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MATHEWS v. UNITED STATES

123 U.S. 182 (1887)

MATHEWS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided October 31, 1887.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George A. King for appellant relied upon United States v. Langston, 118 U.S. 389.

Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Edward M. Watson for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

There is no foundation for appellant's claim. In United States v. Langston, 118 U.S. 389, 394, we said, that "a statute fixing the annual salary of a public officer at a named sum, without limitation as to time, should not be deemed abrogated or suspended by subsequent enactments which merely appropriated a less amount for the services of that officer for particular...

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