Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-10

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Mclean Mcveon, Miller, Nlill:gan, Henry Mitchell
Robert Mitchell Moore, Mnhen6crg Murphy osgood
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Young-77.
The amendment of the Senate amended, was then
concurred in.
MIR. L. Whitilcsey submitted the following resolution
which was unanimously agreed to
hcSored That the thanks of this House be presented
to the Hon John Bell for the able impartial and dgni-
fed manner in which he has presided its dcbcra-
tons and performed the arduous and important duties
of the Chair
The House then resolved itself into a Committee If
the Whole ON the State of the Union Mr. Speght in the
Chair, on various bills, from the Senate, sc.
Inc committee then took up the BILL entitled
supplementary the entitled an act to amend the
Judicial system of the United States
The provisions Of this bill, before stated in the
1t provides for consolidating the circuits composed of
New Jersey and Pennsy lvana. with that composed of
Dciaware and Maryland, and requiring Judge Baldwin
TO hold the Circuit Courts in the Delaware Maryland
Srcmt SO as to obviate the necessity of appointing
Judge of the Supreme Court in that circuit thereby
to extend the circuit system TO the Western States
Mr. Hardin proposed amendmcn the bill the sub
stance of which he stated Instead eight Circuit Judges
he proposed nine. If the House would take review OF
the u States would be evident to every one that eiot
Judges were too few. The Supreme Court required
sixty days, besides what the States of the proposed
nl,f.. AL,
require above forty weeks of the undivided attention Of
the Judge of tho Circuit labor than any man
could well perform. Besides, there great pfopric
ty IN making the number of Judges TO be odd
her, similar to committees of the House. because they
were equally divided, adjudication could be made
Mr. H. farther explained the provisions of his amend
ment as to the regulation of the circuits.
MIR. Robertson opposed the amendment A similar
proposition made to that House some years AFRO
which debated for three weeks and defeated as le
feared the present bill would be.
Mr. Garland said, if the amendment were adopted the
bill would be defeaed similar had been six or
seven years ago That bill passed the Senate when
came into the House was defeated by similar amend
mcnt TO the present He urged upon the gentleman from
Kentucky (Ar. Hardin il he favorable to the bill
TO withdraw his amendment at
MIR. johnson, Of Louisiana, also opposed the amend
ment on the same ground, and called upon the
tee 10 take the question upon il at
Mr. Thomas of Maryland, expressed his appreciation
oil the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ken
lucky 1t has been offered at his Instance by the Com
inee the Judiciary and had one good ingredient at
least-it calculated 10 accommodate the new States
without deprving Of the old thirteen of right en-
Joyed since the organization of the government With
this fact fully before him, he could that the two
gentlemen from Louisiana displayed their accustomed
iberaly in urging, they did, the passage of the bill
without amendment New Orleans doubtless needed 4
circuit court From the character of causes cogni-
Fable by the federal judiciary, that large commercial city
ought 20 have the boon this bill proposed grant This
was conceded and the zeal of the gentlemen Lou
isana commended while IT displayed in behalf of
that feature of this bill which secured TO their constu-
ents that which they had right to demand, and could
not but feel they were unjust towards the citizens of
| Orleans had els In tLo
ful benefit of all the organized the
OF The Union, surely Baltimore, of the first CONNER
cal cities of the United States, will be cruelty OUTRAGED
| by the passage of this bill without amendment
The bill as it came from the Senate, was an act of
monstrous injustice TO Mary land and that any repre-
sentative of that State could stand silently by and wit
ness this sacrifice of the rights of his constituents was
could the fourth circuit be abolished 1t appeared from
statements furnished to the Judiciary by the
clerks OF the several circuit courts that the year 1888
TIE circuit court was IN session in Maryland eighty
DAYS, III delaware SIX days From the statement
we learn that similar courts sit average in the Vr-
gina Circuit fortytwo days and the Georgia circuit
thirtytwo days annually There is then more business
TO transact in the 18th circuit than there the 9TH and
9th circuits united if either of the Atlantic circuits were
therefore to be abolished it would be much more rea-
sonabe to blend that of South Carolina and Georgia with
Virginia and North Carolina than make the unnatu-
raj combination which this bill proposes.
If the venerable and vcneratcd Chief Justice was re-
qured to hold the Maryland VIRGINIA and N
oarona he would be on the circuit bench 1872 days,
while Judge Wayne would be the bench only 81 DAYS
IN the year. The of these facts must
carry conviction TO the mind of every man that the rue
object OF the bill did not appear its face In fact if
ebers would engage seriously and solely in the rood
work ofextendng the benefits of the Judiciary system to
the whole Union and not in the unoly work of destroy
ing by indirect means esmablc citizen they would
conclude, as he had done, that MARYLAND needed more
separate Circuit Court than any State South or West of
pennsylvania except the State of Louisiana The States
IN the interior cannot long furnish many causes for the
employment OF the Federal Judiciary The cases now
pending before State Courts in the western States will
befound to have originated chiefly from the fact that
TINS Goyernmentisa large landholder Trespasses COM
mlted on the national donain and suits instituted to
enforce contracts, growing of tho sale of the public
lands, will constitute, Doubtless four-ihs Of the cases
winch the Judges will be called decide in the Cir
curt Courts the bill proposes to establish in Illinois, Ind-
ana, and Missouri.
The time is rapidly approaching when such cases can
no longer arise and then The udgeshps about to be
created Tor the benefit of these States will become mere
snecures How different must be the condition of hinps
IN Maryland Baltimore is port of entry at which is
c"ectcd more revenue than at all the ports of the four
Southern Atlantic States TO collect this revenue the
Federal Courts are needed and its amount will in
crease with the rapidly augnenng business of that city,
the abors OF these judges will also accumulate The
maritime jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts too will af
ford laborous employment TO judges in Baltimore and
kthrcugh which city the citizens residing i'm virginia
West of the Blue Ridge, and in Pennsylvania on many
oil INC tributary streams of the Suequclanna, carry
merce with oil the wold) while in the interior States
named few causes If any could arise under this branch
OF the Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts
Dlr Thomas said, it too Obvious require illustra
uon that the object OF this bill did appear on its face
and had not been avowcd by those with whom il
originated This e would shcw fully than he had
attempted, wien it came up for consideration in tic
on the facts and statements with which lie had now
troubled the Committee