Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-08
CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER DC.
PROM tae Netioaaf 1a.sti.seneer.
IN SENATE.


/ from The Secretary of War, Transmitting
u In conformity Ia a resolution of the Sc
nate, of March l7ih, 1878, n report shew-
ing the organza'in. and strength of fbs
militia of tie several states and terrific
RES, as far 3s returns have heen made,
together with such militia laws as have
| been received 10 that department which,
letter and report were adj and ref rred
TO The conmlieo on military affairs.
he bill providing for the removal OF
TIE Library Ut Congress IN the Capitol,
WAS read The third time, passed aud sent
| To tie othel House
! ;'he resolution submitted Yesterday
| Dy Mr 'sHi'nms, erFenpessse, was taken
up andagreecd TO.
| Tie Joint resolution, TO request the
! President 10 take measures to obtain per
mission OF The Honorable Rushrod Wash
| iugton. for Congress Ia cause y suitable
monument la be erected ove~ihe ren,nins
Of lis illrsirions r laiive. the late Gen
| George Washington, where 'hev now
lie, also TO authorize him to give the sum
Of dollars for The hest plan Of a
| monument for the purpose aforesaid. to
| nc decided on bv I've President, the Grief
Justice, the Secretaries Of the different
Departments. and the Attorney General !;
| and apprnpriating dollars for the
axpenccs thereof, was read second
time.
Mr.. Macon submitted The following re-
| seIniiun for consideration
Resolred That the committee on naval affairs
| i've instructed TO enquire into the expediency
! NJ authorizing the President OF the u. States
| to caHse survey to be made of the shoals Of
| Cape ltatteras, Cape Look Out ana The FRYING
Paes, and TO have sncb an examination made
| OF them respectively. az will ascertain the
| practicabili'yOf erecting light house, lighted
| beacon. or buoy. on or near the extreme points
OF them, or either OF them and that the com
mi'iee report thereon by bin or otherwise.
| Tie bill 10 Increase the compensation
Of certain officers Of government (he Sc
| cretari' of the Departments, tie ATTORNEY
General. and Postmaster GeneraD was
taken up for consideration
Mr.. BARBOUR rose TO offer a few re
| marks on the proprieiv of Ibis bill, which
| proceedings on This subject at the last
session, and observed, that, from all The
Information which had come before hnn
then. he had thought an increase of ore
third Ike present compensation ofthose
officers would be just and proper a ma
Iorliy, however, had d, emPd an addition
| of twenty five per cent. sufficient in ih,s
| opinion he had cheerfuiiV acouirs,, Il
and, at the proper fine, when The blanks
IN the bill became 10 he filled. IL was lis
intention TO propose such AN increase.
II had been admitted, on all hands, Mr..
| Il. said, that the salaries ~ present allow
ed tothose officers were totally Inadequate
| to their decent and comfortable support
the necessary and inevitable consequence
| of which, il the compensation was not
| increased, was, that none but men who
| possessed large fortunes and were viii
| N f.NS
vice, could fill those offices, and the gen
ilemcn who now filed must abandon
them. II was contrary, he ell knew. 10
the spirit of our institutions, TO allow ex-
orbliani salaries, but i, was equally i'm
proper 10 deny what WAS jusi aud reason.
| able-,he true object was 10 find the me-
dun between the two extremes, and such
was his desire IN the present proposition
Mr.. BURRILL moved TO add 10 Tie bill
a new section, embracing an increase Of
the SALARIES OF the Chief Justice and
Judges of the Supreme Court. He sub
mitiCd IL 10 tIc Senate whether the com
pensaiIon of these officers did mol also
require increase and if so, whether it
was not better and fairer TO provide for IL
III the present bill. He remarked, fur
Their, that if gentlenen, as Was probable,
| thought additional compensation due TO
tile district judges also, an amendment
10 that effect could he likewise offered,
| and thus the whole subject be brought AT
once before Congress, &c.
Mr.. BARBOUR said that, as regarded
the principle Of the amendment, his OPT
mon was testified by his vote In lis favor
- The last session but he objected 10
associatIDg that question with tie prOpo-
sIiion 10 increase the compensation ofthe
Heads OF Departments, &c. The qucs-
tons, lie SAID, were perfectly distinct,
| and, VI this amendment were admitted in
| the bill, other gentlemen would press the
| Increase OF the salaries Of other officers.
and, said MIR. Il. we shall 90 ON in a cir
Gle until tie bill he so loaded wiibamend.
mens as 10 sink under lis weight He
| thought Il proper TO decide the Insulated
! question proposedby tie bill (: this uues-
ton there was, he believed, no doubt or
| difference of sentiment; on the other
there might be doubts, and The cOpartne-
| RS proposed by The amendment might be
! fatal TO The first proposition, and the in
! dividuals involved IN ii suffer Injustice
II an increase of.ssary was proper for
| tic Judges, Why not, besasked, present
the proposition separately, VIXEN, ii IL vas
! the VIII OF Congress, The increase WouId
be dispensed Ia ihemI Bat, ii The pre-
sent motion was here persisted in, the
| connection might destroy that which ALL
admitted 10 be necessary, AMI The pub
lie Will he thus thaaTted. But this
was not The only objection, MIR. B. said.
! lie advelted 10 The difficulties which had
occurred from the presumed want OF ju.
risdiciion IN tie state courts 10 execute
The lass Of tie Uuion, and the necessity
which might make additional Judges ne.
cessary fully 20 administer the laws in
the states, II the state authorities went
| on depVinp ihair nnmer 10 act nnder the