Evening journal., 1892-12-08
MILLER R'SLEGAL REPORT
The Atrorney-General Submits
Statistics to Congress.
WORK OF THE YEAR REVIVED.

The Published Address of the Prelate as
Delivered Before the Archbishops En-
courages Cooperation Between the
Clergy and Secular Authorities.
Public School Instruction Not Repug-
nant to the Church.
WASHINGTON Dec S.-Attorney- Gen
eral w. H. H. Miller in his annual report,
submitted to congress, states that during
the fiscal year 1892 there was paid out
SO, ,74s, 239 Os, and 1900 civil suits were
terminated, in LOIS of which judgments
were for the United States.
The aggregate amount of the judg-
ments rendered in favor of the United
States in civil suits during the last year
was $276, 500 90, and the amount
actually collected on these judgments
was $67, ,223.56, while $50, 793.4 40 was
obtained during the year on judgments
rendered in former years for the united
States, and S10s, 1852 was otherwise
realized in civil suits.
The aggregate amount of fines, for
FIXTURES, and penalties imposed dur,
ing the year in criminal prosecutions OF
which there were 1924, was S6o2,
EllsJD, anu lut 0lhOhAA NeAANNN~N 49,
S133. .229. "A, while $13, ,663. 81 was realized
on those imposed in former years.
The report states that numerous
prosecutions have been begun against
trusts, combinations, etc, but these cor
porations have hedged themselves in
with great care and skill so as to avoid,
if possible. the law Cases now pend
ing will determine the validity of the
statute and if declared valid, the evil
dence already accumulated will be valu-
able. The attorney general recon-
mends that the fee system to marshals,
etc, be abolished as it is prod uctive of
extravaganza.
Many of the claims pending of this
class are, the report says, of questionable
loyalty and he recommends that the
statue of limitation operate against these
claims after six years.
Since the date of the last report there
have been made in French spoilation
cases decision in favor of the claimants
aggregating $3.50. O54 Eand the tota
amount allowed up to this date, in 7lt
cases, is SO, 241 ,223. The total number
of petitions which have been filed i:
$3.50, claiming an aggregate of about
$40, O00 600 and the cases yet undispose6
of are in number 4,009, and claim some
thing ike S37, 900, 600.
The aggregate of the claims disposed
of is 81, 1878, 757 Sc; the amount of judg
ments recovered on such claims beini
$4S2, 1857, or a little more than 80 pc
cent of the demand.
There were / $40 United States prison
ers serving sentences in the variou
State prisons June 80, 1892, and tn
report recommends increased priso
facilities for the future. Progress
reported in the Texas boundary cas-
involving titles to 1,517OOO acres c
land.
It is regarded as important that se'
tion of the act of August 13, 1888, t
amended by inserting after the wor
'inhabitant" in the following sentence
and no civil suit shall be brougf
before either Of said court against an
person by any original process or pr
ceeding in any other district than thu
whereof he is an inhabitant:" ''provide
that any foreign corporation may
sued in any district where it may
found process to be served as in III
cases in the state where said suit
action is brought" Such an amendmen
it is said, would restore the law to VIII
it was for century prior to the act
March 3, 1887, and would impose
these corporations a liability to be sue
corresponding to the right they enjoy
sue as plaintiffs, and to remove suits
which they are defendants.