EXHIBIT G.-Statement of the names and compensation of assistant and special assistant United States attorneys. EXHIBIT G.-Statement of the names and compensation of assistant and special assistant United States attorneys-Contined. ASSISTANTS TO THE ATTORNEYS OF THE UNITED STATES-Continued. NAMES AND COMPENSATION OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS. Feb. To be determined by AttorneyGeneral (nominal). Arkansas, eastern Charles F. Cole... In re condemnation of land for site of lock and dam in Upper White River. Nov. 8, 1899 $50 for services. To argue the appeal in the case of the U. S. S. Laurada, pending in circuit court of appeals, third circuit. 5, 1900 To be determined by AttorneyGeneral. Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., Limited, v. O'Neil et al., and United States v. Michigan Land and Iron Company, Limited, et al United States v. State of Michigan (St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal tolls).. United States v. D. V. Rieger, in United States circuit court of appeals, United States v. Louis H. Hershfield, and United States v. Thomas P. To obtain testimony and evidence and assist in preparation of the United States v. Wong Chung and Ma Thuey, pending in United In the matter of suits, etc., against Charles F. W. Neely and other United States v. Greene, Gaynor, et al., pending in southern district United States v. Harry T. Greenleaf and Daniel S. Sanderlin, and United States v. Harry T. Greenleaf, pending in United States district court at Newbern, N. C. Mar. 30, 1900 NAMES AND COMPENSATION OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS-Continued. United States v. W. H. Thomas et al. To investigate facts and secure testimony with view to instituting To aid in preparation and prosecution of case against Marvin A. To assist in defense of Government's interests in proceedings pend- .do. EXHIBIT H.-Report of the Solicitor of the Treasury.. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR OF THE TREASURY, Washington, D. C., November 13, 1900. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith seven tabular statements exhibiting the amount, character, and results of the litigation under my direction for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, shown by the docket entries of this office. The tables embrace, respectively: 1. Suits on transcripts of accounts of defaulting public officers, excepting those of the Post-office Department, adjusted by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department. 2. Post-office suits, embracing those against officers of the PostOffice Department, and cases of fines, penalties, and forfeitures for violation of postal laws. 3. Suits on custom-house bonds. 4. Suits for recovery of fines, penalties, and forfeitures under the customs revenue and navigation laws. 5. Suits against collectors of customs and other officers or agents of the Government, excepting internal-revenue officers, for refund of duties and acts done in the line of their official duty, including appeals from the decisions of the Board of General Appraisers. 6. Suits in which the United States is a party or is interested and not embraced in the other classes. 7. A general summary or abstract of all the other tables. An examination of the tables will show that the whole number of suits commenced within the year was 2,977, of which 18 were of class 1, for the recovery of $97,272; 425 were of class 2, for the recovery of $28,917.68; 16 were of class 3, for the recovery of $10,459.70; 113 were of class 4, for the recovery of $77,713.66; 210 were of class 5; and 2,195 were of class 6, for the recovery of $1,252,501.61. Of the whole number of suits brought, 1,829 were decided in favor of the United States, 22 were adversely decided, and 270 were settled and dismissed, leaving 856 still pending. Of those pending at the commencement of the year, 921 were decided for the United States, 250 were adversely decided, and 768 were settled and dismissed. The whole number of suits decided or otherwise disposed of during the year was 4,060; the whole amount for which judgments were obtained, exclusive of decrees in rem, was $567,046.84, and the entire amount collected from all sources was $188,020.22. The number of cases in which offers of compromise were pending and received during the fiscal year was 159, involving the sum of $794,055.99. The number of offers accepted was 107, involving the sum of $162,052.31; amount accepted, $61,431.89. 183 |