In the Matter of the Txn. of the Salaries of Judges

To Thos. S. Kenan, Clerk of the Supreme Court.

Dear Sir: — I herewith, hand you the correspondence between Attorney-General Gilmer and myself with regard to the right of the-Legislature to tax the salaries of the Judges. And in doing so I wish to say that it is a full,. able and, indeed, an exhaustive discussion of the subject involved, and in my opinion a correct decision of the question.

It has been read to the Court sitting in conference and approved without a dissenting voice. It was then ordered by the Court that the Attorney-General’s opinion, together with my letter to him and this…