Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-20


MIR. Cambreeng, TO remove all doubts as to the
effect Of the bills being confined exclusively to
sugars Refined from foreign materials, read a
paragraph from the former bills passed in 1916 and
1915 but lest any suspicion should remain, NOV
ed to amend the bill, by adding thereto the follow
ing proviso
''PrOrided, That this act shall not alter or re-
peal any law, now in force, regulating the expor-
tation OF Sugar Refined in the United States ex-
cePt to change the rate Of drawback, when SO ex-
ported"
Here ensued debate Of considerable length,
which lasted till nearly four o'clock, and was in
corrupted only by an adjournment, without taking
the question.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER l6, 1928.
IN SENATE.
MT Barnard presented the memorial of the A
merican Convention for the abolition of Slavery
within the u j., recommending TO Congress the
abolition OF Slavery in the District OF Columbia;
which, alter remark or two from Mr.. Eaton and
Mr. Barnard, was referred to the Committee on
the judiciary.
The following resolution was submitted by Mr.
Kane; which lies on the table till to- morrow:
Resofued, That the Committee on Roads g. Ca
nas be Instructed to inquire into the e1pediency
authorizing the issuing OF certificates,
IN payment for public lands in the State of Illinois
Tor the purpose OF repairing and improving the
road from 'incennes, III Indiana, 10 st. Louis, in
Missouri.
MIR. Prince submitted the following resolution :
RESOLVED, That the Committee or Naval Affairs
be instructed to inquire whether any, and what
further provisions by law may be necessary, in
respect 10 the temporary disposal and support, the
necessary expenses, and FINAL removal, from the
territory of the U. s., of any Africans that have
been or may hereafter be, landed in said territory
The resolutions yesterday offered by Mr. Chan
dier anc Mr.. kehoins, were severaily taken up,
considered and agreed 10.
The following resolution, Yesterday submitted
by Mr. White, was taken up for consideration:
Resolred, That the Committee on the Judici-
airy be instructed 10 inquire into the proprety and
necessity OF so amending the Judicial system of
the u 8. as to place all the States in similar sit
uation; and furnish TO the citizens of each an equal
opportunity OF having due administration of Jus.
tice."
Mr.. White observed, that. in submitting this
resolution for the considerad n of the Senate he
nad merely performed duty imposed upon him by
the Legislature OF his own State. They had in
structed him TO keep the attention of Congress d.
rected to The subject until not only Tennessee but
all the States were placed upon the same footing
IN MS State there were two classes Of u. S. Courts
the District Court and che Circuit Court He then
went into statement OF the duties Of the Courts,
In the several States, and said that, in Tennessee e.
they mad nonnnaily the assistance Of the Judge of
the Supreme Court, but 30 much other business
was there to be transacted that the associate Judge
oil the ouprene Court could but seldom attend
and the assistance was but nominal; il was not in
the power OF the Judge to attend to his other tu
ties, and regularly attend the Courts where ne
INF Whte] lived. The object Of this resolution
was TO Obtain for the subject the attention OF the
committee, 20 the end that they might propose some
course by which, what was considered sufficient
and proper for one State, should be conceded to all
the "a States. Three plans had been talked of for
the purpose OF obviatIng the iificulties under
which some oil the States now labored. Some
hdd thougnt That the best cour-e would be TO in
crease the number OF the Judges Of the Supreme
court, so that they might be enabled to transact
their business here, and have sufficient time TO
travel upon The Circuits. Others had thought il
ADVISABLE TO have tile Circuits without the nerfer-
ence OF the Supreme Court Judg 8, and had there
fore proposed to lesson the number of those Judges
TO take from their circuit duties and let the D;s
trict Courts discharge all those duties Others had
thought that At would be improvement TO have
the Supreme Court located at one place and ;f I,
was unsafe have District Judges alone TO ap-
point Circuit Judges for their assistance His Oh.
Ject was to have the subject considered by the in.
telhgent Committee, 10 leave IL entirely TO them.
ana Tor them TO propose one Of these courses they
believed 1t TO be correct, or, If not, some other
His impression was, that, if the Circuit duties
were taken altogether from the Judges of the Su-
Preme Court, leaving that only an appellate Court
that the present number OF Judges was larger than
was necessary. There were now Z of them
Since the last session of Congress- their number
had been decreased by the death of one of the
Judges. Ut the number Of Judges was ever 10 be
iefsened,t should be done at time like the present
when there was Tot only no Incumbent but there
had been no nomination made 10 fill the vacancy
NO man, therefore, would be unfairly treated
by being turned out OF his Office and no mans feel
ings wore Interested in favor of any applicant.
lie hoped the resolution would be adopted be
heVing the present as favorable a lime az could
present itself 10 have consideration of the whole
subject. The committee would have il in their pow
er TO recommend any plan they should think proper
either one OF those he had mentioned, or any 9th,
err and with this short explanation OF the objects
OF the resolution he left IT,
The resolution was then agreedto.
Agreeabiy to notice yesterday given, Mr.. No.
BILE asked and obtained leave to introduce bills
granting pensions to sundry Revolutionary and
cIher oihcers and soldiers, and for other purposes
and for the relief of sundry officers soldiers and
widows; which were read the first time.
MT Noble, in introducing the first of these bills,
made lew remarks 10 shew that no blame YVES