Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-02

ran in conformity with lie JOINT reso'u''o" % nP'
| Mr. WALKER submitted the following resolution
which was considered and agrcedto:
| Resoirrd, That the Committee the Public Lands
be instructed 10 inquire into the exPedIency "t aPPro
priatnu sufficient for desraylng the expenses OF
The employment OF special agent 10 procure InioFma
ton as 10 mining and smelling lead copper, and other
ores
On motion of Mr. SMITH Of Indiana, the Senate
nrocecded to the consideration of the bill 10 amend
The act entitled San act supplementary to the act en-
titled An act 10 amend the Judicial system oil tue Z
States -
Mr. CLAY of Alabama submitted the following
anne ndn,ent which was read
To introduce after the ennclng clause of the bill
"Iha hereafter the eastern and western districts oil
Pennsylvania and the district OF New Jersey and The
district of Delaware shall form the third circuit the
district of MARYLAND and the eastern district OF frgi
min shall form the fourth circuit; The district OF North
Carolina the eastern and western districts Of South
Carolina and the district OF Georgia shall form The
fiji circuit the Southern district OF Alabama, and the
eastern district Of Louisiana shall form the sixth cir
cult; the southern district of Mississippi, the eastern
md middle districts of Tennessee, shall form the eighth
circuit; and the district of Arkansas and the district OF
Missouri and the district Of Kentucky shall form the
ninth circuit.
o,r, tr the district Of Arkansas shall be holden the
ourth Monday Of pril and the fourth Monday Of Oc-
oler in each and every year. and II shall be the duty
of the associate justice of the Supreme Court allotted
TO the ninth circuit, to preside at the spring term OF the
circuit court for the district of Arkansas and the ASSOC
ciae Justice of the Supreme Court allotted to the eighth
circuit to preside at the spring Of the circuit court,
for the southern district of Mississippi which shall be
holden on the second Monday in December"
On motion by Mr.. CLAYTON, the amendment was
modified by placing Delaware in the fourth instead OF
the third circuit
The reasons for the amendment were then submitted
nv MIR CLAY of Alabama.
Mr. ROANE opposed its adoption with much earnest
ness He was replied to by Mr.. CLAY of Kentucky.
The amendment further advocated by Messrs
CLAYTON, BUCHANAN, SEWER, WALKER,
RVES, MANGUM, CLAY ofAlabana, HUNTING
TON and HENDERSON, and opposed by Messrs.
ROANE, BENTON, and GRAHAM, and was finally
adop,ed-ayes "a, nays -, as follows:
leas-Alessrs Anderson, Bates, Bnyard Buchanan,
CLAW Of Ala, Clay of Kentucky, Clayton, Cuhbert,
Dixon, Fulton, Henderson, Huntington, ker, King,
Kniuht. Linn, Mangum, Merrick, Mouton, Nicholson,
Norvell, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss Rives Robinson,
Rupales, Sewer, Smith Of Indiana Southland, Tall
madge Walker, Williams and Toung-3f.
Naas-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Calhoun, Graham,
Hubbard Lumpkin, Pierce, Roane Smith Of Connect-
cnt, Sturgeon. Tappan, Wall, and Wright-l3.
Some further amendments proposed by MIR.
SMITH Of Indiana and MIR. HENDERSON, and were
agreed TO- and the bill was ordered to be engrosscd for
third reading.
MIR. WRlGHT from the Committee Finance, to
which had been referred the House bill making appro
pra,ions for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of the
Government for the year ISL reported the with
sundry amendments; which were read.
Messrs ANDERSON, TAPPAN, KNIGHT, and
HENDERSON, scvernlly gave notice Of amendments
which they intended to propose when the bill came up
for consideration; which amendments, with those Of
the committee, were ordered to be printed
BILLS PASSED.
The bill for creating land district in the State
of Missouri, and for changing the boundaries Of the
Southwestern and Western land districts in said State;
and
The bill TO amend The act entitled "in act TO amend
the nc, approved May Is, $500, entitled An act 10
amend an entitled AN act 10 establish the judicial
Courts of the United States, seyeraly read a
third time, and passed.
On motion, b. Mr.. WRIGHT the Senate then pro-
cccdcd to the consideration of Executive business
and i'll about hour, the doors were again opened.
). Mr.. HUBBARD moved, that when the Senate ad-
iourn, it adjourn TO meet at clock this evening.
This motion was strongly urged by Messrs HUB
BARD and WRIGHT; but before the question was
taken, motion made for adjournment, which was
car red-ayes II, noes 10.
/ And the Senate adjnnrncd.