The eastern clarion., 1858-12-04
Printer Fee Bill--the Ayes and Noes in
tba TJouaa

the House.
The Vicksburg Wig has procured the
ayes and noes ON the bill repeating the
odious and unjust printers fee bill, as con-
tanned i'm the Revised Code:
AyEs.-Collins. Crane. Davis. Duncan Of
Jefferson. Evans Fathcrce. Fielder. FiIes
Gary Gordon. GilStrap. Hawkins of Hind.
llemphiil, Hooker. Horna Hudson. or
Bolivar, Hudson, Of Marshall. johnson of
lazoo. Jones, Kcarncv. Kelsey. Ken.
drick. Lynch. Matthews. Mcrriwetbar
VI Lamin, Mottctt. Mosley. Nabcr.. Nelms
Norilect, Norlhcro>s. Phillips of Marshal
Phillips Of Adams. Piu-on. Reid. Eutbor.
ford. Scales, sleeper. Smith. of Clarke
Smcdcs, Stoyall, Suratt Thomas of Yazoo
Thomas, of NoXubee. Thompson. Walk
or. Ware. Welsh. Wilson. Whitfield Woc
ford. Woods.
NuEs.-Backstrom, Bell. Berry. Billup.
Black, Bonner, Boone. Calhoun. Carter
Cotlcv. Cotton. Daniels. Duncan. of Cal
hoWu, Guy, Hall, of Lauderdalc. lin
Hall. of Le1ke Hawkins. or Carroll
Keith. Mayer, Owen Palmer. Pool. Pruda.
Rogers, S1iiold Stennis. TaIiafcrro. Toll
son. Trottcr York-52.
We congratulate the House Of Rcrre-
scntativcs upon having voted bv So large
a majority for the unconditional repeal of
one Of the mcanest, most picayuni-h, and
most thoroughly contemplate laws that
ever disgraced a book OF statutes.
We regret to find among the nays the
names Of some Of our best friends: but
weare satisfied they voted against the bill
under q mistake respecting its true mcr-
its. and the grounds upon which it can D.,
defended. Some of them, we know. based
their vote upon the ground that a lazy
compelling parties to make publication
in the newspapers, should also prescribe
such regulations as will secure the adyer-
tiser against imposition by the printer
We are not prepared to dispute the cor
rcctncss of this reasoning in the abstract :
but we donot deem it applicable to the
case. The prices of advertising in every
respectable newspaper are notorious, and
there could be no such danger of any pub
fishers CHARGING for legal advertisements
more than his usual rates. as to render il
necessary that the Legislature should
guard against such am occurrence bv spe-
clal enactment. Legal advertisements are
made in the papers, not for the benefit of
the papers themselves. but for the pro-
lection of the parties interested i'm estates.
and parties to suits. The giving of pub
lic notice Of certain legal proceedings.
through public newspaper, is nothing
more than a compliance with the theory
OF our methods Of Judicial procedure. 1t
Is as necessary as a conformity to the rules
| OF evidence in the tIial Of causes. the
modeot impanneling iurics, the -uhra.-
nains of witnesses. or any other safe
guard provided for the protection of the
rights Of parties who enter the courts
The argument therefore. which some have
advanced. that it should be left to the dis
cretion Of parties to omit giving the re-
quircd notice through public newspaper.
provided they cannot get it done for Ger
tain price. Is not q sound one. They should
bercquircd to give these notices. and the
law which makes it imperative on them
! to do So. is as wen founded in reason n,
any other which regulates the admini.tra-
ton Of justice, and.providcs for securing
the rights of litiraut-. or Of those interest
cd in estates which have &, bc settled iu
the Probate Courts II the legislature
deemed il absolutely necessary that the
prices TO be paid publishers for inserting
these notices, should be regulated bv law.
and could show a good reason therefor.
the printers would, perhaps. have no c--
pccial cause Of complaint. provided the
price was fixed alta living rate of compen-
sation. But as we have cQntended. any
regulation Of price is -upcroratory. -ae-
| ing that printers rates for advertising are
| fixed and notorious. and that there IS no
danger that any of them VIII go beyond
those rates in charging for legal alvorti-e-
mcnts. If they did, they could not col
lect their bills.
With those gentlemen who. while yo-
ting against the bill for the reason we hav,
mentioned, were at the same time ready
to allow publishers their regular charge.
we have no quarrel We have no doubt
they acted from honest and con-cientiou-
motious, and their willingness to allow u.
a fair price for our labor, shows that they
are not destitute of q proper sense of fair
ness and liberality. But for those. if anv
such there were, who oppo-cdthcbillf from
a simplede-ire to tokecpthcratcs at the sam,
a. those provided in the Revised Code
and so require publisher, to work at star
vation prices, We have precious little chari
ty. We are satisfied that there is mo-.
among them a man who possesses at tn,
same time intelligence, lberality of views
and a proper sense Of justice.