Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-01
HOUSES OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mr. G ALBRAITH moved = suspension ri The
rules tor the aoopssoa O. a reso'nuor. yi-ovlSlnS
that ct I O'Clock TO dAy the aess;s me Genera
ApproPristion esu shall oe&ss "a The Csnmiars a
the whole House shs safe a The Cri5n. and ths
committee shall then vsse o. the vur,ous amend
ments offered 20 TIE aii. ana report salc b, with
The amendments ss0ccd % ~ The COmmi,tcs, 70
the HOUSE, where Il shall Se naot The special crder
until disposed of-ressTyins - IRE committee the
right Of reporting SID b SsSNye thai IiSs d ready
TO do So.
MIR FiLLNoRE requested thai The time bs sx-
tended one hour, and 10 cccopy The Oorulas boar
by tNkins up the bail sJo regulate the tSsInS ri
timony OF contested eleeGons, and for Other
purposes" twas b.l that hsd been unanimous
ly agreed on by the committee, and no oouSi might
soon be disposed OF.
Mr GALBRAITH then modified bis motion tx
ten1ins the time I'VE o'clock.
The motion TO suspend carried; and the
rules being suspended, the resolution was adopted.
Mr. JONES Of Va, moved that the House
solve itself tito Committee OF the Whole the
state OF The Uuion.
Mr. FILLMORE asked him to give way, to
take up for an hour the bill he had before referred
10.
Mr. J. declining, the motion was taken and car
Tied and the House resolved itself into Committee,
(Mr Bell Of Tennessee in the Chsir) and resumed
the consideration Of the General Appropriation
Bill.
The question pending, was on the appeal taken
last evening by MIR Cave Johnson from the Chair
mans decision, rejecting as irrelevant amend
ment to the bill offered by that gentleman
The question ofGPPsal was debated by MessLs
BANKS, WINTHROP, EVERETT and UN-
DERwOOD.
Tn. decision of the Chair was confirmed by the
House.
Mr.CAvE JOHNSON offered second amend
ment providing that in no case, the fees OF the
District Attorney shall exceed 1850, and OF the
Clerks 81, 500.
This debated by Messrs. CAVE JOHN
son, HUNT, EVANS AND WISE.
MIR. JOHNSON modified the amendment, limit
ing the salary Of District Attorneys TO Sc, 900.
IL was further opposed by Messrs. CURTIS,
STANLY, GRANGER, GRAVES, CUSHING,
CRARY AND GENTRY and advocated by
Messrs. VANDERPOEL, Afford AND
THOMPSON, Of Mississippi.
MIR. Afford contended that now was the &C
eepted time for retrcnckment and reform, and what
ever might be the motive Of the administration
members IN this amendment, the friends of the
coming administration should unite and now COM
mence the work OF REFORM
During the recent contest three candidates had
been before the people, Harrison" "ryer" and
REFORM" The two former had been elected and
ilnow remained the people to carry out reform"
With all his prejudice against the expiring party,
IL they would leave some signs Of economy behind
them in the last throes Of death, he expressed his
willingness TO cooperate with them.
The question then required the original a
mendment, which was taken by teers, and ca rred
Affirmative SO, Negative 4s.
Thus the amendment agreed TO, and is as
follows:
"Provided, That the fees and emoluments retain
ed by the district attorneys marshals, and clerks
shall, IN no case, exceed, for the district attorney
and marshal, either of them the sum Of sc 900
and those Tor each Of the clerks shall not exceed in
any case, 81, 500, the surplus OF fees and emolu-
ments TO be paid into the public Treasury, under
such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury, subject to the dis
position OF Congress"
The House then took the customary recess
EVENING SESSION.
At O'Clock, Mr BELL the Chairman of the
COMMITTEES Of the Whole on the state of the Union
resumed The chair and called the committee 10 or
der.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the question now
before the COMMITTEE on the motion Of MIR Hunt
TO strike out the entire proviso.
Mr. flLLmORE asked II the amendments were
not IN lieu of the motion TO strike out the proyiso
The CHAIR answered no; that the Amendments
had been made under the law of Parliament which
permitted proposition 10 be amended SO as 10 make
u as perfect possible before the question be put'
on striking IL out altogether.
MIR G. JOHNSON took the foor and spoke IN.
on the subject of reform. generally and as To his
own course in particular in relation 10 that sub
JecL during the ten years he had served in Con.
gress.
Mr.. GRAVES, Mr.. GENTRY, and Mr.. c. n.
WILLIAMS, made frequent explanations during
Mr.. JOHNSON'Ss speech.
Mr.. J. had not concluded at 5o'clock. when. nm.
der the order Of this morning, the debate was ar.
rested, and the committee commenced to vote
The question was then put on striking out the
entire provIso, as amended on the motion Of Mr.
Thompson, Of Miss, and Mr.. Cave johnson. The
for striking out 81, against it 10.
And so the prOviso stands.
The House had not adjourned when we last
heard from the Capitol