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question than the other mode proposed.
Mr. Martin said he should not have risen A..
but that the gentlemen from Virginia and pssS'
sylvia MIA seemed to think that he was disno..Ja '
avoid decision upon the bill at the present ~.
sion. Mr.. Nj. said he had no such wish
he could not but say, that it was little rem,I ;
able that bill of this importance should hsI
posed Of in mode different from the treatms, w.
any other bill, since he had had seat On ~
floor. Was this the ordinary mode in vS.i
bills were opposed? The gentleman from yi,s'
ia had said. that he had made the motion 70 ;.
iect this bill. because it was 4 debateable oDs
But certainly all would admit, that IN Comm;,,,,
of the Whole, the discussion would be more nI
. more free. and over wider field. If the oni.
ion entertained by the gentleman from viro;;rr.,
on this subject, was common to majority If Il
House. he could at any time obtain a vote IA =
INTO Committee upon it. The gentleman shall:
his head: but he can, at any time, move to oO;,
to Committee OH the state of the Union. be9r,
such motion has preference over any other r.
the other hand, the advocates of the bill will n.
shrink from the investigation OF its object. Tn.
have no desire to avoid decision upon il an
will unite with its opponents in bringing it o.
Mr.. Wicklihe said that, as one member Of Il,
House, he should be very much sratiicd to IN. 6
this ubject discussed. But he wished to See.
bill placed in such situation as to allow ct IN.
mendment being offered to 1t, for modifcat
of the 18th section of the old law, which he slag
prefer to total repeal Of it. the bill be re-,
a second time, said he, and then be posporr|
When it should be again taken up, it would /
open to amendment.
Mr.. Doddridse said. that he considered d, /
measure proposed by this bill to be Of as muchr
portance as if ii were proposition 10 repeCl Il
Union Of !hese States, and for that reason !. |
could not. with his consent, suffer it to take a.
course of an ordinary bill. If the House slOlg
eyerrule the proposition Of the gentleman fna
PennsylvaAia, Mr. d. said he should then rene,
opposition to the second reading Of 'he bill. I
! Mr.. Ellsworth ,aid, that ne should regret o.,
DELAY bv this House of decision upon Qs,.
ton so lnomentOus as this. Itwas because Of fk
overwhelming magnitude that he would have
acted upon forthwith. He did not believe thg
there was gentleman within hearing Of his ,C:s /
! who had at this moment any doubt upon hi. Og.
mind, as to what his vote would be on hi, Qle. :
ton. 1t seemed desirable to lin. in eyery,iev.
that this question should be at once decided.
MIR. Johnson, of Kentucky, said he should've 4
in favor of postponcment.
There the hour for morning business expired B
The section of the Judiciary Act in question
the following:
".4nd be II further enacted, That a final jud.H
ment or decree in any suit in the highest Gov,
Of law or equity Of State in which deciSa
in the suit could lie had, where is drawn in que
ton The validity of treaty or statute Of, or irT
authority exercised under, the United States and 4
the decision is against their validity Of a statute
of, or an authority exercised under, any State
on the ground OF their being repugnant to lh
constitution, treaties, or laws of the United
States, and the decision is in favor Of such the
validity; or where is drawn in question the COT
struction Of any clause Of the constitution ord
tveaty or statute Of, or commission held unde
I the United States, and the decision is against u
title, right, privilege, Or exemption, specially
up or claimed by either party, under such cIa4s
of the said constitution, treaty, statute. or COZ
mission, may be re-examined and revised ORA \
frmed in the Supreme Court Of the United State
upon writ of error, the citation being signed q
the Chief Justice. or Judge. or Chancellor oil p
court, rendering or passing the judgment oH
cree complained of. or by justice OF the
preme Court of the United States, in the an
manner, and under the same regulations, an
the writ shall have The same effect as it theyd:
ment or decree complained of.had been render" |
or passed in Circuit Court and the proceeding
upon the reyisaI shall be also the same, excePtth
the Supreme Court, instead of Remaining U
cause for iiua! decison,a s before provided ma
at their discretion, if the cause shall have Del
once remanded before proceed to final dees
| ion of the same. and award execution. but
other error shall be assigned or regarded as
ground of reversal in any such case as aore'",
than such as appears on the face OF the recon eco
and Immediately respects the before meh"Oao
questions of validity, or construction oil u'e ~
constitution, treaties, statutes, commissions
authorities in dispute"
PENITENTIARY OF THE DISTRICT.
The following message was received IRON
President of the United States:
TO the House Of Representatives:
beg leave to call the attention Of .oo;,
to the annual report of the inspectors OF 'heFr
itentiary, in the District of Columbia, hee''-
transmitted. ANDREW JAcK'oN
January 18th. 1851.
The following is the report transmitted u
letter from Henry Ashton, President Of "
Board:
Pursuant to an act of Congress, "apPr"Y
the third of March, 1890" the Board OF ln;Fy
ors of the Peuitentiary, for the District Of y