I do not suppose that 'the public offices of the United States' are regulated or controlled in their relations to either House of Congress by the fact that they were 'created by laws enacted by themselves.'
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It is most gratifying to note the satisfactory results that have followed the inauguration of the new system provided for...certain Federal officials are compensated by salaries instead of fees.
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