Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-16

grant the right Of pre- emption q a.. !.
settlers; on the public lands, il tbs ~. =.
of, Illinois; and the bill was read ''a's
Z Mr., Benton submitted the fol,a-.
resolution for consideration. 'ne
ResoJUed, That the Presidents a.,
u. States be requested TO make w.. ne
to the Senate the annual di,nos assn
whichhas been made Of the sum CIV
600 dsllars appropriated by an a.. y );
Congress Of the year 1902, to proms M =
civilization among the friendly Ind
tribes; showing to what tribes thai a'
dence Of the national bounty h.. ~. W.
sxten"sd, the names Of the agent, rsa
have been entrusted with the apnI ias
tion of the money, the several anons.
by them received. and the mann., !;
which they have sevsrally applied !, :. =
accomplish the object Of the act. "
Dir. Dickerson. from the commits.
of Commerce and Manufacture. 10
ported bill to authorize the build;'
Of q light house at Stonington Point i
tho state Of Connecticut; which w.. :
read
MIR. Dickerson. from the select O.,
mittee to which was recommittsd u.
resolution proposing an amendment ;.
the Constitution Of the U. States rel.
tive to the election of electors Of D..
sident and Vice President of the Unit,
States, &c. reported the same with -
amendment, providing that "at II.
same time, the two additional electo..
to which each state is entitled shall 4.
chosen by the persons qualified to yot,
in such manner as the Legislature Of IL,
state shall direct")
admiralty Jurisdiction.
Mr.. r M. Johnson; of Kentucky :.
greeably to notice given, and having Oh.
tanned leave, introduced the foIlowin,
bill, which was read and passed to Il,
second reading.
Be it enacted by the Senate g. hour
Of Representatives ofthe United Stat.
of AmericG, in Congress assembled
That the District Courts of the United
States shall have exclusive cognizsne,
of allcivil causes of admiralty e. mari.
time jurisdiction, relating to the navii.
CATION of the high seas, and ports, and
havens, and creeks, within the ebb and
flow Of the tide, and Of all torts and
injuries done or committed upon III.
high seas, and upon creeks, ports and
Ravens, within the ebb and flow of tho
tide: and of al offences committed UPON
the high seas without the jurisdiction
of any state, except offences which by
law are exclusively cognisabls in the
circuit courts of the United States;
Provided, That the admiralty and mari.
time jurisdiction aforesaid shall not b.
so construed az to extend to any case
arising from the trade or commerce car
ried on within the interior OF any state
or territory Of the United States upon
navigabIe waters, where such trade or
commerce stops short of, or is limited
to the ebb and flow of the tide.
On introducing this bill
Mr.. r NJ. johnson stated, that hs
had prepared a bill to define admiralty
and maratime jurisdiction, and he would
ask leave to introduce it according to
the notice given on yesterday. He wal
extremely happy to discover, from +,
very attentive examination Of the priu.
ciples of admiralty, that tho Supreme
Court had confined it in criminal cases
to the high seas, and refu,edto exercise
it even in Boston Harbor, within tho
Obj and flow of the tide, because it was
within the jurisdiction of Massachuse'h
In this opinion, delivered by Chief JUS
tice Marshall, the most scrupulous r.
gard is unaffected for state rights
that Judge Story had given an opinion
in civil case of admiralty jurisdiction,
in which he had occupied upwards Of
ninety pages in Collisions Reports, %
VOL and after giving general view Of
the history and tho principles Of adul.
rally jurisdiction, in very lsarned'H '
able manner; muck to his credit, he con-
fines its operations to the high seas, and
to the ebb and flow Of the tide. Ths!
he had made these remarks, and stat"
these facts to correct erroneous imprsf
sions which had been made upon thu
public mind, that the opinions Of the ~,
preme Court, or some Of its Judges h'o
justified, for the first time, in this OF
any other country, She exercise OF 40
miralty jurisdiction, over the interl',
trade of the country, not connectsdI
all with the high seas. Here Mr."
read from Judge Story's opinion '''
following words, viz:
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