The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-03-25

contemplate thorough revision ofthe whole
system Of compensation to. the officers of the
customs, providing fixed salaries in the place
Of fees and perqustes.
II. The Judiciary Bill, which has passed
the Senate now for the Second time, but has
not been acted upon in the House,.
IL. Claims for French Spoiations prior
TO $500. Between two and three hundred
memorials on this ubect have been referred
in the House to the committee on Foreign
Affairs, who hdve the subject under consld-
ferailon. What the issue will be cannot
say.
II ans Is. The Land Office and Patent
Office. These branches of the public ser.
vice require to be revised and extended,
and will receive more or less attention from
the present congress, with Il view TO in.
provements in their organization.
But enough. ! might augment this list
by the specification Of many other things Of
local or temporary interest, or Of MINOR I'M.
porlance, which are IN The hands Of com.
mlttees, or 10 the course Of discussion, IN one
or the other branches OF congress. But
think you will De satisfied that, III what |
have now suggested to you, there Is ample
matter for session Of SIX or seveh months,
which will roll away, | doubt not, leaving
many things undone, and many things over
done. And II to the subjects already men.
toned, public or private, national or local,
YOU add the ever present question OF the Pre-
-dency, colorIng all the proceedings OF con.
gress-ihe conflicting interests aud passions
oi the members, aud the stirring debates IN
the Senate aud the House, YOU VIII have
some idea OF the multiplicity OF objects Of
thought and BUSINESS winch are concentra.
ted IN the precincts Of The capitol.
Baats Banks The Legislature Of
Louisiana has passed bill pledcingthe cred.
il Of the State for loan Of Sl2 600, 600 for
the Citizens Bank Of Louisiana.
In Boston, an application has been made
to the Legislature, now IA session, for
Bank Of ten millions.
Tie Legislature Of New York, have de.
termtued to augment the Bank Capital IL
The CITY, by more than millions.
Ii IS sad, that our Bank Committee will
probably recommend an increase q! banking
capital Of { ml,lons-to be thrown INTO tour
banks with branches) at Richmond, Nor.
folk, Petersburg, aud L>uchburgh. We
trust, that they wlJlrecommcud limitation
ct the uo,cs to $40 At the leasi.-R:ctmoHd
Eaqmrcr.
Banking Cdpi'al.-We learn from the
Richmond papers, ihat the Select Commit
tee on Banks have recommended 10 the lie.
gislalurc four ao,r Eanka--one at Richmond,
with Branches mt talmoa'h and Portsmouth,
lone at Norfolk, wllh a Branch Al Farm.
ylIle-onc at Petersburg, with Branch al
ClafkesylIle-on at Lynchburg, with a
Branch at abingdon. Also, to increase the
capitals Of all the existing Banks-tho whole
increase recommended being about s., 960,.
Goa, making the conre Bank Capital aanut
$4,000 600 We wonder If the Van BI.
rem Presses viii be seized with holy horror
at this increase OF Banking Capital, aud call
upon the mob, as they recently did IN The
case of Pennsylvania, "to raze the lnstl'n.
llous 10 the ground, aud scatter salt over lis
RUNS - Or is that Just and proper "a Nlr.
gina which IN PennSy wanna Is" monsirous,
aud not 10 be tolerated by free people 2
ADMINISTRATIVE Convention Delegates
chosen by the People of Arkansas 10 digest a
Constitution aud Stale Government, terml.
mated It's sitting on the Both ultImo, after
framing and agreeing upon, as the Gazette
, say with great unanlmrty, a Constitution
aud State Government for the State OF Ar.
kansas. Before adieurnug, the Convention
chose c. +. VI. holland TO be the bearer Of
the Constitution 10 this Guy. The Con
stllutiou is 10 he accompanied by Letter
To the Secretary Of State, signed by the Pre-
sldeut aud countersgned by the Secretary Of
the Convention \ Memorial To Congress,
asking the admission OF the State INTO the
Union, was also adopted.
As lar as We can Judge from the publish
ed journal, the Proceedings of THIS Con'en.
ton have been characterized by ProPnety
and due dohberatlon.--lNat, htetiigenccr
Louisiana, says the New Orleans Bee, IS
the only State In the Union winch has es'
tablished no legal rate Of interest, aud the
interest charged by the various banks vares
from six TO nine per cent.
The Mexican Government has ordered,
bv decree, that all foreigners landing on
the coast oi'The republic, with the intention
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