Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-07

es and injuries if any should be committed
contrary to the tenor thereof.
A bill from the Senate making turtE1er
provision for the corps OF engineers, WAS
twice read and referred to committee OF
the whole.
INDIAN TRADE.
On motion of Mr.. -Neut0n, the house
resolved itself into committee OF tie
whole, 81 to II, on the bill supplementary
to the act for establishing trading houses
with the Indian tribes-Mr. W. Aston IN
the chair. The bill being gone thro' was
reported to the house, and ordered to a
third reading.
w COURTS OF THE U. STATES.
On motion Of Mr.. Aarion, the house
resolved itself intoa committee: OF tia whole,
40 70 81, Mr. w. Aston IN the chair, on
the bill supplementary to All act Tor estab-
fishing the courts Of the u. S. The bill
PROPOSES an alteration in the time Or manner
of holding the courts of S. Carolina.
Mr.. Lo0e proposed an amendment to the
bill. declarilg that the laws OF the several
states shall be the rules OF proceeding in ali
judicial proceedings in thetcourts OF the y.
States, provided that it shall not affect any
process on behalf of the u. States.
Messrs, Taylor and Kelly objected to the
introduction of a general provision, en-
bracing such an important principle, into
! Law for a special purpose--a principle too
the propriety Of which was at least cues
tionabie.
Rir. Love advocated his motion. He adj
verted to the laws passed in different states
for suspendirg executions for q time. He
did net express an opinion Oh the principle
| of suspension; but whatever might be his
| opinion Of the principle, lie wished it to be
extended to the federal courts in those states,
for the sake Of equality and consistency III
| judicial proceedings.
Mr.. Lo0e's motior was negativcd by a
considerable majority.
The committee rose and reported the
bill.
Mr.. Lave renewed the motion which he
| made IN committee.
MIR. GhoLs0n advocated TIE motion at
some length, and went into an examination
| Ct tie laws Of the L. States on the subject
of judicial process and Of the decions under
! her, particularly Of late decision OF Tho
Chief Justice that tie law OF state (Vir~
ginia) tor suspending executions should NOT
be he rule Of proceeding for federal court
whilst all other state laws not contrav ening
the laws Or constitution Ct the i. s. were
binding i.
Mr. D0na moved to strike out the pro-
vision excepting from the operation OF 'he
! states. Ayes SO, Noes SO.
M. n. L2ay conceived the decision Of
the Judge mentioned by Mr.. Gkolson TO
have beer erroneous and ali that was ask
ed was that the decision should be reversed
by an explanation Of the meaning Of the law
OF the y. States that Judge should not
have it IN his power 20 put up the law with
one hand and put it down with the other.
Cnder this decision, merchant to whom
money WAS due i'll the state III which he re-
sided, had nothing to do but to assign the
debts to some one III a neighboring state,
and there bring suit Oh it, end evade the
law Of the state. The foreigner too had
advantages over the citizen OF the state, as
he could recover debts and obtain execution
on the Judgment, when the citizen was de-
med the right.
Mr.. GARDENER offered an amendment to
Mr.. Loves motion, to this effect: hiat no
citizen q one state zOhich had passed 1a0 Ia1O
FIR sugbendFng q executions Sh0uM be PRE-
Oeatea jjj'oa7 obtaining moneyin q state zvhere
euch LAYS had been passed. For it would be
unjust to enable the citizens ofon state Gas
Virginia. to refuse payment to their neigh
bors in another state Gas Massachusetts,
were compelled to make payment.
Mr.. R0zOqn opposed mr. Loves amend
ment, as going TO approve the different laws