Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-03-25

~ In the Sorners Court Martial the whole
of Wednesday, the 9Th, appears TO have been
taken up In discussing a question under the
law Of evidence. The Court adjourned with
out coming to a decision. An opinion Of
Chancellor Kent has heen published, which
maintains that the civil courts Of the United
y ates have no lurisd iction over the case OF
Mckenzie that by the act Of 1900 IL belongs
exclusively to Naval Courts Marital The
question was to be solemnly argued in the
U. =. Curcult Court, by the alIest counsel
of New York, Oh the 9th IDS tant-Pic.
STATE LEsIsLATUKE-Tie bill 10 increase
the revenue OF the State, and for nther purpo.
ses, was yesterday taken up by the House
The salary of the Adlutant-6 General was fixed
ut o. 800; the Presiding Judge Of The City
Court OF Now Orleans, $1,000 the Judge 81
the Court OF Ptobatee, $500; the clerk ot
the Criminal Court, 1880; the Auditor on
auction sales, 1880; The physician Of the
Parish Jail, 5000. II was proposed to reduce
the salaries Of the District Judges TO 1880
each, and those OF the Judges Of New Orleans
to $4,000 each, but on motion OF Mr.. Ogden
the following sums were determined on: The
salary of the county ~I,istriet Judges $3.50
each, the salary Of the Judges Of The CONNER
cial and d iplrict Courts $4,000 each, and the
pay ,nept to be derived from Il tax levied on
quits; the salary Of the Parish Judge 10 he
$1,000, and that OF the Judge Of lie Criminal
Court $pp3,bQO; the salary of the District A.
toruey OF The first district, 81 1000; the Dis
trict Attorneys of all the other districts o re-
celye 5000 each, and the salaries OF the State
Attorneys Tor East Baton Eouge. East and
Yves, Falicians, were fixed at $500 each.
The bill from the Senate, creating a fund
for the relief the Charity Hospital, was con-
Cured in by the Iltuse.
On motion of the member from Natchito-
ches, the bill requiring the Governor 10 obtain
a certain number of mussets from the United
States, for the service OF the volunteer cotnpa-
MES OF this Slate, was amended, and five ihoe
sand stand OF arms substituted in The place Of
the first demand.-Pic. 18th inst.
HoosIER Observation-Disclosures county
seems 10 be very happy III the selection Of her
Representatives. MIR. Townsend, last winter,
was a regular caution but it just took Mr..
Marvin, whose term has just expired, TO cone
the Giraffe over even HIM. On a recent oeca !
sion, a bill being before The House 10 reducd
the pay of Assessors 10 one dollar and tit
cents per day, Mr. liohinsoii, Ct Caro- s.nov'
to amend by inserting two dollars per day.
Mr.. Marvin thereupon favored the House yth
the following specimen of IRE sic et,qnefe:
ri second the notIon Of The genflemanfoIn
Carroll; | do, by Cd! I'm for payinenen
ID we'll for heir services, and not %forta.y'
ing them until they are as lean and huEry as
stared wolves. I'm not so internal pr'llani-
nous as some gentlemen, who havn'to CUTS.
I'll be id il | don't oppose some get'en,el
here who are cavorting on this %qne'ich IKE
s,ub-s,ailed dogs in high rye, or a yang. heh-
or in fly time. I'm ~fofnenst such ersed stlh-
guess, and for the proposition ofhe gentle
man from Carroll, who for onst isr'ght; bat
by Cd. that is rarely the case, must admit.
! hope the committee of the ,hoie will do
their duty, and not act the partof Id fools.
| am now done, and would say the House
Colt! TO it."
The above is from The Goshjn Democrat
We believe it is a substantially correct resort
The speech was handed ab'ht in manuscript
after It's delivery, by a memlef who wrote 1T