Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24

and decided i'll the negaiive-Ayes SO,
noes so.
On tile question 20 concur in the a.
mendment OF the Senate, going 10 snbsti-
| tuie 6Uo0 for $500, as the salary of the
| Heads OF Departments, II was decided in
| the negative, by majority isix votes.
| The House iheu &c.er,nuled 10 iRs;s;
on IFS amendment, disagreed 10 by the
| Senaie) Tor increasing the salaries of The
Judges OF the Supreme Court OF The u
| niied States.
The bill iion the Senate TO divide the
state of Peunsy lvan2 into two judicial
| districts, being called, III the order of The
day
Mir. Hopkinson moved that the bill he
| postponed indefinitely, which motion WAS
| opposed by Messrs. Baid&in, Gtgham,
! and Moore, aud advocated by the mo,er,
| aud ncgalived by a large majority.
The House then went intoa committee
on the bill, when a debate Of some length
took place on The expe6iency q; The n,ea-
sure, in which it was earnestly opposed
by Mr.. HoPkinSom, and as earnestly sup-
ported by Mr.. Baidrja.
Mr.. Forsyth, referring 10 the resolutions
of the Legislature OF Pennsy lvania, re-
guessing of Congress the passage OF this
bill, said, he thought they asked nothing
per bui ,hinAimg that The object might
be sufficiently attained in Il way some
what different, much less Objectionable.
and more eApedient, moved by way of
amendment, IA substitute for The bill, pro-
viling substantially, that the District
Court of Pennsylvania be holden alter
naiely at Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Ne
gaiived.
MIR. Hopbinson, after some remarks 10
shew, that there was nothing ia the du-
ties of the additional judge, provided by
the bill, Ia entlile him, III justice, to equal
salary with tie present Judge, moved
that, lnsl al oi lego dollars, as proposed,
he he allowed salary of 1000 dolars.-
Tins motion was lost by a large majo-
ri\ and
The bin was then reported without a
meudmenf, and read third time and
passed.
A message was received from The Sc
nate, announcing, tliat they recede from
so much OF ikeir amendments io the bill,
increasing The salaries of certain officers
of the government, as relates 10 the Sd
lares of the Secretary OF War aud of
the Navy, that they insist on that part
which relates 10 the salaries of the Score
taries OF State and OF the Treasury, and
rccede FROM their disagreement 10 The
amendment of the House, which raises
the salaries ct the Judges OF The Supreme
Court.
Mr.. Lownacs. after expressing his OBJ
lection to sanclioning any longer The dis
elimination which had heretofore existed
in the salaries of the Heads of Depart
ments, now that the House was called
upon TO legislaie or The subject, moved
that the House adhere TO lis disagreement
TO the Senate's amendment to tie clause
fixing the salaries of the Heads OF De-
partmentS.
This motion was supported by Mr.. |
Robertson OF Louisiana, upon similar
grounds; and, after an unsuccessful mo-
lion, By Mr. Sirotier, 10 lay The bin on the |
table, and one by Mr. Rich, 10 postpone
ii indefinitely -all which will he more par
ticulariy,noticed with former proceedings |
on the bill
Mr.. Lowndes's motion was agreed to,
and the Senate informed thereof.
The bill TO provide for The recovery of
fugitive slaves, DC. was called up by Mr.. |
EtndaW but the House refused TO go into |
It's consideration.
Mr.. Wiikia submitted a joint resoluti- |
on, 10 continue 10 the widow and chill |
dren of John Pauding, deceased, for five |
years, the pension Of $50 dollars, hereto !
fore allowed TO him, as one OF the captors |
of Major Andre.
The resolution having been read, it |
was, on motion of Mr.. Wiikin, laid on |
the table, who observed that the members,
having their attention brought 10 the |
subject, could bring with them atihe next |
session the public sentiment respecting |
this appropriation for the children of the |
patriotic PauIding.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, of Con- |
necticut, the committee of the whole |
house was discharged from The further |
consideration of the report of the select !
committees respecting the expences incur
red under The 4th, 5tl, 9th, and 9Th ar
ticles of the treaty of Jhent, and the
report, which concludes with recon-
mending the adoption of The following re-
solution:
Resolved, That the President of the United
States be requested to arrange with the BRUSH
goyerDmentsOme mode ofdesignatng the bonn
Diary line under the 9th and 7th articles of the
treaty of Client, which shall require less time
and expence than the one which the commits
sioneTs have heretofore pursued.
After some debate, in which MesSTs.
Williams, of Con. and Pithin advocated
the adoption of the resolution, and Mr..
Ogden opposed it, the question was deci-
ded in the affirmative, and the resolution
agreed 10.
Tie House having acted on all the bu-
siiIess before it
Messrs. Harrison and Pitkin were APP
pointed d committee Jointly with Messrs.
Macon and Tut, on the part of The Senate,
to wait on the President TO inform linn
that the TIVE houses, having acted oil the
business before them, were ready to nd
iOurn and
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