The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-05-08

: Mr. Hardin remarked, that, as far a. his OBJ
servstion extended, the members were not
likely, about the hour for the afternoon sit
tings, 10 be an The best possible condition for do
ing business. :
The House refused to CONSIDER the motion.
The House receded from their disagreement
with the Senate on the amendment proposing
provision for running the boundary line be-
tween this government and the late Spanish
PROVINCES. The House, on the other hand,
INSISTED on their disagreement to the proposal
to appropriate $4,000 for the repairs OF the
Cumberland road; and refused to appoint
committee of conference on the disagreeng
votes.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26.-Thc House took up the
bill TO reduce the compensation of the Senators
and Representatives but soon after laid il GA
the table, to take up the bill for erecting toll
gates on the Cumberland road. Aitermuch dis
| cussion in committee and the House, the bill
| was variously amended and s 5000 were app
| propriated for repairs, TO be paid from the
monies collected by the tolls. i motion 10 cede
| the road to the States of Maryland, Virginia,
! and Pennsylvania, was made, and negatived-
| Yeas, 50-Nars, 1903. The bill finally passed
TO be eagrosset-Yeas, 89-Nays, II.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27.-Mr. Montgomery,
! of X. submitted resolution so to amend the
Constitution al to provide for the establishment
Of four Presidential districts, (Maine, New
i Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode-Isand, Con-
necticut, Vermont, and York, to compose
one. each q which is to furnish President
of the United States in rotaton-the irst sec
ton to be determined by JOINT vote Of Con-
gress, and the others by lot.
| Altar fhis aolution vUaS road Mr. Nj re.
marked that he shoald not call it up un, the
next session.
Reduction Of Pay.-The House voted (l23
10 So to consider the bill for reducing the pay
ofthe members of Congress, sc.
Mr.. Baldwin moved to amend the bill so as
to reduce the daily pay to four dollars.
A debate ensued on this motion, and others
Incidental to it, the report Of which fills nearly
leight compact columns of the National Intelli-
: 'gencer. The yeas and nays were taken three
4 times.
i MONDAY, APRIL 29.--The Committee to in
vestigate the fiscal affairs of the Post-Ofice
Department, made a report in detail. The
committee do not undertake to decide, wheth-
er the increased object of expenditure, or the
want of proper management in the Post-Office,
has produced the great difference in the bal
ance last year and some previous years.
Mr.. Cooke moved that the House take into
consideration resolution, heretofore submit
ted h him, to appoint committee to investi-
gate the state CT the several departments of
the government, during the recess of Congress /;
and the question being taken thereon, the
House refused to consider the iaotion-4yes,
57-Nays, N.
| The engrossed bin for the preservation and
repair of the Cumberland road, was read a
third time. The-question was Their taken on
Il the passage of the bill, and decided as follows:
Yeas, 87-Nays. Go.
l., So the bill was passed, and sen. to the Sem
ate for concurrence.
Compensation BM-The bill to reduce the
compensation of tire members Of Congress, af-
ter much debate, and taking several Incident
al questions, was laid on tie table.
The House then resolved itself into a COM
mittee Of the whole, on the state OF the Union,
(SIr. Condict in the chair,) ON the bill making
further appropriations for the year 1899.
TUESDAY, APRIL 30.-The Compensation
Bill was again taken up. Various questions
were taken, and the yeas and nays called six
times. The bill finally was left in nearly the
state in which it was FIRST reported. No deci-
sive question has been taken.
wEDEEsDAT, MAY 1.-The House was
engaged in the consideration of bill for reg
uiatng the Post-oliice Department. fring
The amount Of postage, Of The compensation OF
/ post-masfeTs, &c. Should the bill pass, ece shall
gfre the substance Of lis provisions bereatier.l