Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-28
HOUSE OF REPR ESENTATIyES.


Mr.. Pteasonts, from the committee on
Naval ffairs, reported a bill FOR the be-
nett of the widows and orphans of the Of
ticers, seamen and marines who were lost
In iiie late u. 5. vessel Eperpier; which
was twice read and committed.
On motion OF Mr.. Gohis6ororgh, the
committee of Ways and Means were in
struggled 10 enquire into the expediency of
modifying the laws relative 10 the col
lection OF the internal duties, so as to re-
qulre the collectors in Maryland to keep
an Office, or known place 10 transact bu-
slness, at each county-town in each conn
ty III their respective districts.
On motion of Mr.. Merton, the commit
tee of Commerce and Manufactures were
instructed to enquire into the expedieucy
OF authorizing the Registers to be issued
TO that description of vessels called sea-
letter vessels.
Mr.. Cady, after some predatory remarks,
offered the following resolution
Rescfred, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be required to report to this
House, whether there be any bank notes
IN the Treasury which cannot be advan-
tageouSly applied in the payment of debts
due from fbe United States, and if there
be any such banknotes, the amount there
OF, and what provision, in his opinion,
ought to he made by law TO compel the
banks which issued such notes TO redeem
t!le same, or give security for the redemp-
ton thereof with interest.
Some debate arising ON fhc adoption of
tins resolution, a motion was made TO Law
the subject on the table, and carried
ayes Go, noes 90.
THE ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House then again resumed the sub
Ject OF the Compensation Bill. Mr.. Ran
doiph's proposition to amend MIR. For
syihs amendment, by striking ihcrelrom
the words " during the present session. ("
SO as TO Include tie accounts of both ses-
SONS IN fhe settlement, agreeaI,ly TO the
old per diem of six dollars being under
consideration.
Mir. Cady spoke some time against the
ineXpediency, the injustice and impracti-
cablty of going into a re-settIement of
the accounts of last session, and requiring
prepayment OF the excess received over
the amountwlich would have beenreceiv-
able under tile old compensation.
Mr.. Pitkin followed on the same side.
Mr.. HopkiaSOn argued TO slew, that by
the law, each member was invested with
arIgIt 10 the salary of 1900 dollars at the
beginning ofthe year, although not nav
able until the end of the wear. as i'm the
case Osrent, &c. and therefore it was not
competent III the House to pass law dj-
vesting the members of this vested right.
&c.
Mr.. RandoIph declared he was as adj
verse TO the amendment as much as any
one but IT was predicated on the suppo-
siilon, that the repeal would extend 10 tIle
81 OF March, 1915, he knew that If the re-
peal took effect at any time SUBSEQUENT
10 tbeperiod lie contemplated, the conse-
quences predicted by tie gentlemen OPP
posed TO it, would result.
ihequestIon was then taken on Mr..
Handolphs motion to amend Mr. For
syths amendment, and decided in the
negative, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Atherton. Baker
5feims, Birdsall, Birdseye, Bryan, Burwell,
crawford, Deshd, Fletcher, Goldsborou n
GrosYenor, iiall, Hammond, Hester. Herbert
lo9ks,, duger, huigerford, ingllain, Irving.
y. =. Jewett, King, Langdon, Lewis, Little,
tree, Hugh Nelson, 1hOs. N. Nelson, Ofmsby.
parris, Pickens, Piper, Randolph, ReNnolds'
ross, savage, Schenck, Shelley, Smith, Md
,rraui, taylor, y. Y. TAYLOR, 3. {. Thomas,
townsend, Ward, n. WIZARD, y. j Wcndoyer,
wheaton, WiIkin, TEos. Wilson, Yates-GI
NAYS-Meysrs. Adams. Adgate, Alexander
avery, Baer, Barbour, Bassett lsatemsn Paw
ne-l hcnnett jlonni, Boss, Bradbury, BrecG-
'Vis'f NttINt NstiHUHit, cannon. Carr.
Ms.Clampion, Chappei, Cuey, Clavton' Glen
dinuen, Comstock, Conner, Cooper, Creighton.
CrOcher0m, Culpepper, Darlington Davennort
Dickens, Edwards Findlcy, foruev. CASTOR
Gold, Goodwyn, Griffin, Hahn, Hale Hardin
Harrison, Henderson. Hendricks, Hopkinson'
Hubert, Jackson, johnson, Va johnson ~
Kent Kerr, Va. Law, Love, LOvett, Lowndss
JumpNin, Lyle, Lyon, VIM. MaciaV Nafel'
Mason, MCoy, MLean, Mills, Milnor. Wofft
Moseley, Newton, Noyes, Peter, pick erinS
Pitkin, Pleasants, Powell, Reed, Rice. Roanc
Robertson, Root Raggies. Smith. Penn. smith.
Va. Southland, Stcarns, Stuart. STnrcrs "a,
cart, iallmaigc, Xose, Wallace, Ward, Ms.