Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-12

requested 10 the subject, by Il state, and it be-
caine state proposition, he would hestow>on
II at least deliberate consideration. srhiy
proposition MIR. l.. considered very diG:.ren,
rom money bill, and he did not think that
objection to the enquiry a well founded one.
Mr. Lo,cr'e observed, that, if the motion for
INDEFINITE postponcmcnt prevailed. il would
put VI out OF the power ofthe Senate. by its
rulea' 10 institute any inquiry, during the pre-
sent o.. SESSION, Into the salaries of any of the
officers OF government. Whether such am
inquiry would be deemed expedient Inc lid
not know, but he should consider # vynn,
Tor me Senate to preclude itself from making
inc inquiry, should it be thought proper. The
uiscussion, rs iaras it had gone, had em,,rn
eeu oniy me pay OF the members of CONGRESS-
but hat formed but small part of the nnn;'
ry proposed by the resolution. As me ,yo,,ld
w'sn I'D retain the power of inquiry in the
nanus ot the Senate, 10 be exercised, if il
shouiu hereafter he deemed necessary. h,
wouid prefer laying the resolution on ihe Ia
PIE ahu' as that motion would take pre-
ccdence of the other, hlr H. moved tha, the
resolution be laid on the table.
MIR. Macon said this subject had been bro,rht
before Congress by two states, and it was fine
general practice 10 treat "A proposition. from
even single SLATE, with the respect of consi-
uerihS H. tie thought, therefore. that tin,
course on this subject had been a LITTLE indecn-
rous towards the states which had instructed
their members 10 bring the inquiry before Con
gress Motions for mere inquiry were rarely
rejected IN this body, and rs the indcfn;tc
postponenent would be at once Il vote of rr
ieciIoii III TINS case, he WAS opposed to it-be
hoPeo tile motion to lay the resolution on the
"ou'u nave the preference. Mr.. NJ
saiu u might not be improper to add In. re
mark, that, if ever there was :; finn, to ;no,,;ro
where any saving could he made. now was
the time; Tor, 10 use a commnn nhr,eo il
"onlo he touch and go with the revenue AZ
10 thls being ofthe nature of a money hill
nc 'iau seen propositions much more like mo-
ncy biiis originated aud decided in this hodv.
some at which the gentleman from Mass,rhI,,
sets DIR o. had not, if he remembered
r'ghtly, found much fault with Mr.. NJ thought
as the subject had been introduced. il ,yonIJ
De much the more proper course, to inquire. If
any tl'n8 onSht 10 be done in it, and, if not
TO say so.
me Question was then taken on laying the
resolution on the table, and agreed to.
| Mr.. Lnnnldn communicates IN fin, cc,.to
| a preamble and sundry resolutions of the
legislature of Connecticut, declaring it exne
o'en' ior Congress IN retrench the public ey
penSes, and particularly so to reduce the ner
uiem allowance ofMPmbers of CONGRESS- to the
former sum of six dollars aud the comrnnni-
cation was read
a message was received from the Pres;dcn,
OF the United States, transmitting a report Of
inc operations OF the mint for the last wear :
which was read
The President laid before the Senate let
tar rom the Secretary of the Navy, transmit
ting list of the clerks employed in tbc NJ
Department, and their respective salaries
| HE CUMBERLAND ROAD
me Dl'i providing for keeping in repair the
national road from Cumberland TO the Ohio
was taken up, and, having been read
Mr.. Chandler remarked that he did not find
III me bill any provision for cases where per
sons Nigh; forcibIy pass the gates without
paying the toll required.
MIR. H. W. Johnson, of Kentucky, said. that
tue expectancy OF such provision had not
escaped the committee but they concluded
that, as such clause would involve = n,,.s'
uon OF consttutionality, and Of course of some
difncuIty, it would be better to avoid the i'm
pediment which ii might present, by rcport-
ing me bIll In the naked form in which il was
presented, and leave 10 future legislation such
provision, If 1T should be found necessary.
MT .Hacon thought this much more like a
money bi!l than the resolution lust ordered ia
lie on the table; for this was, in fact. a fax
leVied on every body that travelled ON the
'odu' ne rose only 20 make this remark
without going into the merits of the subject.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, of Kentucky
the blank left in the bill for the salary of III,
Superintendent of the road was filed will
1000 dollars.
Mr.. Eaton hoped the Senate would consent
TO postpone the further consideration of tn,
pIil for some days. It presented q question
which required deliberalion. He had seer
enough and heard enough Iatterly about stat.
rights, and it was proper to proceed cart;o,,sl,
to the adoption Of any measure which mirh
possibly produce further collision within In,
states. He moved that the bill he postponrf
to next Wednesday week which motor
prevailed, and
me ,sll was postponed accordingly.
Inc SENATE spent some timc on Executive
business, with closed doors, and then
Adjourned.
u HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.