OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. 



707 



Fin^s imposed in meat-inspection cases. 



TWENTY-EIGHT HOUR LAW (34 Stat. 607). 



Fire hundred and ninet3'-five cases were reported to the Attorney 

 General for action during the fiscal year. 



Two thousand one hundred and twelve cases were closed during 

 the fiscal year, 1,708 of which were terminated by the imposition of 

 penalties, 279 were terminated by dismissal, 126 were barred by the 

 statute of limitations, and in 10 verdicts were rendered in favor of 

 the defendant. 



During the year penalties aggregating $171,300 were collected in 

 1,708 cases. 



Following is a detailed table of the number of cases prosecuted 

 and the amounts of penalties assessed: 



Cases prosecuted and penalties imposed under the SS-hour law. 



A number of conferences between attorne3"s for certain railroads 

 and the officials of the Department of Justice were participated in 

 for the purpose of effecting amicable settlements of suits brought 

 against such railroads for violating the 28-hour law. These con- 

 ferences resulted in securing, among others, settlement of 876 cases 

 against the Pennsylvania Eailroad Co. by the confession of judgment 

 and the payment of a penalty of $100 in each case, amounting in all 

 to $87,600: the settlement of 527 cases against the New York Central 

 Railroad Co. b}^ the confession of judgment and the payment of a 

 penalty of $100 in each case, amounting in all to $52,700: the settle- 

 ment of 50 cases against the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad 

 Co. by the confession of judgment and the payment of a penalty of 

 $100 in each case, amounting in all to $5,000; the settlement of 18 

 cases against the Michigan Central Railroad Co. by the confession of 

 judgment and the payment of a penalty of $100 in each case, amount- 

 ing in all to $1,800; the settlement of 13 cases against the Grand 

 Trunk Railway system by the confession of judgment and the pay- 

 ment of a penalty of $100 in each case, amounting in all to $1,300; 

 and the settlement of 9 cases against the Wabash Railway Co. by 

 the confession of judgment and the payment of a penalty of $100 in 

 each case, amounting in all to $900. 



