Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FsrpAr, February &c, is4I.
PAY OF MENRERS.


PAY OF MEMBERS.
Mr.. ANDREWS, from the Committee Of Ac
counfs, by direction OF IN committee, asked leav,
TO intro iucs the following resolution;
Resolssd, That the COMMITTEES OF Accounts os
instructed 70 allow the pay of all such members 0,
this House a. may have been univodaSly detained
on their way to the Seat Of Government at the com
mencemeat OF the session, by the storm which oc'
CURED about that time, they having ieit their res
peciivc places OF abode a sohelen, ume 70 nave
reached the Capitol IN time to have taken their seats
on the frs, day OF the session.
Objection was made by several members.
Mr. ANDREWS then moved to suspend the
rules
They were suspended by vote Of two thirds.
The resolution then came fully before the House.
Il was again read; when
Mr.. ANDREWS moved the previous question.
Which was ordered, put. and carried.
Mr. DROMGoOI.E asked the yeas and nays
And NJ his request, the rule was read which says
that "No member shall vote on any question IN the
event of which he is Immediately and particularly
interested"
Yeas 81, nays "a.
the resolution, and there appeared-feas 100, nays
DEATH OF JUDGE BARBOUR.
Mr.. BANKS rose, and with much feeling an
nouneed to the House that PHurr p. BARBOUR, a
Justice Of the Supreme Court of the United States,
died suddenly at his lodgings at the Seat oil Govern
meni, on the night OF the gath inst After detaiIng
the public and political history of the deceased, and
speaking of his many social and private virtues, ana
of the loss his country, his family, and his friends
had sustained, MIR. Banks submitted the following
resolution: o..
Resolved That this House have learned with
deep sensbility the decease OF the Hon. Phllip +.
Barbour for many years member and late speak.
er of the House Of Representatives of the United
States and at the time ofhis death, an Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court OF the United States
which melancholy event took place suddenly IN the
city of Washington on the 24th ofFebruary instant;
and that as mark of the respect entertained for the
memory of the deceased, this House will adjourn at
O'Clock this day, for the purpose OF attending the
funeral of the deceased, and WILL at o'clock of the
same day. re-assemble in the Hall OF the House for
the despatch Of the public business.
MIR WISE concurred in every thing that was
s,id by Mr. Banks OF the talents, the virtues, and
the worth, public and private. of Judge Barbour,
and his feelings deeply affected at the loss his
friends and his country had sustained-but a nigh
tier than he had filler, and no such notice Of hisdeath
was taken. He alluded TO the illustrious John
Marshall Chief Justice Of the same Court he
could not vote for honours TO the memory oil Judge
Barbour which had not been bestowed on the MEM
ory Of Chief Justice Marshall. He asked his col
league to withdraw the resolution, and content
himself with the annunciation Of the decease Of the
Judge.
Mr. BANKS spoke few words in reply, which
were not heard at our desk.
solution so that the House adjourn Immediately, in
stead of o'clock. MIR S. implored that there be no
debite on this resolution.
The question then put, and the resolution
DEFECTIVE LAND PATENTS.
Mr.. LINCOLN asked the House TO devote a few
minutes the bill make valid defective land pat
ents.
No objection was made, and the bill was taken
up.
Mr. LINCOLN called the previous question.
The bill was then read.
Mr.CRABB desired TO propose an amendment,
and asked Mr.. Lincoln to Withdraw the previous
question to enable him to do so, promising to re-
new il after the question on his amendment should
be decided
Mr.. LINCOLN could not accommodate his
friend.
The bill was then ordered to a third reading
was read the third time, passed, and sent TO the
Sepate for concurrence.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NAVY.
MIR. JONES, of Virginia, moved that the House
go into Committee of the Whole the bill max
ing appropriations for the Navy for the year lS4l
Mr.. FILLMORE begged that the hour which re.
manned before the recess be devoted TO the bill "a
provide for taking testimony in of contested
elections
Mt. RUSSELL begged that the hour be devoted
10 private bills.
The question put on Mr.. Jones's motion, and
a. p-sEaiad-TS IN 40
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF
the Whole on the state Of the Union, and resumed
the consideration of the bill. Mr.. Mckay of North
Carolina, again called to preside over the delib-
erations Of the committee.
The debate continued on the subject Of the
Navy generally by Mr.. MARVIN and Mr.. SAL
TONSTALL, until two o'clock when the commit
tee rose and the House adjourned to attend the fu
neral Of the Honorable Judge Barbour, deceased,
late Of the Supreme Court.
EVENING SESSION.
At four o'co'k the House reassembled, and re-
sumed its session in Committee Of the Whole on