Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-09

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Aouse of Dec. asia, gisiog statement
sof aRs nanaer ard state OF the tr'gatsss
arS sac', other infasna.ioG touching this
su5sgSs, as may Be Ia hss possession -
A,so-a message containing the laws pass
!. cd ia s1sr Michigan eesritosy. during the
year 1905.
MIR. Nelson offered the following rsso.
lusioa Resoluei. thai a cemaaitSee be
sYpoinsed. TO enquire whether any, and II
any, what alterations are necessary IL tsae
mil;s;a laws of she district OF Coiambla,
win leave t.:s re port BY Dill or otherwise,
NEr. Mumford presented several pesl.
tious from saadry inhabitants OF ~. ofk
praying fos farther Publication OF thai har-
Dor. Referred as before.
Mr.. Teaney, from the committee or re-
s veal and unfinished business, offered re-
solution &c the following effect &" hesolv.
ed. that the cons isiee of commerce aEd
mauufac,ures be Instructed to enquire into
the expedieucy of continuing the prof'as.
bi.ior of intercourse with certain parts OF
So. Domingo. Carried
MIR. "a. Williams, Of the committee
appointed to enquire iaso the expediency OF
exceeding to the jadges OF the district
courts the power Of granting inIunetianss
reported a bill; which was twice read ana
referred to the committee of the whole fer
Thursday next.
The house took up the report OF the
committee of the whole, on the slave ON.
Mr.. Sloan moved 10 strike cut the Attn
section, three members only voted Ia Ia
vor of striking oas. :,
An amendment was proposed oy var.
Early, which occasioned considerable de.
bate. After which, and without decision,
the sill was postponed Till Wednesday add
ordered to be printed. !,
A bill for the relief of -Hearn, aud
ah;li Cor the relief of George little, were
reported by the committee OF me wao'e'
and enegrossed for a third reading.
The 5 Il providing for the punishment.
( of certain crimes against the Un'ieo
States, was taken up IN committee OF the
whole.
The Cd section is IN these words, And
be IL further enacted, that the trial al the
above mentioned offences, may be mad 10
any of the districts or territories, where
ANY of the acts constituting the offeace
.hal..haye b en- committed, aad all the acts
constituting the offence, may be brought
In evidence on such trial, In whatever part
ne the United States or the territories
thereof they may have been commit
ted"
MIR. Eppes moved to strike out this sec sec
zion, considering it improper that trial
should lake place hus where the offence was
committed.
AIR. Dawson and Mr.. Bldwen opposed
the motion to strike out, on account OF
the impsssibilisy in many cases OF bringing
offenders 70 trial for crimes commenced
and committed 10 different places.
Mr.. Epfes spoke against the section,
and. that gentlemen might turn their at
tension TO the subject, ne moved that the
com mitses should rise.
Mr.. Smile and Mr.. Bidweli opposed
the rising.
Mr.. Nj. Williams spoke in favor OF the
section and against postponemen'.
Mr.. Eppes considered the section as Ia
opposition to the constitution which pro-
vides for the trial of person accused,
10 the place where the offence iscommH-
ted.
MIR. Jackson moved to insert. after the
words /. shall have been committed" the
following IS and in which the offender
may be arrested"
After some further debate, Mr.. Eppes
withdrew his motion for the eomm'ssee's
rising.
The question then returned 90 s.r'k'ns
n,t the Cd section. Il was lost, q only
being 10 favor OF II. -.
Mr.. Smile moved that the committee
r;se. Carried-and the house adjourned.