Hughes v. United States

HANFORD, District Judge.

This is an action by Joseph H. Hughes, ex-receiver of the United States district land office for the district of Spokane, to recover money paid by him for rent of offices occupied and used by him and by the register during his term of office ending April 17, 1894. The fees earned during each year of said term were largely in excess of the maximum allowed by law for compensation of the register and receiver and all expenses of the office, but, on the ground of insufficiency of the appropriations to pay incidental expenses, the department refused to honor requisitions…