Edward Douglass White, United States v. Gunnison — Opinion of the Court
“ We think it clear that the right of a shipping commissioner to employ clerks under these provisions depends on the sanction of the secretary of the treasury. Indeed, the act of 1884 expressly so says. The act of 1886, while making some changes as to the method of compensating the commissioners, specifically provides that the clerks of such commissioners shall receive such compensation as would have been paid to them if that act had not passed. ”
