Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-09
DOMESTIC.

quarter before one hui no buSlnes5
was done alter 10 o'clock. excepting
tlIe mere form of the enrolment ana
signature Of some OF the bills.
A List of the Acts which were passed
during the session will be found In The
preceding page, believed 10 be COM
plete. That List shews the results of The
Session so distinctly, thai no regular ac-
count Qf The business OF Saturday Is
Thought necessary, An accoant Of some
Of the most interesting incidents will lie
found under the proper head, and some
are mentioned below.
Tie first in importance, is the fact that
the bill 10 establish an Uniform System
OF Bankruptcy dit not pass. II was
pushed, by the irresistible force of
the Missouri Question, too near tho
verge Of the SESSION, 10 be finally acted
on, although Disposition friendly 10 il
had been manifested. Mr.. Sergeant mo-
we'd 10 lake II mp on Saturday last, bu,
the house, by 20 vOies 10 So, refused TO
consider il. Several friends 10 the bill
voted against taking II up, on the gtound
that there was no probability OF pressing
II 10 n decision on that day, even with
the AID OF The previous question, which,
on = bill OF tins description The house
would hardly have sanctioned.
The bill to reduce the annual appropria.
ton for the gradual Increase of the Navy
from Que million 10 halt d million, aud to
extend II from three I" SIX years, became
4 law. An attempt was made by MIR.
/, Barbour, and failed by one vote only,
(67 TO CO. to limit the appropriation thus
reduced, io SIX years instead of three
years, with view tp building anu hous-
ing the frames OF the vessels, excluding
for the present any provision fur their
equipment.
The annual Military Appropriation bill
lad near.y been lost, by conflict be.
s Swten the two houses OH The item of ap-
preparation fer The cxpence ct tor,tica.-
lions tor the current year. Tie House
OF Representatives fixed uson sum OF
tao hundred thousand dollars, specifying
the particular objects TO which il should
it be applied. The SENATE struck out The
whole. any proposed to insert in lieu
shereOf the & o.s sum of four hundred
thousand dollars. so This amendment
the House or Representatives disagreed
and conference WIS tlie result which
ended, just before IL o'clock, in the
Seuaie's recsding from thar and other
amendments tO ite hill.
IS The details at The bill providing for the
occupation OF Florida, and tor The setllo
meni OF cldInis according To Tie Treat,
WITH SPAN, gave rise 10 much debate
but The bil finally brcame law. The
ierrioria! appointments, and the appoiui.
Denrs OF commissioners under the Span.
ish treaty, may be made by the presi.
dent OF The Uniieu States in the recess
OF Congress and The act passed al 90
'aIe al bonr oH Saturday night, thai no
nominations we're made under il.
he loan bill has become law. When
II was under consid Grafton, ia The House
of representatives. motion was made
70 strike out four and insert five. SO as
co make The loan fire millions five Iun-
dred thousand dollars, iustea al of 4. 500, coo; ;
out the hoiion was nega'ived. Ia The
SENATE, The loan was encreasrd 10 five
millions; TO which, with much reuc:-
suc0, the House al lasi agreed
SUPREME COURT OF TIE u. S.
SATURDAY. MARcH3.
Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL deliver
ed the opinion III The Court in The case
of Cohens vs.. The Ssats Of Virginia. upon
the motion made by Mr.. Harbour 10 dis
Uss the wrIi OF error, argued by that
gentleman and MIR. Smyih for The deiem.
dani in error. und by Mr.. Ogden and MIR.
pnMney for the plaintiff in error. The
Court sustained lis jurisdiction, upon the
ground that lhis Court possesses all ap.
Pellate jurisdiction from the final iudg.
of a state having jurisdiction of The par
sIcnisr cause. although sub stale may be
party TO the caiise rs defendant in er-
For, where 10 drawn in question the vali..
o!ty o ithe authority, &c. exercised under
Ihc constitution, laws, and treaties of Tue
Cniteu Siaies, aud the decision of the
Stale count Is against the validity Of The
authority. DC. claimed under the consii
tuition. &c.
Tie argument of the case of MC2m,y
ys. SiltinIa" was concluded by MIR. Sill
man and TIE attorney General for lie de.
PENDANTS, and by Mr.. Doalridge for the
plaintiff
VIM. T. BARRY, Esq. late Senator of
tie Limited States, and now Lieutenant
Governor Of Kentucky, has been appoint.
ed Professor OF Law and Politics In the
Irsnsylvania University, at Lexington.
Nv. The talents aud experience of Mr.
Barry will 10 doubt ensure q large and
respectable class.
MONDAY, MARCH 8.
Mr.. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered
fhe opinion at the Court in the case of
C0henS VS.. The Stale Of Virginia, that the
Corporation of the City OF Washington
had no right, under The act Of Congress
autbonziug Lotteries in that CITY, 10 sell
she tickets, III any state OF the Union. by
fiie laws OF which the sale of tickets, moi
authorized by an act of HE state Iegisla
cure, are prohibited. The Court deemed
~ unnecessary, IN the present case, to
express any opinion whether Congress
could or could not legalize the sale Of
tickets throughout the Union. of lo,,erv
established ia the District of Columbia
ii the Legislative will had been expressed
"a