Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-13

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shall be entitled TO an adequate boanty in Ian q
or to an adequate communication OF such bounty
IN money.
This resolve was referred 10 the same
committee ot the whole 10 whom were re-
frIred Ms. John>on'S resolutions.
MIR. IVdiimsn, of Massachusetts, offer
cd for consideration the ioiloving reSOiu-
ton;
ReSpIced, That the committee of commerce
and manufactures he Instructed 10 inquire into
the chpedicucy OF providing bS law Tor the ap-
pretending and securing foreign seani,n de.
setiiHg from forcing vessels " hale in the ports
of the United State, contrary " their ensa ~
nleutS lu serve on board such vessels.
Mr..W made II few observations, 10 SHOW
the necessity OF such regulation as that
which he BOW proposed, arising from ili
cxpethency, and demanded also by recI4
IrociN. \ SlGiar provision existed, he
sai'., in all foreign ports, by which our
masters OF vessels were able 10 secuie
tGcir Scamcn, aud our laws secured 10 cur
own vessels IN our ports the like privilege.
II WAS obviously expedient, therefore, 10
extend tins provision 10 foreign vessels
also, IN regard 10 which IL WAS more ne
cessary. ami 10 wlii. h the ren.edy was not
applicable, unless IN cases whore il had
been enormously applied by d misappre-
hension OF the LAYS IN the ease.
The resolution WAS adopted without OPP
position.
Mr. Claiborne, uf Tennessee, moved a
resolution lnStrucliug the committee on
pensions 10 inquire into the eXpediency
oil establishing by law All office for The
payment of pensions and revolutionary
claims, within the district ot West Fen
nessee.
MIR. G. explained the object of his mo-
ton; which MAS predicatvd on the fact.
that, owing 10 the locailou of the pension
agent for tennessee, a person in West
Tennessee having business with him might
with more ease resort 10 tins CITY, could
II be here transacted, than he could travel
TO The residence ofthe agent, &c.
The motion was agreed TO.
On motion of Mr.. Taylor of n. York,
Resoired, That the committee on the
public lands be instructed 10 enquire into
the expectancy OF eAempting from taxa
ton the military bounty lands in the Mis-
souri, and Illinois territories, ior five wears
after the patents have been issued.
On motion Of Mr.. LnshGm OF Pennsyl-
NanIa, the committee OH post reads were
instructed to enquire into the expediencv
of establishing post road from Fort
Montgomery, IN Monroe county, I'm Ala
bama territory, TO Blahcly, III Mobile
county: and,
On motion of Mr.. allen of Vermont, the
same committee were instructed 10 en-
quire as 10 establishing post road from
Burlington 10 Craiisbury, thence through
lrasburgh TO Barton, in Vermont
On motion of MIR. M'Coy of Virginia,
ReSotced, That the committee of WAYS
and means be instructed TO enquire into
the eXpediency of repeating the law Law
ing duty on imported SALT granting
bounty on picked fish exported, and al
lowing bounty 10 vessels employed In
tile fisheries.
THE JUDICIARY.
Mr.. Claiborne of Tennessee, moved the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolred, That the committee on the Judici.
airy be instructed TO enquire whether any, and
it any, what alterations and amendments are
necessary to be made in the Judiciary.
Mr.. G. said, that perhaps no subject
would come before the House at the pre-
sent session, of more importance TO the
people, than that embraced III his motion.
A good Judiciary is certainly indispeusa-
bic to protect the rights and interests OF
the people. That certainly cannot be
said 10 be good one which fails TO adj
minister Justice. Such, however, Mr.
c. said, was the fact in regard 10 the
country which he represented. Oge
Circuit Judge WAS assigned 10 Kentucky,
Tennessee and Ohio: the labors OF that
Circuit were too lierculean for Tie con
OF any man whatever. The
was, that In Tennessee, be-
ing the last district Ia the Judges Circuit,
where the cases before thc Court are nu.
merous and important, there were no tri-
the last five years there had not
been perhaps twenty causes disposed of.
The time of the Judge was so divided as
TO make !, impossible for him 10 devote
the necessary time 10 tie Court In Ten
nessee. Unless some remedy was pro-
sided, there Was in that state an opera
live denla at justice as TO the Laws of
thu United STATES. Ii was unnecessary
for him, he sad, TO go now into detail,
and state what alterations IN his opinion
ought 10 be made in the Judiciary sys-
t ID. That was wide field, which he
had no doubt would be properly explor-
ed by the committee having that subject
in charge, and fully acquainted w!ih IFS
merits. He hoped that something would
at least be done for he relief Of the peo-
pie of Tennessee.
Mr.. Hopknson, Of Pennsylvania, rose,
merely 10 mention fbe fact, that at The
last session of Congress, two important
bills bad been reported OH this subject by
the judiciary committee, but not acted
on by the House. He invited the attenti-
on Of gentlemen TO these bills, TO see how
nearly or remotely they approached 10
their ideas of necessary reform of the
Judiciary.
MIR. Cldiborne's motion was agreed TO.
And The House adjourned.
IN SENATF-DEC. 8.
Nr. Sfohes, of North Carolina, appeared