Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-21


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Thursday, January IG.
Mr.. Ioundcs, from the committee OF ways
and means, reported "A bill supplementary -
the act providing for the relief of persons
imprisoned for debts due the United States /;
which was twice read and committed.
THE CONVERSATIONS SUBJECT.
The House then again resolved itscii INTO
a committee of the whole, Mr.. Breckenridge in
the chair, on the bill to repeal the act OF the
last session. fixing the compensation of the
members OF Congress-the substitute offered
Yesterday by Mr.. Randolph, FIRST 10 repeal the
act of last session, and secondly, TO deduct
from the pay of the members AN amount equi-
palent to what they have received more than
they would have been entitled to, under the
former pay OF six dollars u ddy-beiug under
consideration
The debate was resumed and continued,
nv various speakers, nearly three hours:
when the question was taken on the proposed
substitute, and uegatived by very large majo-
Iity.
In the course of the debate OIL Mr.. Ran
slolph's notion, Mr.. Reynolds suggested the
propriety of amending the proposition,
a. to make the excess refundable ,rith Is.
gal iate'est-but il was not offered for deci-
sion.
Mr.. Forsyth then moved to amend the bill,
so as to take effect from the commencement OF
the entsession-instead of from the passage
thereof.
This motion was opposed by Mr.. Grosvenor
and advocatedby MIR. Forsyth atsomc length,
when
The motion was negativel-Ayes %, Noes
SO.
The committee then rose, and report
ed the bill as amended, to the House
and
The House adjourned.
Friday, JarnayI7.
Mr. Robertson, from the committee of public
lands made untavorable reports on the petition
of the Legislature of Missouri, respecting the
county town ofLawrence county, and on the
petition of David Wheeler, which were read *
eoncurred in.
MIR Harrison from the committee on tire sub-
ject of chasing and re-organiZing the militia
made report thereon, embracing wide and
general view Of the matter committed to them
With the report Mr. II introduced bill for
organizing, chasing and arming the militia;
which was twice read by its title, and with the
report, ordered 10 be printed.
Mr.. Picktns from the select committee on
the subject made report on the petition of
certain Delegates of the Mississippi territory
PRAYING for the admission of that territory i'll
TO the union as an independent tate, without
division. The report embraces Il general view
of the extent and population of the territory
and its presumed capacity for maintainingsad.
dtional population, and concluded by them
PRODUCTION of bill for the admission of the
whole territory into the union as one state ;
which bill was twice read by its title, and com
mtted.
The Speaker laid before the House a let
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury, trans
uniting the annual statement OF the District
Tonnage Ofthe United States, on the 3ist De-
ccmber 1916: also the report ofthe commissiO-
ITers of the navy pension fund, which was
dered to be printed.
THE ALTON BILL.
The House took up the report of the D.
raittee of the whole, on the bill TO repeal
the act last session, TO change the mode
of compensation OF the members of Congress,
dc.
The question on agreeing with the commit
tee in their report, being stated
The debate on the merits of the bill was
commenced by MIR. Calhoun, who fol-
lowed by Messrs. w Wheaton,, Southland, Picker
York. 49, w 49, -'O'
About four o'clock the question OH con-
curing with the committee of the whole
House, in their amendment, to wit: filling the
blank with six dollars, the daily pay, was
taken, and decided in the negative, us fol
lows:
YEAS-Messrs. Archer. Avery, Baer. Baker.
Barbour, liassett, Bennett, Blount. Boss Brooks,
Bryen, Burweli, Cady, Caldwell Cannon, Gil
ley, Comstock, Conner, Crawford, Darling ton,
Desha, Dickens, Edwards, Fletcher, Glasgow,
(5oilsborough Goodwin, Hahn, Hale. Ham.
mond, Hardin, Harrison, Halves, Holster, Hen
drcks, Herbert Hooks .Hnger, Hungerford.
Inghanl, jackson, Johnson Ny. King, Lang
don, Lewis, Little, Luinpkin, Lyle, Lyon.
WIN. Macay, VIM. p. MacIay, Mason NJ Coy,
Hugh Nelson Thomas Nj. Nelson, Moves,
Ormsby, Paris, Peter, Piper, PIeasants,
Roane, Root, Ross, Sharp, Smith Md Smith
Va. Southland, 1aui. Idylor ~ \. lelfdir, 1y-
Ter, Vose Wallace, Ward, n. j. Whiteside,
WlcoS, Wlkin, Williams, Willoughby, Vim.
Wilson-Sl.
NAYs-NIcssrs. Adams, Adgate, Alexan-
der, Athert0n, Bateman, Baylies, Belts,
Birdsall, Birdseye, Bradbury, Breckenridge,
Brown Calhoun, Carr Mass. Champion, Chap
pell, Clark ". Y. Clark n. G.. Clayton, Glen
DENIM. Condct, Creighton, CrOcheron, Culpep.
per, Findey, Forney, Forsyth, Castor, Gold,
Griffin, Grosvenor, Hall, Henderson, Hopkin-
son, Hubert, Irving y. Y. Irwin Penn. Jewett,
Johnson Va. Kent, Kerr Va. Law, Love,
Lovett, Lowndes Marsh, MKee, MLean, Mid
dleton, Miller, Mills, Minor, Mefiitt, Moore,
AIosely, Murfrce jer. Nelson, Newton, Pick
ems, Pickering, Pitkin, Powell, Randolph, Reed,
Reynolds, Rice, Ruggles, Savage, Shenck,
Sheffey, Smith Penn. Stearns, Strong, Stuart,
Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadge, Tate, Tay-
lor s. G.. Thomas, Townsend, Ward Mass.
Ward n. Y. Wendoyer, Wheaton, Wilde,
Ihos. Wilson, Woodward, Wright, Yancey,
Yates-0l.
Sol the House disagreed TO the report. leay-
ing the amount to be flied by a future vote;
and, the House adjourned.
NelO- York, JGauary Is.
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