, 1879-02-25

Will TUE COMMISSIONERS TAXI ITf
Some weeks ago Il resolution WIS Introduced
in tho County Hoard calling upon Attorney
General E,lsal to give an opinion as to the pow.
or Of The Board to fix the pay Ut It's members.
The resolution was obnoxious to some, all,l, for
the reason that there was no disposition to stir
up tic qucstian nHcw, Il wns lnfl aside. But,
whether tho Board wunts an opinion or NOT Mr..
E,lsnll tic law.o1lccr Of tho State, has given
ono, and It is different from what the Commits
sioncrs like to haye It: hoIng tat the Inv likes
l!rs uer diem at $3.5o, nnt that they cat,not fix
It Mt my otter figure,
Tile opinIon was published Saturday. md yes.
teTday TRIBUNE ruourtcr sought Interviews
with The Commissioners Oh tlp subject Mr.
Wheeler mud read II, nlll, whcn asIse,l what lu
(sthousht ot It, wrnkos gruw on Ills 1orclruu II,
The cxtent OF rnlsing Ills hat a1.l he dismissed
was not 'ludlclal,p unL ho would mt
bu governed by H., hut In ,hu
event ., " courts % sustaining It ho would re-
Mr.. Wou.l thought tho opinion was l1osu ul,.l
lncant nothing. aud woll4 i,lse ,,u clfrc. as
against Tho decision OF Judge Gary, yet, eoinlng
from the s2urce it did, Was cntl'cd 10 CONSIDER
she o'hrt. Mr. stewArt said hu bud not cun.
ederesl tic matter. and was oul1ruly indifferent
| on Tie subject, but would not accept d greuter
amount than s3.5D per day until Tic Sllprolnu
r.
Elralcy regartlrd it a. nonsense, alld sald that
any Justice vi Tho pearu could give better
opinion. III. Burling had read It, n,,tl co.ssiu-
ercd IT. quite tmIortant. Ilu had always had his
more, than ss.D until tho aucslon was
Past ho s astss sssSps ason = Judge u oatys r.
.Iecsion an'i Judgo Wa!laee's oplnton, but lu
cltel ts question without q thorough exun-
milton Ut HE iaw. ind, US II were, npun III cx-
parte nearlns, just as Judge AtoEe l,ad decided
t,at The board had .'o authority 10 interiors
atter they had betn oico liked. Alr. A,ars suid
the question l'asaed upon by Mr.. Eisall was
wh1tl1ur Commissioners weru ''couGty oeurs' ~
Gr % not, h'lt hS tai!ea 10 sec Ia !l'u op,u!on my
Ing he hal 30 decided, anti hu was it,etuud 10
think that Il did not amount TO nnrt,. Mr..
scnnc was in lovo with tilo opinion, a,l4 said It
was u viultea'!on Of his poslt!on, US ho bud ro-
llle oplnton currect, nrut tlis views lad Aiways
colacE.'rsl with Mr. EasaIl's. The otbor Com.
| mtsspucrs expresscl srnilar opinions, but nuuc
subject.
Cuunty-Attorncy W!lett was satisfied that
hls. Eisul was wrung, though he had not looked
t,lc ?,cstio" up NJ thoroughly as ns WISHED. Il
tile Commissioners were iiut "countv olccrs.''
however, A!r. E1sual was not 4 6tutu otlIeer
unapr ilia oIdnlun, and ho thought he had placed
hImscIi IN ra't'er IN a~kwark position.
Tie iIl'!mrtanru Vi thlA question Ut this time
q Ill tbs Tart that ut tllu next meeting Of tlu
Hoard, II IL proposed to Yata the per dEuht uf its
nlesnbera Inr Ills lffst quarter VI tho year, aht
50 nhxious wern 1tnS Commissioners on lfe sub-
tlle last day Ut thu mouth u,lu quarter. they
are plave.l IN IN awkward position, for lhey cum
nut welt atulu, III t.e taee of this o;llnl01l from
tte highest law ol|(rtr ot tile state, ~ Yutu
themselves $s per day; A,la they ra,l-
not afford It tor the further reasull
that ignorance Is 10 excuse for ylosnttnE law.
liut i III Hut the lew but tic old members If
tls lioarl who aTr IN the s0rrcat plight, for II
this optuIun Aolds good lhey will hu caiIed upon
70 return tlIc nlonty they hayu drawn to which
Ihes llaI no right. Ii, ylew Of all th!s, IL Ia
highly probable that they will nlaku up test
ease ior thu Supreme Court, nnu, 1n ti,e meat-
tiIae tue more wtso will refuse to accept murg
than $9.50. Or vote thelr nlosu RTagviuus felaw.
uiuulcts greater auul,