The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-24
RICHMOND. TUESDAY MORNING DECEMBER a. 1906

I The ACT Of the Legislature of Sout,,-C arolin
authorizing the city council Of Charleaon wit
| the content of Congrefs, To impo(e certain d.,
ties on tonnage, before the Houfe at tie lait Eel
| hon, was referred to a committee of Eve mem
bcrs.
Mr.. CROWN nihield, from the Committee o
Commerce and Manufactures, made repor
on the petitions of Edw. Toppan, George len
kins and William Currier, concluding with
retolution that the prayer of the petitioners i
reafonabie and ought to be granted whicl
was referred to a committee Of the whole o,
'Thurfday next.
On motion of Mr.. Varnum, the Roufe wen
INTO committee Of the whole, MIR. +. c. Sm;:I
IN the chair, on the tanding rules of the Houfe
Mr.. Alton moved to iirike out the following
words II, one of the rules:
1t ihall be the duty of the committee OF &C.
, counts (" to audit the accounts of the member:
Tor their travelto and from the feat of govern.
ment, and their attendance in the noufe.''
rms amendment was Imported BY Mefrs
ANON and Dawi0n, uuder the irnprefion that
the new mode of fcttling the account. of the
members would be extremely i1convenicnt, if
not irnprat'icah.c.
IT was crpoied by Mefits. I. CLAY, Find!ey,
Varnum, Elmer and Biswsll who 'fated that,
under the former pradiie of the Hcufe, which
'evo'Ved the duty on the Speaker and Seriean,.
a'-Arnls, errors had been omn;tted that thefe
would 10 future be beft avoided by a ftandne
committee that this would relieve the Spes.
ker and Scrjeapt-at-Arms from burthen al ,hs
cioie OF the felton, when other prefIing hufinef;
neceiiaiily engaged their attention, and wouId
guard the repntations of members from intiut,.
atoms to their difcredit.
During the difcufIion the Speaker, without
eSpteaing any opinion on the propriety of the
amendment, made minute fatc,neut of the
practlce which had heretofore prevailed on this
po'nt' IN which he obferved that but one in
tance within his knowledge had occurred Gnce
he had filed the chair, of member who had
received greater compensation tor his atten-
dance than ha was entitled to; and that this
c'rcumttance mutt have arifen from accident, as
.'neoived his receiving pay for one day more
shan the length of the fsffion, an error which
was Immediately after the hurry of buGnefs de-
teted. He further ftated that with reflect ia
inc fniieage account, that was entirely made
out IN conformity to the representation of the
members.
MIR. Alaon's amendment was difaereed to-
Ayes 50.
Mr.. J: Clay moved to f,ike out the words
IN Halle in the following rule
r" When a queftion is under debate, no mo-
ton mall De received, upiefs for the previous
'qaeition, TO t'oRbone it iadsfnjteiy, to poApone
1t to day certain, to lie on tae table, to com
mt 1t, toamend it, or to adjourn"
Mr.. Nichollon Imported and Mr.. VarnNm
oopoted this motion, which was difagreed to-
Ayes 44--Noes 81.
Mi. Smile moved an amendment, prcfcri-
bins that if the previous quefton ilall be ,leci-
ded IN the negative, " the confederation of the
ruainqnsioon I'll I'll not be returned during the
fame fiiion.'
Meifrs. Smile, Findley ard J. Clay fooke in
favor of, and Mefirs. VarDum and Quincy a.
galot the amendment, which was Giiagreed TO ::
Ayes 80.
On the motion of Mr.. Nicholfon-the follow.
ing new rule was adopted--Ayes so.
When Gueiton is poflponed indefinitely.
the fame ihall not be acted upon during the f.C
fion."
Mr. Smile moved to ftrike out the worIs in
Haje in the following rule -" On previous
quehiop, no member mall Esak mare than oaee
7oiibom ho7r % and infcrt in lieu of them,
" there fhall be no dcbate''
Meiirs. Smile and Nicho!fon advoc ated, and
Mefirs. BidwelI, w. Campbell and Varuu,n
a.ppoied this molten, which was difigreed to
Ayes So.
Mr.. Find'ey fuggefed the propriety of inHi
tutlns permanent committee to be CHARGED
With whatever refpeefs the lands of the IT. s.
and moved rule for the appointment of i
Handing committee Of feven Tncmbers, 20 be
hyIed, ga Committee refpc6ling the lands of
the United States;" which motion WAS agreed
59-Noes 81.
The committee then rofe, and aT,ed leave to
lit again, which the Houfe granted.