Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-12

Dir l'amcr alao moved an arsendmcnt 10 the amend.
The Chair decided this was not in o-d.r
desuory discussion arose on the point of order.
in which Messrs White, vnton, Mason and Lane par
tcipatcd. r.
Aiecr which,
MIR Lyon said, that in order to prevent further en-
barrassment to the BILL he would Withdraw the amend
MIR l.. then moved to fill up the blanks in the L viii,
the following sums, viz
For salary OF the Governor. S3OcO
For Superintendent of Indian Affairs Loco
For the salary of Judges 5oo
For the salary of Secretary I5cD
All which were sevcrally agreed to.
MIR. Hancr renewed his motion To amend bv inserting
provision for the settlement of the northern boundary
line of Ohio.
Mr. Mason objected to the amcn.men, "a ON, ofo.r
Alter desultory conversation thereon
The Chair said, 1T would decide that the amend
ment OF The member from Ohio in order because
the subject Of the amendment was before the House in
the shape of a bill from the Senate
MIR. Allen appealed.
Mr.. Mercer suggested the withdrawal ft,c appeal
Mr. famcr sand he had not made appeal but he
understood his colleague az having done So
The appeal being waived,
MIR. Reynolds uioved amendment limiting s;tlc
southern boundary Of Ousconsn OH the north side of tho
territory of Illinois by az IL degrees N. latitude
Mr. Lyon OF Michigan. said that this subject be-
fore the House in the bill from the Senate and he sup
posed therefore, that the rule applicable to
TINS amendment, which had been applied to the other
| amendment
The Chair said, that if this subject also bcore the
House IN the other BILL the amendment would be out of
Mr.. Vance appealed from the decision Of the Chair
Mr. j. O. Adams moved that the bill from the senate
the title of which was, hc believed. ga bill to establish
the boundaries OF the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Hi
nois and upon which there was a report o The c-,,
ince OF this House, should be read The chair c,la
then delcrniEe whether these subjects were before lie
T House. Il ~ '''s
The bill was accordingly read
The point of order again used b., AIoasrs
Vance, Mason, Fillmore, Miller, Mercer. Whit bf Flo
rida, and Vnton after which,
Mr. Vance Withdrew his appeal and expressed his in,
tention to move the amendment in the House.
Mr.. Ewing offered amendment to the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Reynolds the following effect Strike
out the words " Southern extreme of Lake Michipan''
and insert the words Northern boundary line OF the
State of Indiana, in the Lake Michigan
Mr.. Reynolds objected he said his own anne ndncnt
was yet before the House.
Mr. May renewed the appeal withdrawn by Mr.
Vance
After farther discussion the question of order
The Chair decided that the cndment the pcmber
from Illinois, inasmuch it applied exclusively to tho
boundary line OF Ouisconsn, could be received by the
committee.
The question then being on the amendment proposed
by Mr.. Reynolds,
Mr. Lyon, of Michigan, said he could not accept the
amendment of the member from Illinois because il
would do that which the Select Com mec had refused
TO do.
The subject further debated by Mr. REYNOLDS Mr.
Harden Mr. Gamble Mr.. Brown, Mr. Ewing Mr. MAY
Mr. Crane, MIR John O. Adams, Mr.. Halncr Mr. Bin
ney, Mr. Mason, and Mr.. Allen, of virginia.
On motion OF MIR. hlay, the committee rose and re-
ported
And the House adjourned