Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-31
w AsHIsGTos. Dec 9!

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In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Brown Of North
Carolinu, appea red, qualified and took his scat
Memorials and petitions were presented and refer.
red. Two resolutions offered on Thursday were
from tho House of Representatives were rend tho
second time end referred. The bill to grant 'pre
emptlon rights to settlers on The public lands was
taken up aud ordered to be rccommittcd
In the House of Representatives. a great number
Of petitions presented and referred Various
resolutions were then offered and adopted Mr.
Hunt of Vermont then moved the consideration &c
the resolution which he had offered some DAYS since
on the subject OF the distribution of the proceeds O.:
the public lands for the purposes of education and
internal Improvement among The several States and
the motion was decided in the affirmative But ms
Mr.. Martin OF ). C., who had moved an amendment
was ABSENT on motion OF Nlr Spcight the further
consideration OF the resolution was posnoncd ill to-
day. The various bills which on Thursday were or
dcred to be engrossed for third reudlng were road
n third time and passed. The House then acted in
Committee OF the whole, on sundry bills one of which
to establish rule Tor the compu alton of mileage of
members OF Congress, caused some little discussion
aud was finally reported o the House with amend
ments. Before any decision was had upon tais bill
n successful motion to adjourn made by Mr.
Wlckte, who desired to take the sense Of tho
House when more members were present on an n
mendmenf, adopted in Committee to which he was
opposed.
a bill vas yesterday presented in the House of
Representatives., from the Judiciary COMMITTEES md
received its first and second readings the nrovsiops
of which, as far understand them, meet very
faiIy the necessity which invites legislation on Tho
subject OF the organization of the Judiciary
The bill proposes that tho Supreme Court sbBll
hereafter consist of Chief Justice and eirht as
s9ciato Judges, (instead ofsix as al presently That
the 7h Judicial circuit shall hereafter consist of tho
Districts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri that
Tho Districts of Kentucky and Tennessee shall CON
stltuic the eth circuits and the district of Msssejpn
the Eastern District of Louisiana, md The Southern
District of Alabama, shall constitute the D,h circi
that in accordance with this arrangement tbcrc
shall be appointed a 9TH Associate Justice 10 reside
10 the 9th circuit and ~ az end that circuit until a.
therwiso allotted; and an 9th Justice to reside in
the 9th circuit, until otherwise allottcd that tbeso
Judges shall attend and compose part Of tho Su.
prone Court.
The details of the bill Of course accord with this
now arrangement OF Circuits, &c.
Among the petitions presented in the House of
Representatives on Thursday last, was one by Mr.
Irwin Of Pa. praying for appropriation of one mil
lion OF dollars, to be applied TO the construction Of
The wostorn section of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal.
On the same day Dir. Ramsey presented resolu.
ton OF the Legislature of tho State of Pcnnsylvauin
expressive of an opinion decidedly favorable 10 tho
objects of the American Colonization Society. and
recommending appropriations of public money TO-.
wards the encouragement thereof.