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

WHAT Is the representation which goes
abroad TO the peopleg Why, that, whilst
debating about fixing our own compen-
sation AT II rate enormously high, as tie
gentleman had stated, this House had
been so lost toa sense Of its own dignity.
as not 10 suffer member 10 speak in on
position 10 ii. MIR. 5. was not willing
that this representation should go out 10
the public unccntradic,ed
Mr.. Ogte, OF Penn. said me should, i'm
voting against this Bill, fortily himself by
a strong authority, wherein we learn that
man who Viii not provide for his own
household, Is worse than an intidel, and
one who denied the iaitli Was he, he
asked, 10 sit h-re aud destroy the comfort
OF his own family? II Congress had, in
1871, fixed their compensation at six dol
liars per day, when they were living in
phlladclphia at "a board of perhaps four
dollars per week, nine was certainly as
small an allowance as ought now TO be
made. Mr.. .. said lie should vote a
eainst the bill, because he did not believe
he should do himself justice by taking
eight dollars per day. ifm consequence
~ his vote, the bill perchancc should fail,
Mr.. o. said, he could afford TO spendi this
winter here for nothing: like the old We
ieranS oil The revolution--tbey fought for
nothing, sail he, ami surely we can afford
to SIT here for nothing. If gentlemen
were couScientlously 10 examine and ex-
press their own feelings, Invested of eve
ia extraneous consideration, Mr.. Ogle
sand lie WAS satisfied that there was at this
moment a majority OF the House who did
not think nine dollars per day too great
compensation. Would farmer, hirer
oil idOorers, expect men 10 work for him
for nothing, because he WAS great and
rich man, merely for the honor of being
his servants! Certainty not, nor, did
Mr.. ~. believe that the people of The u.
States aan!ed their representative 10
GENE here aud work for them formo,hng.
Gentlcmcn talked about public opinion.
Way, tie said if YOU walk through 4 mea-
dow, III which, there are fifty buiiocks and
nily staSshoppers, you will hud the grass
hoppcrs make the most mise. THIS was
the case with the public opinion they
we're told of; il WAS not the opinion OF
the solid people OF the U. States Call at
The Srogshops, and You may find il ; but
call al the house of real farmer, who
earns his bread by The sweat oil his brow.
and he will tell you lac warts no man 10
come here and serve him for nothing.
Mr.. OeShG rose, and adverted 10 what
had fallen l:om Mr.. Strong which he
thought required explanation. He wish
ell 10 knowWhetlier that gentleman meant
to intimate that lie (Mr. Deshal bad YES
ierday or to-day Intentionally stated
what was not correct?
Mr.. Strong said, he meant TO state no
thing Of the genieman's intentions. He
meant 10 say that he thought the House,
OH yesterday, remarkably attentive To the
genileman's remarks, andhe appealed 10
every other gentleman of the House
whether the fact was not SO. If il was so,
said Mr.: 5. ought we To suffer The imputa-
ton To the contrary TO go forth | did not
mean TO say (sa;d Mr.. 81 that the uenile.
man had said what was not true, but that
he had stated what appeared TO me moi 10
be iiie fact.
The question on the passage of the
bill was then d ciced as follows:
1EAS-Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Allen, Mas
Alien. VT. Anderson, Pa. Anderson, Ken. Aus.
TN, Ball, Barber, Ohio, Bateman, Baylev,
Beecher, Bloomfield, Bryan, Butler, Clagget,
Claiborne, Colston, Cook, Crafts, Crawford.
EEruger, CuIbreth, Cushman, Darlington,
Drake, Earle, Eilicott, Floyd, Forney, FORSYTH.
Fuller, Cage, Garnett, Hale, Hall, Del. Hail,
\. &. Herkimer, Hitchcock, Hogg, Holmes
Coma. HopkinsOn, Hubbard, Hunter, Irving,
n. Johnson, Ky; Jones, Kinsey, Kirkland,
Lawyer La Linn, Little, Lowndes, W. MacIay'
". +. maciay, M'Coy, Marchand Mason,
Mass. MerrIi, Middleton, Moore. MoseIv'
Jer. Nelson, H. Nelson, 4. NJ. Nelson, Nesbitt,
orr owen, Palmer, parrott, Patterson, Paw
ling, Peter, PindalI, Pitkin Peasants, Porter.
kIch, Richards, RiEge cid, Robertson, Ken
Robertson, Lou. Rugges, Savage SCHUYLER
Scudder, Settle, Slocunb, Alex. Smytli, Span
sler, speed, Storrs, Strong. START, TALL
madge, Tarr. Terrell, Terry, Tompkins,
townsend Tucker, Va. Upham, Walker, N.
Z. Wallace, Wendover, Williams, n. Y. viii
Kin, Wilson, Penu.-I03
NAYS-Messrs. Baldwin, Barbour, Va. Bas.
set, Bellinger, Bennett, Blount, Boden, Boss.
BurwcH, Campbell, Cobb Desha, Edwards,
ErV'ng, ). q. FolSer, Harrison, Hashrouck,
iendricks, Herbert, Hcriick, Hester. Holmes
Hiass. Huntington, Lewis, Liyermorc. NJ Lane,
si"rr, Mercer, Miller, EiOrtoH, Mumford,
Murray, New, Ogie, Paris, Pondex Ter,
Quaries. Reed, Rhea, Ross, Sampson, SAWYER
shaw, Sherwood, Siisbee, = Smith, BAL. smith,
- a. D. until; soTtllard spencer, sirothcr, lay
LOT, irimbie, Tucker, =. &. Tyler, Walker,
Ken: Wrteside, Whitman, Williams, Con
Williams, n. C.-G0.
80 the bill was passed Cat eight dollars
per day. and eight dollars milrage) and
sent TO the Senate for concurrence.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
On motion of Mr.. Paris, of Massa-
chnsetts, the House resolved INTO con-
miitce Of the whole, Mr.. Pitkn in the
char, on the bill making further appro-
prIation for repairing the public build
ings-
Mr.. Paris explained the occasion of
the Introduction of The bill for partial
appropriation, which was 10 cover arrear-
ages which required payment, and TO
make partial appropriation for going or
with Tie works, &c. He movedto I'll the
blank for the amount Of appropriation, as
Instructed by the select committee, with
300, 600 dollars.
Mr.. BHrweU, OF irginia, said he should
have been much graiified TO have seen
something in The Shane Of esfionafes Ia