The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-31

An Effort to Bring Them Up In a New
Form Unsuccessful.

WASHINGTON, Oct. U.--Congressman
Myer, OF Louisiana. and Colonel }. ID.
biil, representatives. OF the Sugar Plant
ers Executive COMMITTEES, to-day made
application to Mr.. Baldwin, Auditor OF
the Treasury Department. FOR the certi-
ncatlOn OF the claim OF John H. Pharr,
for si53. and OF Cleophas Legarde. for
Si214. payable out of the s3s3.oO sugar
bounty appropriation. Their object was
TO get the case before the Comptroller,
and on his disallowance OF the same
bring suit in the United States District
Court OF Louisiana, and I'm case OF an
adverse decision, by appeal TO the Su-
preme Court to have the matter deter
minted speedily. The claimants say
they have no control over the Oxnard
case, which has been certified by the
Auditor and Comptroller 10 the Secretary
or the treasury for transmission to the
Court OF Claims. The Auditor held that
as one case had been certified for de-
cision by the Court OF Claims it would
be against The practice OF the officers to
send another, but he would do so II
required by the Comptroller.
Comptroller Bowler is out OF the city
at present, having gone to Ohio. so what
action he will take as to having the
action he Will take as to requiring the
Auditor TO act in this case cannot be
stated.
They also made application for the GER
tihcation of the claim OF Andrew II
Gay Tor the sum OF SS.5lS. FOR bounty
claimed on sugar produced between
August y. 1894, and June -, 1895, for
payment out OF the claims for which
$4,000 were appropriated. The Auditor
refused 70 audit the claim for the reason
that IL was the only one OF the class
that had been received by him from the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and
the circular Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury dated June Is. 1876. directed
that these claims be prorated. and the
$WO00 divided among all proved
claims. The claims nled with the Com
missioner or Internal Revenue amount
to 51l IN number ana ss,ill.5O5 IN amount.
and only sixty have been examined by
that officer. Until all are examined the
Auditor would not know what sum To
direct 10 be paid.
The section OF the Treasury regulations
bearing on this subject reads:
NO bounty Will be paid on the sugar
produced I'm the period beginning August
y, 1894. and ending June ~, 1888, unless
all claims for bounty thereon have been
filed and adjusted IN the office OF the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue. II
the sum appropriated for that purpose
is not sufficient TO pay bounty al the
rate Of the eight-tenths Of cent a
pound or the claims adjusted the same
VIII be prorated among the claimants
entitled thereto"
They also made application for the
certification OF the claim OF the realty
company. As this claim was presented
10 the Firth Auditor and certified to the
First Comptroller prior TO October l. 1877
the Auditor for the Treasury Is without
jurisdiction.
The result OF Baldwin's action In all
the cases In which application was
made to him is 10 leave all the sugar
bounty cases IN exactly the same posi-
ton they werg left by Comptroller
Bowler-ylz.. that until the legality OF
the last appropriation for the payment
Of sugar bounty shall be determined by
a competent judicial tribunal, ne viii
refuse 10 certify She claims FOR pay
ment.