Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-13
DOMESTIC.


WAsHIrGToN, Jan. 9.-The bill TO fix
The conversation of the Members Of Con-
press. has passed through one branch OF
fhe Legislature, and will probably pass
through the other, with less difficulty
Than was 10 have been reasonably APP
pretended, considering how many ofthc
Members had been instructed on the sub
iect by their constituents. BY general
consent, no debate, a little skirmishing
excepted, took place on it, in the House
through which il has passed; and this
course will hardly be disapproved, when
il is recolected how widely the subject
has been discussed i'll every Legislative
boiv and popular assembly for the last
eighteen months Little fault, il is pre-
sumetl, will be found viii, the amount of
pay, which weconsider an equitable com
promise between the advocates of the
highest and of the lowest rates. Eight
dollars per day is certainly Il smaller al
lowance now. Than was six dollars, when
that rate was established, at the lowest
ehb of our financial resources, in the
year 1899. The obnoxious salary feature
Being eXpunged from our statutes, never
to be revived, il is believed that the peo-
pie will be entirely satisfied with The
course that Congress- have taken on this
subject.
The novel case now before the House
of Representatives, OH which Debate of
some vivacity took place yesterday, ex-
cites much notice. Such cases have for
tunately been so rare, that as precedents
they are moi regarded with so much VEN
Grafton, as 10 exempt the present course
OF the House of Representatives from an
enquiry into lis consiitutiOnality. 1t is
not for us at this moment TO express any
decided opinion OH this point; but, from
what has already taken place, it is obvi-
Ously a question in regard 10 which r1ucIl
may be said on both sides.
The discussion which has already taken
place Is of no trivial import, concerning,
as it does, on the one hand, the person
al rights of the citizen; and, OH the 9th
er, the independence and purity of the
Representative body. We shall endeavor
to continue, as we have commenced, all
accurate record of the proceedings i'm this
case. Nat. Intel.
JANUARY l0.-The House of Repre-
scntatlves has found itself, almost without
knowing il, and certainly without the adj
vantage of having anticipatedit, engaged
In the discussion of a question of great
magnitude, regarding their own powers
and the rights of the citizen, as involved
In the case of Col. Anderson. The De-
bate of yesterday left on our minds the
Impression of great respect for the talents
now composing the Representative body
lit was, in fact, continued display of
ability and eloquence. The debate is not
terminated, though it appears TO US so
much light was shed upon The question
yesterday, that it will not be much fur
ther prolonged. The questions debated
are, first, tie legality of the warrant is
sued IN the first instance, and, secondly,
the power of the House TO pursue with
punishment (and Of course, lis power
10 recognize) any contempt commit
ted beyond tie walls Of the House
On these questions, there is so great di-
VcrSIty oi opinion, as to render 1t mat
ter of doubt how the latter will be de-
ciled. Ibid.
We are informed thai, by the official re-
ports OF Col WOOL, inspector Generate of
1he North Division, it appears HAT there
has been performed, in that Division OF
the Army, during the year 1917, I33, 654
DAYS labor on Notifications, army build
ingS, and public roads, exclusive of the
ordinary police of camps and garrisons,
and the establishment of two important
military frontier posts, Greenbay and
Chicago, on the Upper Lakes. no.
KENTUCKY.-in the Legislature of
Kentucky there has been much agitation,
as there had been in the previous cleo
tons, or a question, not well understood
out of the state, respecting the expediz
ency of proceeding 10 an election for a
governor. At present, our readers will
bear in mind, the lieutenant governor
now acts as governor, the governor elect
having died sOoB after his induction to
Office. Other questions have arisen dur
ing the heat of contention oa that refer
red to; amongst which was the PROPOSE
fion 10 call convention of the people,
Both these questions, it appears by The
following paragraph, are put at rest, for
tunately or Otherwise we have not the
means of determining: ID.
LEXINGTON, Dec. 24,-During the
last week tpo important questions were
put to rest-thc NeU Election and Conren-
ton. We are not sufficiently Informed
of the history OF these two propositions,
in all their progressive stages through
both houses, to give the proceedings on
them in detail. The New Election bill,
however, was rejected in the senate by a
majority of four votes, and the conventi-
on bill was lost in the lower house byone
Vote-45 members voting for It--46 be-
ing the constitutional majority.
Reporter.
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