The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-16

WASHlNOlON. iN-ts . - hesN'''~ |
erai w. II. II. Miller. in his annual report
submitted TO congress, states that our
ing the fiscal year 1892 there were paid:
To Omitted states marshals.-+.. - 20 ia !"
10 ...r Yh0.6Q7 ~
To assistant attorneys. 1870, !"
To jurors ..s-..'''''.''' 40 or ~
To witnesses ....'-,'.'' i' ,osss, ~,
To commissioners ..'+..'.. ''..'' az. s,s "a
To prisoners .....'...''..'''''''.r .oo-i ~
Rents. .....-..........t .'..t''.''' ,,s sa- ~
..,,.n.o,s az nanses - lJOl57 ~ |
-, .ss,74ss3 q
During the fiscal year 1000 civil suits
were terminated. In LOIS OF THESE
judgments were for the United States,
in ls6 against the United States ana
so. were either nolle prosecuted, dis
missed or continued from the district to
the circuit, "A from district or circuit 70
circuit court OF appeals, and seven from
the circuit TO the supreme court
| There were also terminated ls.s24
criminal prosecutions: 1914 of these were
prosecutions under the customs laws,
| in which there were 12l CONVICTIONS ~
acquittals. and SO were either noi.e
prosecuted. discontinued or quashea'
7.a6s under the internal revenue
laws in which there were 4.l3' corvic-
tio,,s. 1886 acquittals and 1.s95 were
either nolle prosecuted, discontinued
or ouashed: .635 under post office laws
in which there were LIZA convictions,
la3 acouittals and SIS either nolle prose-
ouied. discontinued or quashed; l34 I'M
der election laws. in which there were
l3 convictions, Q acquittals, ana 10
either nolle prosecuted, discontinued or
ouashed: Lac under intercourse and
naturalization acts. in which there
were ga convictions. II acquittals and
1877 either nollc prosecuted. discontir'
ued or quashed: 1870 under the pension
. laws. in which there were 50 convic
; tons. % acquittals and - either noiis
prosecuted. discontinued or quashcd' o
Tor e,nbezzlement. in which there were
IS convictions. acquittnls and 81 eithe
. nolle prosecuted. discontinued O
:, ouashed: s.l3l miscellaneous prosecu
tions. in which there were 5000 convic
tions. 1907 acquittals and 1.5's eithe'
!. nollc prosecuted, discontinued Q
: quashed.
There were pending July !, ls9-
Q. 7o9 criminal prosecutions. VIZ; !" 10
violation Of customs laws; 4.2lo for VIC
. lation Of internal revenue laws; '32 10
> violation of post Office laws: lo5 fo
violation of election laws: 81 unde
naturalization laws; 100 under the II
4 tercourse laws: ISL under the pensio
lava: II for ENLIGHTENMENT. and 4,o'
u miscellaneous prosecutions.
tt The aggregate Of the judgments rel
r dered in favor of the United states
civil suits during the last year VI
tie so7s 500. 92. and the amount actuall
collected on these judgments was 90
OF aos. SO, while $40, 49, IS was obtain'
e during the year on judgments rer
9, dered in former years for the unate
at States. and sl02. 1852 was otherwi
he realized in civil suits
at The aggregate amount OF hnes' y
FIXTURES and penalties imposed az
er, ing the year in criminal proscc
at tons was sCs2..7l.p5 and the amou
by of these fines, forfeitures, and penalt
ay collected during the year was sla
22Q. A. while sI3.66s.s7 was realized
of fines. forfeitures and penalties impos
The in former years
ed The work Of the department show
constant increase. In the court
I'VE claim. alone 10. 600 cases for prope
taken during the war are pending
ore prerating in all 1900, 900, wi
un- es. go Indian depreciation claims are
ad. file sggregating s3s, 900, 600.
vill Asa result of the organization OF
circuit court Of appeals, the work
fore the supreme court is gradually
he'd ing rco"oe''
80. shown.
pi'e A. the close of the November te
1890 there remained undisposcd OF
.o". the appellate docket 100 cases.
ms on the original, . cases. The u
Der OF cases docketed at the Oct
'na' term. 1891 was 3s3, of which 379
~ an the appellate and 4 on the {
.nal docket, making the totai nun
'ne OF cases on the docket Tor mat
the .ss2. of which | 500 were on the al
ancc late and l3 on the original docket.
this number sos were disposed OF,
rkey ~ these 496 were on the appellate
rseu on the original docket
ran The actual number Of cases COZ
W. cred by the court was 2,T. OF whici
take were argued orally and - supm
sol on printed arguments. The NUMB
tnam cases decided at this term tOc'
term, 1871 in which the United ,
cash was concerned was AZ. Of which ~
'sted. decided in favor Of and 20 agains
cccnt United states, and in crir
/, case questions certified were
a the swered. OF those in which the Q
ddled States appealed were affirmed,
house reversed and | dismissed. -Four
.vcral were appeals from the court OF q
Mar. in 3 OF which the judgment wa
;lore. firmcd and reversed
"a sa The total number of cases filed
moro several circuit courts OF appeals
an. he to the list day Of November, 1s'i
could sal. and the number of such cast
posed OF was A03, leaving still pc
NJ The in such courts ABS
! Vas In the court Of private land
u o,h. there have been filed since its org
- ton a total Of A. cases, In AZ OF
n,s the government is defendant, in
Inhn | tiff. OF these cases 81 are iron
r,;n., Mexico and from Arizona. Th'
,argcd number Oh acres ~ ia"u 49,.
alcs ~ New Mexican grants aggregates