Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-21
They were ordered by tue


the table.
On this motion Mr. Chiffon demanded the yeas
and nays They were ordered by the House. and
being taken stood follows:
YEAS Messrs Buchanan, Coleman Coul or Dc
Witt, Dickinson. Edward Everett Gorham. Green.
Gurlcy Iammons, Kinds, Hoffman, Hughes, Jen-
nings, Cave Johnson. Leayit,, Iciper, McIntire,
Miller, Overflow Shields, Vance, Varnum, Vin,cn,
Camp, p. White, Edward ID. Whe-o6,
NAys-Mcssrs. Alexander Aston, Anderson. An
gel. Armstrong, Arnold, Bailey, Moves Barber. John
s. Barbour, Barringcr, Bates. Baylor, Bell. lanes
Blair, Bockee, Boon, B'uldin. Brodhead, Brown,
Carson. Chandler, CmdS, Chiffon, Claiborne. CLAW,
Clark, Cundic', Conner, Cooper Cowles, Craig,
Crane, Crawford. Crockett. Creighton Crochernn,
Crowinshieid, Danc', Davenport, John DAVIS w. R.
Davis, Debetrv, D"nny. Desha, Onddrdue Dorsey
Draper, Drnyton, Duncan, Dwight. Eager, Earl,
Ellsworth, George Evans, Joshua Evans, Horace
Everett Findlay, Finch, Ford, Forward, Foster
Fry Gather, Gilmore, Gordon, Grennen Hall,
llaisey' Harvey, Hawkins, Hodges, Holland How
ard Hubbard, huntingdon Ihre. Ingersoll. Thomas
IRWIN William w Irwin Jarvis, Johns Kendall,
kcnnon, kincad, Perkins King, Lamar, Lea. Lee
Gcompte, Lent, fletcher. Lewis, Loyal Lu npkin,
lyon, MAGE, MolIary, Martindale, Martin. Thomas
Maxwell, Lewis Maxwell, McCreerv, Mccoy. Nc
Dnthc: Mercer, Mitchell, Mcneil, Muhenburg. Nor.
ton, Nuckolls Pearce, Pettis, Pierson, Polk, Ram.
ssey, Randolph Reed, Rencher, Richardson Roane,
Rose Russell Sanford, Scott VIM B Shepard,
Aug IA Shepperd, Sill, Smith, Sperht Richard
Spencer, Sprigg, Stanberry, Standeier w. L. Sorrs
Strong, Swan" Swift, Taylor, Test Wiley Thomp
son. John Thompson. Tracy, Trezvant, Tucker,
verpianck; w ashlnglon, Weeks, Whitt!esey, Wick
lille Wilde, Williams, Wilson, Yancey, Young
I53.
Tn" question then recurring on the amendment
submitted by Mr.. Craig
Mr.. Bailey handed to The chair the following,
which he was DESTROYS of submitting as n Substitutes
for the original amend,nen':
Strike ont after the words "Rcsolvcd, That" and
insert, 50 as TO make it read--
Resolved, That The following be added 20 the
standing rules of the House
It shall be the duty of the Committee of Accounts
to report to the House, during the first session nf
eacn Congress, statement Of the distance of the
residence OF each Member from the Scat Of Govern.
men'; which statement, when approved nv The ITouso
shall be The rule for calculating the mileage of the
members. " ~
But, 1t was declared to be ont of order.
