Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Friday, March 8.
The ensross-d bill to change the
mode OF compensation 20 the members
of Congress, was read the third time,
and the question stated, =" shall the bill
pass ?"
The debate on this bill recommended
on the question of its passage, and con-
tinucd until near o'clock 1t was oppo-
scd by Messrs. Huger, Ross and Stanford,
from an unwilingness to increase the COM
pensaton of the members and also by
Messrs. Tucker, CASTOR. Yancey and For
syth. for different reasons and advo-
Gated by Messrs. Grosvenor, Randolph,
Calhoun, King of Mass. Wright, Hopkin-
son, Culpepsr and Sharp.
The question was then taken on pass
ing the bill. and decided in the affirma-
tive.-Yeas 81, Nays e..
Saturday,, March 9.
Mr.. Lowndes from the commmittee Of
WAYS and Means, reported bill to re-
peal the duties on household furniture
and gold and silver watches; bill to "a
bolsh the existing duties on distillation,
and to impose other duties thereon which
bills were severaIly twice read and COM
mitted.
On moti0n or Mr.. LownGes,
ResolOeG, That tho comm ttee Of Ways
and Means, be instructed to enquire into
the exp diency of excepting from the paw
ment of duties. the carriage of lis Excel
leacy Mr.. Gore, Governor of the British
province of Upper Canada, who landed at
New-York and passed through the State of
New-York in August last, on his way to his
government.
NATIONAL BANK.
The intervening orders of the day were
then postponed, and the House resolved
itself iHto n committee of the whole, MIR.
breckenridge of Va. in the chair, on thc
National Bank Bill
Mr.. Caty offered an amendment,
to prevent the establishment of more
than one Branch of the Bank in any one
State.
The mo'ion was opposed by Messrs.
Calhoun. Bradbury. and Wright and
supported by Messrs. Cady and Culpep-
er, and then negatived without div S.
ion.
After some unimportant amendment,
and the bill having been gone through
the question was stated ON the commit
tees rising and reporting it to the House,
wien
Mr.. Clay rose ard delivered at length
his sentiments in favor ofthe bill, its prin-
ciple and details.
A desultory debate followed. between
Mr. Jackson, MIR. Clay and Mr.. r andolph,
on one of two points Of Mr. Clay's argu-
ment's-Mr. Randolph touching inciden-
tally on the bill itself After ,Shich, the
committee rose, reported pfogress, and
The House adjourned about 4 o'clock.
Monday, March Il.
On motion Of Mr. Webster,
ResotUed, That it is exped;ent to pro
vide by law, for making the gold coins Of
England, France, Portugal end Spain, and
the crowns of France, parts of the legal
currency of the United States, correspond
ing with the intrinsic value Of said coins,
respectively, and that the committee on the
national currency be instructed to report
a bill accord ngly.
The Speaker laid before the Horse a
letter from General William Fl, Harrison.
public money within the 9Th mill ary dis
trict. while Under his command which
was read.
On n proposition OF Mr.. M'Lean, to re-
fsr the letter to select committee, q
snort discussion arose, in which Mr.. Hall
AMI MIR. Wright supported the propriety
Va l'Ji"o ~ ou VIZ tdOlc, on Inc gTOuna
that it would be impossible now for
COMMITTEE to discharge such duty faith
fully--and Mr.. Milan maintained his
own motion. After which the letter was
referred to the committee on psblc ex-
peRli'ures.
The Speaker also laid before the House
a letter from William Simmons, late ac-
countart at the War Department, stating
csrtain defsications anil misappl cations
of public monies by Colonel James Thorn
as, late a Quarter Master General in the
army also certain alleged improper re-
duct.ons by the Treasury officers, of the
amount due by Col T.. TO the government
and a belief tpat all WAS not fair, VIII ch
had prevented tho prompt communication
Of the Information called FOR by the