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GALES & SEA TON'S REGISTER
Senate.]
On the Judiciary.
62$
[Feb. 17, 1821.
fact from the chief justice, shall, by his proclamation,
order and direct the whole number of associate justices
to attend at the next term of the Supreme Court, to hear
and decide said question ; and which shall be placed on
the docket first in order for consideration."
Mr. RUGGLES stated his objections to the proposi-
tion of Mr. Eaton', and also to the discrimination pro-
posed by the amendment of Mr. Tazewell, which he
deemed highly unjust and injurious to the Western
states, and one Which ought not to be attempted. Mr.
ii. also urged the necessity of providing a remedy, with-
out delay, for the inconvenience experienced in that
large portion of the Union, by the defect of the judicial
system; and hoped the question would be met fairly,
and not embarrassed by endless propositions for modifi-
cation or recommitment.
Mr. HOLMES, of Maine, made some remarks to shew
the impracticable nature of the 9cheme proposed by Mr.
Eaton.
Mr. KING, of N. Y. considering that it became more
and more apparent that the subject could not be effec-
tually acted on at the present session, moved that the
bill and amendments be indefinitely postponed.
The motion was decided in the negative by Yeas and
Nays, as follows :
YEAS.—Messrs. Barbour, Barton, Branch, Clayton,
Cobb, D'Wolf, Edwards, Elliott, Findlay, Hayne, King,
of N. Y. LanmaB, Mcllvaine, Jlacon, Mills, Taylor,
Tazewell, Van Buret), Van Dyke—19.
NA\'S.—Messrs. Bull, Benton, Bouligny, Brown,
Chandler, Dickerson, Eaton, Guilford, Holmes, of Me.
Holmes, of Miss. Jackson, Johnson, of Ken. Johnston, of
' Lou. Kelly, King, ot Alab. Knight, Lloyd, of Mass. Mc
Lean. Noble, Palmer, Parrott liuggles, Seymour, Smith,
Talbot, Thomas, Williams—27.
Mr. EATON then, at the suggestion of several mem-
bers, withdrew his amendment, with the intention of of-
fering it hereafter, if the question on the recommitment
prevailed.
The question was then put on the recommitment, and
negatived by the following vote :
YEAS.—Messrs. Barbour, Barton, Benton, Bouligny,
Branch, Cla-ton, Cobb, D'Woli, Edwards, Elliott, Find-
lay, Hayne, King,of N. Y. Knight, Mcllvaine, Mills,Tay-
lor, Tazewell, Van Buren, Van Dyke, Williams—21.
NAYS.—Messrs. Bell, Brown, Chandler, Dickerson,
Eaton, Gaillard, Holmes, of Me. Holmes, of Miss. Jack
son, Johnson, of Ken. Johnston, of Louis. Kelly, King,
of Alab Lanman, Lloyd, of Mass. McLean, Macon, No-
ble, Pulm-T, I'arroti, ltuggks, Seymour, Smith., Talbot,
Thomas—-25.
The question was then taken, without further debate,
on Mr. TAZEWELL'S motion so to amend the bill that
the additional circuit judges shall not be justices of the
Supreme Court, and was decided in the negative by the
following vote:
YEAS.—Messrs. Branch, Clayton, Cobb, D'Wolf,
Elliott, Tazewell—6.
NAYS.—Messrs. Barbour, Barton, Bell, Benton, Bou-
Jigny, Brown, Chandler, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards,
Findlay, Gaillard, Hayne, Holmes, of Maine, Holmes of
Miss. Jackson, Johnson, of Ken, Johnston, of Louisiana,
Kellv, King, of Alab. King, of Nov York, Knight, Lan-
mani Lloyd, of Mass. M'Uvaine, M'Lean, Macon, Mills,
Noble, l'almer, Parrott, Kuggles, Seymour, Smith,
Talbot, Taylor, Thomas, Van Buren, Van Dyke, Wil-
liams—40.
Mr. VAN BUREN thought it apparent, from the votes
of to-day, that the Senate was not only determined or,
acting on this subject, but was decidedly in favor of the
principle contained in the bill: that is, the appointment
of additional circuit judges, who should be also Judges
of the Supreme Court. For himself', he preferred the
plan that had been offered by Mr. Bahhock ; the separa-
tion ef the Supreme Court from circuit duties; but, as
the Senate favored the plan proposed by the bill, he
rose to move a single amendment, which was to reduce
the additional number of Circuit Judges to be provided
for by the bill to 2wo, so that there should be (with the
present one in the Western states,) three Circuit Judges
in that section of the Union.
This motion was supported by Mr. VAN BUREN and
was opposed by Messrs. TALBOT and HOLMES, of
Maine ; when
The question was taken on the amendment, by yeas
and nays, and decided in the affirmative, as fallows:
YEAS.—Messrs. Barbour, Barton, Bell, Branch
Chandler, Clayton, Cobb, D'Wolf, Eaton, Edwards, El-
liott, Findlay, Hayne, King, of Alab. King, of New York,
Knight, Lanrnan, Lloyd, of Mass. M'llvuine, Macon,
Mills, Parrott, Seymour, Smith, Taylor, Tazewell, Van
Buren, and Van Dyke—28.
NAYS.—Messrs. Benton, Bouligny, Brown, Dicker-
son, Gaillard, Holmes, of Maine, Holmes, of Mississippi,
Jackson, Johnson, of Kentucky, Johnston, of Louisiana,
Kelly, M'Lean, Noble, Ruggles, Talbot, Thomas, and
Williams—17.
The bill was then recommitted to the Judiciary Com-
mittee, (for the arrangement of the circuits, &c.)
The Senate took up their amendments to the appro-
priation bills, which had been disagreed to by the other
House, and receded from each of them, except that
which strikes out the appropriation of 12,000 dollars
for the compensation of the Florida Land Commis-
sioners.
On the question of receding from their disagreement
to this appropriation, a debate of considerable length
ensued. It was urged against the appropriation, that
the commission had expired by its limitation ; and that,
if its continuance was necessary, it ought to be renewed
by law, and not continued by an appropriation. That it
was in principle wrong to appropriate money for objects
not previously authorized by law, &c. On the other
hand, it was urged, that the commissioners had not com-
pleted their duties ; that it was all important to the' peo-
ple of Florida that their land titles should be examined
and adjusted ; that great evils would arise from leaving
the business unfinished, &c. &c.
The question being then taken oil receding from the
amendment, it was negatived by a vote of 22 to 11; and
the Senate insisted on striking out the appropriation.
The President communicated to the Senate the fol-
lowing letter from the Secretary of the Treasury:
Tin;ASuIIy Depahtmext,
16tA February, 1825.
Sin: In conformity with the provisions of the act
of the 10th February, 1820, entitled " An act to pro-
vide for obtaining accurate statements of the Foreign
Commerce of the United States," I have the honor to
transmit, herewith, the following statements of the,
Commerce and Navigation of the United States dur-
ing the year ending on the 30th day of September,
1824, viz:
1st. A. A general statement of the quantity and value
of merchandise imported into the United States from the
1st October, 1823, to the 30th June, 1824.
1st. B. I)o. do. from 1st July, to 30th Sept. 1824.
2d. A summary statement of the same.
3d. A general statement of the quantity and value of
Domestic Articles exported.
4th. A general statement of the quantity and value of
Foreign Articles exported.
5th and 6th. Summary statements of the value of Do-
mestic and Foreign Articles exported.
7th. A general statement of the amount of American
and Foreign Tonnage employed in the Foreign Trade of
the United States.
8th. A general statistical view of the Commerce and
Navigation of the Ur.ited States.
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