Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-28
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substantially to suspend the repeal Of the
existing compensation. act until the end
! OF the present session and To provide that
the repeating act should not revive any
former compensation law.
| Niter some debate thereon,
The question was taken on Mr.. Gros-
venOr's motion, and decided in the atiir-
NATIVE, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Alexander,
Atherton, Bacr, Baker, Bavlies. Belts.
Birdsall, Boss, Bradbury, breckenridge,
Bryan, Cady, Caldwell, Calhoun. Carr
Mass. Champion, Cillev, Clark. n Y.
Clark Nortl-Caro!ina, Clayton. Clenden
mn, Condici, Conner, Cooper, Creighton,
Croc!eron, Culpepper, Darlington, Da-
venport, Findley, Forney, CASTOR, Gold,
Gr';tln. Grosvenor, Hardin, Hend rson,
II rbert, Hopkinson, Ingham, Irving,
Va Law, Lewis, Love, Loveit Lyle, VIM
Maclay, Marsh, Mason, M'Coy, M'Kee,
MLean, Middleton. Miller. Mills. Minor
Mofiit Moore. Moseley, Murfree, Thos
VI. Nelson, Newton, Moves, Pickens.
Pickering, Piper, Powell, Randolph, Reed,
Reynolds, Robertson, Root, Ross, Rug
giles, Savage, Schencll, Sharp, Shelf v,
smith, Penn. Stearns, Strong, Stuart,
Sturges, Taggar', Tallmadgc. Taul, Tsy-
l s, $. c. Thomas, Townsend, Ward,
Mass. Ward, \. Y. Wcndover, Whea-
ton, Wliteside, Wikin, WiIloughby, Thos
wilson. Woodward Yates-I04.
NAfS-Aessrs. Adgate, Archer, Ave
~, Barbour, Basseli, Bateman, Bennett,
iirdseye, Blonnt, Brooks, Birweli, Can
non, Sliappell, Comstock, DesI,a, Dick
ems, edwards, Fletcher, FORSYTH, Colds
borough, Goodwin, Hahn, Hall, Ham
mono, Harrison, Holster, Hendricks,
Hooks, Huger, Huibert, TIungerford,
Jackson, Johnson. Va; King, Langdon,
Little, Lowndes, Lumpkin. Lyon, VIM. p.
Maclay, Hugh Nelson, Ormsbv, Paris,
Peter, Pitkin, Peasants, Rice. Roane,
smith, Md. Smith, Va. Southland, TAYLOR
y: Y. T,ler. Vose, Wallace. Ward, y. ].
wilcox, Wilde, Williams, VIM. Wilson,
Wright. Yancev--62.
80 the House agreed 10 the substitute,
and decided against repeating the exist
ing act, until from and after the present
session, and against the revival OF the
previous compensation law thus leaving
1t TO the next Congress to act ifnecessa-
ry on the subject.
Mr.. Wide after some Introductory OBJ
sewa'ions, in favor Of adopting some per-
manent provision and not leaving the
subject 10 he astatcd again, &c. moved
inrlller 10 amend the bin by the intro
duction of several sections, proposing,
substantially, 10 provide per diem al
lowance nine dollars, as the future com
pensaiion 70 be allowed to members after
The close oithe present session.
This proposition was opposed by
hcSsrss. Cadv, Gold and Condict, who
spoke IN favor of leaving TO future Con
Srees the adjustment of ITS own con-
pensaiion, and, aite: the tedious and
VARYING course pursued on flie subject,
OF acting on it dehnitiveIy, without com
mencing anew with the proposed amend
| meut.
Mr.. Randolph, dissented from the opin-
ION that more time had been occupied by
this subject than ii deserved, and rather
wondered that il was likely 20 end so
soon-he opposed however, Mr.. Wilde's
motion, and advocated the peculiar pro-
peIefy oil leaving the subject TO their sue
cessors. Mr.. r. entered much at large
INTO The merits of the act Oflasf session,
winch he supported, as highly ausnicious
TO Inc honor anl character OF The legisIa-
!ure, and beneficial TO tile country that
u iiad Deen made odious only by the ca
bais of printers Of both parties, that he
had no doubt it would hereafter be more
Justly appreciated by the peoDIe. when
the. public e9ervescence should snbside.
ana The good sense of the people soberly
decid on The subject ani that the sue
ceedIng representatives, coming with The
deliberate sentiments of the people, would
be able 10 settle the question calmly and
properly
After . few more remarks bv the mo-
yer IN favor of the motion. and he
Messrs. Gold and Grosvenor In opposi-
ton
Mr.. ForsyM suggested that tic amend.
ment be varied SO as TO fill the blank re
litIngto tue travelling expences with sir
dollars tor every twenty miles, leaving The
other blank to be flied with nine dol
lars, as the future pay for daily alter
MIR. Coadict proposed 10 strike from
The amendment, the word nine and insert
e'Ssi, as the future per diem for attend
ance.
After some remarks from Mr.. Picfer
'ng, against legislatiug on the subject
Tor The next Congress, and especially a
gainsi voting To them more Than a ,n4io
r'y Of them, lle expected, would vote to
themselves
Mr. Wjhie, said, 10 save ti,nc. and ac-
c.otnmpuate lbs motion as extensively as
he could, to The various opinions appa- |
rent IN the House, he would modify II |
so as 10 I'LL the blank both for fhe dailv |
attendance aud travelling expcmces viii, |
eigt dollars.
The question was taken thereon as mo
difcd, and decided in the negative-Ycas |
81, NAYS 1873.
The bill was then, at length, ordered |