Congressional Serial Set, Issue 4420U.S. Government Printing Office, 1902 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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25 Stat accounting officers readjusted act of Congress allow that portion amount suspended appeared for claimant appropriation is applicable Assistant Clerk Court Attorney-General census CHAIRMAN claim was previously claimant was serving Congress approved March Congress not prohibited court by Senate Court of Claims day of December decision in United Department for settlement difference in pay DILLINGHAM facts as filed Fiftieth Congress Filed December 15 FINDING OF FACTS found due claimant Indian Territory JOHN RANDOLPH July 16 justment L. A. Pradt larceny Mexican Mexico Navy Newfoundland Oklahoma pay and shore pay while claimant Pennebaker and Jones petition makes substantially portion which accrued prior to July pursuant readjusted said claim referring Senate bill refused to allow reported to Congress shore pay six years prior statehood statutes have contained Subsequent appropriation statutes sum thus allowed Supreme Court Territory Test this 17th therefrom which accrued Treasury Department United States 125
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