Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-17

'Cl3 heretofore pdSSCd III relation Ia II,
had been temporary. There was aRoiIi-
81 reason requiring tie passage OF this
bill BY The several acts dividing lie
state into two districts, &c q doubt had
arisen, inascGch as tie cid district IN
New York had been abolished. and Two
new ones established in lieu oi it, villa,
had become of the business in the old
court. One Judge had decid, d that the
Noriherp court had no jurisdiction ever
cases before The old court, even where
The seizures had been made within that
district. The other Judge had however,
gone OH and tried the case, and the par
lies had acquiesccd. Other of those ca
ses were yet pending, in respect 10 which.
ms bfl was extremely important. MIR.
>. repeated the TGmark that, whatever
might be the conduci of the Judge, /; was
indispensable that there should be court,
and therefore that Tins bill should pass, rs
tie former law regulating the proceedings
OF the courts had expired, q al present 10
process c0ul3 issue from them. So much
for the features of tiiis>bil. AIr. s. said
he did not know whether il was uecpssa-
ry TO follow the genl!eiaaD from Georgia
III The illusions be had made 20 the con-
duet Of the Judge. 20 remove erroneous
impressions, however, which the gentle
man observations might haveiproduced,
anc 10 afford iniornIation for the gentle :
men himself, IL he woulS receive il. he
would remark, that the Judge in question
had travelled annually, from the North 10
HE South as the gentleman had stated,
but 1t was for the benefit Of his heath.
That health had been sacrificed to Lis
public duty, VIXEN, whilst Judge Patterson
was sick, and could not attend The courts,
the Judge who had been referred 10. had
Il.
The business of the court, and business.
too, of tlle most Iaborious and important
nature. In the summer season, said Mr.:
>. That Judge now generally htjids the
courts; when the winter commences. he
goes 10 the South, rs il WAS ell known.
the,eNtreme cold of the Northern regions
does rot permit those afflicted with prl-
monary complaints TO remain there IN
safety during tie winter; and by these
excursions his health had been greatly
benefited, and probably sis life preserr
ed. II, however, Mrs. said, ary gentle
man thought that the Judge hI in This or
any other respect acted improperly, ne
hoped that an enquiry woul be insriiu-
tea MIC his conduct, and that itwould he
thoroughly inv eSupatcd. But no stx,ec,.
ton on inai Aead o8ghi 10 ne permitted
10 arrest tie passage of this hin.
HE bill was ordered TO be engrossed
for third reading.
The Speaker also laid before the Nouse
The following letter from the Secretary Of
the Treasury
Treasury pepartncnt,
SIa-In conformity with the provisions OF
the act of Congress OF the 81 Of March, Isl7.
entitled = an act to incorporate tie snb,cTi'
bers TO certain banks in the District of Colnnr.
hia, and to prevent the circulation of the note.
OF uunc0rporated associations within the "a
district" have the honor TO sta.e that tba
president and directors of the banks embrace
by the said act, have deposited in this enart
ment statements of the sitration Of The said
banks respectively, on the tat day OF Jaunary.
1873.
From an attentive examination Of t,oss
statements, am ofOpiui0B that the concerns
OF these banks have eenprudently conducted.
that there's no just reason TO doubt thei.-so.
lidity, and that there exists no cause of dancer
arising from any kind Of mismanagemel.t
WI. II. CRAWFORD.
Speaker ctthe House of Representatives.
The report was ordered to lie on the
fable.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
The House then again resolved itself
into committee of the whole. or the re-
port Of tile committee on the question of
Internal Improvement
Mir. CRshMiaH delivered a speech Of
nearly two hours IN length, in favor of the
report.
Mr.. Amtin delivered speech ofeaual
length, on the other side Of the question
Mr.. SmhiHS followed, in speech Of
halt an hour, in favor of the report.
When The committee rose, and The
House adjourned at little before six O..
clock.
MIR. T. W. Nelson, from the committee
on military affairs, reported bill regu.
lating the payments to invalid pensions
eTs.
Mr.. FO'uey also reported bill for the
reiiet OF certain volunteer mounted ca
yalry.
Mir. Hoson, of Mass. from The com.
mittee appointed on that subject, made
detailed report OIL the claims from Mas
sachusetts for expencGs incurred in cal
ing out her militia, accompanied hy bin
to authorize the settlement and pa, mqnt
Of those claims.
The foregoing bills were seyerdlly
twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr.. Pornderfer.
Resoired. That during the remainder Of lhn
session tie hour TO which the house shall
stano. adjourned, shall be ten o'clock in the
morning.
, On motion Of Mr.. FIo1d,
Res0ircd. That tie President Of tho United
States he requested 10 lay before this Honse
any information be may possess, which can he
communicated Without injury 10 the public
yood, relative to Augustus Pierre Chotean,
julius Demnn, ard their compalv pOherf
~ Right, James Baird, and their COMPANY
likewise, J: HarrO, captured by the forces Of
the King ofSpaiD, aud confined i'm the prisors
ot santa re, aud that he communicate any
Information he may possess relative 10 the
place where capturpd