New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-08
HINTS FROM MANY WRITER'S
TRYING TO SPARE UNCLE SANS PoChEi
Az UNPOPULAR SCHEME WITH IMPORTERS VIM
CLAIM INTEREST on THEIR JODGMENIs.


To the Editor OF The Tribune
STA: In your issue OF this date Is an ar'oic ~ W ~
attempt of Mr. Faircbd, Secretary OF the treasury "
reduce from per cent TO percent the interest "s
the Government IL to pay upon judgments asan7' -"
United States IN all cases where the courts decide a'
the importers were unser no legal obligation 10 h,'o
maid tho money exaciod in excess Of the rate hAh ny
law and thus arbitrarily and I'm the most unJu-' man
ner 70 say practically to merchants: I'VE WI" '"'D
and extort, by the construction OF The IA" give" D
the Treasury Department to the tariff acts' ~ NUN
money as we can squeeze out of you and after we &c.
II and ordered by the courts 10 pay 10 Dach VIZ ~
allow you only per cent fer your money, wheh ,ho
law gives you per cent" This Is In kecpihS WIN
the policy and management Of the Treasury p'pdi'
mcnt under the present Administration In all macrS
where they touch the pocket of the individual
IL 1852 brought suit IN attorney 10 recover
moneys paid in Of law in that year ana inc oa
dragged, by various delays mr tIIa until about fep-
ruaIy, 1887. We then went 10 trial In the Onteu
States Circuit Court, before Judge Wheeler and Jury
and obi aimed verdict against the Governments ior "'
account claimed with interest and costs The Govern
pcnt ty Stephen a. Waller United states D'-''O'
Attorney, under advices from Judge McCuc, sohc'o'
OF the Treasury Washington filed exceptions 10 INC
rulings of The court made motion for new 'la'
with scores Of pages OF called reasons" ana inc
court denied the motion and gave written oplmoh
against the right Of tho United stas5, ei'bcr W INV
exaced the money originally Icn the nIoriers' or "
retain It. The argument OF the oplEion IS u''ciiS
unanswcrabc. Tho Distnct-Attorncy tho secretary
and solicitor Of tho Treasury and the Attorney Iehorsi
either Of these orlcerShad official poTcr TO nave
settled the case upon this finding Of Judge wheeler
and The jury and 10 carry no fUr'hcr Inc case was
too plain for argument. But this Reform Admins
tration" this prefer tous ADD loud mouined friou Vi
the dear people, carried the case up to tho supreme
Court OF tho United states (at large expense 10 INC
Government ami it is there pending. and Will nave "
ardit will be sol
before 1t can be heard
Meanwhile MY clients are deprived OF thef "oue',
Oh which, by tho laws of New York, they are chieu
to per cent ino~t and The First Lord OF Tho tfeaa
ury With his legal advisers Solicitor McCne and Unled
states Attorney Wakcrare doing all they can Dy llo
interpuston OF tcchnc4cs, TO hOld on to The nohc}
aud they propose to turn the claimants on WIN o,y
per cent year fcr their Interest," anu W., "PrUi
ton Is made nni openly and ah"vr board but - rluc,
into corner. or line and hal IN ~ t is
bill which but for the laundering ana pau mn. - ,'
Democratic party In Congress WOui' nave .tIo.
law on BIarch 3, 1851 This Deficiency b pos,ups;i
among other things, for the payment Of Jugicnts Vi
tic United saie4' Court Of Claims rendered In many
Instances, about two and bali years ago, o. run
II the INSPECTORS Examiners OF Customs can iul
down fmld woman who + endeayorng 10 nIams
where Else to the amount OF few doiiar-' grraI n
and cry and parade OF the wafclhlness oi these ln
spectuis examiners + made IN administration papts
and an attempt IS maze 10 cicat' an IiPrssioI iv
enorinous frad- perpctrate0 upon tho G0vernrem ny
about the hundreds of thousands Of dollars that arc
annually exaccd fro IN inpurtcsin tho most direct ana
courts Will show that OF my amount OF money claimed
through the courts at least nnccen-twcnticths I, re-
covered bIrli ly suits. very large proportion nf tho
tine Of ,he United states courts and iuneS and tho
District iOrncys Gfec j. taken up In trying cases
If this ciailclrf. We have fllnwo0 closely the de
cisuns % the supreme Court OF the uEaed STATES
since tho present Administration came into power,
and find only thus far, where the United
States Is a partT In which the Supreme Court has held
that the views tho Law officers Of this Reform Adj
nini-tration" were good law and sound This ono
case was tiinng and Of little moment, OH an appeal
from the Cont Of Ciains AlToRNti FOR PLAINTIFFS
Xr,C- York, Jan. 81, 1883