Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-27

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act for the United States' The President of the
United States had power to make treaties and ar
/ engagements with individuals within the bounds OF
the United States; but it was provided that all
nominations OF Ambassadors should come before
The Senate III no foreign prince eligible to
the Office Of Minister of the United States no for
eign prince could make treaty for the United
States. In the present case, the faith OF the United
States was solemnly pledged to abide by this a
| ward, and the faith OF the country would be vi
olated if that pledge was not redeemed. Now,
would treaty, based upon the award oil an umpire,
be binding upon the People the United States,
II there was no power to appoint this umpire: Here
! was an anomaly lhe faith ofthe government was
pledged to abide by the award Of the umpire, and
the People OF the United States not bound to abide
| by the decision, because there was no power TO
make this award. The precedent of settlements
| by umpirage had been established; but single
precedent should not grow into so much strength
] as to be engrafted upon the Constitution. 1t
under these views, that he had offered the resolu-
| ton.
! The esolution then agreed 10.
/ The following resolution, submitted by Mr.. Ber
riep, Oh Thursday last, was taken up for consde-
ration:
F., - Resolved. That the Committee on the Judi
ciary be instructed to inquire INFO the expediency
Of amending the Judicial act of 1902, SO far il,
relates to the time within which il requires the
lassemblage OF quorum OF the Justices of the SUI
preme Court, at Washington, after the dav appoint
ed by law for the annual session of said Court
| Mr.. Webster stated the object OF the mover of
the resolution; il was intended 10 supply defect
In the existing law. He stated another defect in
the law, and, in order to have ii remeded at the
same time, he proposed TO amend tn resolution.
As thus amended the question put the
engrossment of the bill, and decided as follows, by
yeas and nays:-Yeas SO, Nays So.
Nj. Hayne observed, that the Committee on the
Judiciary had dlresdy Anticipated the object of the
resolution, and prepared bill; and suggested 10
the gentleman from Massachusetts that he might
affair his object by moving amendment to the
bill when it came up for consideration.
| MIR. Webster asserting 10 this course,
The resolution was laid on tn table.
MIR. Dickerson moved tha' the Senate row pro-
coed to the conside ration Of Executive business
but the motion was negaive6-Ayes l6, Noes l9;
The President communicated the following re-
| port from the Secretary of the Treasury:
| Treasury DEPARTMENT.,
/ 10Th January, 1929.
| Sir: have the honor transmit copies Of the
returns rendered to this Department agreeaby
10 law, by the incorporated Banks in the District
of Columbia, showing the state of their affairs al
the close Of the year 1928.
| l have, &c. X. RUSH.
| To the President Of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Upward of an hundred memorials and petitions
were presented 10 the House to-day
| SILK WORMS.
! Mr.. Martindae, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, made detail,d report on the memorial OF
Jacob Is Clark in relation TO the rearing of the Silk
Worm; accompanied by bill! 10 auhorse the Sc
cretary of War TO sell the public lands al Greens
bush in the State OF New York, for the purposes
therein mentioned; which bill was twice read and
committed.
| JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
| The Speaker then proceeded TO call the special
orders for this day; and called the bill concerning
the Supreme Court Of the United States: when
Mr.. Barbour moved for the House to go into
Committee Of the Whole on that BILL
Mr.. Mercer moved the postponement of that
der until Monday next, the Goth inst for the pur-
pose Of taking up the bill for the preservation and
repair OF The Cumberland road; which motion pre-
vailed.
And, on motion of Mr.. Washington,
The House took up the bill authorizing sub
scription of Stock in the Washington Turnpike
Road Company.
The question on the amendment moved by Mr..
! Washington on the 18th instant, to fill the blank
with four thousand FIVE hundred, as the number
, OF shares TO be subscribed by the U. States-was
put and carried.
MIR. McDuffie then moved an amendment the
fleet OF which is, that the subscription Of stock, OH
, he part OF the United States, i'm said Company
shall not be made until " the Legislature of Ma
ryland, with the consent of the Washington Turn
g pike Company, shall so amend the charter of the
Z" said Company, as to authorize the President Of
the United States to appoint FIVE of its mana
; gers"
' This amendment was adopted by the House.
On motion of Mr.. Washington, the second sec
ton Of the bill was then stricken out and the 70
lowing inserted in its stead
[ Z" That the President Of the United States shall
have power to appoint, at the next election, ant
annually thereafter FIVE of the Directors OF saii
Company, and the Secretary OF the Treasury shall
receive, for the use of the United States, sucf
share OF the dividends Of the stockholders as shall
Il accrue upon the stock subscribed as aforesaid"
G On motion Of Mr.. Washington, the blank in the
last section Of the bill was filled mp with ninety
thousand dollars, as the appropriation for payment
; OF the subscription OF the United States.
; CUMBERLAND ROAD
] The House then went into Committee OF tht
D Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. Marlii
in the Chair.
: The Committee, on motion of Mr.. Mercer
proceeded to consider the bill for the pre- seryaoI
4 and repair Of the Cumberland Road
3 MIR. Buchanan (who had the floor, having
moved the postpoDement of the subject TO th.
i, day0 then rose, and delivered at length his views
against the constitutionaliiy Of the original bill
and in favor Of the amendment he had offered, !oI
cession Of the several portions Of the road 10 the
respective States in which they le)
D Mr.. Storrs spoke in reply, contending that the
constitutional question not involved, mas
much as The construction of the road rested in a
3 contract prior 10 the Constitution, between Vir-
I gna and the Confederation, in which Virginia
e gave to the Confederation power to regulate the
road when constructed, and by which all the then
5 existing States In the Confederation were bound
Mr.. Strong next obtained the floor, but as the
usual hour Of adjournment had arrived moved
that the committee rise. The motion prevailing,
$ 1t rose accordingly, and MIR. Strong has the floor
} when next the House shall go into Committed on
, that bill, which will probably be tomorrow.
And then the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 20, 1920.