Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-13
C O N C re S s.
HOUSE OF arpREs ENrAr1vns.
Hffsgf2ay, Dnsm5cr 81.

he homie wen! in'o committee OF the
whoi'. on bi'l Fer contjao7g IL for-e &" n
act isYiog tu;ies OF !iccpies f9r slug wioe,
aad foreign diaileG rpilitucus lqu 81 te-
tail on properly foii ~ auction, aud o2
Carriages
Mr Morris 10 ,ke cEair,
MI Varnum moved 70 limit the duration
OF The bill TO two years hom the I'll OF
March 1901
I he motion WIS frppor al by EieTrs.
Vsrnum, Randolph ara Ni1hoias, aad op--
Pole3 by mr. Griivolu.
On the queaion being AIKEN, there go
peared so ayee an go Or Jhe CHAR
lof.
/ Mr. Bird 6inked ba, pavt of the bill
whico gave TO the u5i at les OF = ie
ceral aies the rishr % ral, ny eogeizs.
OF TUFTS for dutiss payable uudc, ii. He
declare himf-l ave {. 20 tbs inyef,nsu
Of Juclc'al power, on ,he gyourd Of exPs--
dieHce bon iaid that ne nngld no, on thi,
occaiioD oppo(e the bill for that resfon.
I. he DEEMED IN judicial Pow b. ae!e
gaisd 10y The bill. 70 " unconAiSutiousl
ne bill muH b. am,Deea. hsfor, it could
90 ain bus vo.e He hereio,- moved 20 10
amend the ~ feet ~, Is co copfae al iu-
( dicfal power exerc,ied under the oil! TO the
federal cocra.
The cooai,uiion cxprsfsiy declarcs chat
" The jUdic;2i power fiai e,teni TO all
caies, m law ard equity, sriGag under his
contribution, The laws of the Uui.ed S aztec,
&c" II ;he Judicial powe extended ,c
on e4}sf, iureiy it mua extend 10 the pre-
ieni cafe The coEai,uiioa further de-
Glazed 1" thar the Judicial pcg7er OF nh
Cn.ted S.sios !hsi. be veG,a IN Que fn-
psem~ court, aed IN fuch inferior ccurt
as The coogrea may rom Use to tinoc e.
, dam All e iiih. lit w fiji eyi5er-
THAI the Rs-e-caurts COLL AK hzch,brsce,
iby the ezpreGlop or Jgfrswe eoar' Snt
Jas to the exrreiiion, mJirsr ecprlI, h
would ak wheler the Gatr tribunals cooL
come wI-hin Ifs Hisaaiag, Ii vas cvi6en
to him hat hey could no., as they wer
mot appointed By e7agreis az no csul. o
error lies from the late to die federal coort
! or writ of raaG. sagf Il followed iha
they were not included in tie true mean
ting of he tenn inferior courts ther
were neither ordained OF aPooin.ed by con
Igrels.
J Further, the couai,u.ion prefcribsd, tla
the judges ihou!d receive js.erd f.La,ief pay
able by The United States, and hold thsi
Offices during good Je6a9iow Iais dirsc.
zion Of the coo6itUiiou precluded ell o,he
but federsl courto.
Befdes ta-fc conaitutional iaiunaion
which on his mind were i!reifi5 :, or
tv'ew os he cxpediency Of tie dsissaie
IPcwers, it would appear that szlenisc an,
great Inconvenience attended lie excgcii
OF il. Under the jori1prOdeoce of tie fe
vsral Rates, freh j ~1-;-;y of laws an
mode Of procedure esiEed as produced ,h
gyca' Fl embarrsfEneut1 DsGdce, i, ga
Dot omar 70 fupyofe in the !ncce e. "a a
even,s The occa6onaI eSiaeuce IL particola
isales, Of a fpir;t ,i moeiIyy 20 fo.ae .ussiur
Of N federal government.
Oh the whole, n7 Bid fsid, lie, :.
coniidered congrels az equ,hv inconoc
Sen; 20 translufc into The &,.e courts, II,
r'gi't " judging OF cafes ths occsret UT
der the conai;a;ion and laws of ,he f-dsrs
government, as they were 70 .rans(rt- exc
on;ive o. legislative power, derived frou
irhsr coriii'u ion, iato ,be hitds @ rhc CO.
ccu;ive aud lsgiaa;iye organ. e the Gaie 80
v-gnmcnt.
Mr p-rnis was 10 imppGcd with th
importance If feb aud fsir difcDGi7u q
.he Poin; unlimited 20 the houfc by tht
gentleman from New York, ,fat hr re-.
co'aiueri>d 4 fuir-ofon " any corG5ers
iion Of 1t, until tbc jodic'a'y h;H CAM
before them. Tb,a tie q1-0ion migh
be n,, dire6Iy. He ,hc.eiofe move,
,ha, the committee ril-, report progreie
and e, again, which was accordingly done
and leave 20 Il, sgsio grant.l
On MOTION Of rar. ii ice the h0uic wen
io:o committee Of the whole on the hii
in rcl1.ion 20
9bs 7eyJifoyy ej' Co'gm5ia.
Mr. Morris Ia the canir.
Ne Raodo'gh moved to GriIse ont IT,
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