Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-24


ged into court OF justice in cases where no
dispute exists, where there can be no legal
defence, and compelled 10 pay sum, in
costs, nearly equal to the debt he owes.
Mr.. Whitman conceived the first reso-
luton too indefinite in its phraseology, and
entered into some detailed explanations to
show the expediency OF instituting an enqul-
ry somewhat different, though with the same
object substantially. Mr.. w. then in accor-
dance with the views which he had offered,
moved the following as substitute for MIR.
Archer's first resolution.
Resolved. That the communication Of the
secretary of the Treasury of the 10Th inst.
containing statement of the expenditures
in relation to the judiciary the District CT
,, Columbia, be referred 10 the committee on
the District of Columbia with Instructions
to enquire into the expediency Of providing
that all such expenditures, other than for the
salaries of the Judges and of the Attorney &
Marshal, be paid ard discussed from funds,
to be derived from the counties in which
the expenditures may accrue respectively.
Before the question was taken on this
substitute, Mr.. Smith, of N. C. moved, as
there seemed some conflict of opinion on a
part OF the resolutions, which the house per-
haps die not at present fully comprehend,
that the resolutions may be laid upon the
table and be printed which motion prevail
ed, SO to 48, and they were laid on the Ia
BILE accordingly.
Mr.. Kent, of Nd stated that by refer
ence to the report of the Secretary Of the
Treasury respecting the expenses of the ju-
dietary Of this District, which had just been
alluded to in the discussion, it would appear
that it afforded only the aggregate view of
all the expenses OF the judiciary including
the Supreme Court oil the United States, &c.
He wished to see the expenses of the several
courts distinctly stated, that no misapprehen-
sion Of the subject might exist; and there
fore moved the following resolution which
was read and agreed to.
Resoi0ed, That the Secretary Of the Urea
sury be ordered 10 report to this house the a.
mount OF fines, penalties. and forfeitures i'm
posed, levied, and collected in the District
of Columbia, by order of the circuit court of
the United States, for the said District in
each year, from the year 1901 to the year
1919, bolh inclusive-and that the Sid Sc.
cretary also state what part Of the expendi-
ture, stated IN bis report TO this house, made
al the present session, Of the expenses of the
judicia! system of the said District since the
assumption ofiurisdiction by congress, have
been incurred on account of the district
court of the United States, and on account OF
the sitting OF the supreme court of the y, S.
within the said district, i
Mr.. Smith of Md, laid before the house
statement from the adjutant and Inspector
general, exhibiting comparative view of
the army expenditures, before the late war,
and the estimated expenses tor the present
year which was ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. Tucker, offs. Carolina,
it was
Resosved, That the committee on post Offices !
& Post Roads be instructed TO enquire into the
eXpedency of establishing post route from
Columbia, S. c. by Richard Harrison S store
in Fairfax district, to Beckau.ville. in Ches-
ter district
On motion OF Mr.. Baldwin. it was
ResofUed, That the committee on the ju-
dietary be instructed TO enquire into the ex-
pedlency of allowing salary to the mar
shaS and district attornies OF the western dis
trict OF Pennsylvania and The northern dis
trict ofNew York.
Mr.. Foot offered the following resolution
for consideration:
ReSolued, That the committee on the iu-
dietary be instructed to enquire into the ex-
pedlency ofregulating by law, the elections
and returns for Representatives in the Con-
gress of the United States.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, OF N. C. the
resolution was laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. Rogers, it was
Resolved, That the committee on the post !
Office and post roads be instructed to en-
quIre into the expediency of so altering the
post route from Philadelphia 10 Athens, in