The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-28
COURT OF CLAIMS.
MANY IMPORTANT CASES ON THE
TRIAL DOCKET.
The Free Alcohol Clause of the New
Tariff Act of First Consideration
Meaning Turns on the Use of AL
cohoI in the Arts.

WASHINGTON, Oct 27-The United
States court of claims when it reassem-
bles tomorrow will find on it's trial dock
ct an exceptionally large number of i'm
portant cases. OF the 10000 cases now
pending before the court, that of Sharp
q Dohme, manufacturing druggists Of
Baltimore, will probably attract the larg-
est snare OF public interest. This case
is brought to test the validity of the free
alcohol clause of the new tariff in SO far
as 1t applies to alcohol used in manu-
lectures. Another test case is that of
Isopert DUNLAP, of New York, the hat
manufacturer. Both of these cases are
substantially ready for trial so far as
the taking of evidence is concerned. The
Dunlap case is materially different from
mat mat OF Sharp & Dohme, inasmuch as
tnere appears to be some question as to
whether alcohol used in manufacturing
mats comes within the meaning of the
act. which declares any manufacturer
HlIdlng IL necessary to use alcohol in the
arts or IN any medicinal or any other
IKE compound, is entitled to a repayment
OF the tax already paid on such alcohol
1t VIII be the contention of the claimant
no uoupt that arts" in the sense in
tended to be conveyed in the act include
all manufactures in which alcohol is
USED. This view of the case will be
Combatted by the Government.
and the question will be raised whether
congress by its failure to make an APP
preparation for carrying this section of
me act INTO effect. did not postpone the
tine az winch 1t was to go into opera
ton. 1t has been estimated that there
are 50UOO manufacturers in this country
including small druggists, who. if the
courts sustain the claimants, will be en-
~ 9fle tht, 10 rebates aggregating $1Q,OOO,CO0
" TINS amount suits already have been
filed amounting to about $500 Coo
The following are some of the uses to
Whlch alcohol are put and for which APP
plcatlon for rebates have already been
filed: Anilene CORES, bronze powders, bay
rum, bltters, candy, cement, cologne spir-
Its, cherry tonic, catarrh cure senti oils
ethers, fiaYoring extracts, fluid extracts
m3iedlclnal preparations, medicine for skin
diseases, lavender, salts, Hniment toilet
waters. ncorice. metallic ammunition,
paints, Photographic plates, perfumery,
soaps. varnish and witch hazel
Case of Letter Carriers,
Another important case to be tried will
be that involving the question whether
the act of 1883, which gives letter carriers
COMPENSATION in excess of eight hours a
day. intended that the eight hours should
be consecutive. The postoffice depart
ment has held up to this time that there
may be intervals between the working
hours; The letter carriers, however, con-
tend that congress did not contemplate
that they might be laid off half an hour
more or less, three or four times a day
while waiting for the arrival of mails
me case Wnlcn VIII test the law comes
from New York. About 4,0Op letter car
riers now have claims pending under the
Interpretation placed upon the law by
the postmaster general. Another inter
esting class of cases will be those for
damages arising from the encroachments
Of the Mississippi river by reason of the
government improvements, which con-
tracted the channel, causing overfows.
Another case is that of the Western
Union Telegraph company against the
government for tolls on government I'M
der rates fixed by Postmaster General
Wanamaker. These rates, it is claimed
were far below the cost of the service.
The present rate is about one-third high
er than that fixed by Mr.. Wanamaker.
About 100000 is involved in this suit.