Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-14
SUPREME COURT OF THE U. STATES
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY IS, 1881.

WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10, 1851.
Present, all the Court
VIM. Gordon. of Massachusetts, Warren Dut-
ton, of Massachusetts,, David ]. Baker, of Hi
nois, John Miles, Of Penn. w. Jeffe Jones. of Viii
sinia, Amos Lane, Of Indiana, Ohm NJ. Patton,
Of Virginia. and James Clark, of Kentucky,
Esquires, were admitted to practice as Attornies
and Counselors Of this Court.
No. 10. John Smith T. Plaintiff in Error, vs..
John Brahan, ~. S.
No. 46. John Smith L. Plaintiff in Error, VS..
VIM. II. Whitaker, ct al. ~. s.;
Onmotion of MIR. Attorney General, the Writs,
of Error in these cases to the District Court of the
United States for the Northern District of Ala
bama were ordered to be dismissed.
No. %. VIM. Yeaten, Plaintiff in Error, VS..
John Wise, ct al.-This cause was argued by
Mr.. E. |. Lee, for the Plaintiff in Error, and by
Mr.. Jones for the Defendants in Error
No. II. B. ]. Farrar ct al. Plaintiffs in Error,
vs. toe United States.-The argument of this
cause was commenced py Mr. Benton for the
Plaintiffs in Error, and continued by Mr.. Attor-
ney General for the Defendants in Error
The Court adjourned till tomorrow II O'Clock
A. NJ.
Congress. the Senate, on Wednesday Mr.
IrcdeI, from the Committee on the Contingent
Fund of the Senate, reported bill providing for
the paying the witnesses summoned on the trial OF
Judge Peck, for their attendance and mileage,
and for compromising the Marshal Of the District
of Columbia for his attendance. The bill from
the House of Representatives, making an appro-
priation for the construction and equipment of
three schooners, to be added to the navy of the
United States, was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Naval Affairs. The bill author.
xing the purchase OF ceriain lands, for the com
peion OF Fort Washington, on the Potomac, was
read the second time, and referred tc the commit
tee on Military affairs. When the high Court of
Impeachment was opened for the trial Of Judge
Peck, Mr.. Tazwell, alter stating the indisposi-
ton of Mr.. Writ, moved an adjournment until to-
day, when he expected Mr. Writ would be so far
as to be able to attend. The court
then adjourned until ls O'Clock to-day. After the
consideration of executive business, the Senate
adjourned,
In the House of Representatives. Messrs. Nit
chell, Wickliff", Storrs, OF ew York, and IT.
win of Pennsylvania, BY the unanimous consent
Of the House, presented petitions and memorials;
which were disposed OF IN the usual manner. Va
rious reports were made. and bills introduced.-
among the latter, was one reported by Mr.. Beck
man, regulating the mode of taking evidence in
cases of contested elections of members of the
house; which was twice read, and referred to a
committee of the whole on the state of the Union.
Mr.. Bell. from the committee on Indian Affairs,
reported without amendment, the bill from the
Senate to extinguish certain Indian titles to lands
n The state of Indiana. After some private bills
,ad been acted upon, the House resumed The con- |
sheraton of the resolution submitted by Mr. !
Haynes, on the preceding day, calling on the
Conmittee'of Ways and Means to inquire into
he expediency of reducing the duty on brown
sugar imported into the United States from for
,lgn countries. MIR. Haynes concluded his re-
marks in support of the policy aud justice Of the
proposition. Mr.. Alexander followed on the
anne side. Mr. Buchanan. on the part of the
of the impeachment Of Judge Peck, in-
ormed the House that the tertimony in the case