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UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL

109 U.S. 146 (1883)

UNITED STATES v. MITCHELL

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 5th, 1883.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant-Attorney-General Simons and Mr. John S. Blair for the United States.

Mr. George A. King for the appellee.

MR. JUSTICE WOODS delivered the opinion of the court.

It is contended on behalf of the United States that, by the appropriation acts which cover the period for which the appellee claims compensation, Congress expressed its purpose to suspend the operation of section 2070 of the Revised Statutes, and to reduce for that period the salaries of the appellee and other interpreters of the same class from $400 to $300 per annum. We think this contention is well founded....

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