The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-04
men, of Iouiliana, and alked if iueh motion would

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be in orderl
TBe Speaker faid that both committees mus. be con-
ldered as c7 one,, and MIR. Elliot nistng on his mo-
ton, IT put and carried by great majority aud
a committee OF icven appointed, viz.
Meiirs. Elliot, Clop,on, Whitehili, Hastings, Pal-
mer, Winston, and Butler.
MIR. Elliot preien,ed the petition of Timothy
Phelps, of Marlboro in the ate of Vermont, rating
--Tha, he was CONDITIONED by the government OF
New-Iork, in 1882, iheriT of the county Of Cum
berland iniad rate, part Of Vermont chat while
exercing the duties Of that ation he was attacked
and arreited under the asned authority of Vermont
his perona property plundered his real eitate con-
f.catsd, and hrnie banhed and fo il len to return
pain OF death. That fatement OF his wrongs and
Gtuation was made to Congre!s, convened at Phila-
delrha, in December, 1889, which body, after re-
cogning his cafe and that of Others ilarly eircu-
itanced, pahed reioutons, requiring full and ample
rcttituon to be made the iufferers and that they
houd not be molelted on their return, and pledqiny
the faith of the United States that eifeSual meaiures
fhou!d be taken to enforce compliance with tho!e
resolutions. That with thefe reiolutons in his hand
the petitioner did return and that the psrons thus ex
ercug the authority of Vermont, did no, only dire
gard him, but impriioned him for the tpace of five
months, which added the lois Of health to all his O.
.her iufierings and fubnting the utce of his claim
for remuneration, The Representatives of great
free. and prosperous Republic
Referred to the committe of Claims
Several petitions from Alexandria were read ao,nr
Congreis making any alteration in their charter ar pr
emit
P.ferred to the committee appointed IN ,b,t s,b.
jeef.
The petition of George Ball. lieutenant in the
twelfth Pennsylvania regiment, who was wounded in
lIT and has never been cured, and in the opinion Of
competen, judges never will; praying relief.
Referred to the committee of Claims.
A neiiage from the PRECEDENT informing that he
mad approved aud iigned the aa making further 40.
preparation for carrying into effect the Brith conyen
ton meiiage from the Senate ANNOUNCING ,bc;r
concurrence in the joint reolve in relation to captnn
Decatur, officers and crew.
he bill declaring the afient of Congrels to the aa
OF North Carolina, reipe3ing lands in ennefee wen,
trcnSh the committee OF the whole and was ordered
to be engro.Ied for third reading to morrow.
he bill for the more eeaual preiervatun of peace
IN the ports and harbors of the Unified States and in
me "atcrs under Their juridetion, to the COM
mlitee Of the whole, Nix. Dawson in the chair.
The firh fiction authorities the Prefident and Other
proper officers to call in the aid of the Militia. Re,plar
troops or armed veiels execute civil procefs unon
Offenders who take refuge board foreign armed yc
fels 49,
On motion of Mr.. Nichofon, any commanding Of
ncer reiuting to obey requitor TO this effect was
iuolected to hne no; exceeding 1000 dollars
MI X Grhwoid, obfervng in the latter part of the
hr iecton the words and if de ath enfues ON either
hde thole who are concerned in fnp,ort os The c,,
authority, ihall be fulfilled and thcl ena~cd
ing mall De Punhed III cafe of homicide committed
IN renting civil officer" wiihed to know what the
Punhment ihoud be, as he did not recollea tina, Com
sreis had heretofore ever made any law on this point
perhaps 1t was intended to be purified under the
otate laws where the cafes mould ariie; in the latter
mode the punilhnent would not be equal. for Cnn,e
DunitbRf his off, I. r
more mildly. AS this was penal law he thought that
great Precon was expedien 70 as to leave as little
latitude as poIible forconlfrucaion.
NIT. NichoDon remarked that Homicide committed
IN reiiitlng civil officer did not aud in their an,,a
book; but the law of 1899, defining crimes and num-
hents IN the executive territory of the United States
"s iores' and arfenals, made provfion for pnnning
ne would agree to ftrike out the irli
and INHERIT the lat, and then the punGnsent would be
UNIFORM for crimes of the fame fpecie. viz three wears
imprisonment and 1000 dollars fine.
W.T.. Mellon was forry to differ from his colleao,,c
INF M on this point, but he could not view the fri
hihg Puniihment OF fine and imprisonment, any wife
adequate TO the crime.Shall the murder of YOUR Of
ncer III the execution of the duties of his Office be com
iiu.ed Tor hne and imprisonment You fiue vour
miitia officer 5000 dollars for not goir, upop ,bis
wee, and the who kills him in refhinq vour nro.
GELS IS tned 1000 dollars and imprifoned for tire.
years. fhould certainly recommend fome,bnp mo-a
concentrate to the offence
hr. NifSOy0z remarked that Homicide, hapne,,;po
IN renting civil officer was not conIidered in rho
Dill as murders of courie the punihment of death was
not the proper one. Whether three years mprionmen,
and 1000 dollars fine was exactly what the pun;(b-
ment ought to be, he would not undertake 70 f,v
hat however is the punilhment to be inflicted ON onr
own Chzen' upon the commilIion of man1auob,er
But Gentlemen fhould remember that fire and i,Dr;
comment is NOT the only puniihment to which fuch
criminals would be liabe-upon their arreh they are
over to be dealt with according to law He
mould have had no objection to let the punhmen,
remain as 1t food under the feveral ates but that he
conhdered they were in comfortable degree UNEQUAL
ne Puinibment in Maryland was different from tia,
III New ork he believed but he wa. certain tia. II
was m1lder in Pennsylvania. The punilhment bv
death might defeat the Object of iulice il beinc
more than the offence deferved. Juries would he in.
chned TO mercy and acquit the criminal in order to A.
VOID taking his life upon their condolences Liberv
being one OF the mott defrabe things on earth tend.
lone degree to jntify and II not to uitify az LEAH
dnnih the offence, as flowing from the principle Of
felf-defence. Vi
Mr.. Ne5on would briefly nate the cafe and ,bsr
ne truited his worthy friend would be of his onn;o
hey 1eened to differ more about word, than tbno,
Manilaughter was haiy killing upon iudden aray
S' u Is true, was never punifhed with DEATH either
mere or IN England but murder was deliberate III
ing WIN malice prepenle, and ia cafe fuch kilng
taxes place m demanding offender from on board
an armed veiie and murder enfues furely the p,r,v
ought to fuller the punihment of murderer.-'rbe
crime ct murder is not defined in any of the tJn;,e5
States ttatutes neither in NI,r,I,nl -