Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-16
From TIE Baltimore Chronicle.
TAXATION OF OFFlCE-HoLDERs.

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others, TO open the eyes OF the people to the dan
gers which threaten them from party which viii
stoop any means, however base, TO ma intain Its
ascendancy.
AREN'T 5. De PEYsTER, SWORN AS WITNESS.
Examined by nr. Wise.
Question. While YOU were connected with the +
custom house, do you know whether or not the
officers of the customs called upon TO pay
any part Of their salaries, any assessment or
tax thereon, for party political purposes9 If
yea, state whether YOU have ever, and when you
have made any such payment, and state the mo
tire upon which such payments were made.
Mr. WAGNER objected To the propoundng OF
this interrogatorv, and called for the yeas and
NAYS.
The committee decided that the interrogatory
should be propounded. Yeas-Messrs. Curtis,
Dawson, Harlan, Smith, Wise-5. Noy-Mr.
Wagner
! The interrogatory then propounded, and
the witness gave the following
Answer The Weighers were called on TO paw
Sl1 each for the support of the election. and
when declined, Mr.. Nanderpoel, the Deputy Sur
Ivevor, observed that | ought to consider whether
NV 81 500 per annun were not worth paying SO
for Under the impression that it was The price
for nv situation, | paid it. l'he above occurred
during the last spring election for charter officers
: During nv holding Office, Tor about five years,
: was occasionally called on, but always declined
until within the last two years.
: Question Is the Office of Weigher, which yon
5 held. regarded as one under the United States,
and the salary of which was paid out of the
: Treasury of the Y. States?
d Answer. Latteriy paid out of the Treasury
e formerly commission allowed on the amour,
of goods weighed The office is held from
: the L. States.
II Question. Do you know whether other subor
= dlnate officers besides yourself in the custom
cd on nd
* a tax or assessment upon their salaries, for thu
r. use of party and political purposes!
Answer. Only by hearsay, it regards tn
b. other officers, bat saw many of the Weigher
Id pay the of S Is.
Or Question Was the money thus collected fror
y YOU and others to be used for political purposes
IN Ifvea for which of the then and present politca
;e parties?
c. Answer 1t was intended to be used to supper
- the election of persons attached 10 the prescr
ut Administration.
vo Question Whocoected the tax from the Wegl
sc crs?
ia Answer. Mr.. Vanderpoel.
he Question. What office does Mr.. Vanderpoe no
IL in the stom-house, and what is his salary!
Answer. AT that time he held the Office of De
utv Surveyor. | do not recoilect the amount
his salary l believe he now holds the office
of Appraiser.
ID Question. Had be book Of the names of Il
,ed officers from whom he collected, or had he II
TO OF them?
lit- Answer. list.
on Examined By Mr.. Harlan
vas Question. Are vou acquainted with Villa
er- NJ Price late District Attorney Of the L. State
IF YEA please to state whether he was Tegarde
be before and after his appointment, man WI
tin thy to be entrusted with the collection of lar
ons, sums of money?
i of Answer | am acquainted with William
and Price, late District Attorney, and answer I
&C question IN the negative.
ming Question. Was the last payment OF SD,
, the ferred to by you nyour answer 10 the thlrd gu
snrp ton, paid before since the present Co!lec
suit (Mr Hovt) came into office?
yiga- Answer. Since the last Collector came l
,able office.
Question Were YOU removed from office by
present Collector? If yea, state when, and W
oung Their any were assigned therefor and W
par they
ele- Answer. | was removed by Mr.. Hoyt. (the
mat sent Collector.) but have never condescende'
lie =? ask the reasons and must, therefore, be under
Mr. necessity of referring the Collector, VIII
t YOU now present.
oked. The examination of Mr. Lyon, continued by
- Wise.
ady- Question. Whilst Deputy Cole
sworn at the port Of New York, YOU ever ca
mis- on as an officer of the custom-house TO contri
of m any sum or sums Of money to party poll
tailor objects: If so. what amount such amo
lor!, from vou called for in consideration of
t day, nv from Government? what proportion did 1t
l. Rep. to your salaryo did you pay III If not, why
VIII, called for such contributions? were other
n re- ordnates IN the custon-house to your knowI
Attor- called on TO contribute in like manner? for
Ply 1t support of what party were these contribu
whose called for? was any menace, directly or ndlre
2 the of removal. held over these officers or you
have for failures grant such contributions!
Mr.. Owens objected to the interrogatorv.
IS. The question, Shall the interrogatory be
pack pounded? put, and decided in the affirmi
ers of the yeas and NAYS having been called by Mr.
andal- ems Yeas-Messrs Curtis, Dawson, Ht
coun- Smith, WISE. Nays-Messrs. Owens,
ener-2.
llv of Answer. / have frequently been called
If the contribute to political objects while was d.
bill of Cnllect tor, officer OF the custom house.
amount from twenty dollars one hu
III that dollars The tax pro ratio according TO s.
ice is Ii bore proportion of from one SIX per
wears frequently paid part of the amount: VIII
depos- was too high, and more than could afford,
he ad- ed them TO reduce IL; in one instance, WI
: their was assessed for twenty dollars, Mr.. Swar
i'll be told the collector of the tax tina, ten dollar:
enough for me opay. For few years b'
times haveno, paid any thing to the General Comm
state because could not conscientiously longer 81