Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-01-25

StearnS. Stuart. SturgeS, Ta.gart. Tallmatgc,
Tate, Thomus, Wallace, Ward N.Y.Wendover,.
Woodward, Wright, Yates-53
hAYS-Messrs. Adyate, Alexander, Archer,
Avery, barbour, Bassett, Batcinan, Bennett,
Bets, Birdsall, rirdscyc, Blcunt, Ross, Brooks,
HrHe", burwvii, Sady, Caldwell, Cannon,
ner. Creighton, Croclieron, Darlington, Desha,
Dickens, Edwards, Fletcher, Forney, Forsyth,
Castor; Goidsborough, Goodwin, Hahn, Hale,
Hall, H'mmond, Hardin, Harrison, Hester,
Henderson, Hendricks, Herbert, Hooks, HUI
ger, iinnseriord, mSham, Irwin Penn Jack
son. johnson Va. Johnson Ky. Kent, King
Langdon, Lewis, Little, Lowndes, Lnmpkin,
Lyle, LYON. WIN. Maclay, VIM. y. Maclay,
~, Mnriice, Hugh NAson, Thomas VI. Nelson,
Newton, Noyes, Ormsby, Paris, Peter, Pick,
| Gus, Piper, Pit>in, pleasants, Powell Ran
dolph, Reed, Reynolds, Rice, Roane, Root.
| Smith VA. Southland, Strong, Taul. Taylor ".
Y. Taylor $. Z. Telfair, Townsend. Tyler,
| Nose, Ward Mass. Ward \. J. Wheaton,
| WhteSidc, Wilcox, Wilde, Williams. T'hos
| Wilson, VIM. Wilson, Sancey-ii5.
The motion then iecurrcd to re-comnit the
| bill to a committee of the whele House. which
motion WAS decided in the nesatiVe-ayes SO.
| The question theu REQUIRED on the motion
made Yesterday by Mr.. Grosvcnor to strike
on; the substance of the bill, and insert a sub
] stitute repeating al the laws on the subject,
| from tue G d OF the session, SO to throw on
| the next Congress The necessity of acting on
the subject, not, he declared, with any ungen-
cross motive towards them but that they COM
ing fresh from the people, might be left to de-
| cide freely ana unShackied.
| The motion was supported earnestly and al
| length, by Mr.. Robertson when
| MIR. Taylor of n. y. moved TO amend the a
| mendmcnt by coriining the repeal to the eXis-
| ting act, and thus leave the subject of cOnpen-
satlonas IL stoodprior to the act OF last session
| which he modified, on the suggestion of Mr.
| torsysh, so as 10 revive expressly the former
| laws on the subject
| After desuiiory debate of some time. on the
| motion OF Mr.. Grosvenor and the amendment
! proposed thereto
! The question was taken on Mr.. Taylors
motion, and decided in the affirmative as fol.
| lows:-Ayes 81, NaySS3.
| so the amendment TO the amendment was a.
greed 10, and the question required on the
molten offered by MIR. Grosvcnor, as amend
Mr. Randolph stated that when he found
! his former proposition supported BY so few
F, not more than rs Or iS--in the committee OF
4 the whole. he had resolved not to revive il in
| the House unless compelled by the subsequent
course Of the business, as il would look ne rhaps
he said, like lravado, like an offer which no ONE
might regard, to throw himself in the front of
the battle-and it was therefore with pain he
ielt himself CONSTRAINED TO bring it for
| ward now, and TO try the sense Of the
House omit. After some general remarks on
| the course of the debate, &c he moved the Sc
| cond branch of his former proposition, that
was, substantially, 10 deduct from the pay Of
tiS HlNiiDelS Iue excess tncN mad received du-
| ring the present Congress, above the former al
| io"ancc ofsiN dollars day. The motion how
ever, not being at present il. order, he suspend
ed it.
MIR. Taylor then proposing some modification
! OF his motion, which he discovered was noces.
| sary from not being sufficiently definite rs TO
| the acts intended to be revived, some of them
providing compensation for the servants of the
House, but Which modification could not ne
now received, as the amendment had been de-
| cided OH
Mr.. Sharp, for the purpose of giving an on
portnnty TO gentlemen to improve the amend
ment, anI ALLOW them to make as perfect as
possible the bill upderd;scussiOn, moved a re-
consideration Of the vote Just taken which,
motion was agreed to-ayes 81 and
Mr.. Iayl1rs amendment was again brought
before the House when he Withdrew that ma RI
OF his amendment, which expressly revived
the act in force prior to the act last session
so as to coniine his motion to simple repeal
of the existing act
ment, n modified, and decided by Yeas and
Nays, as follows:
For the amendment IS
Against it 81
venors motion, rs amended, and decided in
| the negative.
For the amendment ST
Against III Sc
SO the House decided simply to renesl The
law Of last session, from and after the passing
Of the present bin.
1fT. Forsyth then moved another section di.
rectlng, substantially, that the accounts of the
members, tor services drring the present ses-
sion, be adjusted aud settled in such manner.
and by the same rules, as if the act of last ses-
SION had not been passed, aud thereon denan-
dea the yeas aud nays.
1ir. RGedoiDh moved 10 strike ont of tho mo-
tor the words, I" for services rendered during
the present session"
This motion and the preceding gave rise 70
| much discussion in mich Mir. FORSYTH sup-
| ported ais amendment rs a necessary nsfrnc-
ten 10 he officers OF the Treasury aud those
oiIhi. riOusc.
Hr. Rendol9h supported his motion Is sub
stantaiy the same which he had offered i'm
Committee Of the whole, to refund the excess
! received dnfiEg the present Congress, over
what would have been received under the law
prior 10 last session; and he entered at large
| into HE general question. repeating his couvic-
ton, that tie course he proposed was required
| Icy every proper consideration; that If anv
thing was done .sith the law OF the last session.
! It ought to be thorough retraction OF all that
had been done, and that the act now passed
ought to be retraciive, as well az the compen.
saiion law, whichwas to be repeated.
Dir. SkeBry rose to shew thai the motion of
Mr.. Randolph would embrace only those ac-
| counts which remain unsettled and expressed
| his coincidence with Mr.. X. that If the act was
right, II ought not to be repealed bit if
! wrong, and il were repealed, that full reniunc-
ration ought 70 be matte 20 the public. Against
| the latter course, however he smoke al some
| length, as it would be for meddlng villa ves-
| ted right, which he law could not now touch,
| which opinion he argued 20 establish.
Dir. Forsyth supported his motion at some
! length, aud opposed The amendment offered
/ thereto by Mr.. Randolph -because however
| proper he might deem its operation on fhe
! present session. as the members had received
1 uier compensation iOT tie last session, it wa
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