Telegram-herald., 1889-12-14

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wasre the reverse is Ebs ease. Tale .
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y4Is Erm eo-L1 4--s1p ~ ~ conduct l-s
lzEz- business as ecolaD-l lcsllF - does
t1s Govern u-eus ot tie a-ted states
Large corporations p4y Tie AlE1ess
k-nd - salaries 10 th~f legal a. -serss
znd get tls best talent t1at 5 q. t-a
command OF money There : c9ns5-
g-ant 8ritg u b "a class lawyers IA
that direction. ana TIE Government.
w.h 81 10 great Interests does noE
ztEenp. - enter tie 1e.1 ln c-uPe ---
ton.
Doubtless 20 secures many men for
much .ess cLau tleir services are rea Y
worth. because q laNyer B.. las lees,
active ia politics ana has 8l.l-lca. an-
bit-on prefers 10 take posi- --ou IS l-rs
&c can look o-L f5E the ru-ur- tet er
than q lie were ue e-y pursuing LIS
regular practice. Iuis IS rather al nu-
cefsa q dependence, 1lt o. IS really sur
prlslug how ulch good legal talent
secured by he 3 ulted states a. salaries
far below the income the apno tees le-
Celged wLen engaged I'D practice IL gen
erlL
The number of lawyers IN private
lie " ho make from $1,000. o. g. D
annually cauuO. 3 small set The A b.
torney General rrce-ges lat $500. u
would seem that tse Government could
ad0rd 90 pay as Well for the entire uMo
OF an able lawyer IS bis clients In pri-
yate life Every Attorney General Who
has retired has made more money aftar
his retirement than in the same period
when in Government employ. Take
cx-Attorney General Garland IS an eX-
ample. tie was hardly ont Of ONce
when he dropped into position said 10
he worth 80. OJ0 year. General Gar
laad has he reputation OF being an eV-
oeptionally good lawyer, but he Was
certainly as good when n the Depart
ment OF Justice as he was wnen he re-
tired from that position.
I In point OF salary the Solicitor Cen
eral comes next 70 the Attorney Cen
I er2l. he receives 8. eco a year. and &c
+ is chiefly up.oyed 10 look after tho
! interests OF the United States before
the Supreme Court. IL Is rather IN
congruous that the Goyernment's law g er
should argue before that tribunal
touching elbows with other men Of no
higher standing in the profession who
receive as much IN a single case "a he
gets for years work Senator Id
munds can walk from his seat in 10
+ Senate 20 the supreme Court Room,
talk for half an hour and walk back TO
the Senate Cham Der again and receive
more for his effort than the Solicitor
General does for his work In twenty
cases.
Ii may also be added that the Sena-
tor makes a trip Of that kind 4 number
of times during u session Of the Supreme
Court.
The Governments interests are great,
frequently involving thousands of acres
OF land or its liability for claims in
large amounts. II its legal representa-
tives received contingent fees OF the
same proportion that are given in ordi-
nary practice they could afford 10 not
only work without salary, but 70 pay
many thousands dollars year for tho
privilege.
IL Is not alone the Governments
lawyers who appear in courts who are
underpaid- The Assistant Attorneys
General who are detail ed to the diGe--
ent departments generally pass upon
any question IN which the United
States is likely 10 be involved, and tits
rarely that some one OF them does not
rcnder an opinion upon it before il
reaches the courts. These assistants
receive g compensation varying from
s., 800 to 5000 per annum. a meagre
sum in comparison.
Ia1 Assistant Attorney General de-
tailed TO the Interior DEPARTMENT who
receives a So 900 salary annually, rem
ders decisions involving amounts a
= n rs are ever passed upon BIZ the
full bench of the nIted States
Supreme Court. II is also 20 be re-
called that a Supreme Court Justice
does not have the labor of hunting ur
the law OF any case that comes 10 the
court
All the research in the direction @,
Hnesrth.ng opinions and precedcnts /.
. done BY high priced attorneys who arp
pear in the cases. An Asst slant Attorne}
3 General, whose duty il is 90 advise
Cabinet officer on E matter Of the great
est importance 20 the Government. vii
have only the assistance Of his lav
clerks in preparing dec slons, the .attc