Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-02-02
KENTUcKr LEG STATURE. .
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MoNp,AY,, November IS.

Mr.. r. Crnndy rea0 aE3 ia''A y" ''e ~
BE the following resolutions
Whsreas, awing 70 the manner OF appro-
p,ria.,og lands on the: western water ), a.
dop,ed BY the state Of Virginia previous. to
the erection OF the state OF -a'utky INTO
an independents state, there are MANY con.
Rictinp clans. to ,iapd, and the .,irs {" real
properly in: this state arg tbs reey rtnd,r'
ed precautions, and unset.led ;'and iaas'adch
a. many claims 10 lands IL this common.
wealth are held bp nou residents, who rave
It in ,heit el@ction to have their SUIT triel
in the STATE courts, OF. III. courts OF the Z.
States, which gives The non-residens ds-
cided advantage, ahe' resident having no
sech. election; which advantage is more
manifest, when tits Considered that on.
fsrent rrinciplss of decision may oe esIab-
hshed'bv those different tribunals, and the
nonresident has II in, his, power to resort
60 that csu,t where former decisions iaN"r
hrs particular ease.: And this Is not The
only ibconve nience which the citizens OF
this cptneonwralth are SUBJECT to IN o0nse-
quente OF our par,icn1ar situation the
ar.fal add wra,ihy land claimant who is All
inhabi,aatcf this s'sse, BY a transfer Q! hls
title to a nonresident rcay give Jurisdiction
to the court If ire Un,ted States, and
thereby put il car. tf the power of his indi.
gent opporent - pursue or SUPPORT HE
Claim with success. This is sufficiently
evident when. we reeollecs The great dis
tancs which manvoi cur ci;!zsns lve rom
the disrictconrt of the United o,s:rs for
the Kentucky dis;rict, and their i"sb'ii:y
to prosecute an appeal at; the Federal C'-
ty. r......
An;lwhsrea a: the act Of congress Proa-
biting an assignment Of promissaiy notes,
/ or other chooses in acticn 10 nsn.residents
for,he purpose ofgiving Jurisdiction to the
federal court. is resdered Intellectual III this
state BY rea on ofthe practice which pre-
walls in the said court, and thereby our Gle
tizens are burth.ned unnecessarily with
the vast expeace which attends the adml&l.
stration ofjus,ice in SAID court: .,,
And whereas serious and alarming con-
sequences may eIsue' from siie contradic-
tory adj LEGATIONS in the supreme federal
court and the court Of appeals in this
/ state:
And whereas the Judiciary of each in.
dividual state ought to be considered az
best qualified to decide upon the laws en-
acted by the legisla'urr of that state, more
especia!.Ywhen the SubJectto be aljudlcated
OF is OF such natur" as TO require an in.
innate knowledge OF tie history OF chat
state, and the particular mode Of acquiring
that property wsich IS the subject OF dis
pute:
Eesoived therefore,, Thai the senators in
congress from this STAGE, be-, and they are
hereby instructed, and our representatives
in congress are also reques.ecio use their
best enJsavors To procure such an amend.
ment to the constitution oflhe u. States as
viii conhue the judicial powers Of tue
couftssef the Cnitsd States 10 cases in iay
and equity arising under the constitution
aud laws otthe United States, and treaties
made and which Shall be ma4e under their
authority cases affecting Ambassadors and
other pubic ministers and ccrsuls cases
Of. admiralty and maritime jurisdiction /;
controversies TO which the United States
shalt be party and to controversies between
two or more states.
. Resslyed also, l hat the governor be, and
he is hereby requested to forward tho
foregoing resolution 10 each of the senator's
and represe natives from this state in con-
gress of the United States = Also to the
executives of each ate III the Union, that
lhe same may be laid before the several
legislatures with are9uest Tor their coop
erauon in procuring tke said an'endinent.
7au,;day:Nsvembsr2s::
Mr.. F. Urundy called up the resolutions
which he had read and LAID On the liable
Yesterday, respecting au Maud men: to be
proposed TO the Gems itction OF the United
States /; and the said resolutions beng:
twice read, aas concurred IN.
:. Ordtrtd, That MIR. +. Gruady carry the
said resolutions TO the ssuats aud ire4aess 2
their concurrence. ~r" =.