Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-18

The Senate then proceededto the unfinished bu-
siness OF yesterday, and resumed the consideration
of
THE JUDICIARY BILL.
Mr. Harper, OF South Carolina, rose, and spoke
nearly an hour against the BILL and in favor of re-
committing it-contending that it was highly mex
pedient to increase the number of judges Of the
Supreme Court, which was even now too nume.-
Gus; that the plan Tor remedyng the defects COM
planned OF in the present Judicial System, which
was suggested yesterday by Mr.. Berren, was pre-.
ferable to the plan proposed by the hill, SC.
Mr.. Tazewell, of Virginia, Mr.. Reed, Of Miss.
and Mr.. Van Buren,, each spoke at length in ia
vor of the bill, and in opposition to the recommit
ment
Mr. Randolph addressed the Senate for upwards
of an hour in opposition to the BILL
The question was then taken on the motion TO
recommt' and was decided in the negative, by
yeas and nays, as follows:
YEAS--Messrs. Berrien. Branch. CLAYTON
Findlay, Harper, Randolph, Robbins, Woodbury.
IS.
NAYS-Messrs. Barton, Bell, Bougny, Cham
bers, Chandler. Chase, Cobb, Dickerson Eaton.
Edwards, Harrison, Hayne, Hendricks, Holmes.
johnson, OF Kentucky, Johnston, of Louisiana,
Kane, Lloyd, Macon, Marks, Mills, Noble. Reed.
Rowan, Ruggles Sanford, Seymour, Smith, Taze.
well, Thomas, Van Buren,, White, Wiley, Will
| liams- 81.
| MIR. Mills then moved TO amend the bill so "a
to have but two additional Judges instead of three
proposing to throw Kentucky and Tennessee into
one circuit; Louisiana, Mississppi and A,abama
into seconds and Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, and
| Missouri, third.
Alter some discussion between Messrs. Mills
Van Buren,, Johnston, of Lou. Findlay. and
Kane,
MIR. Berrien, wishing for time to consider the
proposed amendment, moved adjournment, which
motion was lost Ayes Is, noes 90.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Mills mo-
ton, and decided, by yeas and nays, in the neya-
tive: Yeas 7, Nays 80.
The bill was then reported to the House, and the
amendment made in committee of the whole CON.
Cured in.
Mr.. Findlay then ofess, The following, as an adj
diiiona section:
6 Any Judge of the Supreme Court of the II.
States, before whom any case has been or shall
hereafter be tried, shall give his opinion nm tb.
same in the Supreme Court
The amendment was rejected by yeas and NAYS:
| Yeas -, Nays %.
Mr. finday then moved the following, as an
additional section:
THAT no member OF either House of CONGRESS-
shall appear Or ac, in the Supreme Court of the
United States, as an attorney or advocate in anv
case, during the period for which he shall have
been elected
This amendment was also rejected, by yeas and
The bill was then passed to third reading. and.
at q O'Clock, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
| MIR. Newton, from the Joint Committee ON the
part OF the House. raised, on the subject of wha.
business necessary to be acted on at this session
and when Congress may adjourn, made a report
suost an'ialy, that the committee had been unable
to agree on day for the adjournment of the ses
sion.
The report was ordered to lie upon the table
and to be printed.
The House, on motion of Mr.. Crowninshield
OF Mass resolved itself into Committee of the
whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. Stevenson.
Of a. In the Chair, on the report of the Committee
OF Foreign relations on the Message of the Pre-.
sident oil Tie u ). in relation TO mission TO Pa
mama.
MIR. Webster, of Massachusetts,. delivered b;s
views al length In support of the resolution of the
COMMITTEE, In favor OF the mission, and in oppo-
sltion to the amendments of Mr.. McLane and
Rives. 1
MIR. Houston, Of Tennessee, commenced
speech on the other side, and, after proceeding
some time, gave way for motion that the Com
mittee rise
The Committee then rose, and the House al
ljourned.
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The report ofthe board of Engineers, who re-
Gently examined the various routes for a National
road, between the Seat of Gov ernment and Civ Of
New Orleans, was yesterday laid before the House
oil Representatives.
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