Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-19

Mr.. VI. Lane moved the following
or COMPENSATION for Extra clerks en- pioyrd in
the GENERA, Post Office, du,ins the last yaF, $3.50
25--which was agreed TO.
Mir Cooke moved the following, TO come in after
The second section:
And provided also, That no person receiving an
States, shall receive any thing IN addition thereto
for any services whatever, hy way of pe,qnisitp, or
extra compensation, except lees Of Office, which may
be established 10y law"
The an,entu CT, was agreed TO- IS.
Dill. Henry moved the following amendment, at
the end Of the S9fh line
'For removing "bSrueions 10 the navg CATION Of he
Ohio river, from PiIisburg To its mouth ard for re-
moving obstructi6ns to the vgaiion Of the Mss,s-
sppi, from ST. Louis To New Orleans, under the
direction oil the President OF the Uuiied States,
$4,000"
BIT, az the request Of the Chairman Of the Com
miuee OF Ways 'u Means, and at the suspe son Of
Mr.. Clay, that hill alread, before The House,
which would eahrace the oliecIs contemplated hy
draw il.
The Committee then rose, and reported the bill
rs amended aud the House adjourned.
SATURDAY., MARCH 49,
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr.. FIovd flor
expung'ng the SIS, Rule OF the House. which is ~
'he words following GO motion 10 adjourn shall he
always IN order after 1 O'Clock, p. NJ. hut before
that hour, IT shall M, he in order il there he At the
time any question pcn,ng before the House 4: thai,
and tue motion To lie the table, shall he decided
without debate, was taken up for consideration.
Messrs. Floyd, TAYLOR, of New York, Rich, Stewart
Wb'ppc, Little, Ailea, Of Mass. Mccoy Kremer
Culpcper, Randolph, Macarthur, and Martiadale, took
pat.
McCov, WAS successfully amended SO as to retain
those clauses of il which declare that the motion 10
adjourn, and the motion io lie on the table, shall lie
DECIDED without debate. On striking out the residue
Of the rule, which fords a motion To adjourn being
made until four o'clock, while any question is pend-
ing before The House, the yeas and nays were call
ed by MIR. Taylor, and are follows Yeas o5
NAYS 80
The Speaker laid before the House "A repor, from,
the Commissioners Of the Navy Hospitals made m
obedience To resolution Of this House OF Goth JAN
uary last.
The House then passed to the o rders of the Uay
The report OF the COMMITTEE of the Whole on the
bill making appropriations for the support OF govern
menr Tor the year 1871 was taken up and the anne nd
ments agreed TO IN committee part agreed to
The question being taken on The amendmen nj appro-
prialing Sl6 600 lor completing The North Potico OF
the Presidents House, debaie arose, and the aues-
ion was decided by yeas anu nays as follows Yeas
| 66, Nays Id.
So The amendment decided in tie negative.
lie question was next taken on the item making
an appropriation Of $4,000 Tor completing The walks
~ front o The public property in the City of WASH
ipgon, (In those spaces where The public lots ncca-
| sion AT present breaks in the walks)-aud decided
IN the affirmative. Ayes 81, noes 10
lhe next amendment appr opriaton OF
$4,000 for carrying into the effect the lst and 7th
articles OF the Treaty Of Client which was adopted.
The proviso yesterday inserted AT the motion of
MIR. Cooke, which declares that person receiving
an annual salary from the government of the United
States, shall receive any thing III addition thereto for
any services whatever, by way of perquisiies or ex-
ira compensation, excepi fees of office, which may
be established 10y law. modified 10y inserting the
word" official, before " services ;; and then il was
| adopted. Ayes 76, noes Us.
| An attempt WAS made to adjourn, which did not
| succeed. Ayes 70, noes 81.
The question then beng ON the amendmc nj OF the
Committee TO the item respecting our Ministers and
Charges des Afares nj foreign courts
Mr. Gdzlay r.oved farther to amend the item by
striking out the words" Madrid" aud" Lisbon"
While this motion was under disc ussion-
The House Adjourned.