Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-16

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Hams of Ny. Williams OF n. g.. W ison of Pa
III.
Mr.. Taylor then moved the same a.
inent,mepi, to cnuie 10 after the appropri-
anon al 25O,Ou0 I9r dtschargiug claims
dne AMI becomin. otie under existing
contracts Tor maNnig said road which
WAS agreed 10 mem. con.
Mr.. johnson. OF Virginia, then offered
| AN amendment, which, ALTER some discus
sian, IN which Mr.J. supported, and Mr..
SMith of Md. and MIR. Lonndes, made some
remarks, principally explanatory, was "a
greed 10, as follows:
For deficiency in the appropriations
| Of tormer Years for The pay mcni OF cxpen-
sees on foreign intercourse, Including
losses on drafts and The difference of ex-
| change, 25,OOo dollars"
This item as il originally stood in the
bill read-For deficiency in the appro-
pria!ion for The wear 1915 for contingent
expenses of said missions (Rio Janeiro,
Madrid, London, Hague, aud Stockholm,
25.0n0 dollars.
Mr.. Terrell moved 10 amend the bill so
as In encreasr the appropriation for the
Clerks IN The office of the Surgeon Gene
, raj from i,l5O dollars to also dollars.
Tins motion gave rise also TO some de-
bate. and Was finally Desatived, without
a dirison.
Mr.. Joh'tson, of Virginia, moved TO re-
duce The contingent appropriation for
defraying the expences attending inter
course with foreign nations (generally
called the secret ser ice fund.- from 80 900
10 1900 dollars which motion MIR. ]
supported al some length, and replied 10
| by Messrs. Smith OfAid. and Lomndes, and
was finally agreed io-avcs 10, noes 81.
| After some enquiry by Mr.. Stroller into
| The appropriation tordefraying the expen-
ces OF commissioners, &c. for running TIE
boundary under The treaty OF Client, the
probable duration Of this service, &c. and
| reply by Mr.. Smith of Md.
The bill was ordered TO be engrossed
for third reading; and
The House proceeded TO the cOnside-
ration at the amendments reported by
lie committee of the whole To the bill To
encrease the salaries OF certain officers of
tie governrIept-vIZ To encrease also
the compensation of the CHEF Justice and
ia lges Of the Supreme Court.
Considerable debate again took place
on Inns amendment, in which Messrs.
Holmes. RepktnSon, Licc,more, and Mills,
participated.
he amendment was finally concurred
IN by large majority.
Mir. Hfrother then moved the indefinite
poa'ponement of the bill. which motion
ne supported in a speech of considers bic
length, against the hill {: and was replied
10 briefly by Mr.. johnson of XIV. when
1hr question was taken OH pOstponing
The biliindetiniieIy, and decided III The
negative, by yeas and nays, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Austin, Ball, Ba, bnur of Va.
iidteman, Bayley Bennett, B1rwelI Campbell,
Cook. Crafts, Cnlbreth, Davidson, Desia, Ed
wards, Folger, Garnett. Hall, NC. Hasbronrk,
ierk'mer, Herriek. H9gs, Hunter. Hunting
ton, Jolinson.Va Linn. Nj Lean, III. w. Aac av.
W. p. Maclay. M'Coy. Nerd. oht Moore,
Morton, MURRAY, H. Nelson. Patterson. Pc
gram, Richards, Rogers. SIMPSON, savage,
Sawyer, Scudder, Settle. Shaw, Sioenmb. Bal.
smith, j. 5. Smith, Southland, Speed. Stewart,
n. Z. STROLLER, Tarr, Jompkins, Townsend.
Thicker, 5. e. Tyler, Walker, Ky. Williams, n
Y Williams, n. Csc.
NAYS-Messrs. Abbot Adams, Allen, Mass.
baldwin, Barber of Ohio, Bassett, Beecher,
stos, Comstock. Crawford, Cruger Cushman,
Darlington Earle, Ellicott Erwin, S C.. Fisher,
Floyd, Fuler. Gage, Hale, Hall. Del. Harrison,
Herbert, Hitchcock Holmes. Hopkinson, Hos.
Jones, KiRsey, Kirkland, LAWYER, Lincoln.
Little, Livermore. Lowndes. MLane, Del. Ma.
son. Mass. Mason. x. j. Mercer, Middleton.
Mills. Samuel Moore, Mose!ey. Jer. Nelson,
-ftSDItt, oHueH- Orr, t'allner. fdGTOtt, raw
ling, Pindall, Pitkin, Peasants, Pondexter.
Porter, Reed, khea, Rice, Rich, Rnggold,
Robertson, Ruggles. Schuyler, Sergeant. Sev.
bert, Sherwood, SilSbee. SInpkins, y Smith,
Spencer. Storrs 'fallmaiye, Taylor. Terrell,
Terry, Tucker, Va. UphaD, Wallace, Wen6o.
yer, Westerlo, Whitman, Wiikm, Williams Con.
Wilson, Mass. wilson, Pcn.-gS.
Mr.. Whitman then renewed The motion
which lie iiad made in committee of The
whole. TO increase The salaries of the
Assistant Post Masters General to $500
dollars, and supported bis motion by re-
ference tosundry facts, 10 prove lis neces-
siiv. The rotion was agreed to; and
After an unsuccessful motion by MIR.
j. y. SMITH 10 recommii The bill, Tor
tire purpose Of increasing the salaries Of
tie district Judges,
The bill was orhered 10 be engrossed,
and The House adjourned.
~ An errsr of = word in tie report Of The
remarks of MIR. J0hpsoa, ef "a. on his motion
respecting The Bank OF The United States, on
Tuesday. gives ara incorrect view of one of his
arguments MIR. J. was understood. from
hearInS him ihdi,tiDcily, To speak of" a moral
or political CORPORATION - hut he said that
whenever any person or body, either moral or
political, shall presume 10 violate The laws of
the country, let the corrective, exemplary
punishment, be applied.
FRIDAY, FEB. IL.
Amongst the petitions presented aud
referred this morning, was one by MIR.
W0Soit, of Mass. from Benjamin Dearborn.
OF Boston, stating that he has invented
mode Of rropelling wheel carriages BIZ
steam, well calculated for The conveyance
of tie mail and any nuD,ber OF passen.
gers, aud which VIII bc perfectly secure
from robbers on ii.e high way-and pray
Ing hai Congress may direct an expert
meni to be made, to test ibe utility Of the
invention.
Mr.. Jcyioy, FROM Tie committee ofre,i-
sal and unfinished business, reported
bill concerning the allowance of pensions