The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-01
arhe Whg objected TO the sums ordered !, !,

ssThe Rhiq objected 20 the sums ordered
b, he paid to receivers aud the counsei,
says the Dispatch, referring to the Wntq>S
comment upon the conduct OF Judge Bona
i'm entering certain important orders aiieat-
ing che rights ana interests OF the plafnffiis
yy;fhout notice to them or their attorneys.
The assertion OF the Dispdtch is gfatuitous.
The IYhia objected specially to the SecreSy
with which the meeting In chambers 10
New York was held, and, in relation 10 sne
nav al The receivers and their counsei, 20
the q iadeff,,s term y used--$10, COS year
for the nresent, stexclusiye OF necessary an9
proper disbursements" which we cnargea
s. nav Justify ten times the amount ~
salary,s and sS,ooe for "undetined ser
vices Of the attorney. - Wing o. yesse'"o y
Then It was not that the Wig objected
20 !. the sums ordered to be paid to recelf-
ers and cotuuseln Of the Atlantic, Missis-
s;nni and Ohio railroad, but to those sums
with the addition Of necessary ana piopei
disbursementsn which "may JUSTIFY zen
times the amount OF the salary" says the
IVb;o Sc, we erred in not saying that tue
Who's objection was to the sums named
and the aster-claps which may ensue under
tho words NECESSARY and proper" We
amend our bill accordingly, and also say
that the Fhig is right. We add that tue
Wig also objected to "ordeTs in cham
bers" affecting interests Of people who had
no notice, that such orders were proposed
to be made or asked for. The Whig is also
right there. We protest against the extern
siye habit, and what is worse, the gro'oing
habit, OF disposing OF important matters
stin Chambers" 1t is q custom that is IN
yadins public liberty as well as justice.
In our paper Of Tuesday, while REFER
ring to the Wings objections 10 tue
action OF United States judges in cham
bers, we took occasion to remark upon
big fees and big salaries OF the day ];
and further, to say that the Joint salaries
OF the receivers were not equal to the salary
OF the late president Of the Atlantic, Mlssls'
sippi and Ohio road. Furthermore, we
suggested that it might not be inappropriate
to the ends OF justice to know something
OF the nature of professional services TO fhe
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio road ana
compensation therefor, citing the rumored
case OF the paying 100000 to SAM. BAR
Low for writing deed or approving one.
We did not presume that our kind neigh
Dor could answer the question, and really
did not intend it for him. But he makes
this comment thereupon. =; =, +.
1--WE think it is probable it is about as
true as the thousands OF falsehoods that
have been freely circulated TO the prejudice
OF the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
Company. However, Mr.. Barlow is one OF
the trustees Of the foreign bondholders, ana
as they are the sole holders of the bonds OF
the consolidated road we do not care what
they paid their attorney, so that the In
terests OF the divisional bondholders are not
thereby damaged" ~.
Still, not designing to press the inquiry
upon the Wing, we must say that this COM
ment sheds no light upon the subject. II
SAM. BARLOW is to be left without 4 father,
he nevertheless deserves to be congratulated
upon receiving gift so solid in his con-
dition as "poor orphan" According to
report however, he received 100000 for
writing or approving the deed to secure the
payment Of SIS, 900 900 Of bonds. Of course
he could not have been at that time counsel
for the men who had not become bond
holders. He must have been compensated
from some other source, and we conjecture
that in that other source there was involved
some interest Of the .s divisional bond
holders" ,.. ..." .s1& ~. =.
We repudiate any feeling or object in this
matter inconsistent with fairness and public
Justice, and regret that the language OF Our
neighbor has shade of sensitiveness. He
refers to the custodians OF the books OF the
company as "unrelenting enemies /" OF the
"past management" OF them we know
nothing, and never exchanged word with
any OF them. 1t is consoling to fairness,
however, to assume that the books are the
work of the past management and can tell the
story exactly as written by that manage
ment. What it is we know not, and have
not lifted finger to find out.
We repeat, it is day Of great fees and
great salaries and private distress. Public
Justice cannot be damaged by information
and though we know nothing OF what the
"unrelenting enemies are doing, we trust
that such information as may be afforded
Will tend to the enlightenment Of the public
Judgment as we'll as to the protection Of the
divisional and other bondholders, and also
the interests Of the State, which has smart
claim yet in the Atlantic, Mississippi an6
Ohio railroad. - -, 2: ,
1t IL our distinct belief and charge tina,
Aho fnIl1 az .cIlhInSasior "a the narinred Yer.