Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-12
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-, tN oISNh JANUARY d.
he President communicated reporf
OF the Secretary of the Treasury, made in
obedience TO resolution Of the Senate of
the Oath ultimo, requiring information re-
latiye to the effect of an act 10 suspend
for limited time the sale or forfeiture of
lands upon receipts into the Treasury,
and the probable effect Of continuing it
I'D force for one year.
he bill more etfectually TO provide for
the punishment of certain crimes against
the United States, and the bill further TO
extend the Judicial system of the United
States, were reported by MIR. Bm,1H,
from the Judiciary committee, the former
with, the latter without amendments.
Mr.. OTIS agreeably to notice obtained
leave, and introduced billto extend the
jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of. the
United States TO cases arising under the
law relating 10 patents, which was read.
The Senate made some further progress
IN The bill to provide for the more COVE
nIenf organization of the Courts of the
United States, and the subject was post
poned 10 tomorrow.
Some of The orders for the day were
postponed, and
The Senate wentinto the consideration
OF Executive business after which, il
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, JANUARY Z.
Mr.. W'iflams, often. from the military
committee, directed TO enquire into the ex
pedieney of providing by law for cloth
Ing The army OF Tie country in domestic
manufactures, reported against the expe-
diency OF making any provision, by iaw,
OH that subject.
The bill to extend the jurisdiction of
tln 10 Of 4 e
out OF the law of patents, was read Sc
cond time.
The bill TO establish Supreme Court,
&c. &c. was again debated, as il has been,
ably, Tor two days past.
A motion had been made by Mr.. Ro-
bCrts, 10 recommil the bill. with instruc-
lions, i'll lieu ofthe present bill, TO provide
for the appointment of two additional
District Judges for the states Of Kentucky
aud Tennessee, who shall, with the Dis
trict Judges now in commission, hold the
Circuit Courts iu those states, with the
jurisdiction now possessed by those
courts.
On the question TO agreef 10 this motion,
1t was decided In the negative, yeas 8,
naVs %.
a motion was then made by Mr.. Ro-
6erts, 10 recommt the bill to The judiciary
committee, with Instructions 10 provide
III the bill for the appointment Of two
additional Justices OF The Supreme Court,
and so to alter the present division of the
u. States into Circuits, as to provide for
the more speedy administration ofjustice
III ihe states of Tennessee and KeBiucky.
Beforcdeciding this motion, The Senate
adjourned.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9.
Among The petitions presented to-day,
was one sy John Mason and others, of
Georgetown, PRAYING tie repeal of The act
which eXempts The city Of Washington
from faxes, for county purposes.
The motion made by MIR. johnson, on
the OH ult. to call on Tie Executive for
thelcorrespondence respecting the cession
Of The Fioridas, was this day Withdrawn
by him, on being called up, his object ba-
wing been attained by The communities
tons subsequently made by the Presi
dent.
Mr.. johnson, from the committee on the
public lands, reported bill for adjusting