Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-06
motion, the usual hour Of adjournment
had arrived F; and about 4 o'clock,
The Senate adjourned.

udu arrived ana about 4 O'Clock,
The Senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. JAN. 81
Mr.. Snih. for the committee on the
Judiciary, obtained leave to be discharg.
ed from the further consideration of The
petition of John Bioren aud Fielding LII.
cas-, booksellers and also CATER SOME
discussion on the practicabiiiiy Of matur-
ing any thing on SO intricate "A subject
during the present SESSION. from The FUR
her consideration o. the enquiry r. feried
10 that committee, isIo The cxped,ency
OF diminishing, equalis,ng, and establish
ing, tie tees OF district attorneys, clerks,
anti mars!ials, and other officers.
ihe following message vas received
from the President Ut the United States,
by Mr. Converneur, his private Secretary:
To the Senate of Tie United SUITES.
Itransnit Congress- report from the Secretary the
r ssnry, submitting copies Of the instructions given to the
Commissioners appointed under the of the 18th Of May
1870, authorizing the location of n road fros Wheeling in
the state of Virginia, poins the left bank oil the
Mississippi river, bet~ecn ST. Louis aud the ,nou Of The
Illinois river and eops of the report made by the said
Commis toner's TO the Treasury Deparn OF the progress
they have made in the OF the duties prescribed by
the said act: together with maps oil the country through
which the loo atoa is to he made.
JAMES MONROE.
Washington, JAM 81, 1871.
The message WAS read, AND, will, the
accompanying papers, WAS referred 10
the committee on Ruads aud Canals.
Mr.. Dana, IRON the select committee
appointed tn enquire iuio the propriety OF
rsGocing the compensation ut The mem
hcIs of Congres>, and also the salaries at
the principal ana other officers Of ihe Elk.
ecutive departments, al The seat Of govern.
me'r, stated that the committee had made
an The necessary enquiries, aud collected
all requisite information from HE differ
ent departments c0mpfeh endcI in The
scope OF their enquiry, from the ear 1890
10 ttle year 1920 that The committee had
duly deliberated ON the whole matter re-
fe!red Ia them, aud that not being able
10 agree on any specie report, embracing
any system or measure 0i reductions, par.
tiai or general, Il only remained 10 state
tins Fact 10 the Senate, winch he was inc.
sirucied 10 ito, and ask 10 b. discharged
from The further consideration or The sub.
ject, That The Senate might be enabled
thus early 10 take such further order on
II as should 10 IT appear expediem.
good deal Of debaie arose on Tie
question si thus discliarging The commit
tee from The subject.
IL was imposed by Mrssrs. Roberts and
Smtth. chiefly Oh The ground that, as a
sptcillc enquiry had been referred, spc-
cine report, either Tor or against tic OBJ
Jeci, Oughtto be made that this mode
~ hisposing oil such an enquiry was au
innovation on Legislative Custom thai, as
lie chairman had, with great industry,
collected mass OF Information on the
subject, II was proper TO submit il TO the
senate, with an opinion, no matter E0w
confuse, OF the committee that. as ihr
c@mnsilpe had come IL dcyision on lie
sab)ect matter referred 10 them, HAT lie
cisIon onshi Ia be reported, &c. &c. Mr..
lHacon thnush HE doe u,m,uts, al any
rate, ought 10 be li Dolores HE Senai,,
MAI II might hav, the same lighi OH the
subject as the CohiuiIiee had.
he motion la discharge The committee
vas suppnrted by hIessrs. Dana, Stokes,
OeiS aod Joh"son. oil ky. for tile reasons,
SehPfatiy, iiai, az The ceUmiiire could
agrsr upoa no plan OF Reduction, tbry
couid come TO no practical conclusion.
aud therefore could make no sneciiic RE
poft or recommendation thai The co ~
mliiee had tried me questions on one sa-
idTy ana amount OF compensation after
smother, but majority could noi unile
on any one point Of reduction; Thai The
ihiotniaiion possessed by the committee
would be and was after lie discussion
conimencedJ laid before Tie Senate: that
me mode now proposed, OF tii,ciIaygiDg
committee winch could do nothing. was
'ne most proper, under the circumstances
I'VE most parliamentary and logical iiIai
'heTe was all incongruIiy in committees
iepoiihS 10 be eApedleDi To do noihlng:
ildt IL womb be competeni sill iur ahly
gentleman, who was dissatisfied with lie
result. u make any specific motion f.r
reduction in any brancli OF the govern
meDi, &c.
he question being taken on d:sciiarg.
ihg Tue COMMITTEE ifoai the further co,si.
d'ralion OF The subject, il vas decided
~ The negative, by yeas and nays, as toI
lows:
TEAS-Messrs, Dana, Edwards. johnson,
81 M hen. johnson OF Lou. King, of Aab Mills,
Walker, OF Geo. Williams. or Tem.-II
NAYS essrs. Barbour. Brown. Chandler.
Dlckersob.. Edton, Elliot, GaiiIard, Holmes,
% Maine; Holmes, OF Miss Horsey. Hunter,
re- Macon, Morril. Palmer, pinkney, Plea
sanis, Roberts, RuggIes, Sanford Smith,
ihomas,. Ticbenor, Trimble, Van Dyke, Wal.
ker, OF Aiab. Williams of Miss.-3i.
THE RELIEF BILL.
The Senate resumed, in committee OF
the whole, Mr.. Macon in the chair, The
consideration OF The bill for the relief of
the purchasers Of public lands-Mr. Pan
Dyse,s motion TO amend The bill by limit.
ing The credit 10 those whose purchases
have not exceeded two contiguous halt
quarter sections, being still under consi.
d ration.
The question VAS taken OH this amend
meDi without debate, and it was agreed
fo--IG 10 IL.
The Sesaie spent much time in consi.
dering other amendments as well of The
original provisions as additional provi-
siuDs proposed TO be inserted. with The