Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-24
CONGRESS-
HE UNITED STATES.
AHousr OF REPRESENTATIVE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.

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States.
MIR. Elmer thought greater inconve-
niences would arlie from The change pro.
poiee in this bill than from the pfeient
arrangements. -
Mr.. Bayard faid the principal objete
of the bill was TO accommodate Judge
Warrington, by altering me allotment
of the judges of the iupreme court, which
would be effected without dhcommodins
the other Judges and with their eniire ap-
probation.
Mr.. Ieib iaid he had feconded the mo-
t;on 10 ftrlke out the hrt iecticn, and he
.hoped it would prevail. He was NOT OF
opinion that the conve isnce OF the ]uo-
oes fhould alone be coniulted. The pun
I;c Inconvenience Mould ALTO be regarded
He hoped the prefent difrlbusion OF the
;adoes would continue; becauie enc OF the
Judges Judge Chaie) was 70 precious IN
The ettimation of Maryland, where he
now a6ted, he was in favor OF continuing
him there, in preference of Transporting
him TO Pennsylvania, where he might not
nerbap, be held in 70 precious point OF
view. 20 =.
,bs fiction. The convenience OF the
Judges ought to be attended to; but II
~ The arrangements OF this bill greater
Inconvenience will attach TO the people,
the Judges ought TO endure their preient
Inconvenience rather than eSpoie the ma
ton 70 one that would be greater. nc
.confdered the convenience ct the people
the more important, it would not give
!stisfattion to the people OF the fate ne
,reprsfented (Pennfylvania) 10 make this
alteration they were fatished with their
prelent Judge mir. Patterfon.) They
would NOT be iatisfed with the Judge pto-
,uerlrote, Given them.oe ttiinpdble Up
On them what they would deem an evil.
Mr.. Mott was for itri!sing out the irf
fiction, to Kill the bill altogether. He
did not think the accommodation Of one
Judge was faAicient ground for the bill.
The fate he reprelen,ed New Jeriey}
would be difpleafed with the change pro
pofed by the bill, as there was not in
the union a man more obnoxious In that
Safe than the judge contemplated TO be
given them.
Mr.. Butts was againf the motion TO
arike our the frR fiction, as IT was
calculated to remove great inconveni-
,ence attached to the duties OF particular
Judge; and as there was no reaion offer
ed in favor of ii which ought, in his
opiaion, TO influence the houfe. In the
allegation OF duties, the Congrefs onght
nor 10 know any of the Judges bui
ought TO prefume thar they were all.
equally learned and agreeable 10 The Peo-
Mr.. Rutledge. oblerved that the duties
aligned TO Judge Warrington were ex.
,remely announcement. He was obliged
TO ride from Virginia TO Vermont. The
Judges, he prefumed were all learned and
upright. If any of them failed to diff
charge their duty, the regular ooufe OF
proceeding was known to,tne houfe Ht
had never underitood the cauie OF the ar
ran2ement which fubn itsed Judge Wafh-
ino;on to this inconvenience, until hel
learned that that gentleman had iome time
.tince contemplated refdence IN Connec-
ticut: under which in,preilion the preient
arrangement had been made.
Mr.. Elmendorf viewed the iubjea dit |
getco,ly from any gentleman who hat
sfpoken on the iubjets. II appeared e
him that judge by being permanently
Aligned to particular circuit would bel
come better acquainted With theaaws oil
the aates embraced within his circuit.
He, therefore, thought Congress ihoule
Ieoiflate but once in making proper OH
trih.t;on of The judges.
Mr.. Bayard faid 1t mutt be arFaren
thar the whole diieodion conhaed in wha