The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-10-13

Ihs drbl On he draft shall not be extln-
ruishrd. bst he Secretary shall paw he
drsls N any other mode, ar any osher
place, or a any olher time be may lhihk
81. Mr.. Buchanan explained the ebleel
OF HE smendmenl 90 be 70 prevent g,iid
aud silver from acenmulaling IN the coli
Ieel0rs' strong boxes, while The drafts
were circulating over The country. The
drafts being - much more convenient i"r
remittance from plaer 70 place Than gold
and silver, would, Mr.. Buchsasn was
afraid, circulate instead Of the msisi.-
The amendment was intended 10 prevent
lhis convenience from beng enInyfd. and
10 mike The holder Of The bill take hrs
gold or silver oui nf the Treasury, RoleHs
rOleRs, and iransnil that. instead II pa
per, as well a. he could. The amend
ment. go modified, was agreed TO.
The bill having been further smended
on motion OF Mr.. Morris and Mr. strange,
was ordered 10 third reading by vote
OF 25 10 %.
In tie House d Representatives. the
principal parl of The DAY vas occuPied in
discussing The report If The Committee ri
elections in The case ri Nessrs. Gholson
and Claiborne II Mississippi. The ques-
ton was finally taken, aud the resolution
reported by the committee adnpied-yeas
lis, nays I0I. So il was decided that
Mr.. Gholson and Mr.. Claiborne were
duly elected representatives from the state
Of Mississippi in the 25ih Congress. and
are entitled 10 their seals in this house.
Wednesday. October
IN Senate. the bill restricting to FIVE
dollars the fees Of The District Attorney
On the renewal or extension Of custom
house bonds VAS taken up.
Mr.. Clay. Of Kentucky. expressed
himself not satisfied with the ball a. il
now stand. There we're, he understood,
1900 bonds 10 BE- renewed in The cry Of
New York alone. and, il this bill passed,
il would put inla The pocke< oi a few
Officers Of Government snm Of 90, 900
or 10000 dollars sum levied upon The
merchants in case 81 relief! When the
original bond is given by the collector.
the fees are only sixty cents; why, then,
take out ol his hands the renewal Of the
bond. and charge five dollars! Mr. Clay
thought an act Of relief to merchants
should not be spoill by enabling some few
officers OF Government To make large tor-
tunes out Of their dIslresses. To a large
importer. tie sum perhaps was nothing.
! but Ia The greater number Of importers
the charge was a heavy tax, the whole
! sum Of their bonds moi being for more
! than $50 and here wss a charge OF ten
per cent. lie wished II might he pro-
posed 10 give the collector the renewal
If the bonds, and limit his lees To sixty
cents only. the same as IL paid on the
original bond.
Mr. Grundv explained that the whole
object Of the COMMITTEE IN reporting the
bill Was ~ ,la iusuce 10 AL parties; the
committee mad daEe a. we'll as it could
in thu absence Of suiiieisn. information.
: Nj. Buchanan complained uf the inn
perfect state oi legislation on The subject
' OF costs IN general. Fees varied as much
az one. Two. aud even three hundred per
cent. IN different States; il they are To be
regarded az species al taxation, This is
not uniformity nj taxation. lie thought
the ices generally III these cases too high
Mr.. b. then offered an amendment. max.
ing the fees on all bonds above $500 10
be -, and on bonds below that amount
So.
Mr.. Webster stated he had received
further information from New York, BY
which he learnt that The statement frs
forwarded To hlm was not strictly correc
in some nf It's particulars. He though
50 a sufficient fee in all the cases. lie
was deslrous that relief should be giver
where IL was due, as he was sorry to tiut
thai bad examples we're contagious, anC
similar high charges were made in Other
places.
Mr.. Clay did MT wlsh in his remark.
20 reflect upon The district attorney of n
York. "r any other attorney. bu, he de
pre"ated he principle. and thought III,
snhle"t open for consideration. aud caleC
lor mdress. lie gave notice that wher
tie bill uext came up he should NOV,
, iha, the collector be charged ih the bu
sIness Of the al al the same fee (viz
go cents as he receives on giving the or
glnsl bond.
Mr.. WEigh, explained 10 reference tt
The dIstrlc, attorney; that officer had chare
-, in most cases, less Than he was EMU
lied to by law. Mr.. w. thought the fee.
too high. and was willing change shouIt
. be made in The law.
, The bill vas then, nv consent, laid
p upon The table until tu-in"rrow.
, The Sub Treasury bill vas read IN,
third time. The Char having STATED
, the question TO be. 3" Stall the hill PAST
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