Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-05-11
rRoM rae FRANKLIN eAzErrE, or MAY /.

CONGRESSES Saturday last was Yrinci-
Pei'y CONSUMED in the hvu.r cf represents.
tives In debate en- the compensation Of mem.
oers ct congress. Dir. Eafdscin moved, that
instead of elk dcllsrss day as reported by
the committee of rstrenchment, the bill
should be amended by reducing the daily pay
TO four dollars o day, The motion was sup.
ported ty the mover. Mr.. Jones of Tennes.
see, Mr.. Patterson Of New York, MIR. Mont,
gomery and MIR. Golden, on the ground that
as The mileage was TO be reduced to four
dollars tor every 90 miles, the daily pay
ought to correspond. Some Of these gsniIe-
men thought the present pay of congress,
eight dollar. a dey, not too much; but if it
were reduced a, all it ought to be reduced to
four. Mr., Floyd, MIR. Hardin, Mr.. Camp.
bell, Mr.. Walker, and Mr. W ii!iaUson Dp.
posed the motion. They considered that six
dollars, the old standard, ought to be return
ed to, and not a lower sum. Mr.. Hardin,
the Chairman Of the committee, thought
eight dollars day not too much; members Of
congress are worse paid than any other off.
GERS; but the reduction to elk dullars was
part Of q system.
Dir. Sanders moved 20 re commit the bill
to the committee who reported it. with IN
s'rucii, az 10 make the mileage xix dollar.
this, because it gave disproportiona.e ad
vantage to those living at distance, as their
travelling expenditures did not equal what
would be their receipts. MIR. Burton sup.
ported it, polite, by holding ont induce.
ments TO those at distance to come To con.
grsss, ard thereby strengthening the union
hir. mn OF Maine NOV provso. that no
member should receive pay ~hie absent
from the house unless sick. He spol:s Of
members who LETT their ses,s to attend the
courts, particularly the chairman OF the com.
I mlttee OF retreDchment (Mf Ilardin) whu
received pay as member and large fee, a,
tile same time Tor arguing causes Several
members opposed The motion, and stated
their practice to be MOTTO charge while ab.
sent, aud it was lost. Mr.. Long, though ia
| favor OF the bill, moved TO postpone it to the
! fifst Monday OF December, as the lime was
moi sufficient tn pass bills Of greater impor.
lance, and TO mature a system of retteHch
ment. Mr.. C;nnon, Mr. Alexander, Mr..
Smyih, Mr., Wright, and MIR Little sup
/, ported the mstioo. Mr.. Bother AID MIR.
| BALDWIN opposed IL, and il was negstved,
| ayes So, nays l32 May motions OF minor
importance wee made, and much de.ul'ory
| debate occurred. Mr.. Rassen moved to a.
need the instructions by strki out four ard
! inserting SIR, which was nrgatived, ayes Il,
rays 90, AR. HiIiamS of North Carolina
moved to recorn,ni. the hill TO a committee
| OF the whole, ~ restoTe it to its original
1 shape, bn: 1t was lost, yeas, Sc, nays hos.
MT. II. SmYa moved an amendment re-
ducing The pay Of members, and the salaries
| Ut aitoiiice's AMI clerks of the government,
tweo'y per ceottn. The gu. .tion on this
melton was taken on Ajond.y and agreed
To. NAV 2
On Thursday, in The senate, Mr.. King,
from the comn;ittse on foreign relations; re.
ported bill, ,uactipg g that on satisfactory
evidence being given 60 the President of the
United Ststes, that the ports in he Islands
CT colonies III tbs West lndies, under the
domi"i"h os Great Britain. have heen Open
ed to he vessels Of the United States, lie
shall be end is authorized TO issue his pro-
cismstion, declaring that Tia ports Of The
Onied o'ates shall be "pef, To he vessel. 0f
Great BRIAN, employed in the trade and 10
tercourse between the .Unired Sta.es and
| such Islands or colonies. subject TO such re.
ciprocsl rules ard restIic,ions rs the Pref.
dept Tray by s'ch proclamation make ard
publish" The act j, To continue ia furce
ontil the end ,f The next session of con.
gTeSs
In the house, General Smith of MARYLAND
from the committee of ways aud means, inside
report on the ti,cal concerns Of govern.
Inen', ny whic'rit appears, that the existing
naiiona! revenues will be- adequate to the ex
penSes OF the year, and leave at lis expirs-
ton II balance o 1j3 SIS dollars in The treas.
CRY. The compensation bill was again con.
sidered, but nc'rDuch progress uaAde init. DO