The New York herald., 1851-12-06

twelve retaining In the sAes cause ana II xe mum
her Of fees for making oot brief, aud coming to csart
prepared for trial one district attorney aod
his predecesor received aggregate OF ss ia sngs
crimin Of 6ve handred dolsrr whs1
OF the statss he could by no possibility aays
ceived than twenty dollars for The ssrvi,s
and In others not so much.
Aa5,os ca, pu to brig prisoner from the js into t
court. formal warrant to return him to Jail again;
and II the trial continuss week similar proceedings Are
committed cutody in default Of surety for tasr sp
they brought out from day to day often
q they be needed to testify and returned again to
prison BY the complicated and expensive proceed
ings ,u....-..;o, os .hs .ors,,;o, y, ,h,r,v =,
regard to the fees OF officers Of the courts viii ststa
ole example The Law establishing courts In New
Mexico Utah provides in substance that tbs after
salary the attorney for the territory Of Oregon Upon
turning to the act establishing courts in Oregon
found The. the attorney for that territory was 60
territory Of Wisconsin; and on examining that act u
found that that ccer entitled to receive the sams
which described In the act Of February q. 1913,
atng the Office Of Attorney OF the United States foe
ana an annual salary OF $3.50 Here are ava references
attorneys In the territories Of New Mexico aud
utah which utterly fail lesd to any ssactory result
fer want Of csrauty ard so it Is with rSard to the f.e
of attorneys and clerks in Minnesota and Oregon In
territory Of Michigan the statutes allowed attorneys
tn xabe fee costs and the Compreer states that uoAe
therefore could be allowed according to law in the
ritory of Wisconsin, and that be allowed to the
1n6ye In MnnteOta OreSon NOW meKlcO, OF Ua0.
might proceed to point out many other dsfects OBJ.
scurtes and incopgruities in the laws and many de-
grant abuses which have grown up under them but,
there has doubtless been enough said to call the aten
tion Of Congress to the subject shall content myself
with reference TO the report Of the Com ptroer Toe
more full and detailed Information. Enough will ap-
pear from that to warrant the recommendpoo that al
the laws relating to fees be promptly and carefully
vsed to uniformity in compensation, end to
prevent future abuses Justice and true require
that the compensation Of all public officers should be su
c to command the services OF OF talent and
nx< Statn, Ia all arta AF i'm
Union having proper reference to the Of living
and the amount OF service In no event should there
be such disparity eKrts, should the compsu
sston allowed to miDisteria officers bear such dt
proportion to that the judges As far as practicable
the compensation OF attorneys should be made by dxed
should be about equal to the average of allowed
State officers for similar services but uniform in alt tha
States sboud be found necessary In
where the may not yield sufficient compensa-
ton tt maze up the deficiency out of the Treasury
Every facilities should be afforded to sutors to assert
their rights in the courts Of the United Statss The
orbapt fees which constitute almost nsu
obstacle to seeking redress Of injuries in those tribunals
should be diminished.
The federal daily increasing in their rsa-
exposed to the influence OF local and popular
excitement less confidence will be felt By rssdsat
euors in their mpartaity and independence ami uhsa
they have rights 10 assert injuries to redress in
ter Sate they will desire to seek their remedy In the
courts of the United States
revision of the salaries of the judges with view
render them more uniform aud proportionsss to tas
labor and responsibility Of the Office. The following
table will show the amounts which they respectively
receive
TAsLE 5HowINe Salaries D,sraIcr JcDoes os