Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-12

well for the reason that lie was at A
time opposed to such measure. a,l
cause the remainder Of the session
wanted for other and more impou 8
business.
A very long debate ensued on
merits of the bill, in which Mes,
Walker of Geo. King, Morril, Sms'
Mellen, Lanman, and Roberts min.
pally entered. Before taking the on.
ton.
The Senate adjourned.
80. Saturday. ,aprls
MIR. Williams OF Mississippi +,
the committee on public lands, rem.
ed a bill establish an additional,
office in Alabama.
The bill to authorize the erectio,
a light hous on the Isle of Shoals j.
considered in committee Of the wbdIl
and ordered to third reading. e
DISTRICT JUDGES.
The Senate resumed Inc conside,
ton of the bill to increase the Conn., !;
sation of certain district judges Of Nj
United States-the motion to postn,T
the bill indefinitely being still undI
consideration.
Mr.. Walker of Geo. spoke at SOM
length against the motion and in fam|'
OF the bill.
The motion for indefinite postpon,I
ment was decided in the negative
ayes 10.
A motion to postpone the bill to WedI
nesday, was, after some debate alsi
negatived-ayes IL.
Mr.. Eaton then moved to recommilE
the bill, with instructions to arrang,|
the salaries into two classes, to the Ell
tent of duties incident to the diFerpI
districts, giving to the lowest elias, |
$500 dollars, and the highest s,OGI
dollars but subsequently withdrew hl
motion.
The Senate then proceeded to fill til
blanks with the sums to be allowed It'd
Judges respectively; aad having madt
some progress,
MIR. Trin BILE moved to recommit thI
bill with Instructions to divide the Ss
laries into four classes, the lowest | 500
dollars, the highest 2,50o-lhe Others
intermediate sums.
Mr.. Eaton moved to amend the mo.
ton by striking out the lowest class.
This motion and also MIR. Trimble's
were successfully negatived, after a
good deal of discussion.
The Senate then went on in filling
the blanks. In fixing the compensation
of the Judges in the several states, a
great deal of debate took place--aImost
every member of the Senate entering
into the discussion. as the court of each
state passed successfully in review
the debate turning occasionally on the
merits OF tie bill, as well as on the e1i
tent Of the business of each particulG
state-the compensation necessary il
various sections, according to the COa
OF iiving-the relative amount which
was reasonable and preper--and on the
various sums which were proposed and
tried i'll majority of the cases, o.
which there was, of course, much dit
terence Of opinion. The salary of eacf
judge was increased, more or less. ex
cept that O. he judge of Louisiana
He now receives three thousand dollar
MIR. Johnson, Of that state, attempl
ed to get it raised to $500, but failed
as did motions to fix it at inferno
date sums /; and it was finally leil
5000 dollars.
Anather motion to postpone the bll
indefinitely was made near the clos
of the proceeding, by Mr.. Lowrle, DG
failed /; ayes IS, noes 90; and
The consideration of the bill resulte'
in filling the blanks as follows:
poLLAsi
To the judge of the Maine District, Low
To the Judge of the District of New ~
Hampshire, 10"
To the judge of.,he District ofMassa- M
chuselts, >"
To the Judge of the District Of Rhode ),
Island, Is"
To thejudge of the District Of Con- "a
necticut l,~
To the judge of the District Of Yer On
mont, l,''
To the judge ofthe north District of -
New York, Wv
To the Judge Of the south District OF %
New York, Wv
To the judge of the District of New , "a
Jersey, Nv
To tho iudoa offhe east District of