Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-05-07

were 80 lucrative that members of the House
OF Representatives and even of the Senate.
had been applicants for them. Mr.. S. would
agree that the President of the United States
may with proprety, look to this house for can
didates for foreign missions, for Judges, and to
MI the situations Of the heads of Departments
but he thought it was improper that he
Saou'd DO SO, where pecuniary emoIumentw was
Inc only object of the application. He thought
the members of the Legislature should not be
drawn from their duty in it, to Git Offices that
were merely pecuniary. He referred to the
case some years since from Philadelphia, in
which the Executive declined any interference
IN regard to a Postmaster, and the conse-
quence was, that, in few days, the Post
master General was himself elected from Of
iice He alss adverted to recent case in the
state of New York which had Occasoned great
excitement. He Thought in all such cases the
responsibility should rest upon the Executiy.
and Senate, and not upon an officer who NAV
thereby become liable, not only to the ndi-
rect Influence, but to the direct power of his
superior.
Mr.. +. JOHNSON was Supposed not only to the
principle of the amendment, but to the time
and manner gifts introduction. The effect Of
1t would be to retard the Passage of neces-
sary and important bill. Shall the APP
polntment to an important Office, he asked
its receipts? Shall il be referred to the Pres
ident of the United States or to the Postmaster
ueneral, according To the ebb and flow of the
| revenue This Mr.. j. thought was peculiar
| ~ lmproper, and incxpedicnt He was also
| a,erse to lesisIating with reference to individ-
.lal cases, sach AS those from Pennsylvania and
New York, TO which the gentlemaa had alll.
ded. He had heard no great complaint on
] the suDJect and In relation to the latter case,
no hmm lar ~ 4. Il, ~
| ldent and Senate would have made better
appointment than the Postmaster Gene, al has
done, or indeed, whether they would have
varied at all from that appointment.
| Mr. SMYrH briefly replied, when the ques-
ton was taken Gu the motion and negatyed
| The proyiso for Increasing the postage on
newspapers was on Mr.. Sanders's motion
struck Out The 9th section erempting ne,ps-
papers TO printers, was amended so a; To strike
out HE wHrds that limit the selection of sir
from one State.--The 10th sect forthe puo,sh-
'nent of the abuse of the privilege of franking
was finally struck out.--The House had re-
fused TO strike out the 9th section limiting
Tue reception OF newspapers ny printers free
81 postage tngty in the whoe)-but an Mr..
Hochester's motion, the vote was reconsider
ed, 60 10 81; and then the whole section WAS
| struck out, ayes 7o.-Aflrr various other at
tempts to amend the bill, it was ordered TO be
Guy oSScu Tor q tnird reading
IN SENATE.
THURSDAY, MAY o.
The bill in addition to the act conc ernine
| navigation was passed also the one vestinr in
Pennsylvania certain militia fines and the
| one to repeal the Vaccination law
The hill from the II. of r. authorizing the
erection OF toll gates on the Cumberland road
and appropriating $4,000 for repairs, was or
dered 10 Sd reading.
The bill from the H. of r. providing for the
appointment ofDeputy Collectors of the Gus
toms, was on motion Of Mr.. Holmes of Maine
rejected.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. Warfie.d submitted the following re-
port:
| The commiftee to WHOM was referred the resoI,-
uor is'ruciing them TO iepo the hest mode in their
| OPINION, OF giving The public "a full and corr.r,
statement OF the Debate and Proceedings of this
finuse REPORT 1has they have taken the same inf,
consdera''onanli are OF opinion ia the government
oil the United States being government which essen
naly depends upon public opinion, il is "a consi,le-
ration OF The first Importance that the course pursued
| ny the immediate Representatives of the PeopIe in
congress should he impariiaiv pres ened To the pub
NC view. " hriher II wiiI he raciicable give a
minute account of the Debates and PROCEEDINGS of
Congress on all the various rc,s that may arts
! your committee will not undertake TO decide g,t
| The! consider a rigid adherence to fact in whatever
Is puniSneG oi the Proceedings of Congress rs indjs
pensihie that Whenever part of II DeLai.. IS p,l-
'seo, the icliOlc should he published as .cll as The
arguments on the one side of the question as The
atgemcnis onsiAe other side, and the Proc. einqs
faithfully given TO the Public. Your Committee.
iel ctorc submit The following resolution:
heSoI'e@, bat the Speaker be requested TO re.
ceNe, during the approaching of Coruress uro-
posais tor reporting and publishing from o;y tn dav ,
correct account of the Delacs aud Proceeding, Of
The House OF Representative, and TO snbnt Tie same
10 the CensGe ration Of the House t ,I,c coo,n,a,
ment OF the next session.
Nir. Little ohlected to the scheme on ac-
count OF the expense that he was disposed to
ieave The matter where it now stands leaving
| IL To such as are admitted on the hoor To- go
on ana take such parts Of the proceedings AS
may be acceptable to The public. Finally. OH
motion of Mr.. Campbell of o. the report was
LAID on the table. (The n Intelligencer makes
various remarks ON this report and states
| mat the only remedy now required for incor-
! rect reporting OF the debates is already with
IN the power of the Speaker, who has not
applied 1t, only because he doubts whether it
would be acceptable to the House that he
should do so, having no precedent before him
That remedy is to place The reporters ON The
,foor o. The House where they might hear
| better.)
An engrossed bill further to regulate the
| Post Office Department." was read third
! time, when Nj. Ii. NELSON called for the yeas
and nays, which were tbereupon ordered and
| the bill was passed as foIows-Yeas 81, NAYS
| Sc.
| An engrossed bill to extend the cha. ter of
the Mechanics Bank in Alexandria, was read
third time and passed.
The Military appropriation bill (makng
iurIhtr military appropriations for 1921 was
| taken up-Mr. Cooke proposed TO disagree tn
the appropriation Of 100000 for Fort Cal
noun but the report of the committee ofthe
whole, APP: roprIating that sum to that ob;ect