EXHIBIT 1.-Statement of cases docketed, disposed of, and pending in the United States circuit courts of appeal and court of appeals of the District of Columbia.

District of Columbia.. 192 5 197 117 8 125 250 13 263 59
Patent appeals.

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EXHIBIT 2.-Report of the United States attorney for the Court of Private Land Claims.

SANTA FE, N. MEX., October 2, 1894. SIR: As United States attorney for the Court of Private Land Claims, I have the honor to submit my annual report:

This report includes the period between November 6, 1893, and September 30, 1894. A tabulated statement is appended showing the number of the suit in this court, the name of the grant as it is commonly known and called, the area claimed by the plaintiffs, the amount confirmed in each case, and the amount rejected.

In New Mexico and Arizona the total area claimed in the suits disposed of, exclusive of cases 218, 219, 221, 222, 224, and 247, which were dismissed by plaintiffs upon the interposition of demurrers on behalf of the United States, was 4,784,651 acres; amount confirmed, 779,611 acres; amount rejected and not,confirmed, 4,005,040 acres.

The result is very gratifying to me, as the larger portion of it has been accomplished within the last four months, after you authorized me to employ special agents and surveyors to make personal examinations of the boundaries, and the use and occupation by the original grantees and those claiming under them, and to procure the testimony of witnesses on behalf of the Government.

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The term of court just closed has been a busy and hard one, as some of the largest and most important claims pending in the court from New Mexico have been settled substantially in accordance with the contentions made on behalf of the Government.

The area claimed under grants finally disposed of during this term is 2,573,005 acres; area confirmed, 261,250 acres; area rejected, 2,311,755 acres a small portion over 10 per cent of the amount sued for.

From the tabulated statement you will notice that in most of the grants where judgments were obtained the areas have been very much reduced. This result was secured by reason of your sustaining me in my request for sufficient means to employ assistance to investigate these claims and obtain the evidence for the defense, and the amount of land saved in this way alone during the term of court just past will more than compensate the Government for the cost of this court and the salaries of its officials during the entire time for which it was created.

A number of surveys have been returned to the court under the tenth section of the act, which are flagrant violations of the terms of the decree. In one instance the surveyor paid no attention to the west boundary as set forth in the decree, but surveyed 114,000 acres, where I contend a proper survey according to the decree will not exceed 30,000 acres. As these surveys must be approved in open court, leaving the United States an opportunity to object thereto, I will be compelled to file objections on behalf of the Government and try the question of the correctness of said surveys.

During this term of the court I succeeded in getting rulings upon many vital and important questions which will aid us much in the future.

The celebrated Cochiti cases, four in number, were all tried, two defeated entirely and the other two so reduced in area as to make a complete victory for the Government, and this has relieved the public excitement growing out of the fear that confirmations might be made so as to include the recently developed mining district covered by these claims.

This was not accomplished without the most careful preparation. The business is fairly well systematized and the investigations are progressing as fast as circumstances will permit.

Two claims were partially tried, but the plaintiffs were compelled to amend and continue their cases.

Sixteen cases were continued upon the application of plaintiffs. One case was passed for resetting at the request of the Government to enable me to have a boundary examined and was finally continued upon application of plaintiffs.

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The appointment of Mr. Summers Burkhart to assist me has greatly relieved me and expedited the preparation and trial of cases. appointment was a most happy one.

I desire to commend all the employés for their zeal and faithfulness. I am under many obligations to you for sustaining me so fully and I hope the results have justified the same.

I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
MATT. G. REYNOLDS,

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL,

U. S. Attorney.

Washington, D. C.

Statement showing the cases acted upon by the Court of Private Land Claims, November 6, 1893, to September 30, 1894.

The following suits were dismissed on motion of plaintiffs during the term beginning August 13, 1894:

Plaintiffs in the foregoing cases were compelled to dismiss them by reason of the interpositions of demurrers on behalf of the United States. Suits Nos. 34, 67, and 75 were tried at the term beginning August 13, 1894, and were taken under advisement.

EXHIBIT 3.-Report of the Assistant Attorney-General in charge of the business of the Department of Justice in the Court of Claims.

To the ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D. C., November 5, 1894.

SIR: I respectfully submit the following report of the business of the Department of Justice in the Court of Claims, except that pertaining to Indian depredations, which is not in my charge. The last annual report extended to the 1st day of November, 1893, and this report covers the ensuing year.

BUSINESS OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS.

CLAIMS UNDER THE BOWMAN ACT.

Under this act (March 3, 1883) there have been transmitted to the court since the last report 33 cases, claiming about $458,000.

The total number of cases transmitted to date is 9,260. There are now pending 7,184 cases.

CASES DISPOSED OF.

During the year 372 cases, claiming $1,898,706.83 were acted on by the court and have been or will be reported to Congress.

Of this number 246 cases, claiming $1,247,503.51, were dismissed because claimants or those they represented were disloyal, or for other

causes.

In 8 cases, claiming $33,800.91, findings favorable to the United States, on the merits, were filed by the court, and in 118 cases, claiming $617,402.41, findings favorable to claimants were filed for $247,809.11.

Under the same act there has been transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury during the year one case, involving $11,098, which was

argued and submitted to the court, but remanded to the trial calendar for further argument.

Three cases of such reference, aggregating $9,231.78, have been dis posed of by the court. In one, claiming $7,000, a finding and opinion favorable to claimant for $2,300 was filed. And in two cases, claiming $2,231.78, findings and opinions favorable to the Government were filed.

The total number of such cases now pending is 11, the court being asked to pass upon certain disputed questions of law and fact.

FRENCH SPOLIATIONS.

Since the last report the Court of Claims has rejected 3 petitions in French spoliation cases and has allowed 14. Four certificates have been made under the proviso of the general deficiency act of March 3, 1891, and one under the fifth section of that of August 23, 1894.

In cases growing out of the capture of the ship Tom an important opinion was handed down affecting in principle a large number of cases and interpreting article 4 of the treaty of September 30, 1800, with France.

It seems to be the policy of the attorneys for the claimants to avoid sending claims involving another large sum to Congress before those already sent are appropriated for, and, owing to a recent rule of the court, they are enabled to avoid trials in cases long since docketed as ready. Numerous cases are in the hands of the court and awaiting decision, and many more are ready for trial on the part of the Government.

CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT CF COLUMBIA.

Of these, there are now pending 24 cases, claiming upward of $501,947.42, and though none of these cases have been disposed of during the year yet they are all in various stages of preparation for trial and important steps have been taken.

GENERAL AND SPECIAL JURISDICTIONS.

Since the last report there have been brought 503 cases, claiming upward of $12,595,541.13.

The total number of such cases now pending is 1,688. The amount claimed can not be accurately stated, but is very large.

Embraced in the above number are the cases known as the "Lettercarrier cases." embodying the claims of about 4,100 individuals, to which special reference is made below.

CASES DISPOSED OF.

There were disposed of during the year under these jurisdictions 339 suits, claiming about $2,457,000. In 231 of them, claiming $1,628,000, judgments of dismissal were secured. In 108 cases, claiming $838,007.98, judgments were for claimants for $499,130.13.

Whole number of cases disposed of..
Amount claimed in them, about....
For defendant, 231 cases, claiming about.
For claimants, 108 cases, claiming about.
Amount recovered by claimants therein..

339

$2,457,000.00 1,628,000.00 838, 007.98

499, 130. 13

The above number (339) of cases include 37 cases, which togetherembody the claims of 1,025 individual letter-carriers, upon each of which judgment has been entered. The number of actual claims passed on and disposed of is, therefore, 1,327 instead of 339.