Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-06-07
CONGRESSIONAL,
BROKEN DOSE-DOSES 9th.

station charged upon HIM For this service an neon
siderable sum was paid to him, hut It's proprely was
questioned The salary OF the Attorney General was
lhen S3,5Oo, and lie was allowed $500 for Il clerk
How stands the case now The salary of Mr. Ben.
JanlIh +. Butler, the present Attorney General is
$4,000, and in 1854 he was paid 81 100 l6 for com
rensation, besides being allowed $500 Tor a clolh
ana messenger, and $500 for the contingent expenses
OF MS Office The same additional allowance and
charge amounting together 10 Sl,s00, is made in
1850. Independent of the increased salary and the
enlarged provision Tor messenger whence comes
MI buffers night to charge an excess of Sl50 10 Ton
compensation, besides $500 ioi contingent expenses
In the year 1886 we hear nothing of contingent ex-
renSes, but provision Of Sl.l07 is made lur hs
eleik and messenger, aud for Mr. Buffers compcn-
saon that year he received 81 332 when his salary
was only $1,000. Why this excess OF $50
paid TO him? lie appears have been used as a
sort OF Catch Q"otcn. He has been allowed 10 en-
JOY the salary ol hlS Office and that of the Sec
rotary OF War at one and the same time. being al
Tie rate oil $4,000 per year, pursuing his rroes
SON. aud receiving lis emoluments. No wonder we
perceive IN him" the complying law officer of the
crown " hen dd lie ever give an opinion contrary
10 the wish OF the President, II he knew what that
was Let me give AN Illustration. As the story
is told when the Baltimore railroad WAS about to be
located It's ternlnaonl in this city the compa.y con
suited MI. Butler on some point To tins neh OF
way under their charter Allct full deIJeratlon his
professional opinion was obtained in writing 1t
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about the location oil this leht OF way aud he cx-
pressed an opinion on the same point requiring a
termination of the road which the company did not
''i "''' a'." ~, '"''o, ""u 'a'Ist" .nei uey
,r n"' aoo,i ven jackson was furnished with
yielding, he endorsed it, Mr.. Butler has not cx-
amincd this case with his usual care "t this paper be
referred back to him with copy of the charter for
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