The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-15

MT. carson enquireu the ooJcCt OF this
motion. and the grounds forit.
Mr.. Shiiherd said he sho,lld Nave suppo-
sed his honorable friend understood his
own interest sufficiently not to have required
any explanation on this head. Congress ha-
wing the right to regulate their own pay in the
same manner as the compensation of other
othcers OF the government, they ought TO
render to themselves that justice which they
teel bound to do to other officers ut the govern
nent. He Heed not, he said, tell the house
that the pay now received by the members,
was nor half what its value was when that
pay was Fixed more particularly when it
was considered that the paper with which
the IHesnbers were paid, was full 2S per cent.
below gar or the value of specie. Ills OBJ
jcct was so to augment the pay OF the mem
bers as to make it equal to six dollars of tllat
medium in which nae mbers formerly recciv-
ed their pay.
Mr. Rheu of Tern. said he did not con-
ceiVe this the proper time to onter INTO the
confederation of this subject He thought
gentlemen should let the nation get through
the war, before they increased their pay.
Mr.. Fa7roqo was opposed to the motion
throughout ON principle. and deried the al
lodged depreciation o. money, which he said
was very 81 ely received in payment, in
dealings Of any sort, in the district
Mr. .S!A41hsTd. in support of his first obser-
our paper was deprecated, as that the con-
tnentai money was deprecated. He had
no taStidious cello cv ab ut him, which would
| prevent HIM from ny justice co himself
" payment could lie obtained in specie Il
would be good argument against the pro-
posed motion but 1t was notorious that for
specie they must pay-a diScount of IS per
cent on the paper which they received for
their pay.
nv. EJe1 ea;d at .,,or,, ,s,.v,,i,-.. -
when nc was chosen, what compensation ne
was TO expect, and had no right to complain
OF II. he required the Yeas and NAYS, that
| he might atleast record his vote against the
molten.
Elr. fall Of Geo. observed, if the object of
'2e gentlemen was, as he had avowed, to give
to the Members compensation adequate to
their services, he would recommend TO him
to dePteciate their pay instead of increasing
it, for lie was confident the acts of Congress
had deprecated as much as the paper, of
winch the gentleman had spoken.
The Question on the adoption of the motion
was decided in the Negative, by Yeas and
Nays as follows:
For the motion 8
Against it 90
tfhose who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Boyd, Davis of Mass Fisk of Vi.
GrosyeRor, Hopkins of Ky. Shipherd, Stur-
ges, Thompson
The engrossed bill making prov sion for
subslsting the armes,o the United States bv
authorizing the appointment of commission
ers ot,subsistence, was read third time and
passed.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
}'he House then, on motion of MIR. Lewis
resolved itselfinto committee IF the whole,
Mr. breckenridge in the char, on the bill
from the Senate making an appropriation of
FIVE hundred thousand dollars, for epairing
or rebuilding the Public Buildings in the Civ
| OF Washington. The money g t2 be Dor
rowed of Banks or individuals within the dis
trict, at SIX per cent. interest, fer rebuilding
or repairing the Capitol Prcsid nts House,
and Public Offices, Gil sher present sci,es.1
y debate arose on this bill which occ,aoi-
ed the remainder of the days SITTING, and
which snail be sketched off at some future
day.
The advocates Of the m in Object, Of the
biii were, Messrs. Lewis Fisk Of Vt Rhea
ct Ten. !ngersoll, Wright, Grosvenor, Du-
val, M'Kim, Bowen, Shipherd, Hawkins and
Pearson, its opponents Messrs Aston, Far
row nd Webster. OF those who advoca ed
the bill, there were severa! (Mcssrs. Ingcr-
soil, GrosVenor, Duval, and Shipherl) who
have been in favor Of removal Of the seat Of
government but considering the question
IS settled by the votes in both houses, desi-
rcd now to see the city rebuilt and beautii-
ed.
The debate was not so much on the ex-
pedency Of rebuilding or repairing the pub
rc hultirgs, as ON the mode IF ORG it.
Mr. Goifsborough moved to strike out
from the bill the Presidents house. so as Co
coniiue the repairs TO the Capitol and Pub
hc Offices, with view to leave the repair
of the Presidents house to times of more
leisure and tranquility than the present, and
also with a view to future concentration of
the public buildings.
This sion. after debate, was negatived
by large majority.
M. Gro8Uenor then moved an amend
ment, INC object Of which was, to cause the
Pubic Offices to b. removed 70 the public
ground on Capitol Hill. near the Capitol
his motion, after debate. was agreed to.
GO to So.
The committee then rose and reported the
amendments 70 the house and
The house forthwith adjourned.
igcinesdQY, Reb. 8.
THE REWARD OF VALOR.
Mr.. Irouh, from the committee on Militia
~ Al irs delivered tie following reso buttons,
the adoption of which IS recommended by the
said conpttce, viz:
| :. Res tgea By The Senzfe and House Of
| Rthrr ge9te1fVes " IKE UnHed States oE.f-
mcTica IN Congress a8sembled, That the
President cSti'e United States be, and he is