Mr Craig assigned his for offering his
amendment Some members lived on or near the
direct lnc-others DID nrt-and it was his object n
pay to those who did net, an addition of tcn rar
cent to the usual allowance for mileage
Mr. Chiffon opposed tile amendment-fa bill was
passed containing such provision. it would be oiv
ing an advantage TO those members who lived on tho
direct line of travel TO the Scat of Government If
ten per cent over those who had to travel over n
mountainous country, andby circuous route
4'he question then put on the amendrnnn,
proposed by Mr.. Craig and decided in the nrrntiva
The question then REQUIRED on the adoption ofthe
amendment proposed by Mr.. Hail. and it was decided
III ihe alurmdtlVe. rs follows:
IEAs-Messrs. Alexander Alien AIston srr,
strong, John S. Barbour. Barrinrer Bates Rorlor
BELL James Blair, Bockee Bnrst Bouldin. Broad
head Brown, Cambreeng, Carson Chandler. Cni-
borne Clay Coke Conner, Cooper, Craig Crn wiorti
Crocheron, Daniel, Davenport, John Davis w r
Davis, Denny. Desha. Draper, Dudley Duncan. Ea
ger, EARL, Horace, Everett Ford Forward Foster
Fry, Gather Gordon, Hall, Halscy Hammons Uor
yey Hodges Hoffman, Hubbard, Thre, Thomas Irwin
Jarvis Richard Nj. Johnson, Cave johnson. Adam
| Sing, Lamar Lea, LecomDfe, Lent, Ietcher Toyal,
.umpkin, Lyon Mage Mallary, Martin. irhomos
Maxwell Lewis Maxwell, Mccoy McDutfie. Miller,
MITCHELL n Mcneil. Mnhlenburg, Nuckols, Penrce,
Potter, Powers, Ramsey, Reed, Rencber, Richard,
SON Roane Scott, VIM. Shepard. Aug II Shep-
perd, Sill, Speight, Richard Spencer Spripo. Stan
berry, Standciar Sutherland. Swami Swift Taliu-
ferFe' Tayior, Tes,, W'leg Thompson, Trezvant,
Wayne, Weeks. WicSlh+, Wilde Williams, Wi,
SON, Wingate, YpHccy-II4
:, HAFs-Nessrs. Anderson, Angel Arnold. Bailey.
Moves Barber, BarnwelI, Beckman, Buchanan,
Burgess, Butman, Cahoon, Campbell. ChiIds ch;iton
Clark, Coleman, CondIct. Coulter. Cowcls. Crane
Grockelt Creighton, Crowninshield Dpberrv. n,
Witt Doddridge, Dorsey, Drayton George Evans
Joshua Joshua Evans, Edward Everett, Findlay Finch
kins Kinds, Holland. Howard. Hughes. HUM, Inaer
soil. W. W. Irwin Jennings, Johns. Kendall Kin
caid' Perkins King, heavtt, Leiper. Lewis, Martin
dale, McCreerV, McInire, Mercer Norton, Overton.
Petts. Person. Polk, Randolph, Russell SanforJ
Shields, Semmes Smith, Ambrose Spencer Honr -,
X Storrs, VIM l.. Storrs, Strong John Tbomso33
Tracy, Vance, Wbitlrscy, G. P. White, Edward D.
White, Young-GO. ~
So the amendment was adopted, in the words fol-
lowing: "'''0 'oi-
Resolved, that the Committee on tho Public Ex
pendl'ures be- and they hereby instructed tn 70
port to this House bill making it the duty of tho
secretary OF the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of
the House of Representatives, with tho aid of rho
Post Master General, the end of every session ~
make an estimate, nearly as possible, ofthe actin
al distance lin direct ne) ofthe residence of eacb
member OF the Sennte, House Of Representatives and
Delegate OF Territory, from the Seat Of Govern
men'; and that the mileage of Members of Congress- !
be computed, and their accounts Tor TRAVELLING bo
settled, according o such estimate"
Mr. Vance and Mr.. Bates both wished TO nroDoee
further amendments; but they were declared IN no
ont of order. '
That proposed by Mr. Vance was as follows. TIM.
The Secretary Of the Senate md Clcark The House
OF Representatives be directed to publish. at tho
Of each Congress. in two of the
public newspapers of the City Of WASHINGTON.
statomen'of the mileage as charged by the members
nf their respective bodies.
nc speaker was stating how the gentlemen refer
req 10 could get at thelr object, when
Mr.. buchanan rose to address the House. bnf tlo
Speaker said the bour for morning business had CIV
pred and the subject must pass over for the present