The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-05-05

Inosc WIG are ve:y remote n1,n, the scat
cS govcrniGcnI The gentleman wouiC, II
thai we.S tie o5;ecS, h.d one AGAR him who
would nos be bshial h;,a ii such doaatio.!.
No, sir; it's IL is-ci intcp6ed 60 dCtsat &C
recess. and ~ - sec4fc ,,e puo.sC wc,i ar
Leaii. he treasury. | hS.,e lhe sei,'icuien
iu IaVo. % Al az oirNi,cat are not tn he
scared irom X b. such staI GROW as c.is.
Mr. ito6,rty saia, he Though, himself
called vSCJ u reply 10 the honorable zen
tlers M t.,stu,,, whose elovuence ant. ~e,si
he 81 zach admired Gu some occasions
'incre was no motive ia MS breast for o.icr-
ing the amendment that he was ashamed 10
,vow or AFRAID 10 support. lie did not view
j, as an Idle proposition, out as 4 measure II
iNperiOus duty. Are VIC not, when called
here TO decide Oil war measures, and pre-
position is made to adjourn, TO consider as
serious 4 question involving thirty on forty
thousand dollars Such language would Tot
pass in my country, however 1t may else
where. / have made no secret of my senti-
mcuts; l solemnly and seriously think the
resolution for adjourume uproper, parti-
cu,arly il we receive compensation from the
public Treasury during the recess. AS to
the ins lullity If operation OF this rclinquisl-
meat of pay, Mr.. X. said it was incidental to
the state of things under the constitution;
Tor, under that Instrument, those most re-
mote from the seat of government must
perform the greatest labor of travelling and
receive proportiona5,e pay therefor, &c. In
this respect therefore the amendment intro
duced no new principle. II was not new.
1t WAS moreover q proposition he could not
give up merely because it did not please the
fancy OF . grntieIn an whom he much res
pected.
Mr.. Macon said, the gentleman his COL
league (Mr. Blackledge) approved this a
meudment because it would take away all
Chance from the opposition of saying that
the majority had done worse than nothing
1t could not be said that they had done
much more, Mr.. NJ said, if they adopted
the proposed amendment. He thought the
occasion OF the adjournment might be hand
sonely used by the majority, or those SO dis
posed. Let the majority individually relin-
quish their pay for tue period of the recess,
aud lhs would surely answer all the pur-
poses of popularity. MIR. NJ. said one main
reason with him in voting for a recess was,
tnat the executive departments Of the go
vernment were now overloaded with busi-
ness. He had himself little business with
one OF the Secretaries ne had made one nr
two attempts to see him he always found
members with him, and left them with HIM !;
and his business was not done yet. Ii con-
gross were TO adjourn, he believed their alb
sence would expedite the work of prepara-
ton. lie had heard it sand that the man
VINO planned this city put the public build
sDEs 50 far apart in order that the Depart
Aients H'ight not be crouded BY members of
Congress WHO sought for business or plea
sure. de believed that man had acted
Wisely, aud would have done better even to
have put them farther apart MIR. NJ. adj
Terred to the unequal operation OF taking off
the pay on the affiuent members and those
In moderate circumstances. As it was, no
perscn Gould support himself and wife or IA
Inily OH MS pGy; and nc. was wiling even
70 cAcrease the pay to those who brough :
their families. The proposed amendment
would b. unavaiiiag however. The pay
was fixed by law, which could not be su-
perceded by resolution. Whether the a
meniment was carried or not, he should
vote to adjourn, because he believed the ad
yournnent would promote the public good!
by RECEIVING the Heads OF Departments. He
doubted whether the head of the War De-
Partment had time to arrange the plan of a
Sampaign, or whether he had not been 20
pressed by applications for and appoint
meats to othcc, as to preclude him from do
ing any thing else.
ar btcckfcdSs moved to postpone the
Whnie scDJect inc efinitely.
or. Hl66 said he measure now before the
house Was nor the measure of the commit
lee; the period for adjournment was too
carry under present circumstances, Its du-
ration zoo long. Having failed in all at
Temps TO amend it, he felt justified ia voting,
as he should, for its indefinite postpone
ment.
The question wac then taken on the mo-
ton tor indefinite postponcmeut, and car
Fled. as stated in Our last, 81 TO -.
INesGaV, April %.
Mr.. Van COrlAndt and Mr.. Gray obtain
CD cave Ut absence for the remainder of the
session; AID Mr.. 6dgely i.r ten days.
:, N1r- CGIhos2, from the Committee of
rorei6n relations, reported bill making
Ilfther prnVisicn for the army Of the United
states, ard bill to amend the act to esta-
bNsh quArter-master's dc psrtment which
we're twice read and committed.
On motion of Mr.. NJ C2ag, Resolved, That
vac Committee on Military Affairs be and
rley are hereby instructed 10 enquire who
ther any, and II any, what alterations ought
ne made in the law passed the 18th of
matcf, 1879, entitled :" An Act fixing the
iHiltary peace establishment of the u. S. -
ana the law passed the 18th of April, 1865,
TO raise Tor limited time an additional
military force" or ia any other acts res
pecting the military establishment, and tina,
uley nave leave to report by bill on other
Mr. C..stated his object to be to gene
rraiise the whole system, ard to insure uni
toFnlty OF operation in the forces created
uadfr these different laws1
On motion OF mr.. Pomdcrfer, Resolved,
nat COMMITTEES be appointed to enquire
INTO the cXpcdicucV of aunex,u,- tl,at =, rt