Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-01
Stiurday, fetrgary 81.
The Senate did not SIT 10 dry.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATfV

MIR. SUMMERS called Tor the regular morning bu-
siness which was the resolution reported by the Com
mi,tee on Re,r.nchm-n,. lie sad the resolution had
been discussed as long as " cnnd. DC cone rrhiaoiy
the question was, should they retain twelve clerks al
annual salary, OF should they reduce The number L"
ten and Ii" had listened 10 Tie arguments which had
been urged against the reduction III tue course OF te
debate, without any change OF his opinion lie hoped
would be the pleasure oil the House 10 adopt the re-
solution and believing that sufficient time mad been
occupied in lis discussion, he moved The previous
question
Mr.. GAMBLE moved cal! of the House, which
was agreed TO, and 1873 members answered TO their
names.
The CLERK then called the absentees, and 100
were found to be present The proceedings under the
call then dispensed with by majority Of ~ 10
e. And the question required on the motion for the
nerious question which was agreed TO- The question
Yy,s an me amendment ol Tie gentleman from New
Work mir Gordon / which had been so modified on
he suggestion Of Mr. Frlmoc, fix the salaries Of
the two clerks, which II Designed by tie mover OF
re nmentmcn: to retain nj al20 Instead OF 81 100
nor auruin
To 400. o,l nore wer, taken md resulted as fol.
l,ws-av4s %. noes III
So the amendment vas leo, adopted
ar. WARD called for the ~ = AID noes on the adnp.
ton of the resolution and they ere ordered.
Mr.. ADAMS called for DIVISION Of the resolution,
so that the question: might he taken separately on the
latter portion Of the Iss"n'o" winch provided aha,
tie cleis OF the House sh"ulc eIoy no hunofr
Of assistant clerks unless he wee Per'l'ed 50 to do
by an ofcsf vi th' house "" ''s'H "'S asSen'eo
To- aud HE rst part os tt res jiah wa "'e'" 10 Wi-
oul DIVISION
The ayes ard noes were then taken on the latter
portion ot The resolution ~ ioows-ayeS ID, noes To-
The second Iesoinl on was then ."",n up and read 10y
the clerk, was also 'he tcr.ion 81 The committee ;
report Which related thereto.
Mr.. ClDDlNGS inquired Il re morning hour had
not EXPIRED anc otins answered ~ l"e a.AFihats',
moved tha, the House '"'"sf 'se,. mo eo,'h''ee
Of the Whole on Tue state "l ~, n'oh' LOT inc puf-
pose oi taking up we PtNa' 'a'eh' Nv
Inc SfEhhEh 'ooh oSvas'eh - present seSeiui
Executive COMMUNICATIONS n
The first was reply ron - 'ueh' OF 'he eh'-
ted States, 10 resolution OF sc, ealing iof IN
formation respecting 'he she NEGOTIATION De,
tween The Gove'n"c"ibo: An"d states ana Of
Great b''a" On wy %c haya 0sum
~ is'..o' 49,, i, ,,n ~ ,yon, dar;man, n
iorfhat"h 'ou'd ~ oe "' :" o "
VIZ, i"o''. ."'e ;o eo, ,ho Nae, d.
ne 's@, vas r. ,,'. .,r,o,;on of
paf'"r"'' Ua"s"',,'"- '"e " 49,, ny III,
me steamships '''ss's.'pp' ~ ad w. ao"""n,
~. FL r1aend,,nro, and another enclosed n
oil c'r'yn "ic'a' expenditure anu ""'',s,
copy OF l'e ioa s so',a ,,n. .;nce on ,,a
po,,on VIZ" .@o "A h,., - H.. dernce n ,he
',o'o" " -, -" !, ;;,.a,, IS ,bo ,,oso,,,,;o,
- it,,a ,,,,o ~ Tho a,sson,on of The
oi the ceiebrteo pe''oh W '"e u'ss0'u"O" v '"'
Cnon. 80, c.a,, uoss,s
The SPta sht presented meio''ai Ho'ii .''esS''
Blair asd h'v"S ~ relation 10 e printing VI Tue o'"''
penain,a o. ,.r census aa,o., ,o,,.
Mr hehL'H moved us 'e's'ence ~ see.' eo','
m'''ee. H""'oo"y su@s''.a -" 49," - ,n,,
.a'ms re sa' y ~ n"t a. u M
s'anu"s , L',t - .ac,od ~ comm;,,ee that
P''"u"e' " ,.,o 10 MI. s,h;ec,
wo',u ton. y, ~ '.'o.,na 90 ,i, oo,,,,,ee I'm,
ne w ~ -. ,,,,, =, no an md ,Loropml
he .'",.. ~. ~ . 49,, 80 - -, hl ~, Il
lea''y uttH i''''.s" ~ 80 ''
ne sohGrS.u :" " .ne H., n"',n;o.,;or fo,,
MT. l.i''onh 'tp''eo ' I.. : ~, ~
dur az" "La I'D my rs r,o,on Tho, com.
VI" Inv, 49, 80 - 60 10 f,,,ber consde,at,on
'''','ee "1' 80, :, ~ Cono;,,oo ar CI,,,n.
ana II WIS 49, ~ Wv ,a, NJ RInI.cK md n,
ppIsAc
ron u ..;, ,tA,o u,s M -.osop ,bv This
'lf. 80 49, ~" ,ho ,c..nn n ,hs Comw;,,ee
~. ~. ~, - ~ i, ~ s, stm.oo, ,v., ,r,n,ers-u
,.s NO., .,m,, ,yos !, question If rirht and Justice
W. "o 80 - 60 ,,,,,,,,oo ,I,t lad
an" u S""",, " ~, .',..,;rs,n, parh,ns ,ha nm.
,'''e = r. ~" ,ra,, NJ. ynrk MI McKeon
" - "'
W.. a., ,,o,as rrom ar McKEON MIR
~; !, rA,r ~ A. inoRE
,'% 80, N.cnT ,honnb. - some ono =,
M'. .n nr,rsnce could 10 onnro
the ''''u''S 1o''''''''e = ' "ff'
pt,a'''f ,Wp FIT n,yA ad ,b,, r tho v,,h was
4de' 49, saa1. ar,ensa of so o00
p'e,It 49, s.,,ra. ana. a. III. work was IN such a
-, tb,, ho, th. nr,sscs Of BLAIR and R,yes ID
,r,a ,,.., cn,,,J he ,,ourrd he moved Tim, thew
49, n Jss.i from nj lur,h,, work on the lob
A.. .n,ylS ,han Submitted an amendment Ia refer
W., S.va,, COMMITTEE. and that until said
~ hanIJ c,,n,,na n,o and r,port upon H.
"" r,,. - d 900. ,,J 'rhnn,s lion ln directed Ia
notn b.a'' o''u n'.r 49, 49,, ,rn,t and
desis' rom any i"i.net VA ','o ~.
~. .,,y ~ onas.rd NJ D,yia 10 withdraw
H., F cr ,r ,ry;,.s nsrS,,on hen was assent!
I'D :" Mr. Mason ,bcn observed that THIS was no,
question Of dispute between iwo lval printers as 10