clerk of the court of appeals shall be the custodian of said building, under the direction and supervision of the justices of said court; in all, three thousand one hundred and twenty dollars, one-half of which shall be paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia. Said building shall be heated, lighted, and kept in repair in the same manner as now provided for the court-house of the District of Columbia. It is reported that the new building for this court will be completed and ready for occupation about July 1. The court will not then be in session, but the building will be fully furnished and the clerk will remove the records, library, etc., so that everything can be in readiness for the October term. No provision has yet been made for the care and maintenance of this building after completion, but it is detached from the main court-house and is to be occupied exclusively by the court of appeals. GEO. W. WICKERSHAM, Attorney-General. Very respectfully, The SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. 2d Session. No. 745. CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN NAVAL GUNS. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, TRANSMITTING A REPLY TO THE INQUIRY OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS TO CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN NAVAL GUNS. MARCH 4, 1910.-Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered to be printed. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, SIR: Responding to the resolution in the House of Representatives of March 1, 1910, as follows: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, directed to transmit to the House of Representatives the following information, to wit: (a) What contracts, if any, have been made since July first, nineteen hundred and nine, for twelve-inch, seven-inch, six-inch, and five-inch guns for the navy. (b) The firm or firms with which said contracts have been made. (c) The price agreed to be paid to each firm for each gun of the above-mentioned caliber. (d) The number of each caliber of guns contracted for with each firm and the total amount of these contracts with each firm. I beg to submit the following table, which gives the information required by the above resolution: The contract prices for the guns mentioned in the table above include the cost of guns complete, with all accessories and spare parts. Faithfully, yours, G. v. L. MEYER. 61ST CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ( DOCUMENT 2d Session. No. 746. T. F. STOCK, ADMINISTRATOR. LETTER FROM THE ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS TRANSMITTING A COPY OF THE FINDINGS FILED BY THE COURT IN THE CASE OF T. F. STOCK, ADMINISTRATOR OF HENRY STOCK, DECEASED, AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. MARCH 4, 1910.--Referred to the Committee on War Claims and ordered to be printed. COURT OF CLAIMS, CLERK'S OFFICE, Washington, February 25, 1910. SIR: Pursuant to the order of the court, I transmit herewith a certified copy of the findings filed by the court in the aforesaid cause, which case was referred to this court by the Committee on War Claims, House of Representatives, under the act of March 3, 1883, known as the "Bowman Act." I am, very respectfully, yours, Hon. JOSEPH G. CANNON, JOHN RANDOLPH, Assistant Clerk Court of Claims. Speaker of the House of Representatives. [Court of Claims. Congressional, No. 11284. T. F. Stock, administrator of the estate of Henry Stock, deceased, r. The United States.] STATEMENT OF CASE. The claim in the above-entitled case, for supplies or stores alleged to have been taken by or furnished to the military forces of the United States for their use during the late war for the suppression of the rebellion, was transmitted to the court by the Committee on War Claims of the House of Representatives on the 26th day of January, 1904. On a preliminary inquiry the court, on the 29th day of January, 1906, found that the person alleged to have furnished the supplies or stores, or from whom they were alleged to have been taken, was loyal to the Government of the United States throughout said war. The case was brought to a hearing on its merits on the 14th day of December, 1908. G. W. Hott, esq., appeared for claimant, and the Attorney-General, by George E. Boren, esq., his assistant, and under his direction, appeared for the defense and protection of the interests of the United States. The claimant in his petition makes the following allegations: That he is a citizen of the United States, residing in Cass County, State of Missouri, where his decedent resided at the time of his death. That he was appointed and duly qualified as administrator of the estate of Henry Stock, deceased, in the the probate court of Cass County, Mo., on the 16th day of April, 1907. That during the late civil war his decedent was the owner of certain buildings situate at West Point, Bates County, Mo., which were taken by the military forces of the United States, by proper authority, and removed, and the material appropriated to the use of the army in building quarters, as follows: One-story frame building, 32 by 17 feet. One-story frame building, 26 by 16 feet One-story log house, 16 by 18 feet. One-story log house, 14 by 16, with frame L 8 by 16 feet. One-story frame house, 8 by 90 feet.... Total...... (Taken by a portion of the Ninth Kansas Cavalry.) $800 400 100 150 150 1,600 The court, upon the evidence, and after considering the briefs and arguments of counsel on both sides, make the following FINDINGS OF FACT. Neither title, dimension of the buildings, when built, nor value of material taken is proven, as required by rule 27, and no allowance is made therefor. Filed January 4, 1909. A true copy. Test: This 25th day of February, 1910. [SEAL.] BY THE COURT. JOHN RANDOLPH, Assistant Clerk Court of Claims. |