The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communicate
from the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing report
the president of the Louisville and Portland canal OF
pendtures for repairs Of such canal and also enclosing
report of Edward Watts, engineer in the employ OF sal
canal which was k,.a on the table and ordered to
printed.
Mr. GROW, of Pennsylvania, asked the consent Of u
House that such bills the Committee on Territories bay
agreed upon be reported during the week set aside
the consideration of territorial business may be prln
together with the reports which accompany them He
asked the same permission in reference TO any bills reat
to territorial business which may have been agreed
by any other of the committees OF the House
No objection being made, the motion was agreed TO-
REORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS.
There having been call for the regular order of bu
The SPEAKER stated the business first in order to
the motion made by Mr. STANTON, of Ohio on Monday as
to suspend the rules 80 as to enable him to Introduce
following resolution:
Resolved That the standing Committee the Judicial
be instructed to into the expedency OF reoganzj
the judicial circuits and districts OF the United States sui
to equaze the population and business Of the 81
era circuits and DISTRICTS and give to all sections OF
federacy their equal and in the Supa
Court of the United States.
The motion to suspend the rules agreed to; ad
pending the question the passage of the resolution
Mr.. STANTON briefly explained the necessity for SUD
anime the condition of the judicial circuits Of the Un
States would be satisfied that reorganization indi
pensabe At present. there Eve States not embraca
any of the judicial circuits The policy OF the judicial
Of 1889 manifesty that all of the States shou
constitute portion Of judicial circuit, that eal
State should have the benefit OF circuit court In
progress of the addition OF States it found tha
portion OF the circuits had become SO large that to add
them the new States as they created would hat
made the circuits too extensive increased the court
too large number OF judges. Hence Iowa, Wisconsl
California Texas and Florida all without the bensl
OF circuit court and appeals taken directly from
district courts to the Supreme Court OF the United Sd
The inequality of the present system would be apparel
from bare statement of the States composing the va
GUS judicial districts The first circuit composed
Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
the second of Vermont, Connecticut and New York;
third of New Jersey and Pennsy vana the fourth Of Mari
land Delaware, and Virginia; The fifth of Alabama ad
Louisiana the sixth of North Carolina, South Caronl
and Georgia; the seventh Of Ohio Indiana Illinois, ad
Michigan the eighth of Kentucky, Tennessee, and MI
souri, and the ninth of Mississippi and Arkansas Thy
Mississippi and Arkansas constituted circuit, while
large States Of Ohio, Indiana Illinois, and Michigan, vii
four and half milliona OF Inhabitants constitute
another. Such an inequality ought to be remeded, az
the rights of suors demanded some legislation the SUI
ject.
The Supreme Court Of the United States was the uld
mate arbiter of all constitutional questions and, in h
opinion, should be so constituted command the con
dence OF the whole country but long il should
tain its present unequal and partial organization and Of
SECTION OF the conitderacy have than its just repr
sentation s bench, its decision could have mon
power, and could not command the confidence Of the pei
pie
Mr. KEITT, of South Cnplina, understood the gent
man from Ohio to say that he regarded the Supreme Co
as the arber Of all constitutional questions He desire
to know whether if that tribunal should decide in fav
of the constutonaty Of the fugiveslave law, the gel
tleman would carry out that law
Mr. STANTON would not resist the decisions of the s;
preme Court in any case. II it should decide that Dry
Scott slave, he would resist the execution of M
judgment but when that question arose in another cal
he would contest the principle upon which the udgme
founded, and contend that it not law He wou
stitutionay of the ugitiveave law any other ensc
men in obedience to the decisions Of that tribunal.
The resolution was then adopted.
THE EFFICIENCY OF THE NAVY.
Mr. BENSON, of Maine under suspension of the rule
reported from the Committee Naval Affairs Senate
to amend an act entitled An act to promote the efficient
OF the navy, and asking its immediate consideration
the House. demanded the previous question.
1.-THE bill was read. 1t provides for the restoration
farloughed dropped retired officers upon the favoa
report of q committee of inquiry
Mr. STEPHENS, Georgia, inquired whether the bill ha
been amended in committee.
Mr.. BOC0CK, Of Virginia, stated that when this matt
had been acted by the committee FIVE gentlemen b
voted for the Senate bill while but four had voted for
substitute. 1t had been, however understood among
members of the committee that when the Chairman shou
submit the Senate bill he should have opportunity
submitting his substitute and making explanation b1
previous question: be had been much surprised and y
clined TO offer his substitute
Mr. BENSON explained that the arrangement referred
had reference TO the action of the committee the last %
sion when there would have been some time to debate
question.
The previous question seconded and under the OF
ration thereof the bill read the third time and passed
yeas 1859, nays 5o-as follows
YEAS-Messrs Akers, Albright, Allison, Ball, Barboui
Barclay Bell Bennett of New York Benson Bingham Bowh
Bradshaw Brenton, Broom, BuIinton Burngame Csdwsi
der, Campbell Of Pennsyvan Campbell Of Ohio, Csrt
Chaee Clarke of New York. Clark of Connecticut Cawsor
Clingman, Cobb of Alabama, Cosx Comins, Covode Coz
Cragin, Cullen Cumbsck, Damrell Davis OF Illinois, Da'
Of Massachusetts, Dean, Denver, Dewitt Dick, Dcks
Dodd, Duree, Edie, Edwards, Emrie, Eberidge EustH
Evans, Flager Florence, Fuller OF Pennsylvania Fuller
Maine, Gilbert Granger, Hall OF Massachusetts,, Hara
Harris OF Maryland, Harris Of Illinois, Harrison, Have
Herbert, Hodges, Hoffman, Holloway, Horton OF Me-
York, Horton OF Ohio Howard, Hugbston, Jewet, kei
Kelly, Kelsey, Kenneth King, Knapp, Knowltop, Knoi
kunkel Lake, Letter Lumpkin, Mace Alexander X MAJ
shall OF Kentucky Humphrey Marshall Of Kentucky MAJ
shall OF Illinois Matteson, Maxwell, McCsrty, McQueen
Miller OF New York, Miilwsrd, Moore, Morgan MorrH
Morrison, Murray, Nichols, Norton Oliver OF New YORK
Paine Parker, Peck, Pennington Perry Petit Pike, Po
ter Pringle Purvance Puryear Quian, Ready, Ricaud
Ritohie Rivers, Robbins Roberts, Rust Sabin Sage, sa
didge, Sapp, Savage Scott, Shorter Simmons, Smith
Virginia, Smith of Alabama, Sneed Spinner Stanton, SIC
phens, Stewart Stranahen, Swope TappAp, Thoringoa
Thurston, Todd traitor Trippe Underwood Vail, Val
Wakempn, Walbtidge, Walker Warner Washburne Of VIZ
eonpin Wsshburne Of Illinois, Washburn Of Maine Ws0