Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-28
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Tie flon,ns hisor OF the origin Of the
Ia" for or{'nizlng the Supreme Court Of The
! United SidieS, vail be interesting 10 many
ol 90 r-hnsrs ~ the present moment
The rery first order passed by the first
S,nale on he 7tn AprIl, 1889, was in these
words:
Ordered, That Messrs. Ellsworth, Paterson,
Maoas, ouong l. U, Bassei, Few and WIZ
| gate, be committee 10 bring in blu for
| organII NJ the d'ciar. Of the Unitcd State.
And on the 18Th OF the same Ironth, Mr..
Carroll aud Mr.. lizard were joined, making
thu committee consist of ooe from each 5taie.
On the ~ II OF June, Mr. Lee reported " a
bll to establish tue judicial CourIs of the
United Shtts." This bill was debated on lac
22d, 23h 26Ih, 29th. and 80 Ia OF that month,
aud on the LIST, ID. 81 and 9TH OF July on III
| tn II " proceeded 10 th,rd rrading,' aud
! as considered upon the 9Th, 9Th, 10Th and
! llth--on the 18th the bill was rt-commited :;
aud on the I7Ih the engroSsed bill passed 10 a
| third reading, ayes ID NOES &.
Those Who yOled N the affirmative were
Messri' BaSsett aud Read OF Delaware Carroll
aud Iiemv, OF Mar land-DAIton AMI 6troug
OF Mas aChuselis-EllswoIth and Johnson oil
Counr ctcut --Elntr and Paterson OF ~ Jer.
-ey-Few eni Gum of Georgia- Mo,rls OF
Pennsylvania, aud lizard of South Car,lna.
lhose who voted IN the negaIne, we've Mes.
aud Nlrgaie OF New Hnmpshnc--Ma,Iay
Of Pennsy l u"ia, aud Bullfr of 5. Carolina.
HE bIil MAS then Sent To the House, " here il
was considered and debated many da,s-i
does not appear by the Journal, what propo-
sitods there were toamtud II, or whether there
were any does II appear thai there was
division even on us hnal phssagr. The bill
was signed by President Washington on the
24th September, and has been the uudIsputed
a ma iunI
reform II by persons whose motives and whose
| Ieasonings are best understood by them
selves
! IN Independent Judicary.-A State law nu
| lhed by state 1dg"s.-fne Nashville CItn-
nesset) Banner OF tho % ult. says" The judi
! seS appointed by act of the last Legislature Ia
| Constitute special Court, for the txpIe.ss
purpose OF trying certain cases growing out Of
ate defaIcatIonS OF the Bank Of the State OF
| Tenn sste. ON Monday delivered their opinions.
str'Giim, SUSTAINING The pleas to the jurisdiction
OF the Cou,t, aud deciding the act b, wnicn
they were appointed 10 discharge the duty, 10
| be unconstitutional"
Counterteiters Taken We learn from a
Ne" Orleans paper of the 3lst ut. that four
persons nave beed arrested ia that city or
whom $4l 900, counterfeit notes ON the Bank
W VI" Su''to oi"te "aTf round IL ~ under.
stood thai the gang consisted of seven. ana
'na' the 'hfte who were sun at large had $40
ooo with them, making grand Total Of TO-
900.
once tue above Was written we have recei>
we'd an evening paper Of the 3lst. Gom which
No copy the follow ing article
uhleJeders.-Da,iJ and James Browo
"e'e take" n'o custody, having in the ir Dos.
session between thirty aud torty thousand
dollars oointelhit bills on the United Stat.
Bank a. Philadelphia aud the branch al Ne.
ioik, and considerable amount of penni,.
D'lis. lhrre other persons suspected of beino
connected WIN them, are also ia custody hui
as 'hey nave not been examined, aud as M
spurious money was found upon them 1 heir
names are withheld. They Will be examJned
before tue mayor Tomorrow moruine
SPLENDID CHARiTY.-in the course nj ,ba
proceedings of the Assembly to-day, pe,i,,oo
| Was pi,sGaied by Dudley Seldrn, 10 inr,,no
rate " The Ledke aud Bats Orphan Uo,,ss y
under the following circumstances:
Jonn e. Leake, iate II citizen of The c;,,.
N. York, died, leaving personal proner,.
mourning TO nearly o3Oo,OOo, by nj, wI
winch Was haaliy established by a d-c;s,o, -,
the Cou,t o. Erro,s about a wear mast n
ly the whole 0i this est tie became tb. -"
| yoi Robert Watts, who died without ,,.ue AZ
ter the age OF t"euIy-oue Years som. e.
| mohths aitsr The above n,ent,ooed 1..i.
aud thereby the said estate Vested il, hi 49,
John Watts lnasmuch, however A. !, 49,
provided ny Tue sad VII, that IN ca. ~ :, |
| RV1e.' W aItS should die before he a,ri,os
me age OF t"e0iy one withoal issue ,..n,
N"'1 r'op."! saouId bo apfh.d andei t1e