Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-20
TwENTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS-,
wspSE-pAY, Feb. Is, ls43.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,

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Mr. JOHNSON Of Tennessee, and Mr.. MEDII.l. Of
OHIO syey ptopo-ed substitutes, bat they were eje'I
Mr. HUNT submitted an amendment the following et-
feet That Instead u the daily compensation now a
lowed law there shall be paid annually 20 the Senators,
Representatives and Delegates from Territories OF every
future Congress Of the United ss'"s the following sums
say the President OF the Senate pro
tsporc when there Vice President and TO the Speak
or Of the House 81 Representatives $4,000 caeh to each
Senator oor the President pro empore, noresaid
member OF the House Of Representatives, (oher than the
Speaker and Delegate, the OF 1880, and that in ad
don the pay provided for in the FIRST section OF this
act each Senator every session OF Congress and
meeting OF the Senate in the recess OF Congress- after the
I'd day Of March, ls43, shall be allowed and paid 81 for
every 20 miles Of estimated distance, by the most usual
road from his place at residence the Of Congress at
the and end Of every such session and meet
and each representative aud delegate OF every future
Congress shall be allowed and pond 81 for every 20 miles oil
estimated distance by the most usual road from ms place
residence TO the seat Congress- the commencement
and end o every such session, and the aforesaid aowan
shall be certified and paid, in the same manner Ms the
daily compensation and travel fees Ia members oil congress
have heretofore been.
The amendment was rejected and the proposition OF Mr..
Gwin was disagreed to-ayes -, not counted.
Mr.. WILLIAMS. OF Connecticut, submitted an amend
Ineu which adopIcdthat the mileage OF members OF
Congress shall be estimated by the shortest mail route
according the last Post Office book Of distances.
Mr.. ARNOLD moved that the committee Tse and report
tbs hill To the House.
Mr.. BoTrS amended the motion by adding, land re-
commend that the bill be rejected"
Mr. ARNOLD called for division OF the question; and,
cors having been ordered the proposition OF Mr. Bolts,
was decided in the negatve-ayes 3s noes not count
cd.
The committee then rose and reported the bill TO the
House.
Mr. FILLMORE moved an amendment that the com
pcnsaton OF mileage bc changed from 81 10 ST io twenty
miles And he moved the previous question: as there was
other business pressing.
MIR. BARNARD desired to know whether tins amend.
order and inquired whether the amendments OF
fh. tffs,x moi lrst In be
The SPEAKER decided that the amendment Vi the gen
tetnan from n. Y. m order
Mr. SMITH, u Virginia. inquired whether there was no
mode by which the bill amended could be printed be-
lore It was finally acted ON
The SPEAKER replied, that it could only be done 10y
general consent.
Mr.. CUSHING moved that the bill be laid upon the
bic and called for the yeas and NAYS.
Mr.. SMITH OF Virginia. wanted to be distinctly under
stood res order that he desired the bill TO be pm
ted order that he and other gentlemen might know what
actually
The SPEAKER repeated tina, i, could be done only by
general consent.
Mr. SMITH Of Virginia moved that the further e0nsd-
,r-uo. o. the pal be postponed until tomorrow.
The SPEAKER informed him tia; If the motion Of the
gentleman from Massachusetts, Should prevail II would
den De II order TO entertain ms ProPosioa-
The question taken, and the House refused % lay
toe bi upon table, BY vote of-yess - nays l6
The preSios qlestlo1 seconded and the amendment
q NJ Fso-r % substitute So inStead 81, for every
e .ules o; rave, rslee;ed-ye.s 50, nays las.
TIE amendments @; tie Committee OF the Whc.e were
-< thi-d reading and subsequently BY susqen-
7l q III res- rad third TINE and Passed-yeas loo.
lays a.. = follows
YEAS-Nessr.. Allen. :. W. Andrew Arno,d. Arrlg-
tlu At=rt5n- Babooek. Bake, BeesOn Bidaek, Blair.
B.-rtslan. Brewster, Brggs, BrUekVay. Broas5u 4. '.
Bron, NJ Bro~n Z. Brown J. Brown. Bgrke, ". ~ But
s-, T.. ". Caldwell, 7. {. Caldwell. Calhoun ". 2. Camp
5~ I. J. Campbell. Caruthcr-, Cary, Casey Chapman,
Chds, Chieaden. J. c. Clark, Clifford, CoeS, Marx \.
Cooper, COwen CraVens, Crawfsrd, C. DAVIS r. d. DAVIS,
Dean DeberTy. Dog, Eastman, J. {. Edwards, Egbert,
fore J. c. Floyd, {. A Floyd FO.usnee, A. l. Poster,
Gamble, Gates, Gentry, Gerry Gidoinss, GImer, T. q.
G1Ods, ". O. Goode, Gordon, Graham GangeT Green,
Gvin, Hall, Harrs, Hastings, Hays, Henry Hopkins,
Houck Houston Hubbard, Hudson Hunter, lryiu, Jack,
Johnson !. w. Jones !. d. Jones' KeIm, A. Kennedy,
hing Lewis, Linn, Litiefe.d 4. Mcclellan, r. MeCiel-
Ian, Mckay McKennan, Mekeon, Mallory, \. Marsha!l,
:. Mason, ]. +. Mason, Mathot, Matthews, Mauocks,
Maynard, Medl. Merwether Mitchell, Moore, Morgan,
Morris, Morrow, Newhad, Oliver, Osh"rne, Owey. Par
enter Partridge Payne, Pendeton, Pumer, Pope, Powell,
Ramsey, b. Randall Rayner, Read Rediug Rencher, Rey
noids, Rdgway, Rodney, Rogers Roosevelt, W. Russell,
NJ Russell Sanford Saunders, Sewe. Shepperd, Shields,
Slade, Snyder, Sprgg, Sany, Steenrod, Stokey,
TON, j. T. Stuart, SUMNER Sumter Sweeney j. Thompson
Tnpiett, Troui, Trumbu, Turney, Underwood, Van Bu
ler, Wesbrook, 4. w. Williams, J. l.. Williams, NUrke,
4. Young-l6G.
NAYS-Mcssrs. Adams l. w. Andrews, Aycrigg, Bar
nard Barton, Bdseye, Black, Bolts Bovine w. Butler
Campbell Clinton, Colquitt, CransIon, Gross Everett Fer
Fcssonden, Halsted, Howard, Hunt c. j. IngersO J.
r. lngerso. Irwin, J. r. Kennedy, Lane Lowell Thos r.
Marshall, Maxwell. Miller Pearcc, Pckens A. Randall
Randolph, Salonstal, 4. II. H. Stuart TaliafeTo X. w
Thompson, TiInghast, Toland, Ward, Wauerson, Z. d.
White, }. L. White Winthrop, Wise, Wood, ]. Young
Is.
The House then adjourned