Congressional Serial Set, Issue 4259U.S. Government Printing Office, 1900 Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... April 13 , 1895. $ 1,000 Albert C. Brown , being first duly sworn , deposes and says that he is the sole owner of the schooner Alexandra ; that on the 13th day of April , 1895 , the schooner C. 6 . White was wrecked during a hurricane ...
... April 13 , 1895. $ 1,000 Albert C. Brown , being first duly sworn , deposes and says that he is the sole owner of the schooner Alexandra ; that on the 13th day of April , 1895 , the schooner C. 6 . White was wrecked during a hurricane ...
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... April 27 , A. D. 1895 , with 11 mariners from the schooner C. G. White , wrecked near Aiakhtalik , on the southwestern coast of Kadiak Island , April 13 , 1895. Were it not for Captain Brown's timely assistance these men would have ...
... April 27 , A. D. 1895 , with 11 mariners from the schooner C. G. White , wrecked near Aiakhtalik , on the southwestern coast of Kadiak Island , April 13 , 1895. Were it not for Captain Brown's timely assistance these men would have ...
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... April , 1895 , having on board his schooner 11 men wrecked from the schooner C. G. White on the 13th day of April , 1895 , off the south- west coast of Kadiak Island . These men were in a pitiable condition when they arrived , having ...
... April , 1895 , having on board his schooner 11 men wrecked from the schooner C. G. White on the 13th day of April , 1895 , off the south- west coast of Kadiak Island . These men were in a pitiable condition when they arrived , having ...
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... April 15 , 1861 , and June 27 , 1882 , whereas all these claims are alleged to have occurred in 1860 . Second . The act did not authorize the adjudication of any claims of individuals , but only claims of States or Territories , and ...
... April 15 , 1861 , and June 27 , 1882 , whereas all these claims are alleged to have occurred in 1860 . Second . The act did not authorize the adjudication of any claims of individuals , but only claims of States or Territories , and ...
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... April 15 , 1884 , the claim of Mrs. Flora Adams Darling , for which redef is now sought by act of Congress , was referred to the Court of Claims , and on May 31 , 1887 , that court made the following findings : [ Court of Claims ...
... April 15 , 1884 , the claim of Mrs. Flora Adams Darling , for which redef is now sought by act of Congress , was referred to the Court of Claims , and on May 31 , 1887 , that court made the following findings : [ Court of Claims ...
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Page 44 - That no suit against the Government of the United States shall be allowed under this act unless the same shall have been brought within six years after the right accrued for which the claim is made.
Page 44 - All set-offs, counter-claims, claims for damages, whether liquidated or unliquidated, or other demands whatsoever on the part of the Government of the United States against any claimant against the Government in said Court...
Page 44 - All claims founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, expressed or implied, with the Government of the United States...
Page 208 - I mention that circumstances of a very unwelcome nature have lately occurred. Our trade has suffered and is suffering extensive injuries in the West Indies from the cruisers and agents of the French Republic, and communications have been received from its minister here which indicate the danger of a further disturbance of our commerce by its authority, and which are in other respects far from agreeable.
Page 29 - Treasury shall report the amount due each claimant, at the commencement of each session, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall lay the same before Congress for consideration...
Page 12 - ... it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, or such other person as he shall have empowered for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, for the purpose of taking possession of and detaining any such ship or vessel...
Page 140 - Department may transmit the same, with the vouchers, papers, proofs, and documents pertaining -thereto, to said court, and the same shall be there proceeded in under such rules as the court may adopt. When the facts and conclusions of law shall have been found, the court shall not enter judgment thereon, but shall report its findings and opinions to the Department by which it was transmitted for its guidance and action.
Page 12 - If such works of art, libraries, collections, or instruments belonging to a hostile nation or government, can be removed without injury, the ruler of the conquering State or nation may order them to be seized and removed for the benefit of the .said nation. The ultimate...
Page 3 - the direct and immediate fruits of the contract," they are free from this objection; they are then "part and parcel of the contract itself, entering into and constituting a portion of its very elements; something stipulated for, the right to the enjoyment of which is just as clear and plain as to the fulfillment of any other stipulation.
Page 44 - ... in cases not sounding in tort, in respect of which claims the party would be entitled to redress against the United States either in a court of law, equity, or admiralty if the United States were suable...