Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-04
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1854.
IN SENATE.


A message was received from the President of tn
United States in a resolution of the Senate
the 7th December last calling for the plan referred
in his annual message for the enlargement and modfcs
ton of the present judicial system of the United States
transmitting report from the Attorney General t
whom the resolution referred
The Attorney General presents his plan in detail! in
document counting some thirty pages of coseyw
manuscript, and sums up thus:
This plan furnishes the additional personal force
quise Tor the prompt dispatch of the enlarged judicial
business Of the country 1t does not so far as the sulors
and the public ut large concerned change any OF the
relations OF judicial business 1t calls for no present
enlargement Of the number of Judges Of the Supreme
Court IL secures unity of system by giving proper
circuit TO all the districts 1t retains untouched
the plan of business Of the circuit courts and OF the dis
trict courts each be holden as was within the appro
pirate States 1t makes competent provision TO aye the
circuit business performed in fact rs well as ~ theory by
circuit udge and thus efectualy cures the great de-
feet Of the existing organization II continues the Justices
of the Supreme Court in the practice OF immediate con-
tact with the people Of the United States, but relieves
them by from the dsagreeabe necessity OF seeing
themsevesconstrained from time time either to leave
much of the circuit business unperformed, or performed
only by the district Judge else to fail in the complete
discharge Of the proper duties OF the supreme Court
This plan leaves California only with mere district
organizations ard assumes that at day not distant
tenth circuit shall be constituted of Pacific States
The innovation proposed is the least possible beyond
tions respective courts which is reparson rather
than change consists Of nothing but the provision Of
persons do the work necessary to be DONE by the
appointment Of assistant circuit judges to divide the
circuit business with the Judges of the Supreme Court
Permit me- in conclusion in order to corroborate the
opinion that change should be attempted to call TO
view the re but not less cogent consideration that the
genuine interests OF society in time OF peace are put md
rectly or lightly affected by the political action of Gov
ernmen while its judicial action is vital actually or con-
tingently the interests Of all Their prosperity
their honor their lives constantly dependant the
wisdom and the virtue of the courts of justice To guard
and preserve these dearest rights need not only
agistracy Of competent character, but also Of
potent organization And certain 1t is that the existing
judicial organization is altogether insufficient for the OBJ
oua necessities OF the people even of the present Uni
ted States. ...... .>s.@
81 have absained from remark to the citizens of the
Territories ind of the District of Columbia which are
established under other clauses of the constitution than
those herein considered and which are not presumed 10
be within tee purview Of the restrictions of the two
Houses 1t may not however be improper to say here
that the legal condition of the District Of Columbia still
guated by the laws of Maryland they stood half
fury ago. without material legislative improvement dur
ing that time and with recognised defects in its judicial
organization calls loudly for action the part OF
Congress" ....' H.
%sEIZURE OF NJ. kosZTA.
Also, message from the same communicating, in COM
pliance with resolution of the Senate copies of COM
municatons received from the American legation at Con-
santinope respecting the seizure Of Martin koszta by
the Austrian authorities at Smyrna.
EVIDENCES OF DEBT ABROAD.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate laid before the body
communication from the Treasury Department. made in
compliance with resolution Of the 4th of APRIL 1858,
calling for "a statement of the aggregate amount of
Federal State, city, county, railroad canal and corpo
ration stocks or other evidences of debt held Europe
other foreign countries the S0h june 1858, so far
az the same can be ascertaned," &C.
The Secretary transmits the above information in de-
TALL in tables marked from to H. inclusive two of which
only are here appended.
The Register of the Treasury states the aggregate
amount OF Federal stock outstanding the Both june.
1865 to have been sos 205, 5l7 and the amount estma
ted have been held by foreigners at the time was
ST. 100000. ~.
Paper gives the amount of State bonds outstanding
the period above named and amount foreigners
rs far as the be ascertaned, viz. $3.50,
Of which amount 72 93l ,507 held by foreigners: