Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-09-22
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LA4r SESSION CT Ccac1xss,


AlhBNDJGEN7 or :TUolcEAIsy- Sc7e4E1S-
On the 9th OF Aptira Bill 70 amend the
judiciary system OF the United States was
received from the senate.
he most material alterations proposed
b? THIS oil were, iss.- that there should be
only, one term OF the supreme court in a
year for the f7Iai Of causes, TO be held on
the first Monday in February, and one
term requiring dc presence of but one
justice, TO b. held ON the first Monday In
lAngnst' at Which al ineasurs preliminary
10 'rlai should be taken; 3D. Tbat the
dlstrlcts OF the United States should be
formed into SIX circuits, to each of ,vl,ich
a-Jusece Of the supreme court should be
allotted, who, together with the distr;et
Judge, should hold two courts in everv
year IN each dIstr;ct that Whenever the
justice % the supreme cours and the. dis.
'ric' JuI,5e may differ, thc supreme court
sAoVld ultimately decide: Sd. That .he
Ireai~e.-t saoeiG aIpoint as tnehy general
con1rnissionsrs CT bankruptcy IN each aus
tyict rs be nasy think es;pctiieDt, from
eilch the district JUDGE shall sele6t :issSs
Tor each particular case OF banllruptcY.
On RE 18th qi April,the BIZ YES iaksn
up 'Tlier ilc f5at alteration 5yas resisted
With grcet ehernence ty Messrs. Pavard,
Griswold, Dcnris Henderson, L. HIorris.
Dana AID Goddard /; While il was su,4,9s
ousiJ uppurcJd by Mess,s. Nicholacp,
! Etin>hdCti, Il. Williams and.Ilolland.
fy the former it was sontended t'i5t The
great thouG'i disguised ubiest 81 tl,c bin,
was 10 prevent the next SEES ~ Of The sv-
preme court, WHICH would accnrd;nc 10
the Oh law be- h5i,'en in June- but which
tee present bltl deferred tiii FEBRUARY en-
! suing N ORDER 10 deprive that ccur, e
! their constitutional fiFht to decide on liz.
! cOnsufuionaliey of Tie late repcalina H.
olciary act that i was further a., cyj-
nehce ot a disposition 10 renSey the ss,-
pfsIHS Govt rs iass,hc.ent Is rossit,!s tsl.at
II 'iiigsit cease to Sc The oojest Of poTniar
respect thereby perhaps paving the WY
ioF rs eyentpai dsSfre9ion; that the re-
dueirg the terms fro.;s t1so 10 oae In each
year world operate win peculiar lsRSslt-
ness upon present sJiioss, and would from
the unavoidable procrs6lion Of bueirrss.
co2jert the court INTO an eDeine e. l.,;..s-
fiee.
81 the latter, I'll disposition 20 interfere
With TIE constitutional power OF The SUI
pre1he court was diyclained Il Vyas rot
GsiiSvca that that 5ody fyr,iid or co,,iI
pronounce the est all1ded II, a-,cors,;t.,-
iona!, bOt 4 ihey should, tbe dec;sio4,
2oaid be PcrteStly harmless, and wcuie
Only tend the more to unite the public oyi-
mon, Ihe trne reasons on which chs
modification Of the cd law was u.de,
were, The trifling business reauired 70 l..
transacted ~ tEat court, and tie new do
iies required to be performed by the ;us-
wees as nlsm5sT5 ot the circuit COURTS
he average number q SUITS annually de-
ciacd SINCE The establishments of the court
announced only TO -------------, and those q.
present on the docket did Dcf exceed .eio-I |,
IN numher- II was asked whether =
would be inst for the accommodated. -
the few suitoIs in this court, 10 s,,k;scR 20
Inconvenience the great mass orsnitops in
The inferior courts. Il was Cenie,i ths,
one annual session instead og two, woul,I
materially delay the administration e,G me.
uce' as az the preliminary steps would hs
{ an'ecedentiy taken, and as Il wight ne
expected when the terms were so 6ists,n..
the court would not, wuAout st,i,s,ant;,J
reasons, admit a postponernent and ,r,,cL
time being gained from that coDsuroa I'D
heretofore IN the travel Of the Judges. the
terms might be greatly extended beyond
THEW usual length. ''''
| On the question ofaereeine tos r,,,;cr
Fnaade by Mr.. Bayard, TO insert mo zee.
sions, IN the room Of one, there rose oniy
twen.y-six ia the affirmative, and the ,no,
ion vas according', lost,
| Ihe 'eeo,.d alteration wa orno..5 80.
c'Pa'iy BY messre. Bayard and C,isg q, !, I.
---3nd sHqpported by RJessrs. Nieb,.,s .t,'
and Z. |illjaras. '''''So'
| The Argument urged on enc si5.
disputed on the other, tarned ~ 49, - on'
tgoYer'ed principle, whether H. he ,'5e con
vac supreme court, IL order 10 $50 ~ 50
ocs' administration Of justice go, u 7,
liked OF Fo'alory; and as tbs 80 ,,,o' e .
oe Presuu'e.'t to be familiar 10 ~ ~ "a
OF lnest readers, It is urr.ecess,r ~ ll'''i.
de''d the arguments on eitss, ia. Ns's :
The h'vd alteration, rel.,;vo
Poln'ne ct commissioners Of I,.,, .,,s ~
save Use 70 an animated II;gr, :, o','A, 2 PFC
mo.lcg Of A,r. Dennis 20 80, on On y
'-'''n "Ppbed 70 Sllis poin