Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-30

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Mr. MAXWELL, of Florida, Introduced a bill
relatinq, TO app.ais from the Commissioner
Of P,ten,s.' R,terred. ... --......' ..
NJ Sp,.kow, Of Lousisns, efla.ed a7ssoo-
t;en r,onesyins thu Secretary q IL, Treasury
.. 81 coran,o,u..n ~ the Senate lat. The
. names Of the agents appointed by Dun and
authorized 90 receive suhscr;p;ions to The
Produce L an, aud II purchase cotton, anu
in Whist pisces snid agents are Located. p.
bow much cotton has haen purchased by tho
agents, and what is tie authorized price to
be paid n each locality 81. Tho instrue-
tions gisen 10 each sseot, the qaensi!y h'
should buy, tie localities whs1e Il should he
slowed, &c. Adop.c!,
c.MPsNa ,TIoN.
Mr.. PRELAN, OF Mas, ii.e:o*Icsd Dill 70
provide compensation fSr property destroy e':.
by tho Confederate States. "T'i!er the Set, APP
proved, March II, 1862. The bill fixes the
price Sc cestnI. cestrure OF, It Is cec's per
pound, ann o,hve property s"cordng 70 IT,
value.
*, Referred 10 the Co,ro. ere on tie J'''''-
cieey, -..'....
.... TREASURY ny PAETdEHT.
- Mr.. B .sswElL, OF 5. c., from tho Cem.alt-
D.. tee on Finarce, .<pnr.ao biz 10 orgarizs tbs
cIsrics! .fafcn Vi sSe-. T;easury Depat
- Zneat. Osaers3 TO DO printed. 1870
CoCtr Or CtAI3is., .
:if HILL, CT Ga, FROM ths Judiciary Com
r,;..ee, repoSteG dill 10 establish, s couss
for Tie investigation IF CLAIMS ssllrsE tie
Government Of the Conf dertte States o.
deredsto be printed. ,'.-.
Patents.
at. MAXWELL. Of Fla. from tao H"mlpi't'c
on Patents, reported the r.pcrt nf TBS Co:"-
missioner OF Patents. Hidsrc;; T. - printed.
Mr.. HAYNES, Of Tenn, from ;'ra UIlAmittes
on PHI .i5,g. reported Il, f.yo! Of uasioS $50
copies Of TIE rrpott of the Secretary Of Wa
prirt~ES, - wen IS p like number ri lie Iepoj I
cf the C.nni, iouAr on Indi.n Alters
Aged 10.
rsEsrP.KM. COUNT BIZ
vas taken up Gud considered. The OH s.:
introdncsi or Mc. Hiil, .ea&S Is FL
lows:
5 croN l. The Io"s:e5s oil tna Con'ede:-
ate : stes Of America DO cn.ol, That herr
.,fly., ihH Supreme Court Of the "2afedsrs:"
St.,rs hall crnSisc OF Cb.-f Justice arG
rncsv Associate Justices any three OF whcm
saai! Constitute q quorum, and s-hsll hoiI
snGusly, st ;he seat Of i'Jv"rtueot two
Sessions, :',a ons cUmEenc"S It's frs Non
day Of J.pua1y, tho o.hcr tie fits! Moncay
Of August, the respective sessions to cnn;i',u"
nail inc business # each session stiuii be
disposed Of. $780,. -
Sac. 2 81 It further enacted, That tho Chie'
jusnce snail be the preSl1ing Judge Of the
Court, and the Associate Justices shall hayo
Z, scececca according tn the date of thar
commissions or phsn ,hs com missions Of
t.. or tpa;- # them bes- date en- tho came
d.. accor3i-e 10 THAR resi ect;ve ages.
$50 g. De Il fu1the. ,ac.sd, That the jus
ticss o: Tho Sa2r5o.4 C.;u,t before they pr"
co.d 10 execute ~ ia '.F ".ir respective
~; ga, 81 Ii take yh- istn az affirm .tioa pre-
scr.oed hy avg for The JUICES Of tee Dis!rc:
Courts.
Ssa. /. Be it further enacted, &c, That the
chic: Justice snail! Iscsire 50 annual salary Of
seven thousand dollars, E;,d tho associate
justices shall, each receive I'll annual salscy
Of SIX Thousand dcl!ars, tie seid salaries to
be paid quarterly out Of Ina treasury.
