Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-05
Civil. SERVICE
BY ATT0RNEY
GENERAL
he RECOMMENDS some SUCH SYS.
TEN FOR SECURING GREATER
EFFICIENCY IN HIS DEPARTMENT
SAYS ANNUAL REPORT.

Washington. p, c., Dec THE fol
lowing summary of the report of the
attorney general Of the United States
today sent to congress:
The appropriations made for the
conduct OF the department proper, III
Guiding that for special assistants to
the attorney general and for the Unit
ed States attorneys, amounted to 81
G6I, $40. being 1927, ,520 in excess OF
those of the previous years. The to-
tai expenses Of the department proper
during the fiscal year 19l1-r-, includ-
ing the Offices of the attorney general,
all OF the United States attorneys, and
the assistants and special assistants
to those officials, amounted to s.
532 ,5G0.23, an increase of S232, ,GS0.23
over those Of the previous year.
There was actually collected and paid
into the treasury of. the United States
during such year, as Il result of suits
brought or compromises effected by
the department, the sum of $2,OlS,-
933.99. besides $3.50, 0,13G.1G collected
by the solicitor of the treasury in com
promise of claims not in suit, making
an aggregate sum actually collected Of
$2.749.070.f5.
During the four fiscal years 1908,
1910, 1911 and 1912 the total amount
actually collected and paid into the
Treasury of the United States through
this department. including amounts
collected by the solicitor of the treas
ury in compromise OF claims not in
suit, was $l1 ,212, ,95S5G. The aggre-
gate amount so collected and paid
during the four preceding fiscal years
(1905. 1906, 1907 and 1S0S) was S3,-
597, ,442.43. The total expenses of the
department proper during the fiscal
years 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912, in
Guiding the offices of the attorney gen
eral. all of the United States attor-
neys, and assistants and special as
sistants to those officials. amounted
to $S,756 ,565.23, while the amounts eX
pended for the same purposes during
the four years preceding fiscal years,
1905, 1906. 1907 and 1908, was So
todf,ToS. So chat while the expenses
of the last four years exceeded those
1928, the collections during the last
four years exceeded those of the
earlier period by s7,G15,51G.13.
During the fiscal year ending June
80, 1912, 347 civil cases relat ting 10 the
public domain were disposed of fav-
orably to the government, resulting
in the recovery of 1S0,,S1 acres of
public lands, and 1921 ,50310 in
money: while 107 criminal cases for
offenses connected with public lands
were disposed of, resulting in the i'm
position Of fines. penalties, and costs
aagregating $2i.G74.3S. During the
four fiscal years 1909, 1910 1911 and
1912, 1895 civil cases relating to the
public domain have been decided fav- /
orably to the government, resulting i'll
recovery of 1,G23,119 acres of public
lands and the collection of 1892 .
2G3.43 in money. while 455 criminal
lie lands were disposed of, resulting
in the collection of fines, penalties, .
and costs aggregating $1S5,091.31.
Without attempting to enumerate
the number of all suits, actions, and |
relating to other sub
jects. it may be mentioned that at the .
October term, 1911 October, 1911, to .
May, 1922, 144 cases in which the
United States was party, or in which
it had a substantial interest, were dis
posed of i'll the supreme court, the
government being appellant in II and
appellee in 81 of them.
There were pending, undertcrmin-
ed, on March 4, 1909. 1C cases, civil
and criminal, brought by the United
States under the Sherman antitrust
law, all of which have been disposed
of except two now awaiting decis 81.
in the supreme court. Thirty-nine
indictments and 81 civil
suits, under the Sherman antitrust
law, have been brought since March
T. 1909, and up to September |, 1912,
while much time and attention has
been devoted to the dissolution, pur-
sGant to DEGREES of the court. of the
American Tobacco combina ton, and
Powder Trust, and a large number of
Investigations of complaints of viola
ton of the antitrust law carried on
which have not yet resulted in legal