Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-13
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, March & N

II y.
MoSpAT, March A. Ntt
COMPENSATION TO MEMBERS. &c.
NAT. Johns0n of Ky, SAID, he considered 4 56;s
auIy 70 make proposition TO the House The Oh.
Ject or which WAS the dispatch of oublic hns;nas.
more punctuai attendance. of fhe lne,n,,- -
congress TO Their duty, and to shorten the sess;.
ons OF Congress, by changing the comoensaIio,.
Va VIC .tteo'cerS IRON SIX dollars per day. INFO =
gross sum Tor each session and bv othar ..,r,,,o
tons connected w,th the subie Ls,,,ss Va, Ia
same tensency; and TO deduct lie conpeneat;o,,
% members IN proportion TO their absence g.,
inc house, during the session The pnhl;r b.,
ms Dee SO pro'racted, that at the CLOSE, f
.u..s' no member coc'l vet see with INV
IL, 'pe termination OF tie session This
- -. y - "Sor4oed 10 variety of causes
Such - me accumulation ofbusiness af,erSo o..
The variety Of ssntn e,t ON ever, ~ " ' "t
70 no Cause could we ascrlbc 50 mitch w. \ -.
VI nusliie5S, as to the constant and n.,,a. -
eeDate on every subject that came beera c,"naES
ior DECISION On subjects of impnrrancs d! - -
e '' anu complication. discussion WAS necess,r,,
-, - 'dlG on such occasions IT should al
80 ~. IS 60 "''hOut resrant, until the rub.
Jso' WIS thoroughly uldersto TODD. l., sresI~;nT. :,
nc proceedings or The Hau,e he Il, ~ ,n;nIIe
Ue conquered Us Casting censlIre mann ,,,,y -.
- - i-S SfoAe ei the House a. a body-Le s,olye.
80, ", WISH Were apparent TO all and ~ ,rc
t-le E1ty OF all toput Az end TO them uac.,,S
's.'> .llore Freely OF the necessity of reg3rn -
no ll',et,",1t' OF ihe House, because he did
~ q e'e"H ~ niehpate himselfless nan otnars
On MINOR subJccts, Gu detail nc "a -"
Shu All aMehdGents 10 bills anil 49,, oSy'
Nepounoen duty of members To hoyr go. - : az
IN eASl oeneF, and not presume a,,y, IN 10 800
p ".eu 70 act On the contrary, 1t should 80 10
cnnid ;,,J = '~'scr OF fact, that each Ine,,be,.
~ iot himself, and correctly, uoon bear
nv Hie proposition made and # am, 4 ts;l..i'.
of y
vi uiose whose duty II had been In ~, 49,: 10y
"ou'iu Oe All mat should be required ~ ISM 'e'''
VI COW elsatlon, and not III ser sn.a. IL "y
sue cases IL would DC poor comDl,no,t, -, .iy
.lt,S "a ''tehtloh Of any member To -s,,,,.,,,a
49, - cA%-''ii-,i n necessary deed, We sTl
Ie, ,s1 ei' IL we presume tlIlt the Al
iei. iiisihOers OF ths House f.nd ,hev Co.., u
majority 'i!Ibk less than those who 80"
i"t'e VINO SAID but fIt1le, " ere n.anar ! lN''-
90 .hS SUBJECT, understanding, he nr,rcyIa 80
tlie ce'''ils OF i bni, before It Wa 80 - I'u
= "l t,otSe mad adopted rule th,t M, ,n.,tn
I'm - '''OiS 'l~n twice on tie same oueq-
ti,,. ,,,as, e'Sy 10 eyade the rulc, by yaFv,ro
.i'e ques ioi'' aud, indeed, the rtiie ,,,s ,y"S
~ gave WAS always 6, anted, when ,sIed ~
S'y ior cue question, was a kind of I,so.5o. ,tl.
- no i''iiuelice, because 1t was the dut, Ir -
,-D' al All l'hieS, To SUPPRESS il, II 2 iner,bs
vas ol the ncor speaking. The mn, te,f;,,, -
Ia itouSe 10 members speaking, had NO, e,a.ta,
.' e'.oe' 10 l, was not uncommon to see az, -.
hi. s,,r"S 0Pe"%er occupying the floor, with AN a.
nespeech, with haf d,zen fqcrs 'i.'i 81, q
hslehipg, more out OF courtesy. TIA, I',. NM
nav any doubts removed, III rel ,io,, 80 ~. "
Je0'' IS weu known to the Honse Tho, So
Yei@l years past, particularly cur,,,o- g. -.
mere was UNIVERSAL disgust, clalpor and c.,,s.',
l,ttt( 90. VIC l"'ioh' ~ our much talking and
- ~ ioh' - ne people had much re,s6n ~,
'heir SIDE IN this DISGUISE but T. %, ,,o-a .' O'i
aCtiy acquainted with al the d,f;c,,It;no 10 ca
70 encounter IL IS, however. lj.b tn n naI.
congress should be redeemed from un,,,,, ' ''i'e
"hieh nave descended very much 1ie conG5,,,'.-
OF the people. IL also well known g1a,'
ana hourly we hear the eHtrea,, cs Of cisn,s
8 HiS Us 70 act upon Their petitions, until tLr on
i' AZ many cases nave to return home upa,
the bounty OF trends, and continue 10 a e,d -
SresS many years, without a decisi,a, ~ ,i'S'..
's'sS i--and Ill most instances heir L.,
were OF The most meritOriOus char. ct.r
10 these inducements, Mr. johnson COL ~ -,
exls'el, known by the name vi the prey. Gus -,
ton rule which would never be ene,r,.-,,i 80,
~ tne most eAf me Necessary but, Il i, couIJ
De ehiOresd' II "ould be CELESTIAL. But even m
war, when we had such strong reason 20, - -,
lew members could be brought ever 10 Gle
when demanded, very seldom suppotteJ a., -
mouse, and, u supported there, ce a., r.er,t,',.
10 whom the rule was Obnux,ous world = ~ -
ayes and noes, aud pat every obstacle B, IN, ,,.,
VI progressing FROM the experience OF the bous
'n 'ilis SuoJect all would asrss, that the PREV.
Jus PusSuoh' however prOper to be ~ tie hands
Of majority Of the house, was dead le,'e. -
time OF peace. There must be some, rene c,r
tnis evil, and what 50 etiectusl as 10 rive e5S,
sum OF money by winch members WI be 41,Js
1VtenuVe TO business and nsta, urn any dav At
CLOCK, when snch q course eli coDduc, ,.,,,,id
pc 70 deprive them OF an adequate co,npeos,t',,,,
y; --on the ether hanu, 20 taee away INC ,ron,'
'aton on men,b - Ofremanng nsessi5u FIR lie
per diemi and It wJi hold out the .pd,,cen,sota IS
!, higher reward n proportion 70 lie ndustr, If
the house W'tbou, .blsremedy Conqra vi, a
aiter whhe have 10 SIT All tie O., 49,
would ultimately drive every man fam Consrress
whose time was valuable TO himself and fTfIv
'ld VINO was not wealthy encush 10 mas, sus,,s
lAerihce OF time In few years, richie, and NOT
ave, lett be by the session and not by tl,..
We can do an three months, what we tail 90 do n