Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-11

iuyscn, Sanford, Bell, and Iredell. In the House,
lfer the disposition OF soma local and private
bills the appropriations biz was resumed and
with il, Mr. StaNhcrys yet pending motion To strike
ou, the appropriation of So0r0 for n Russian min
lister. The following proceedings then occurred. II,
will be that the Housc refused to take the prev
ous question, and that Mr Archer hnd the floor for
"Wednesday. Nobody supposcs, that Congress will
withhold the appropriation. The spirit of free dis
cusson has merely seized tho opportunity to censure
the administration for the extraordinary bargain it
made with Mr. Randolph in conscntug that he should
travel IN England. France and italy, while the duties
which he paid to perform ut $4,000 per unnum.
and which required his actual aud constant presence
distant from him. fifteen hundIed miles; aul in
his absence conidcd thick sculcd youth Of
twenty, whose only merit lift do not, las Mr. Burgess
thou.ht) consist in his sirname Of Ciay, yet NAV
We imagine. be Summed up in TINT and his ba p,ismaI
uppellaton John Randoip h--John Randolph CLAY:
a fine indeed, but VIII ch we fear in its
dccumuative character, will scarcely be immortal
led in the annals Of diplomacy. This is the real
obicc, of SIR Stanberrys motion--an object, which
unattended by Il wish to defeat the appropriation
few can really disorprove.
MINISTER TO RussIA.
The House on Tuesday resumed the considcrat ion
OF the general Appropriation BILL the question being
OH the motion of Mr. Stanbcrry to strike the ap-
proprig ton for the SALARY OF the Minister Russia
Mr. Alexander addressed the House Il, same length
| in opposition ~ the motion.
| Mr Pcarcc then took he floor on tho other side
and in conclusion submitted iiie following amend
mcni
provided, That tho lime which any Minister
shall absent himself from the country to which me il
appointed after having been received by the Govern
n,cnt thereof shall he dcduc'ed in computing hi:
salary YEARLY compensation
| MIR Boudin next spoke IN defence oc Virginia
and of The Minister appointed to Russia.
! Mr. Blair. Of G.. then demanded the prcvlou.
question, and the demand sustained by The
House.
On the main question Mr. Stanbcrry called for tn
yeas and nays, and they were ordered
The main ques,inn being put, Shall the Dill pass
1t determined in the negative, by yeas and my
RS 100; winch decision removed The SUBJ, ct from
before the House for this day.
Mr. Dwight then npvcda reconsideration of tn,
Gucstinu: which after some conversation bctwep
MeSsrs Dwight, Stoofs of New York. Carson, Wi
Jams, Mnrm, Huntington. Blair, Barringcr, an.
Vin,on. was agreed To; Whereuoon,
Mr. Blair w'hire" his motion for the previous question
After remark between MIR. Storrs ~ Y. and NJ
Archer Chairman Of the Committee Foreign Relations
as to the inpoanc' c! the MINISTER residing at THIS TING nea
Mir Canon spoke a, sonc length in defence Of Mr. Par
dslph present Administration In the Of II
remarks he said Andrew Jackson unless
would elected Presden, of the United States and gsn,
men might make their calculations accordingly
Mr. Stanbeuy took the nalT, spoke for
support of his motion, and in reply gentlemen the otht
side Of the question.
Mr. CdmbreIeng said few woods in answer the la
Speaker.
MIR Buchanan short speech, assigned his f
vor. in of appropriation for the salary of the Mini
Russia and spoke against the amendment Of Mr. Pearc
Mr. Bates then aud gave his voting
appropriation for the present Minister'S salary IF
House would strike Russia from the hill and
would vote for the bill S"'' '' minister TO ""sS'
. Mr. cheI rose to address the lousc Ia rive. him a
in c n n,nra
MIR BaIr-spr moved adjournment The motion pr
vailed, and
, Tie House adjourned.