Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-03
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FRIDAY, Jar. rs. 1881.
In SENATE

| Secretary.
Mr. Noble presented the memorial Of the Legislature
ed TO each county in that for the erection an
asylum Tor paupefs 1t was referred to the Committee
on the Public Lands.
MIR. Noble presented two Joint RESOLUTIONS from the
Legislature Of Indiana. praying further extension OF
relr TO the purchasers Of public lands and aid OF Con.
gress Tor the Improvement OF the road from Madison
Indianapolis, both of which referred to the Com
mi'tee o" Public Lands.
Mr. Noble also presented the joint resolution Of the
Legislature OF Indiana, praying Tor the immediate
ngusbneUt OF tho Indian titles TO lands i'm tina, State
IL was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Clayton, to author
'ze The committee appointed to examine the pre,ent
cond lon OF the Post Office Department s-nd for per-
sons ami papers. was considered and adop'ed.
The bill to authorize the President build three adj.
donai scho'nsrs for the naval service; amend the
act for encouraging the cultivation of the vine and the
oive and for The relief OF James Sprague; were sever
ally read third time and passed
TRIAL OF JUDGE PECK
On motion Of Mr.. Font, the Senate again resolved n.
sell into High Cour, OF Impe achment
Mr.. Writ with permission, explained remark which
ne was understood to have made the conclusion
oil bis argument in favor OF TIL respondent
MR. buchanan tn IN rose, and addressed the Court in
very able and eloquent in support of the
impeachment He declared that the usurpation of an
authority not legally possessed by Judge the mani
lest abuse OF power really given, misbehaviour
In the sense OF the Constitution for which he should be
dismissed from Office H conte nded that the conduct
oil Judge Peck, in the case OF Mr. LawIess,
press VIC alton OF the constitution and laws the land
that the circumstances OF that ampy sui lent
10 shew criminal intention his part the summary
punishment oil Mr. Lawless; that, in order prove the
crimnaity oil bis Intention, was not necessary 10 de-
monstra,e an actually malicious action, or lurking re-.
veDge; that the nlicton upon Mr. lawiess Of slim
mary and cruel punishment, for having written an ar.
cle deeorous in its language, itself ,uff Gent IN
prove the badness Of the m1tv; that the
OF the Judges actions indie of his
mat our Court had no right puuish for
'h a summary mode, Nbels, even in pending causes;
and that, 1t he succeeded, as he believed he should
in establishing these positions he should thai
he had right to demand toe Judgment oi,he Court
ganst the respondent. The honorable manager con-
tnued 10 address the Court tor three hours and quar-
ter, and finding that he could not conc ule his argu-
ment at 'hi' sitting, the Court adjourned till to morrow
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
LFTER.N.9L IMPROVEMENT
Mr. VerpsDck, from the Committee Of Ways and
Means. reported bill making appropriation for car
ments, and for surveys" which was twice read and
comm tied.
Mr.. Ellswo'th, from the Committee on the Judei
airy, reported the bill from the Senate, making
compensation 60 the witnesses and for other EXPENSES
attending the trial of Juig, Peek" with amendments
"a motion OF Mr. F. il was referred 20 a Committee
oil the Whole on the state of the Union, with the un
derstaDding that il should be taken up this day
SURPLUS REVENUE.
Mr.. Po'k from the Select Committee to which
was referred so much OF the M -ssase OF tbs President
oil the United States, at the commence ment of the
Session, relates to the distribution of the surplus
revenue, made arepo't which was ordered 10 lie the
table.
motion was made to print 5000 copies Of the report
which nation lies one day the table.
Mr.. White OF New York. moved for the printing of
5000 copies OF The reports Of the majority and minority
the Committee The Ju ciarv relative to re
the section of the Judiciary law Of 1885,
which motion lies one day.
THE JUDICIARY.
