Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-24

cIetary oil said commissioners.
Mr.. Wickliiie, o! Ky. offered the following, !
which al hs motion, ordered 10 lie on the Ia
Die:
Resoiced. That it IS expeden. to provide, BY
law tor the examination agi survey CT route for
Canal, from the River Mississippi, al or near the
mouth OF the River lbtervil!c, to the Bay orPen-
sacnla, thence to ST. Marks.
Onnotioo of MIR. Mitchell of Nd. it was
ReS0ired, That the Committee on the Post Office
anu Post Roads he instructed to inquire into Tie
eSpedency OF providing 10y law, FOR the surveying
md establishing, the nearest and best roule.
Post load from Bal more To Philadelphia, by ), ay
OF " ilmngion, Del; and tia, tie petitions respect
Ing the present mail road, from Baltimore to PHI
iade.pu, from many citizens OF Hartford and Cecil
Counties, Maryland, the files oi this House,
be referred to the same Committee.
The Speaker laid before ihe House a Communi-
cation lrom the Department OF War aco ompa..icd
by Statement OF lac expenditure OF The moneys
approPriaied Tor the contingent expenses of the
Military Establishment or the u. States, for the
year 1925.
The Speaker also laid before the IIouss a com
inunicaon from the same Department, transmitting
copies OF correspondence with the President,
Directors, 8 Co. of the Louisville sni Portland
I jaaal Company. IN Kentucky upon The subject oi
site For National Armory.
! The Speaker also presented communication
from the saline Department, transmitting, Gin party
the information regu!relby Resolution of the 27th
uitmo ,in relation the deaths and desertions which
have occurred in The Army during the tim &c years
next preceding tie 3Olli September, 1925; which
! was LAID on tie liable.
The Speaker also lal before the House, com
municatioa from the Department OF tie Navy,
transmitting an abstract OF contracts made by tie
Commissioners Of tie Navy, 6urn; The last year;
which was laid on the table
! y bill I. ION, the Senate to annul an act con
cerning wrcc!sers and wrecked property. passed by
the Governor and Legislative Council of the Ter
ritcry OF Florida" was read third time, passed
and returned 10 the Senate.
ATTORNEYS OF TIE UNITED STATES
| Mr.. iashan OF Pa, offered The following Ee.o-
luton:
kesaired, That the Committee on the Judiciary
be nsirucie. TO inquire whether any, AID ii any,
What provision by law, j. necessary 20 prevent
attorneys OF the Unite! States lo,n rendering ser
vices 10 defendants their representatives. in suits
brought by such attorneys, ia heha. of tie United
States, and also from secevias compensation
I therefor.
In Submitting tLisresolu'ion-
MIR. 'ng'iam said, il might, perhaps, be proper
/ :Sr him 10 make some explanation OF the Office, of
tue Resolutions and Tie motive for submitting it
| toise consideration OF :he House Not being
professional man. it could be presumed thai lie
sAoald be 80 wei! acquainted as he Otherwise ralt
be- with the rules wl!ch govern professional gen
ueinen. IN receiving compensation for their scrvi-
ce'. IL, therefore, he had been Iaaorig under an
error in the opinion heretofore formed on such sub
loci or II his present difficulties we're grotiiIdess,
ne might claim some apology, FOR the reason mem
toned. had firmly believed, said Mr. that FOR
an Attorney TO touch the money of an opposite
far'y in sIi', was ar act Of the fouies; corrup-
uoh, aGd such, he he'd always understood TO be the
sen!nicat oil every honorable man belonging to the
profession IL woalG seem, too, that tie plainest
ruIcS O. ptopriety, aGd the security OF suilors in
courts OF justice, would render the rcmoest devia-
non rem 'Ei' principle, most dangerous in its con-
sequences, well a. subversiye OF those high and
sacred obligations OF faithIulness, which an At,or-
ney owes 10 his client; but he had been compelled
I 10 doubt whether he had not been in error in these
0pi"ioHs, a"d tie should almost as soon have doubt
60 the existence or ruth itself
u case had bee. brought TO his notice, Mr. :!
s' IN which, II he vas not greatly dcceiv ed an At
'ofhey OF the United STATES had brought suit against
a pubic debtor, and afterwards received fee O
S<oO, tor services rendered to him in that charac-
Ter and when the act brought 10 the attentica
o. Tie Attorney, he admitted the fact aud Justified
himself on the ground that tie fee was not recciv
e'i from the debtor but from his ssignces " no V ere
not original partners to the su upon the record
l'ot being able TO perceive, Mr.. J. said the differ
ence IN principle, between receiving the fee from
Tie debtor or his asst ntes and being induced bv
!
doubt what might be The rule oflaw in such case
he had considered his duty to bring the subject be-
iOfe the itouse, aud ask It's reference 10 the Com
ih!uee on the Judiciary, who very competen,
10 say what the Law was and what it ought 70 be
ir W e5ster, the chairman of The Judiciary
Committee, sad it such state of thing, shouII
ever exist, In tAis country, that there should be
required plain and explicit statute 10 declare thai
a gentleman OF the legal profession retained nm
the part Of the United State, in anv c.,,so ltd
aot ce al liberty, IN the cause, to take fee
rom lie adversary party, he prayed to God that i,
h"5h' never be his lot 10 draw up the form of a
statute which would cast gross reflection nm
The profession to which he belonged How !,
cod'u ever enter into any mans head that such
contract as lad been spoken of should not he n
gross professional and Official misdemeanor, Mr. !
+" said' he could not conceive. WHIST, sir ! said
he make grave inquiry into the proprietv Of mas
sing law TO prevent our agent, in any cause from,
Receiving d0ucenT from an adversary in that
cause Heaven spare the Judicial Committee
from ever being obliged TO settle thai question in
hoi"is' or from making inquiry into lhe legality of
such an act Ii any such act has been conImitied
lfequifes to be investigated-and punished There
IS law enough, aud there will be found dsposi-
uon 10 The members Of this House, TO pursue and
punish 9u1h an offender If there be such case.
MI. w. SAID, be wished the attention of the com
mitee to be directed 10 the fac, il wasa case co.
pHnighment, not for legislation. He suggested
'nere'oFe' modification of the resolution, SO as o
require an examination into the fact If the fsct
was "see tanned to be as suggested, the law of mo
tIr''9' we IA" OF common sense, would guide the
rouse 10 the proper course in relation to The mat
ter ~ ~ '
MI lngham Observed that the views suggested
" we gentleman from massachusetts, entirely cor
responded with those he bad always entertained.
SIguIl M h,.