Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-29

salary, TO that of other officers of the Government
lie Know OF others, besides the gentleman alluded 20
" mr. Watcher, who had sought employment ut
s,uaii salaries of Virginia who were superior to
me incumbent. He thought the salary proportiona-
oy TOO high and he disposed to reduce it to the
standard OF other officers of the Government He
au no doubt that he would be well pad ut $500 and
'hat nc would hold OH at that. -.
ent from the Board of Public work. oonsn. of inteiren,
nn nom al parts OF the state lie ability
o ' Engineer which he said becoming acknowledged all
over ie state and dsspatn, the prejudice which oce existed
ne u NOT tank the salary hs-hc thought il oug, to be
such as TO command tho best talents he did no, Know and
would not say that the Engineer would resign his SALARY were
ouec-o om the general demand talents Of this ics
g,pn, over thu union he thought highly probable Mr. H.
illustrated the abi ofthc Engineer by various statements and
(r HiAisn,s cxplsued-hc thought the Engineer p.r,c,
goneman but he did say thai the Engccr from desire hy
rrocct submitted hi) Mr. H. proceeded at cns, to sustain
tue ability OF the Principal Engineer Hc alluded
,he enzcn Of Virginia in the employment Pennsylvania
r Eobnso) and while he conceded him all that he de-
which he knew to he much he coudro, admit that he
ws yss superior tn the present En,ucer Mr. H. declared
hnsefa JEALOUS advocate improving every part of the
"o% r nv to do aoy thing ny, by remote tendency,
he implicitly credited the statement tina, the object of thus re-
Tcton was not TO egsate the incumbent Office vet he
deplon,. s''''
Mr. Duncan orPoSrd the ro.rmement II the state was
heretofore pursued lie believed should have few dollars and
csn,s lei, 10 Su.e Improvements Mr. took OCCASION
Mon that they hal never earned one half their salary
some explanations were made by Mr. .3tkison OF Haflx
Mr. Hsdersoa of Boc,ourt, and Mr. Moore The latter
c1nan adverted TO the committed by Engineer in his
location of the canal through tho Biuc Ridcc
Me- Bryce stated his voting 10.
lie did no, mean to indicate 10y any op OF the popey
of the present salary, hut whcnt considered that
ing talents were in great demand hroug the nan he would
not impose limit upon the power of securing the be-, acquire
i-''S
Mr. Duncan called for the ayes and noes and the call being
sustained the House refused 10 postpone, 81 noes ls
ne Housc then after rejecting S35oo $4,000 and 500
MED the blank with the sum OF 1900 as the salary.
UT ftson ct Bot moved to reconsider the of tho
ito rejecting the bill for the relief of Tho w. White AM,
address S; the House at length in support oft
Mr. ftrEs also supported the notion was Withdrawn
on account Of the laicncss of the hour for present.
The Speaker presented a ON ion the Governor
enclosing the South Carolina resolutions against the ,rT
which onInotion of Mr. Good to- the select
rnice that subject
The peaf' presented letter fon Cen John H. Coz kc re.
signing the command of the Sd Brigade. his seat nj the
Board OF Public Works, which motion of AIr GooJ was
laid on the table. ' 1850
The engoSscd biu authorizing Of money to r,isc,,
o way OF lottery TO paw, the Fauquie aud Alexandria Turn
pike Road, was taken up motion Of Mr. Uoi1ce BIZ, for
want of quorum, laid on the table.