The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-03-10

tinguishing by bureaus where they exist in
these Departments.
The House then resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whsle, for the purpose of ia
king up the bill in relation to the pay and
mileage of members. It was finally reported
70 the House and passed by a vote Of 100 to
48 and sent to the Senate. It's leading fea-
lures are as follows:
The bill is TO take effect from and after it's
passage
The pay of members of Congress is fixed
For the first Eve months Of any session,
SO per day.
For the ensuing two months, IF Congress
shall be so long in SESSION. So per day.
For the time Congress shall remain in ses-
sion after the first seven months, So perday.
Members are to be paid only in actual at
tendance upon their respective Houses, I'M
less ;heir absence be occasioned by sickness
of themselves or their families, or by leave OF
either House.
The mileage is fixed at So for every 20
miles Of travel. Distances are TO be compu-
ted according to the Post Office book, reck-
oning from the post office nearest the resi-
dence of each member, by the usual route to
the seat of Government. Mileage is not to
be allowed, unless members have actually
travelled the distance charged in their &C
counts. All officers and agents of the Gov
eminent who are allowed travelling expen-
ses are subjected TO the same regulations.
The salaries of various other officers of the
United States whose pay is not protected by
the Constitution, such, for instance, as the
President and the Judges-are also brought
down. Officers in the civil and military de-
partments fanny and navy included) of the
Government, whose salary now exceeds
So 900, are reduced 90 per cent. on their
present pay.
officers and agents receiving salaries
ranging from 81 900 to 5000, are reduced
I2A per cent. on their present pay. No re-
duclion, however, is to bring down the salary
of any one receiving more than 81 900 below
THAT sum. Diplomatic agents serving abroad
are exempted from the reduction also, all
persons whose salaries are not more than one
thousand dollars per annum.
| The Offices of recorder and solicitor of the
general land office are abolished.
WASHINGTON, FEB. Is.
In the Senate-Mr. Evans presented the
bill from the Committee of Finance making
appropriations for the current and fiscal year.
The bill was reported with amendments and
Mr.. Evans gave notice that on the next day
he should ask for its consideration.
| Mr.. Wright, from the Committee on Claims
10 whom had been referred various memo
rails for the relief Of Mr.. Kendall, reported
bill TO amend the acts of the District of Co.
lumbia establishing imprisonment for debt.
The bill from the House to reduce the pay
&C members was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The resolutions originating with Mr. Rives,
of Va, and read on Wednesday came up
They referred to the assumption Of State
debls. A long, debate followed, chiefly to
the day tina: should be designated for the
conside Grafton of the resolutions. They were
finally postponed to the next day.
In the House-Mr. Briggs from the Com
mitee on the Post Office and Post Roads,
introduced bill authorizing the Post Master
General 10 direct that the inland postage on
the letters for Texas shall be paid, unless
an arrangement should be made by him for
transporting the mails between the U. States
and that country. Ordered 10 be printed and
laid on the table.
Mr.. Briggs also reported without amend
ment the Senate bill to prohibit private ex-
presses on mail routes, &C., which was re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union.
Mr.. Pendleton, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported a bill authorizing
the President OF the United STATES to divide
the Union States into two military districts,
having regard 10 population and extent of
territory a brgadier general to be assigned
TO each district. The bill was referred TO the
Committee OF the Whole on the state of the
Union.
Mr. Adams, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, to which the bill from the Senate,
and also that OF the House, for the occup patton
and settlement of Oregon, and for extending
certain portions of the laws Of the United
St0,a -. I 4
thereon, with a recommendation that they
do not pass. The subject was referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union.
Mr.. J. T. Edwards, from a select commit
tee, reported bill 10 provide for the purchase
of water rotted hemp for the use of the navy,
which was referred to the Committee Of the
Whole on the state of the Union.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the joint resolutions, which
were made the special order on the motion
of Mr.. Kennedy, providing for commercial
treaties with Denmark, Sweden, the Hanse-
atic Republics, Prussia, Austria, and Russia,
so that relations of reciprocity may be esta-
biished between these countries and the u,
States.
WASHINGTON, FEB. IL.
In the Senate-Mr. Wright presented a
memorial and papers from the New York
custom house against the bill from the House
reducing the number Of clerks One of the
papers, the report of the chamber OF CON-
merce, is represented as having been anani.
nously adopted.
The report from the Committee on Com
merce, to the effect that it was inexpedient
TO unite the revenue cutter with the naval
service, was adopted, without opposition.
Gen. Jackson's fine was taken M and
discussed. No decision.
In the Houss-The motion to print 10 900
copies of the adverse reports from the major
i:y and minority of the Committee of WAYS
and Means on. the issue Of two hundred mil
lions Of Government stock, was considered.