Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-03

pen,sts the witnesses tbs par, Of the prosecution
He requested information to wha, had been the u
sage In former csss OF under this Gov
eminent
Chase, the United States had paid the witnesses on
both sides. He was not positive to the other cases
He would remark, that II would tend to the utter ruin
OF any individual brought before the nate of the u
taes for trial. II he were to be compeiie to compen
cate his own witnesses Ii was right and proper ID a,
the Government should pay all the wjtne attic
ing trals OF impeachments; and whether Judge Peck
should should not be cleared. il was obvious that II
he were to be compelled to pay his Witnesses he was
ruined man.
Mr. Carson In favor Of the bill az p,opo,ed "a
be amended. He remarked, that IL a prcced.nt wa.
established that the United States were not to pay
witnesses. on behalf Of the persons accused In trials
OF impeachment, no future prosecution would take
place, however aggravated might be the offence com.
mt,ed. No man would undertake T.. There was no
analogy be ween the ordinary trials 10 the States aud
trial in the Senate Of tho United States In the lat
ter, witnesses had generally to be broue hit from dis
ance often very great as 10 the present case aud their
detention here was both long and expensive. What
possible chance was there, he would ask that an ndi.
vidua could clear himself Of an alleged crime; II he
was obliged TO pay his own witnesse.f No man could
clear hmseit-ior no man could afford the expense
In his opinion, tor the United ates TO refuse 10 nav
Witnesses in trials Of the kind referred to- would
mount TO positive denial Of Justice, SC.
The question was now demanded and, being put on
the amendments offered by the Judiciary Committee,
hey were agreed to.
The Committee then rose, and reported the bill as
amended; the amendment. were agreed to and the
oil ordered to be read third time Tomorrow.
LANDS BETWEEN LUDLOW AND ROBERTS
LINES.
The House then r: sumed in Committee Of the Whole,
the bill "io amend the act to quiet the title OF purcha
sers OF the public lands between the lines of Ludlow
and Roberts. in the State Of Ohio, Mr. Howard in the
Chair.
Some further conversation took place between
Messrs. Tr.zvant, Wickf, and Vinton, when the a.
mendmen, proposed by the Committee Of Private Land
Claims were disagreed to- and the Committee rose and
reported the bill to the III use.
The House concurred with the Committee Of the
whole In rejecting the proposed amendments, and thu
OIL was ordered to be read third time tomorrow.
The Speaker laid before the House letter from the
Secretary OF the Navy, transmitting the annual report
Of the Commis soners cfthe Navy Pension Fund; which
was ordered 10 lie on tho table.
JUDGE PECK.
The hour OF IL having arrived, the House, on motion
OF Mr.. Irwin, OF Ohio, again resolved itself into Com.
ceeded to the Senate to attend before the High Court
OF Impeachment the trial OF Judge Peck. Having re-
turned and reported progress,
The Speake laid before the House a commune a ion
from the Secretary Of War, in pursuance Of recent
resolution Of Congress- relative to the military academy
which was laid on the table.
The Speaker also laid before the House letter from
the Secretary OF War, transmitting $50 printed copies
OF the Army Register, which letter laid the
Bile.
The Heusc then adjourned till III o'clock to- morrow
" In our report of Thursdays proceedings iu the
House OF Representatives the following word. in the
Resolution relative to the pay OF Members Of Congress-
were accidentally omitted after the word 'Resolved"
viz: "Ihat the Rules OF each House shall be so amend.
g." as 10 make u the duty Of the Secretary Of the Sc.
nate and clerk &c. BY emitting the part OF the Re So
lu ion, above stated. the OH elections that TO show
that was joint Rule OF the two Houses aud there
lore incompetent to change existing law, great
ly weakened