American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-01-29
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Amount Of Gnes collected and expense Of col
lection;
Newhampshire-three fines S12o-expense Of
collection, 1888 SO.
New York-l5,7e4 81, and the expense was the
same.
Pennsylvania--Jchn Smith, late Marshal, with.
out stating what he had received says he paid 80,
present Marshal, has collected 1851 80, and paid
in expense OF collection $500 Sc.
Maryland homas Rutter, late Marshall states
that he had commenced suits but found great diff
Guilty IN collecting fnes--he had received but three
fines, which he would pay if he were not call.
ed upon to refund them.
The collection OF the fines in Virginia appears TO
have been arrested by the decision OF Chief Justice
Marshal in the case Of VIM Meade on the follow.
ing grounds l. The court martial was not cons,i.
tuted under the authority Of the United States.
Q. The proceedings we've not conducted as the
state laws direct.
The fine was assessed without notice to the in.
dividuel.
Ohio--the business was performed by the state
Officers. No fines were collected by the marshal
and the district attorney gave it his opinion that
it was impracticabis to collect them,
East Tennessce--&i,T9a IS was collected; bu;
the supreme cour: OF Tennessee decided that the
courts martial had not power to assess the fines.
West Tennessee. The Judge OF the dstlc,
court decided The proceedings of the courts mar
tial illegal
1t appears, from letter Of the register Of the
treasury that from the state Of New York, 1857 &c
has been paid IN the treasury which is the whole
mount received
In Pennsylvania, said Mr. L. the collection 0
these fines has long been subject Of much inter
est. The courts martial were constituted under The
authority OF an act OF the legislature. Objections
were made to their Jurisdiction, and not until thC
supreme court OF the United States passed upor
the subject was the question finally settled.
After stating the proceedings of the courts
Pennsy wanna, in the case Of Moore Houston ant
the decision thereon, the popular excitement &C
Mr Lowre proceeds as follows
x Pennsylvania is deeply Interested in this meas.
ure. Du'ng the last war, she furnished all th
men required Of her--she furnished more II il
addition to this you collect from her citizens quar-
ter Of million OF dollars, her case will be hsY
one.
JAN. 23.--The senate were employed in the di,
cussion OF the mode Of protecting our commerce
from pirates
JAN. "a Caesar A. Rodney from Delaware an
peared, was qualified and took his seat
JAN. 25-the senate assembled and The vice mr.,
sident, ID. ID Tomkns, being absent from indispt
sition either an election tor president pro temnoi
must take place, or an adjournment; the sena
adopted the latter course; and adjourned to
O'CLOCK tomorrow
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
JAN 2l,-After trafisacting varietyof bushes
OH molten of Mr. Sergeant the house then resolve
itself in o committee of the whole on the bill
establish uniform system Of bankruptcy, M
Taylor in the chair
The first section of the bill being under consi
eraat-
NJ Sergeant addressed the chair in speech
sopie length, and was proceeding in his remarI
on h subect when Inc debate was interrupted
message from the senaIe,s alter the delivery