Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-12-29

up suo tesOiutfon, out was virtually upon its,
merits.
The motion to take up the resolution pre /
8vailed. eyes %, noes 81.
= Mr. Grdves then offered the petition Of,
'undry persons residing in different counties.
which Was. read. The petition repre,.u,ed(
he Pecuniary embarrassment Of the peoule !.
he necessity for economy in the public ex
penditures, and the propriety Of commsncine|
with acurtailment Of Legislative expenses.
&c referred to the reasons which ware al,rged
Tor raisiog the pay Of The members; and con
Hiuded, That, IS they no longer existed, the|
|4'rices of living. and of every thing else: ha
Hving come down to the old s,eodsrd. II WA
,ut reasonable to reduce the compensation o
8the public servants to what it originally wa,
Upon the Question to agree 10 the resolo
ktion OF the committee of finance, Mr.. Dfnifo
Rry OF .. called for the aye. and noes.-I,
was catrieds ayes 81, noes 90. ,,
N Upon Mr.. Skerrdrd's motion, the House
u ook up the other resolution of tho comni,,s
GE'f finance, relative to the pay Of the officer
the government whose pay Can be con,ti
ut'onaiiy reduced. lie moved to amend tn,
resolution SO a. to declare it 1ras erpedientI
eoocc the pay OF the these officers-and tn
amendment prevailed, ayss l0i, noes II. -,
After an unsuccessful attempt on the "a r
of MIR. Grares to lay the resolution on III.
Sa6le, he House adopted it as amended
n The bill reported by the Committee of Fl
'ance to reduce the pay and mileage of tb, ]
81 members, was thea taken up.
MrS Merr's Of Wood moved itspostpone
81 Mr. Grdces called for the ayes and noes.
Mr.. C,ump Of e. said he rose to MAKE I'M,
IISone remark. The principle of the bin as re
fcognized in the resolution has been solempI,
N'ecided by majority Of the House. and Al
5moiIon is now made to postpone it to the 81 :.
a3of March!y
n The House refused to postpone, ayes IS
6snoes IS.
4 The question recurring on the Cd reading
5#of the bill
u The question on the Cd reading Of the bil,l
k"as decided IN she afirmstive-ayes 90
,oes 81. ~.
4 On the motion of Mr. Hooe of P. VIM. tbe|
|Noil was committed. -
n Mr.. Shefrafd then moved the folloy;n,
3lresolulioh :, 800.
\ Resolved That the Committee of Fill
eance be instructed to unite the bin.
ordered rin relation 10 reducing thrl
II 'aiaries of all officers Of the govern.
N nent whose salaries can be e0ns,;tu.
ionaliy reduced, 10 the bill this da,
n committed to the said committees. emit.
led ga bill 10 reduce the nav and
uiieage of the members of the General
assembly." -
II Mr.. Crump moved to lay this resola,jop|
'n tue table where he hoped it would remain]
H. uneurIent IN the House. 1t was not hi,
I4"'sh 10 refer again TO the disgracefuI occur
noes OF the last year. 1t ~ould be recollecr
at txyto
kSsers was moved, the reduction of the nav al;
|t.ll the, officers of the government was imme
#diately tackled to the measure. Gepileme,
lJcame forward with the muster roll of tbs
3E~hole government, and If they had succeed
Fed, every officer of talents or respectabiii, VI
y would have been driven from office. excent
#a'he judges who, Fol- tunately. wsre not within
heir clutches. He asked il it over wa, ex !.
i 'ecied that's bill embracing thirty different,
RI inestloDs would unite the support of the
: House P He was not for fore.ta!Iipp the en-
lniry, but was willing the pay of the officers
81 honld come before the House. Any eentle.
g nan might bring forward the question as fo
mems or any OF them, if he thought proper.
'ut ne objected to evading the effect of the
8vose OF the % members who had just decided
~ expedient TO reduce their pay. TIE reso.
utIoh under confederation was intended to
q me Speaker remarked, it was on, of order
aHouse
q Mr.. Cfunp disclaimet su,h an intention.
a ne knew, and respected the mover of the re
q clution too well 10 ascribe TO him imp,oner
I motives. That gentleman was opposed t.
Z he bill, end had right to defeat it in an,
n ay he could Dir. c. only alluded to tbe
q hect OF the resolution. lie called on the os
n members TO nail the resolution to the tsble
saih.ii the committee had reported on the Bill
n Mt. Hooe OF p. w. said. as the Ron.e had
a ,rtef mined upon the proprie,y of retrenchipe
h ne other officer: of the government, h..
nought The attention of the Committee oil
n nance should be drawn TO the subject, tbs
H hey might unite it with the pay Of the mem
Hbers.
MIR. Cfump remarked that the vote of III,
I tiouse had decided, and it would be the dut,|
q the Committee of Finance to bring in 4
y Fparate bill as to the officers. They had al
eady reported the bill respecting the mem
y iers' pay which had passed he second read
q e, and having gotten the start would try
keep it.
81 Mr.. Blackburn. said If the question was L,
l6oe decided by management, and If eenteme n
gao gotten The, start and intended to keep IL
zy means OF The 90 members naiing the re.o
b ution to 'he table liz e bad dollar, he caile6
&pp the lO1 members who voted for the re-
ssIinciIon OF the pay Of the officers, to nail ,b,
s3proPosItioD to the other, and then it would
Hoe seen If they did not come up. He said tb,
race was not TO he swift nor to the strong
&oot to The discretion Of the House He wa.
tin favor OF uniting the bills, or at any rat, !.
N ting them go hand in hand,
Inc motion TO lay the resolution On th,