The morning call., 1891-02-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Senate Military Committee recently favor
ably reported bill that involves claims amount
Ing 10 nearly s2,G00,000. Ii provides that 1.-THE
accounting officers OF the Treasury be and they
are hereby directed, on application being made
by claimants or their heirs or legal representa-
tlves, to reopen accounts or claims settled at any
time by said accounting officers, or paid in tile
ordinary manner by discussing officers under
construction OF law subsequently declared by the
Supreme Court Of the United States to be errone
Gus, and all such accounts or claims shall be re-
settled and adjusted in accordance with the law
applicable thereto as construed by said Supreme
Court" This measure applies particularly IN
army longevity claims, based on The statute
which gives every commissioned officer below
The rank OF Brigadier- General an extra allow
ance OF 10 per cent OF his current yearly nav for
each term OF five years service up to four terms
The Court OF Claims held that cadet service is
army service. and its opinion was sustained by
the supreme Court. II is a rule of the Treasury
however, that accounts once settled cannot be
reopened, and Attorney General Miller has in
dorsed II in strong language
1t looks as though the United States Supreme
Court, The business of which is now three years
IN arrears, is at last going 10 secure relief the
c0nterrees having agreed on the measure framed
by the Senate. which provides for the appoint
ment In each iIcuit of an additional Judge, and
for the organization in each circuit OF Court Of
Appeals, having final jurisdiction In many cases
which can now be appealed TO HE Supreme
Court The cases which may, however, be ap-
peaied TO The highest tribunal In lhe land are
Any cause In which the jurisdiction of the court
Is 10 issue; in such cases the question OF juris-
.diction alone shall be certified TO the Supreme
Court from the court below for decision. From
Inc hnal sentences and DEGREES In prize causes
ln cases Of conviction OF a capital or Otherwise
luidnious crime In any case that involves the
construction or application Of the Con siitution OF
the ohiled States. In. any case IN which the
Sons''tuiionailty OF any law of the United States
UT tue validity or construction of any treaty
maze under Its authority is drawn In ouestion
IN any case In which The constitution or law Of n
state Is claimed TO be In contrayenIIon of tbe
Constitution OF the United States
The damage annually caused by floods I'm this
country 10 city. town and village and 10 Iorpa
areas of low lands amounts 10 a vast sum. How
to prevent this waste is a problem that has on.
gagged the attention Of engineers, and among the
suggestions receiving favorable consideration is
one for the construction OF great reservoirs in
locations possessing natural advantages at the
head waters of streams that are inclined to lean
beyond bounds.
1t is stated that Chancellor OF the Excheauer
Goschen VIII be forced to delay, II not totally
abandon, Ills proposed currency reforms, the op-
position oil the banks which DO not approve his
suggestions concerning increased reserves and
Tue IKE being too potent to be faced During
tne financial crisis In November and December
,ne baak OF England stayed the impending panic
Wy pdfowing S22 ,500. 600, Y goiu from France
sno Russia. Ile bank oro ,arlly holds 1920.