The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-09
THIR ale EH CONGRESS.
PIRsT sES Jon.

Senate.
WAsHINoroN, April Z, lsAs.
Fair spripg weather continued Prayer BY tho Rev
Mt 0ursy. Journal, petitions. reports 60.
AssENThEs.
Mr.. MANeuM asked ii the resolutions mplmentine
the people Of France &C., were still in the possession Of
the Ssoste.
Tue Vic. P,rsrDrrr replied in the negative.
Mr. MANeuM h.d desired that the reconsideration
might have been had, II not too late, that
senators absent yesterday might still have opportu
nifty recording their votes upon the passage Of the
solutions
The VICE President laid before the Senate certain
executive ooouments; and among them q copy of the
record Of General Court Martial In the case Of Lieut.
Col. Fremont
Col Bnvror moved that the document be printed
which agreed to- and he next presented the
pondepee between LIEUT. Col Fremont and the
Fremont of his com mission In the my which
dered to be appsnl to the document Aforesaid, AID
printed a. part oft
Mr. CAs moved to take no the bill providing for ad
ditional military force Of 30 600 volunteers.
The motion created conversation between Messrs.
Cass, Hsonegsn Crittenden Bagey. Dickinson, Allen,
and others aud in the meantime there also
position of certain accidental business the conclusion
OF which Mr.. Cas- surrendered his motion.
SUPREME COURT
On motion Of Mr. Critteoden the bill taken for
extending the sttings of the Supreme Court Of the Uni
ted states through the whole year.
Mr.. BurLsk advocated the passage Of the bill 1t was
only extending the seseon of the court from three
months TO twelve menths and without such extension
the laying before the court could not be dpos
'
Mr.. WKsrooTr, from the minority of the committee
argued against the bill on the assumption that would
interfere with the business Of the Circuit Courts
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the minority of the judiciary Com
mttee, into history Of the Supreme Court, and
the various changes whcn It had undergone together
of the bill He believed II to be dangerous and erroneous
Under desire expressed BY minority Of the COMMITTEES
he would propose an amendment to the bill.
MIR. DAYroS sustained the bill. There one hun
dred and sixty -four ing before the
important they should be acted upon; asd to act
upon them within the two years would re-
quire extension of the sitDgs Of the court He had
lear of the political corruPtons spprehended BY
Mr. ALLEN was utterly opposed to the bill 1t looked
perpetual of the Supreme Court which, to.
serous to the liberties Of the people This life principle
of the judges inconsistent with the character Of
would be superseded BY the elective system and gen.
uemen wished TO sound the tocsn for this change let
them persist in this separation OF tho judges of the su
preme Court from the circuits and the States
Mr. CRrTrKHpEN regretted the wide range which gen.
tsmen had taken in this discussion The bill was not
hension. which Senators anticipate. The bin merely
provided for additional during the year Of the
supreme Court, in order to enable 1t to get through
with the Of business which accumulated upon
its hands. The whole debate ought to DO confined to
the simple question Of the necessity for temporary
neasure Of relief Mr.. c. defended the character Of
the Judges wered the approximations expressed to
the tendencies OF powell and U9n'snded with his usual
Mr. BENTON admitted there was no possible design OF
fixing here power at Warrington holding life oioes
power which might become dangerous to the rights OF
the stssbut he only looked 1t the natural tendency
but vss an ut and there would be other install
ments to follow nextensions OF the stings Of the
from year until win slide sir into perpetual
court cut OF from the people and the States md sitting
here without obligation 10 the States to the peo
pie. There some way other than extended ses.
sion Of the court by which Its could
be relieved; and this the long SESSION he hoped
the bill would be reconnitted and that some encient
measure would be devised TO remedy the evil which this
Mr.. BADeEs took the same side OF the Question-thst
10, In opposition 10 the bill Ne believed that 70 far
from the measure being of relief IL would be n.u
cieDt for the cot desgnsd and mschievous other
respects The judges Of the Supreme Court could not be
The adoption Of the proposed was dang .rous
In another view II might lead TO state Of public feel
ing which would bring about an sDoiton Of the iifs
s the highest accommodation Of the court In render
ing il Independent Of extrsnsous influences The life
81 the judges and the fact that their salaries
beyond the power of Congress- features assigned
the under the constitution In order that they bs
perfectly independent in the discharge of their duties
PHsLrs pleaded the necessity OF the relief proposed
The existing Judicial system which had been in force
nfy perhaps the very best that
could have esen d-vseo and he did NOT wish to see 1t
destroyed or Invaded He favor Of this temporary
measure 81 rssf because IL did not interfere the
ness An soounul@ton Of GASES dsmapdips its cotton
requires an extra session Of the oourt or entire
change OF our judic. system Between the two alter
natives ne prssrred the extra session Of
the court.
Mr.. ASHLEY moved an adjournment, which was not
agreed TO-
MIR CsrrEsDsE appealed that thor. WA M n.oa..t,
for alarm about this measure and hoped the ousstior
without farthsr debate, upon the engrossmsnt of The
Mr. Foorr sid he had been disposed to vote for th,
ball but after the arguments which he had heard this
the MEASURE 0sntlsmsn had spoken Of the unap
proeohsbls purity Of the court and while he would con-
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