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

proceedings in the Clerks office, and has fur
nlshed the following statement:)
The bill to reduce the army passed The
House of Representatives -n esd January,
1871, without the 18th section. On Gath Fee
hruary the Senate passed the bill with a
'nendments. On the c7th of February the
committee on Military Affairs, in the House.
reported certain amendments to the Senate's
amendments, and, among others, the 18th
section cfthe act, which adopts the system Of
regulators OF Gen. Scott. and which amend
ments Were passed by the House the same
day, and were adopted by the senate on the
2Sth of February.
Ma. LITTLE moved to Law the resolution on
the table; which resolution was ncgatived, rs
to 65 After which, a disposition appearing
to proiong the debate,
| On the demand of Mr.. VANCE, the Speaker
proceeded to other business, the morning hour
allotted to the consideration Of original mo-
tions having passed.
COMPENSATION BILL.
Mr.. HARDIN moved that the House take up
Tor consideration the bill to reduce the com
pensation OF the members of Congress, &c.
| anu on that motion he called for the yeas and
nays, which ware, thereupon, ordered, and the
question being taken,it was carried-yeas l20
| nays As.
Mr.. HARDIN, after Il few preliminary obser-
vatiens, IN which he stated it to be the first
time he had ever proposed or had voted for
Inc previous question, yet he now felt it his
duty to move it, and did so accordingly. hui
Tue can was not sustained by the House,
ayes So, noes Sc.
The question recurrad upon Mr.. WRIeHr's
motion, to add to the instructions proviso
| That the mileage should be at the rate of so
instead OF 90 miles per day for the members,
and on this question Mr.. WRIGHr called for
the yeas and nays, which were ordered and
the question being taken thereon it was de-
cided in the negative, yeas 10, nays 81.
So the amendment was lost
Mr.. HARDIN expressed his opposition to Il
commitment, on the ground that the subject
was fully understood by the House, and could
he decided upon without the Formally of 90
ing into committee upon il.
MIR. WOOD was also opposed to the COM
nItment on the ground that he was unwilling
to reduce the compensation of the officers OF
the government, but thought that six dollars
! per day was as much as it was expedicnt the
members the Legislature should receive.
Nlr. ii. NELSON moved to add to the in
structlons provision, the purport of which
was, that the bill should be so reported as to
allow To the members of the present Congress
an averaged allowance of six dollars per dav
for attendance, and six dollars per day for
every twenty miles travel, for the current and
next session. Mr.. N. stated, that this form of
the proposition avoided the constitutional
question that might have operated against the
amendment he had offered at an early part of
the debate, containing essentially the same
provision. His object was, that the compen-
sation should be reduced for the whole term
: OF the Congress, and not be limited To that
part of it which was contained in the next APP
preaching session.
A uueSfion of orJpr ,r,o .,,,roe+oI L., Ut
BAssETT, upon motion by Mr. SMIru, of
Mary land, 10 divide the proposition, and, after
some further remarks of Mr.. WILLIAMS, OF
North Carolina, md Mr.. WHIPPLE, the mo-
zion was withdrawn.
Mr.. FARRELLY moved to amend the pro-
position by substituting six dollars, and forty
cents in lieu of six dollars as the rate
OF compensation but before any question
was taken thereon, Mr.. BALL renewed The
call for the previous question, but it was
refused by the Housewives 68, noes 70
MIR. CoNDIcT moved to strike out the word
aoerdge,but it was ncgalived without division
MIR. CANNON renewed the motion to lay
the bill and amendment on The table.
On this motion, Mr.. HARDIN called for the
yeas and nays, which were thereupon order
ed and taken, and decided in the negative
Yeas Al, nays 1917.
Mr.. RIcH then moved to strike out the Ii.
imitation of the amendment to the present Con
gress, but the motion was lost without !, diyis-
ion.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY moved to strike out the
word SIR dollars where they occur ia the mo
ton of Mr.. NELsoN, and to insert in lieu there
of the words four dollars and ON that ques
ton ne called for the yeas and nays which
were rdered, and having gone about half
thro' with calling the same,
Mr.. II. NELsoN inquired of the Speaker
whether it would be in order for him AS the
mover, 10 accept of the modification proposed
by the gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr.
| MONTGOMERY
I The SPEAKER decided that il would be in
order at all times until the question had been
| decided, or an amendment thereof made by
the House.
! Mr. NELSON thereupon accepted the modi-
ficatiOn.
II Mr.. HARDIN stated, that under the melton
as ii now stood, The members at the next
Congress would have TO bring their own
provisions, and pay s276 for the honor of COM
ing here, and fit prevailed, he would venture
TO predict that, notwithstanding the profes-
soDs Of patriotism, not Eve members would
he found at that time TO attend the House.
Mr.. MONTGOMERY remarked, that he had
I not adverted To the consequences To- which the
motion would lead at the time he had prupos-
ed it, ut as it was done, he should not recall
lit.
The question was then taken by yeas and
nays, and decided in the negative.-Yeas 50,
Nays 1872.
Mr.. PIERsoN renewed the motion, as
originally proposed by Mr.. II. NELSON, so as
to make an average allowance of six dollars
for both sessions ofthe present Congress, and
on that motion he called for the yeas and
nays, which were thereupon ordered, and the
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