Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-03-27
REMARKS OF MR., A. G. BROW

OF MISSISSIPPI
Delivered in the House Of Representatives,
the 22nd OF February, lS1l;-Io COnmI
oil the Whole on the General Appropriate
On the amendment Of MIR. Thompson @.
slssppl, IN relation to the lees Of BIAS.
Clerks, &c,
MIR. Brown said the proposition Of his co.,a
was the only one for which he could vote
amendment proposed 10 reduce The fees Of
GERS III the district ard circuit courts ofIts
ted States to a standard with the fees Of pGi
periolmIn! like services in the courts Of The i
crai States; aud il further PROVIDED that tie
bull IN the Federal courts should IN all aiu N
conform to the fee bills Of the SAFE comt,
This was right. The fee buds OF the State q
were under the contlo Of the Legislature d Il
respective States, and there vas not ia biz
ment, the slightest danger but thai The Pc
would always exercise sufficient contf0
their immediate representatives 10 force 'u
regulation OF the fees Of lazy officers as shop.l
acceptable t. themselves. lie believed I'd
was no community IN the Government
would object to pay Marshas aud Clerks d
United States courts the same fees that were
to clerks and sherilis oil State courts; and he
quite certain that no person would be ~IIInsk
pay more. Pass then the amendment Of bis
league, and you would do all that you ough
do-aiI that the people oomnland youto do \
this subject. You leave the fec bill 10 the Fey
al courts to be regulated by local Legislation
There was peculiar liiuess IN this. oeFCs
IN some States were worth more than Ike seIY
ces in other States. The Legislature OF 4
York was the best Judge nj what the ISSUANCE
Il subpoena, or the service OF capms was wo1
IN that State; aud the Legislature OF his own o'a'
AllsSlsslPpD was most competent 10 aGI1'
such matters IN that State. II Congress gud'
took to pass gensral fee bill, It must unnecss.
rIy do injustice to some Of the States sInct VI
bill, which conforms to the interest OF the sou
may be much too heavy for the North where
Dor is generally much lower; and every one y
knew it was worth much more TO discharge
duties OF Marshal or sheriff, IN a spafceIy poPu
ted county, than IN one densely settled
all events, there could be no harm in leaving
matter entirely IN the hands of the respective gu
legislatures. The proposition Of his colIeas
Dir. Thompson. proposed 10 place Il mere q
10 permit il to remain through oil after time
The bill, as reported from the CoIsuIts'
Ways aid Means, he deemed political enoF'
ty. What does that bill propose! Why ST.
to reduce the fees, but 10 collect from the un'
tunate debtor the enormous sums which you u
always forced lyem, aud then console ann
such miserable twaddIe as that clerks and !"
shals are not permitted to retain the money
pay il over to the United States Treasury
though II was matter OF fanny sort OF .consequt'
to the pIundercd man whether she money WI
YOU had thus forced from hlm went INTO Tue F.
els Of ca officer or the vaults OF bankrupt :
suFy. For one, if this system OF egaiIzeu p
der waa TO be kept up, he desired so lar IS
State was concerned.hlt the CLERKS and ma'''
might have the benefit Oft. In that evehi, ~
touous citizens in Mississippi would derive =
benefit iromlyour cruelty to the uniohuas'e'
the aggregate wealth Of the State "9vlo Nv
diminished. But pay it into the Treasury ..
United States, and what goes with ~ ~
to US aud ours forever. Il goes to build W y
houses, harbors, and 10 make other lmpfo'up'
IL your Eastern States; and the gross S'ig~.
the wealth of Mississippi is diminished 10 lDs
amount Of money thus unIghieously ags"a'