Ssc 5. b. it farther cusGted, DC, That all
tho records, papers, sppS a. and wits of error
ard Judicial proceedings q shy kind, ap-
pertaining to any suit now p>n1iAg in oz :e-
ar nsblo 20 The Sunferne Court created By
.hs Provisional Congress be, and the saIoE
are hereby. transferred 20 tbs Sup:euls COURT
cren5=d By this Act, aid shsil stand in toe
q. ma ri,g2; al;6 c0niititn N which they
were az the date OF tGe passage II; shi3 AGt,
and the Supreme Court 20 winch sid caus IS
are hereby transferred, skatl p. or,ed TO hear
aud determine the same. according to law, as
Il sid causes had been oTiS!aallf Instituted
or .aade !e;urnao.e therein.
TIE first seccoa OF the hill -aS RI nd3d
On yeslerday, on motion nf N:- HILL 20 as
- take tho cou:. consist c. olo Caiaf Justice
and for" Associate Justices.
Sir. Clay, Of Alabama moved - h,2rnd he
fourth se2;ior. b. fixing tho ..l":y 81 ;hc
chief justice n. IS, 500. ard the sal.r'"i Of tlo
associate jus.ices b. 5000 each.
Tae motion gave rise to pro:rscted de
bate in which Messrs. Hill WIGf.,I, Clay,
SEAat3, YAscET sud RA-sw.LL took psIt.
From The question Of limiting the salaries
Of tbs Justices. the debate spread Itself over
the ground Of the constitutional Jurisdiction
os the cart, tbs p,tc:ienes OF the State TO
tao Confederate Judiciary, to" powers OF Ito
Ge:-rsl GoveInunat, c:Ltra).z alton, State
rights aud tie origin IF the w2-.
Msss~s. HILL, Of Georgia, aaG SfMstss, of
Lruisians, oppoEec Ina motion To reduce the
saia-iss propose in the Sill They coatendsd
tist IL procuring the legal talent dsnsndsd
for tins aJjudcs!on o: tie grestlv iurporSn:
oaestioDs which would come befsro tie Su-
pssms Coart of this Confederate States, the
question Of few dolia:s o! ssIarr should
have 10 weight or consideration. Occupying
tn posl:icn ';hs justices E :he $uprrue
Couct s:ouid Occupy, the sassry proposed 10
til, b;il was 10. more thea sufficient 20 sup
pat ths,o.
Messrs. WIGFAL,. YANcEY, StMMss. CLAY acd
BASSwEIL, favored tie motion ms1s By Mr.,
CL.7, or the ground, h7st,T :,hst taesstendsncy
e IN 10. IS al
be TO drain the States If their Hcs. legal
talent, ~ -esntTaaze /; 30 suppurc Of ..r:r CO
p!es mil,.a:i6g against ;en tishs nt tie
individual S5st.s, o. WAS tls cs"r. they
c ,pseudsd, in The Old Cove, n.:rne. sud W s,ich
resulted IL. tae PRESENT war; and secortiip,
that the Constitutional Jurisdiction cf ths
Ceu,t wss not so extensive. NOR WAS Us dig
mtg IF .sutnciehl doSreep 20 j1stsy tire
lsrea sassrirs proposed.
To these arguments the c,he,, pary replied,
thsc if the Constitution Of no CSnf,derste
Cove nrnent WIS al doisc.iro Gs to adult ni
Ea;scJ estTuction BIZ tie Court, SO ~ To ;i-
fringe on OF initiate sgAinst the rights o. Tie
States, the results growing out Of such i''-
-p=r!eCtion wero TO re charged to the trainers
OF the Consa.utioa, WHO had fsi'ei 10 pr, Il;
BY the ex 5sii fence !uird tc, q d :,ct to. 3
Judi iaty, which l. yes reaar. aulr u. Lee
saml wouIa DE ss pure aud above imp, o.
ye. irfasucs s. any JqIic,arY - tie
world. As to tho '"ia;ive po>.2 g! ;bs
Supre;ae Court or iho Coofelecs:e States,
aoG- tue App.iis,s Cnar:s of tic sove;
rate s..tes, thu had not i.-cn fns!ly deter
mined: but The fact that the highest legal
ability OF the country would seek .he Ioe:ner
rs soSlre fcg the display Of ;aleas Snl go
mis- IN She examination Of questions mich
in their general in;e.Is:, pa; tanning to foreign
rs veil ~ nst,ansi affairs. lranicsndoi far
those Of Lac Ststs Courts, without GODS dsr-
ing Pesuuisry compensation, was sufficient