Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-24


business Of legislation by the adoption of |
this rule the particulars in which IL differ |
ed from similar proposition offered at |
former session by Mr.. HopkinsOn, lis ex-
emniion from The Objectionable features
OF the former proposition, &c.
Mr.. Hopkinson supported the. PROPOSE
ton, and briefly rccapiiulaie,t The unne-
cessary repetition OF labofof committees.
&c which i; would prevent, the expedi-
ton which il would produce in aci,ng OH
the public business &c.
The proposition WAS then agreed TO,
without IA di, ision, IA fellows:
After six days from The commences
| meni of 4 second era subsequent session
| of any Congress, all bills, resolutions, and
reports which originated in the House,
aud at the close of the next preceding
session remained undetermined, shall be
| resumed and acted on in the same man
ner a. If AN adjournment had not taken
| place"
| On motion of MIR. FORSYTH,
Rcsnircd, That the committee on the Judici-
AIRY be instructed 10 enquire into the eXpedi-
ency OF altering 80 much OF the laws now III
force for regulating the territorial govern.
f, mcnts OF the United States, requires a
| freehold property in tie territories respective
| ~, as qualification for Office.
Mr.. Desha offered the following reso-
luton, which was agreed 10
| Resolred, That the report of the committee
| on public expenditures, on the memorial and
| accounts of Colonel James Thomas. quarter
| ma ter general made February Is, 1877, and
] laid upon the table, he referred 10 tie attorney
| general of the United States.
| The House went next into committee
oil the bill providing for the due execute
Oil ofthe laws fthe u. States in the state
OF Mississippi.
| Some conversation took place on the a
mount of compensation proper TO be al
| loved 10 the District Judge 10 he ed
| III the state-Mr. POinderter moved and
| advocated the sum OF 2OOO dollars, in
winch he was supported by Mr.. Clay,
| liberal allowance being contended for on
the ground of the peculiar and burhen-
some duties 10 be performed. and the
sacrifices to be made by the district, Judge
there acting also as circuit Judge.
| The motion 10 fill The blank with COCO
! dollars was carried, 81 to GO.
| Mr.. POihderter then moved salary of
500 dollars 10 the United States attorney,
in the new state, instead of 200 dollars,
which had been reported by the judiciary
committee, which motion was disagreed
| to; also, successive motions TO insert
400 AMI 300 dollars.
The committee then rose, and the
| House taking up the amendments, the
| sum of 1000 dollars, inserted as the saia-
nv of the Judge, was after some discussi-
oil concurred in, Ga ts rs, and the bill
| ordered 10 be engrossed for third read
ing.
The House having gone into a commit
Tee of the whole on the bill in addition
TO an act for the punishment of certain
crimes againstihe u. States, and TO repeal
the acts therein mentioned Ito enact into
4, Il al. 4
heretofore passed 10 enforce the neutral
obligations of the L. States)
MIR. Robertson of l.. moved TO strike out
the following proviso:
THAT If any person SO enlisted shall, within
| thirty days after such enlistment voluntarily
| discover upon oath to some justice of the peace
or other civil magistrate, the person or persons
| they may be apprehended or convicted of the
said offence, such person so discovering the
offender or offenders shall be unidentified from
| the penalty prescribed by this act"
This motion was agreed to without a
| division.
Mr.. Clay offered some general remarks
! on the offensive nature of the bill, which
| he said instead of an ACT to enforce neu-
| trality, ought 10 be entitled, an act for the
| benefit of his majesty the king of Spain.
| He also expressed his unwillingness thus
| TO be called OH to rc-enact laws already
in force, of which he did not wish 10 have
now the labor of investigating their prin-
| oiples, or the responsibility, if wrong, of
renovaiing and participating i'm ihem.-
| Sufficient, he thought for the day was the
evil thereof +; and he was sorry the COM
miitee had not contented itself with
| bringing forward some original propositi-
on, without hunting out and bringing up
| for re enacton all Tie old laws heretofore
naSspd on the SubiPct-There Iyas yreaf
| difference between suffering acts TO re-
main unrepeaIed, and bringing them up
| for re-enactment, and he gave notice, that
| after this bill should be made as perfect
as its friends could make it, he should
| submit single proposition TO leave the
| act of 1904 i'll force, and TO repeal the act
| of 1897 81 of 1877. Mr.. G.. concluded by
moving TO strike out of the I'd section the
words which make il open for person
| to ego beyond the limits or jurisdiction
Of the United States, with intent to be
| enlisted or entered" in the service of any
foreign prince or state, &c.
Mr.. Forsyth opposed the motion, and
observed, that after the great labor which
the committee had undertaken on this
subject, at the instance of the speaker
(Mr. Claw they had some reason 10 COM
plain of his remarks OH the course they
had taken.
After some other conversation between
Mr.. Clay and Mr. Forsyth, the question
was taken, and MIR. Clay's motion agreed
TO without count.
Mr.. Robertson, of Louisiana, objected
TO the penalties proposed by the bill, as
unreasonable severe, and instead Of a fine
OF 10000 dollars and ten "ears imprison-
ment which the Judge might at his dis