Mr.. L'crmpe 'ubmi,ted the following:
Resotped, That the Committee the Judiciary be
instructed % inquire into the expediency OF amending
the Constitution OF the United States, that the Judges
OF the Supreme Court and of the Inferior Cotirs hall
hold their respective offices for term Of years
Mr. Wbi'tlesey demanded the QUE sion Of considera.
lion, and
Mr.. Vance called for the Yea. and Nays on the
question
They we're ordered by the House, and being taken,
S God az follows:
YEAS-Messrs Alexander, Allen, Aston, Angel
Baylor, Bell, James Blair John Blair Boon Cambre-
eng, Carson Chandler, Chiffon, Claiborne, Conner,
Crocheron w II. Davis, Desha, DE Wit Earll Find
lay, Foster, Fry, Gordon, Hall, Halsey, Harvey
Haynes, Kinds, Thomas Irwin, Jarvis, Cave johnson,
Perkins, King, Adam King, Lamar, Lea. Leavitt. Le-
cOmpte, Lewis, Lumpkin, McCreery, Meow Miller
Nuckolls Petts, Potter, Richardson Roane, Scott
Shields, Standeier, Sterigere Wiley Thomson John
Thomson, Tucker, Wayne, Weeks, wicklife, Yanccy
NAYS-Messrs. Anderson, Archer Armstrong, Ar
mold Noyes, Barber, John s. Barbour, BarnwelI Bar
ringer Barley, Beekman, Bouldn, Brodhead, Brown,
Burgess, Butman, CahooD, Clay Condict Cooper Coul-
ter, Cowles, Craig, Crane, Crawford Crockett Creqb-
ton, Crownnshield, Davenport, John Davis Deberry,
Denny Doddridge' Dorsey. Draper. Drayton, Duncan,
j
Everett, Horace Everett, Finch, Forward Gmer Cor
ham, Green, Grennell, HemphiIl, Hodges, Holland
Hoffman, Howard Huges, Hunt, Huntingdon Jhrie
lngersoll, Johns, Kendall, Kennon Kipcaid Leiper
Lent, Loyal, MaIary, MarindaIe, Martin, Thsinas
Maxwell, Lewis MAXWELL Nc Dufie Mcintyre, Nit
cheH, Mcneil, Muhlenburg, Norton Patton, Pearce,
Pierson, Polk, Ramsey, Reed Rose, Russell Sanford
William b. Shepard, Aug. Fl. Shepperd, Sill, Smith
Speght, Ambrose Spencer, Richard Spencer Stanber-
ry, Henry X. Sorrs, VIM. l.. Storrs, Strong Suther-
land, Swami. Swift, Taylor, Test, Trezyant Vance
Varnum Verplanck, Yinton, Washington, whitlesey
c. white, Edward ID. White, Wilde, Williams, VIII
son, Wingate, Young-1l5
So the House refused TO consider the resolution.
NJ. Drsyton laid The following on the table:
ResofUed That the S. cretafy of War bs directed to
furnsh this House with the several ORIGINAL reports or
statements, or copies there received by him. or trans
mtted to the Major General, relating 10 resolution OF
the House. at s last session. directing the crefary
Of War TO report, whether any reduction IN the num-
Der OF officers, in the army of the United States can
be made. without injury To the public service :" &c
MIR. Ellsworth laid on the table the following
Res0iUed, That the Secretary OF war be dire cted
to lay before this House, the manner o (which annui-
iSs due 10 the Cherokee Nation OF Iodisn4 are pad
whether to The Nation, or TO the individuals consti
tutng the Nation
EXPENCEs OF THE IMPEACHMENT.
Mr. Ellsworth stated, that the witnesses attending
on the trial OF judge Peek could not be DISCHARGED
until they IRE paid. II highly necessary there.
fore, that The House should act ,pon the bill which he
had reported this morning, and he moved SUSPEND
tho consideration Of any other business on the fable
for The purPoee Of taking up the bill to which he re.
fetred.
The motion agreed TO, and the House went into
Committee OF the Whole, Mr. Dwight in the Chair,
and took up the bill, making provision for the COM
log the trial OF Judge Peck" together with the A
| m udmenls reported BY the Committee on the Iud