Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-12-15

TO cierk's-- -............... $50 &c
To assistant attorneys. l2390s e
~ ~ yuIors --.--.'.............--- 64SZl =
10 witnesses ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,0S02U "a
To commissioners -. ......... 49,. 10000 OF
Rents: 1851 e
TO miscellaneous 1851 6 6
AOtdi- 81, f4S,XdS Ut
During the fiscal year 1000 civil suits
were terminated. In 1,O1S of these
judgments were for the United States,
in 1856 against the United States and
s02 were either nolle prosecuted, dis
missed or continued from the district to
the circuit. A from district or circuit to
circuit court of appeals, and seven from
the circuit to the supreme court
There were also terminated Is, 724
criminal prosecutions; 1874 of these were
prosecutions under the customs laws,
in which there were 121 convictions, 81
acquittals, and 81 were either nolle
prosecuted, discontinued or quashed;
7,26S under the internal revenue
laws in which there were 4. 1877 convic-
tions, 1885 acquittals and 1,795 were
either nolle prosecuted, discontinued
or quashed; 1855 under post Office laws,
in which there were LIZA convictions,
l43 acquittals and 31S either nolle prose
quied, discontinued or quashed; 1874 I'M
der election laws, in which there were
IS convictions, acquittals, and lis
either nolle prosecuted, discontinued or
quashed; 1,142 under intercourse and
naturalization acts, in which there
were Sa4 convictions. II acquittals and
1877 either nolle prosecuted, discontin-
ued or Guashed; 159 under the pension
laws, in which there were SIS convlc-
tions. 90 acquittals and 45 either nolle
prosecuted, discontinued or quashed: 81
for embezzlement, in which there We're
IS convictions, 5 acquittals and 21 either
noile prosecuted, discontinued or
quashed; S,131 miscellaneous prosecu-
tons, in which there were 5,O46 convic-
tons, 1907 acquittals and 1.57s either
nolle prosecuted. discontinued or
quashed.
There were pending July 1, 1892,
9,709 criminal prosecutions, viz; Is for
violation of customs laws; 1910 for vio-
lation of internal revenue laws; 732 TO-
violation of post office laws; los for
violation of election laws; Al under
natura lization laws; 100 under the in
tercoulse laws; 1s1 under the pension
laws; II for embezzlement, and 1906
miscellaneous prosecutions.
The aggregate OF the judgments rem
dered in favor of the United States in
civil suits during the last year was
s276, 50O.92, and the amount actually
collected on these judgments was s67,
223.56. while $50, 1885 was obtained
during the year on judgments rem
dered in former years for the United
States, and s102, 1862 was otherwise
realized in civil suits.
The aggregate amount of fines, for
FIXTURES and penalties imposed dur
ing the year in criminal prosecu-
tons was s6S2.:71. 95, and the amount
of these fines, forfeitures, and penalties
collected during the year was s133,
229. A. while 13,663.S7 was realized on
fines, forfeiturcs and penalties imposed
in former years
The work of the department shows a
constant increase. In the court OF
claims alone 10000 cases for property
taken during the war are pending. ag-
gregating III all $500, 900. 900, while
SIS, 900 Indian depreciation claims are on
file aggregating s55, o0o,o 900.
AS a result of the organizati of the
circuit court of appeals, the work be-
fore the supreme court is gradually be-
ing reduced. A decrease of 100 cases is
shown.
At the close of the November term,
1890, there remained undisposed of on
the appellate docket 1.190 cases, and
on the original, 9 cases. The mum
Der of cases docketed at the October
term, 1891 was 3S3, of which $40 were
on the appellate and 4 on the orig
inal docket, making the total number
of cases on the docket for that tern,
1889, of which .5S9 were on the appel
late and Is on the original docket. O!
this number sos were disposed of, and
of these 496 were on the appellate and
on the original docket.
The actual number of cases consid-
cred by the court was 257. of which 243
were argued orally and * submitted
on printed arguments. The number of
cases decided at this term October
term, 1917 in which the United States
was concerned was IS, of which % were
decided in favor of and 90 against the
United States, and in 1 criminal
case questions certified were an
swered. OF those in which the United
States appealed Q were affirmed, 6 were
| reversed and 1 dismissed. Four cases
were appeals from the court of claims,
in 3 of which the judgment was af-
| firmed and 1 reversed
The total number of cases filed in the
several circuit courts of appeals prior
to the 1st day of November, 1892, was
| S41, and the number of such cases dis
posed of was 403, leaving still pending
| in such courts 43S.
In the court of private land claims
there have been filed since its organiza-
ton a total of 43 cases, in AZ of which
| the government is defendant, in fplain-
tiff. OF these cases 81 are from New
| Mexico and from Arizona. The total
number of acres of land claimed in the
New Mexican grants aggregates 1893.
| 051. SO acres; in Arizona grants. 81, 395. "a.
| OF these cases have been tried and
| final DEGREES of confirmation rendered,
covering 2es, 1868. So acres.
The report states that numerous
prosecutions have been begun against
trusts, combinations, etc, but these
corporations have hedged themselves
| in with great care and skill 50 as to
| avoid, il possible, the law. Cases now
pending viii determine the validity OF
the statute, and if declared valid, the
evidence already accumulated will be
valuable. He says that the fee system
to marshals. etc. ought to be abol-
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