The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Several New Postmasters Appointed
in Maine.
Chairman Browns Case to Come Up
In the Senate To-Day.
Senator Frye's Resolution Relating
to the Fisheries.
Facts Regarding the Work of the
Alabama Claims Court.
Especial to the Press.l


WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The following ap-
pointments were made to-day:
Presidential-A. j. Rowe. postmaster at
Norway.
B.
Fourth-C Glass Postmasters-East Liver
more, Androscoggin county, Mrs. Ellen nj.
Folsome Monticello. Aroostook county, Guy
C. Fletcher; North Pownal, Cumberland
county, Lyman +. Sawyer
Senator Hale will lay before the Senate to-
morrow the Postmaster Generals reply to
his resolution of inquiry regarding the per-
formances of Chairman S. S. Brown in ex-
acting money for securing appointments Of
postmasters in Maine. The Senator will
make some statements respecting the dis
position of Maine post offices and Mr.. Browns
connection with several
Senator Frye introduced to-day resolu-
tion asking the Secretary of State to furnish
the Senate the correspondence relative to the
continuance of the treaty of Washington in
regard to the fisheries from July /, 1885, to
Jan. /. 1885, The Senator claims the Secre-
tary has exceeded his authority in SO doing.
At the rooms of the commissioners Of Ala
bama claims, the employees and clerks are
busy clearing up and packing preparatory to
a departure. The court finally adjourned at
four o'clock on Thursday last. From docu-
ments furnished the PRESS correspondent by
Mr. d. w. Fessenden, the clerk Of the court,
the following facts in regard to the doings
of the court were obtained. The aggregate
of the work of the court since its re-organ-
ization on the 18th of July, 1882, is as follows:
The number of cases of the first class, that
is of cases where actual loss was incurred
such as loss of vessels, cargoes, sailors
dunnage, &C., which were docketed is
1902. OF these, judgments have been render
ed for the claimants in 994 cases, for the
United States in 37S cases, and 230 have been
dismissed.
Of cases in the second class, for war pre-
MUM, premium paid on insurance against
war risks, the whole number docketed was
4,159. In these the claimants have recovered
in 1922 cases, 26e have been decided in favor
of the United States and 267 have been dis
missed In class one, claimants have recover
ed in principal So, ,153, ,O96.25 and interest ST.
1872, ,93O.07, a grand total of $500, ,573.10. In
the second class cases the principal of judg-
ments rendered to claimants amounts to S10,-
705, 1.43 the interest $5,607, ,573.10, making
an aggregate of principal and interest OF $16-
312,944.53 The grand principal including
both classes of claims is $12, 1855, ,4O7.6S, and
the interest $6SOO,55S17. Total principal
and interest in cases of both classes $19,65S,-
960.S5.
On account of more claimants than one be-
ing included in some Of the petitions, in the
adjudication of these cases the number OF
claims for which seperate and distinct judg-
ments have been rendered aggregates 10,910.
all of the second class, and including claims
dismissed and those in which judgment was
rendered for the United States the aggregate
adiudications have been 11,3T.
The final lists of judgments were signed
and sent to the State Department on Wednes-
day, the Both inst.
At the opening of the last session Of the
court they were severely handicapped by the
refusal of the Treasury officials to pay the
salaries of the various clerks, messengers,
insurance experts and others engaged on the
ground that the original act for the creation
of the court gave no authority for the engage
ment of so many officials. Had it not been
for the counsel and others interested in the
proceedings of the court would have been
brought to standstill, but they guaranteed
the payment of all concerned and the court
continued its session to a successful compile
tiOn.
These still remain in statu quo and special
legislation will be required before the ac-
counts will be settled. At the beginning OF
the last term of the court there were on the
docket upwards of 400 cases, and it was only
by the most diligent labor that they were en-
abled to complete the list By dint of much
hard work they succeeded, and the court adj
| iourned with clear docket.
Just before the final adjournment resolu-
tions complimentary to the judges and coun-
sci concerned were passed and placed upon
the records of the court. The general verdict
| is that the work has been well done.
The Committees of the House.
Speaker Carlisle said this afternoon that
| the committees would not be announced to-
| day. It is understood that the list is not
| fully made up. Mr.. Carlisle has been greatly
| perplexed in making up his committees, nor
had his troubles ceased, even last night AT
| midnight it leaked out that the arrangement
| of the chairmanships would be as follows
| Elections-Turner of Georgia
Ways and Means-Morrison of Illinois.
| Appropriations-Ra Randall of Pennsylvania.
Judiciary-Tucker of Virginia.
Banking and Currency-Curtin of Pennsylvania
| Coinage, Weights and Measvres-Bland of Mis-
souri,.
Commerce-Reagan of Texas.
| Rivers and Harbors-Willis of Kentucky.
Agriculture-Hateho of Missouri.
Foreign Affars-Belmont of New York.
Military Affairs-Bragg of Wisconsin or Wheeler
of Alabama.
| Naval Affairs-Herbert Of Alabama.
Post Offices and Post Roads-Blount of Georgia
Public Lands-Cobb of Indiana.
Indian Affairs-Holman of Indiana.
Pacific Observation-Disclosures of Texas.
EducatIOn-Aiken of South Carolina
Labor-O'Neill of Missouri.
Patents-Mitchell of Connecticut.
Invalid PenSonS-MatsOn of Indiana.
Claims-McMillan of Tennessee.
District of Columbia-Barbour of Virginia.
Revision of the Laws-Oates of Alabama.