Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-21
4r.nrCrAL RILL.

TIE JUDICIAL BILL.
a. Webster, the House then a
ga monon Oh sn,,ui,tec Of the whole, Mr.. Tom
an weh' nv ON the bill further to amend
nns9n ~ M System Of the United States"
'"' w aS.,er on making this motion, observed,
,h., "a the subject had now occupied the attention
Of The committee Tor more nan 's."'en', anu y
tner u'a"s .,;on of the House, and as i was de
Inc eoh.'N .yery gentleman who wished TO
snaoie W "e more especially those who were OPP
speak upon ~ XII he hoped that it would not be
posi- ~ want of courtesy; II a motion Tor the
.;,,s.,s rising should he opposed until they
son"', ,s,., reached the hour fixed by the usage
~ The House for adjournment.
NJ. Barbour, Of Virginia. VINO. haSl1g las. eve
n;ny moved that the comuii''ee rse' w e.".eo'
n'ng '"o.s of the House, to the flor to-day,
,ns e, .r,,nying the time OF the co,mi,tee, by
Gec''he. ~ yemarks he had ntendd, with a
, -, a. hasten decision on the Dill:
''e Ns- " p',.sner. of Kentucky, the2rose, and
WI :. snnnor, of the bill for about an hour
IT. 80. followed by Mr.. Livingston OF Louisa
n ma nm the same side OF the ques'ionrvno cohciu
Moi bis .peech a little before three CLOCK.
- MIR. Ingersoll, of Connecicut, zen LOOK .ne
floor, and spoke in reply 10 tue ool"ons wn; :,,
hal heeh advanced by the opponei' OF the OIL.
NJ Pearce. of Rhode Island. no moved that
Tho co,nr;,,ee rise; bat the motion W nesativei.
AZ pearce then was proceedings address the
committees. but, expressing senso disadvan-
taee. owing to the lateness oil the nr anu .he ex-
haus,ei attention of the committeefHr. wright
OF Ohio. renewed the motion that pc committee
should rise The motion prevaiif 10 10 10
when the committee rose.
And tile House adjourned.
CONGRESS-WEpNEsD ocEEpiNos.
In the Senate, the bill ameadi the Judicial
Svstem. which was made The o,det the day, was
ordered to lie on the table, tsfeiairn'sn OIL .he
judiciary Committee, Mr. Yam Hn, being pre-
vented from attending BY indspoon. The bill
for the relief of sundry citizens Baltimore was
ordered to be enSrossed-ior itsf rreading' with
out opposition and the bill tffementlfy 10 an
act 10 perfect certain lorttionid sales OF public
lands in Missouri" passed Al 18th, 1922, pas
sed, and was sent to the Houst Representatives
for concurrence. Mr.. johnson Ken gave notice
\ OF his intention 20 bring in u to authorize the
Columbian College. in-ihs dis, tn raise certain
sums by lotteries, for tie ben,of that institution.
y memorial was presents by Hayne, from the
City Council Of Charleston, fthe establishment
ola Marine Hospital at that Re, Tor the use OF
sick and disabled seamen.
An attempt was vest erday, lie to cut short the
discussion in the Commttees1e House of Rep
Tesentatives, on the Judicial With vis* to
bring the debate, which has no coupled the House
for fortnight, To a point, Mdercer at the sug-
Gestion OF Mr.. Storrs OF n ark, Withdrew his
motion TO amend the bill by king out the first
section. Mr.. Storrs then snitied motion to
amend The bin by striking out'ee additional Judg-
es, and Inserting two; 30 asb make the whole
number OF the Supreme judi nine instead of ten
u which is the nun Der proposin the bill as il war
reported. The motive in mag this proposition
was to divert the discussionpm the general prn-
cipie OF the bill. 1t is like that the Committee
will report the bill to-day, he object OF the mo-
ton should be obtained report, in part, was
made be the Committee on Ictions, on the subject
OF the Michigan election. he report states that
The Hoard of canvassers \ exceeded their duty.
Inc subject OF post road I'M Baltimore TO Phila-
ceiphia was referred to III lost Office Commit ee
on motion of Mr.. MitcIl, of Maryland. Mr..
WickiIfe, OF Kentucky on the table resolu-
ton on the subject of q Cal from the Mississippi
TO the Bay Of Pensacola Z. Livingston laid some
resolutions on the table tappoint Committee 70
report al the next session. the expediency of con
soiidatng the existing la lin relation to duties on
,ihPoS's ana tonnage, aIi'ior making uniform the
laws relative 10 foreign Us Of exchange: A reso
iunoh was also agreed tom motion OF MIR. Inghanl
OF rem. directing tiiJudiciary Committee 10
inquire into an alleged Iofessonal misdemeanor
~ Is charged against Uirct Attorney, that after
prosecuting public debr, he received a fee from
the deotor hlmself--or fher his assgnee--to rem
''er MN service in the ,se. The subject exce ed
some indignation in the Fouse. and the Commit, ee
was clothed withsutho3y TO send for persons and
papers. .Sut. .yournoJ
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-'is ascertaIned that NATHAN SANFORD is
elected a Senator of tie United States from the
state OF New York, to III the vacancy occasione,l
by the expiration OF the erm for which Mr.. KING
was elected. MIR. SASr,Rp will take his sea, i'm
inediateiy, and the time or which he will have to
seTve' VIII be I'VE yearsfrom the 4Ih day of March
Dext. rl;, ~,
D'Socery-The Fa,etteville Sentinel saws:
W nave been iniornfd that Loadstone, possess
ing all tue magnetic Qualities, is found in great
abundance In Rockingham county. in North Ca
roiina' The manner which the discovery was
, ,fs' maze kho'Tn, Is ather novel, and smacks
little of Sinbadism. A person nIougb;n, !, :.
field, had the share O his plough suddsnIy a;.an-
gagged from its placl and UPON ex,min;ra 81.
cause, found, to his meat astonisbmen, tb.s III
Loodstone had tskert possession of il, and enhsae
ecu 90 strongly asto require consider able exer-
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