Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-12-13

form the duties Of Superintendent, hut are not
paid by a fixed salary.l Mr. Strong wished to fix
this part oil the Co ernors at al 800
and MIR. Basseit at $500; but neither motion pre-
vailed, and 1T was settled at 81 900, by vote Of
62 to Sc. The salary of each of the Judges, who,
in this new and partially settled country, will
have large distances TO travel, and must often
pass through The heart of the Winnebago lands. is
proposed TO be 1900 dollars The salary of the
Secretary OF the Territory is proposed to be one
thousand dollars. Unsuccessful attempts were
made by Messrs. Bates OF Missouri and Jennings
oil Indiana, to chang the phraseology of the bill,
when referring 10 he Ordinance oil 1887, for the
! Gov crnment OF the Territories, which turned on
the question whether that Ordinance IS to be
viewed as law or as compact. If law, its
provisions may at any time be altered at the plea
sure OF the power ordainlng il; but il compact ,
then the consent OF the People OF the Tcriio,y il
| requisite 20 any Elevations lion it, This question
was not directly discussed the House appearing 10
decide that the language oil the bill did not inter
iefe with, or determine il in either way.
The bill having heen reported 10 the House. was
ordered TO be printed as amended; and then
The House adjourned.
WAsHINGroN, Dec. lin the Senate, yes.
terdat MIR Silsbce's resolution for an inquiry in
to the expedieucy Of aboshing the existing differ
| once OF two and half per cent. between the du.
| ties OIL Imported goods and the drawbacks allow
ed, &c, was agreed 10. The memorial. irom sun
| Day Inhabitants Of Alexandria, containing charges
4 against justice OF inc t'eace Tor the county OF
Alexandra, land praying for his removal, as refer
red TO the Committee on the District of Columbia.
The bill, for graduating the price of public lands
| making provisions for actual settlers, &c. was
read second time and referred Mr. Ryland
was elected Chaplain If he Senate for this session.
! The several subjects OF The Presidents Message
| were referred 10 their appropriate Committees
| la the House OF Representatives yesterday, Sc
veiai bills were reported from the Committees of
| Ways and Means, the Territories and Claims
\ rpata
iutions were then offered Among others, a re-
| solution was offered by Mr.. Wecms the object o,
| which was 10 produce ADMINISTRATION of ;he
| Tariff Law OF the last SEES ion, with view TO the
| reporting OF a Till which would be more accep,a
bic IN its provisions, to those sections of the I'm
| ion which regard the existing law as unconstt,,.
onai. Ii was the intention OF Mr.. Weems TO Law
his resolution on the table for the present and he
finade motion to that effect; but Mr.. Mallary de-
I msnded the question !or consideration, and Mr.
Taylor asked for the Ayes and Noes on that oues-
ton. which were accordingly ordered The Gues-
ton on considering the resolution was then nut.
after the House had refused TO permit Mr. Weems
| to Withdraw ii, and nega,ved by a vote of I22 IN
| 81. The House then acted on several bills in
| Committee of the whole. The bill to extend the
time for the allowance of drawback, and the bill
TO continue the present mode of supplying the ar
my, we're ordered 10 be engrossed and read third
time to-day. The bill to inc, ease the drawback
on sugar refined in the United States was acted
on IN Committee, and reported without amend
ment, butts further con liberation was postponed
till Monday The bill relative TO Territorial Gov
eminent III Huron was made the order OF the day
for MONDAY. TNdt mt
The attention o. tho House was yesterday ar
! rested by the enormous length of the Anti Auo-
ton petition from lhc City OF New York. whicl.
was presented by Mr.. johnson, o. pr sen,inr il.
! MIR. Johnson unroled the petition until il reached
about half the width of the Hou= and the immense
roll which remained in his hand seemed TO be
scarcely diminished. On moderate calculation.
we may estimate that the petition and signatures
occupied at least half ream OF paper and that the
number OF names appended 10 it must have been
eight or ten thousand rB
Cen William King has been appointed BY Gov.
Lincoln, Of Maine, Senator from that State in
Congress, to supply the vacancy occssioned by
the resignation OF Albion X. Paris. ID.