have been transmitted by the heads OF
| departments. OF these nine cases, involv-
ing 81, 500, 900 are still pending. In ad-
dition to the above, there have been
filed under the French Spoilation Act, +"
=, $50 cases amounting to S12, 600, 900. It's
| thought that 500 more cases will be filed
and the amount increased to about Sl5,-
600, 900. During the year 425 suits, claim
ing ST, 700, ,42S, were brought to trial.
In 500 suits, claiming SIC, 1896, ,554, Judg-
ment was rendered for claimants for 1867, =
$50. During the year, 1879 civil suits to
which the United States was party, were
terminated in the Circuit and District
Courts of the United States. The number
of cases pending July was 2,S2G. The
number of criminal prosecutions termi-
mated during the year was ii, ,479, about
one-half of which were for violations Of
internal revenue laws. The ag-
gregate amount of judgments
rendered in favor of the United States in
civil suits was $S2l,3l5. The amount
actually collected was S202, l72. The
amount of fines, forleitures and penalties
! imposed in criminal prosecutions during
the year was S5B, ,36l. Civil suits to
which the United States was not party,
numbering L., 500, were terminated during
the year in the United States Circuit and
District Courts.
The Attorney General briefly urges the
| importance of legislation OH the following
matters, the necessity for which was
pointed out in the last annual report:
Fees for MarShals in Territories; pay OF
Deputy Marshals; revision of the bill;
substitution of fiscal for calendar
year; Chief Supervisors of the elections;
protection to Civil officers and witnesses;
fees ofwitneSses and jurors in Territories
and reorganization of the jury system in
the District of Columbia.
lie devOtes chapter to the subject OF
United States prisoners, and the general
question of convict labor, and advocates
the building of a Government Penitentiary
and Relormatory at IN early day. He rec
omends the appointment ola Commits
siOner to inquire into the matter.
He also renews the recommendation that
authority be given the Judges OF United
States Courts to sentence i'll their discretion
prisoners convicted OF first offences to such
retormative or graded prisons rs the At
tOrucy General may select.
The number of United States prisoners
in custody June 80, lSS6, was 1929. 1t
is impossible the Attorney General says TO
overestimate the necessity that exists for
n change in the judicial system to meet
the constantly increasing business of the
country, and he urges that something be
done to remedy the evils complained of on
all sides.
GOVERNMENT EXPENSES.
The Secretary of the Treasury has sent
| to Congress, the estimates Of apprOpria-
tions required for the fiscal year ended
! June 30, lSSS. The total amount cSti-
mated rs required Tor all expenses of the
Government is 1926, lS5, 79l, which Is
| Sl4, 403, 759 less than the sum called form
the estimates submitted last year, and
3,212, 69l less than the aggregate of ap-
preparations for the present fiscal year.
The estimates for 1SSS are made up of
| the following items: Legislative eStab-
lishment, 81, $50, 733; executive establish
mcnt, SIS, Ia, 40S; judicial establishment,
$i16, 200; foreign intercourse, Sl,935, 722;
military establishment, S25, S47, ESQ; naval
establishment, $50, ,G39, 756; Indian affairs,
-, ,65S, S73; pensions S76 252, 552; public
works, ST., 400, ,69i; postal service, 81, 729, =
553; miscellaneous, S24, l3S, $50; perma-
nent annual appropriations, SIG, 500, ,S22;
grand total, 1925, lis, ,7S9
The estimates for executive establish
ment, judicial establishment, the military,
establishment, the naval establishment,
public works and postal service are in excess
of the appropriation for those objects for
the current fiscal year. There is an in
crease of about $4,000, OOO for public
works, about &, 200, 900 for the naval eS-
tablishment, about 81, 900, 600 for military,
and nearly $4,OOO,OOO for postal ser
vice establishment. The increase in other
items is small, Estimates are
LESS THAN APPROPRIATIONS
In the following instances: About $50, 600
less for the legislative establishment, over
100000 less for Foreign Intercourse,
about SI0,0 less for Indian Affairs,
over Sc OO0, 900 legs for Pensions, nearly
81, ,0GO, 600 less for permanent annual ap-
preparations, and over s., ,000,0 600 less for
miscellaneous objects.
Included in the estimates is one for Sl,-
500 for the salary of an Assistant Secretary
of War.
| No estimate is submitted for an Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy. The estimates
of public buildings under the Treasury
Department amount to s., 3,444,0l4. The
estimates for
RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
aggregate $50, 251, ,749.
Among the principal items are: $780,
600 for removing Instructions in the East
River and He'll Gate New York; Sis, 200
for river Improvements near Pittsburg, Pa.
$500, 900 for Delaware river Pennsylvania
and New jersey; S4OO, 600 for James river,
Ma, 5000 for Great Kanawha river
West Virginia; S6OO,OOO for Ohio River;
500, 600 for Muskingum River, Ohio;
$500, 900 for the falls at Louisville, Ky;
$500, 600 for the Mississippi River between
the mouths Of the Ohio and Illinois
Rivers; $500, 900 for the Mississippi River
below Carlo, his; s., ,095, 900 for improve
ments on HarbOrs in the Mississippi be-
low Carlo.
Died of His Injuries.
| Special T6iegrdTa 10 the Register.
PIEDMONT, December Patrick Bran
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