Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-23
Virginia Legislature.

Yesterday, in the House of Delegates,
Mr.. Miller called up the bill concerning
the sale OF property under executions and
incumbrances," Mr.. Parker, OF Caroline
moved to postpone it till the 3Ist of March,
upon the ground that the members had made
up their minds, and that the time of the le-
gislature might be saved by an immediate
decision. Messrs. r oberlson and Stevenson
advocated the postponement. The motion
was opposed by Messrs. Morris, of Wood,
Magill, Blackburn, Mallery. Miller, Her
ring, Gordon, Doddridge, Barbour, Wins
ton. Crump, Patterson and Watson, upon
different grounds sore, because il was an
unusual course of legislation that though
they should probably vote at last against the
bill, they were willing to give it. friends an
opportunity of amending it, and making it
as perfect as possible others because they
hadlnot made up their minds, and wished to
hear an argument on the question some,
because they wished to amend it; and others,
because it would not be treating the suffer-
ings Of the people with that sympathy which
they deserved. Mr. Loyal declared. if its
friends wished to amend any important fea.
ture of it, he would vote against its post
ponement, otherwise he would vote for its
postponement. Mr.. Stevenson expressed a
similar sentiment.
Mr.. Miller observed, that though he had
no wish to amend the bill he understood that
some OF his friends had such an Intention
Mr.. Barbour declared, he had amendments
TO offer. The question was finally taken on
the indefinite postpOnement, and lost. ayes
Il, nays l09. The title OF the bill was then
read, and il was re ferred to committee of
the whole, and made the order of the day
for Tuesday next
In the senate, the retrenchm.nt bill was
reported by the select committee, to whom
it had been referred, with many amend
ments. They reported the LIST section with
no other amendment, than one proposing to
tx the mileage at thres instead of four dol
lars per 60 miles they left the wages of the
members as it was in the bill, at dollars.
They struck out Of the Cd section, all that
related to the salaries of the officers of go
vernmeDt, except the governors, which
they proposed to FIX at 1000 dolls. instead OF
1888 as in the bill; Cd, the adjutant gene
RAILS, which they recommended to 6x at loco
dolls. instead of 500, as in the bill; 8, the
public printers, which they proposed TO fix
at 9ooo. as in the bill; and 4, the surgeon OF
the public guard and penitentiary, which
they wished wished to amend by fixing it at
Goo instead Of 4oo. They recommended an
amendment for repeating all the laws con-
corning the vaccine agent--they proposed
to retain the section, respecting The tipstaff
OF the court ofappeals; and to strike out the
ryder, which went to reduce the salaries OF
the civil engineer. and the secretary to the
board of public works. The senate accept
ed all these amendments, with some slight al.
teratioDs, and after discussion OF most of
them--hsving gone through the bill, and at
Ter one tr Two unavaiing attempts TO lay it
Oh the table, the question came on for its Sd
reading. Dir. Johnson of Augusta moved 10
strike out its first section, which was car
ried. Mr.. Tucker then proposed to strike
out the remaining sections-which also pre-
vailed. Thus the whole bill is destroy
and things are in s,atu quo.
II now remains to be seen, whether the
legislature will deem i. best to let the whole
subject sleep for the rest of the session--or
whether they will bring in. in separate bills.
their own wages, and such salaries as de-
serve retrencbment.