The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-09-10

 duties; and shall, for and on behalf of ,be United States, procure the proper evidence Tor, ana conduct, prosecute, or deft nd all suits and proceedings n the Supreme Court of the United States and in the Court of claims, in which the United States, or any officer there of, Is party or may be interested, And no fees shall be allowed or paid to my other nt- torney or counsel Tor at law for any service hereln required of the officers of the De- partment ot Justice
 SEC. l5. And be 1t further enacted, That the supervisory powers now exercised by the Secretary of the Interior over the accounts ot the district attorneys, marshaIs. clerks, and other officers of the courts of the United States, shall be exercised by the Attorney General, who shall sign sll acquisitions for the advance or payment of moneys out of the treasury, on estimates or accounts, subject to the same con, troi now exercised on like estimates or &C., counts by the First Auditor or First ComptrolIar of the Treasury
 SEC. l6. And be it further enacted. That ] the Attorney General shall have supervision of the conduct and proceedings of the various attorneys for the United States in the respec- tive judicial district, who shall make report to him of their pcocee dings, and also of all attorneys and councel lors employed in any cases. or business in which the United States may be concerned.
 SEC, l7. And be it further enacted That it shall not be lawful for the Secretary of either of the executive departments to employ at- torneys or counsel at the expense of the United States, but such departments, when in need of counsel or advice, shall call upon the De- partment ot Justice, the officers of which shall attend to the same; and no counsel or attorney fees shall hereafter be allowed to any person or persons besides the respective dis trict attorneys and assistant district attorneys for services in sach capacity to the United States, or any branch or department of the government thereof, unless hereafter au,bor- ized by law. and then only on the csrts6. cate of the Attorney General that such ser. vices were actually rendered, and that the same could not be performed by the Attorney General or Solicitor General, or the officers Of the Department ofJustice, or by the dis trict attorneys. And every attorney and counsel Tor who shall be specially retained under the authority of the Department of Juss T1ce 10 assist ID the trial O any case i'll which the government is interested, saa,l receive a commission from the head of said department, As 8 speciul aSsistat to the Attorney General, or 10 some one of the district attorneys, as the nature of the appointment may require, and shall take the oath required by law to be taken by the district attorneys, and shall be subject to all liabilities imposed upon such of Gcers by law.
 SEC Is. And be 1t further enacted, That the Attorney General shall from time to time cause to be edited and printed an edition of ore thousand copies at the Government Printing Office, of such of the opinions of the law aficers herein authorized to be given as he may deem valuable for preservation, in volumes which shall be as to the sise, quality of paper printing, and binding, of uniform style and appearance, as nearly as practicable, with the eight volume of said opinions, publish ed by Robert Farnham, in the year eighteen hun dred and sixty weight, which volumes shall cOn~ tain proper hsad-notes, complete and full index and such foo tho tss a the Attorney General may approve. Such volumeD shall be distributed ia such manner as tho Attorney General may from time to time prescribe.
 SEc. 19. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of July, eig htsen hundred aad seventy,
 Approved, June g, ls7O