Beaman v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: This case was transmitted to the court by the Secretary of the Treasury, under section 2 of the Bowman Act.
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: This case was transmitted to the court by the Secretary of the Treasury, under section 2 of the Bowman Act. The following are the facts as found by the court: I. Under the Act June 20,1878 (20 Stat. L., 218), the claimant was appointed an assistant agent of seal fisheries in Alaska by the Secretary of the Treasury, August 15,1878, at a compensation of $2,190 per annum, and necessary traveling expenses in going to and returning from Alaska, in the sum of $600 per annum. II. Soon after his appointment as aforesaid the claimant entered upon the duties of his…
1Opinion of the Court
Scoeield, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of the court:
By tbe Appropriation Act June 20, 1878 (20 Stat. L., 218), the Secretary of the Treasury was authorized to appoint two assistant Treasury agents at tbe seal fisheries in Alaska, with salaries of $2,190 each, and necessary traveling expenses in going to and returning from Alaska, $600 each.
By tbe Appropriation Act March 3, 1879 (20 Stat. L., 384, the same provision was made for tbe fiscal year ending June 30, 1880.
*9The claimant was duly appointed one of these agents and attended to the duties of the position until August 1, 1880.
June 30,1880, this…
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