Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-18

MIR. GWlN proposed q SUBSTITUTE lOI Shs1S
viz That from and after the 30h day of June mex tne
nav and emoluments of all Offices existing on Inc 4ln
day Of March, (incusive) 1925 under the Government
of the IT, S, whether civil, military or naval when
have been increased since that PERIOD shall De
10 The rate al which they then were Proridea, ua'
in every case where the pay and emoiuments % uuJ
Office have been reduced since the 1th day OF Hu,
e25 this act shall not be construed as u enahs
such reduction that from and after the ootn oay VI
June next the pay and emo!umcnts OIL every onoe M
der the Government of the u. s., whether CIVIL mn
tarv or naval created since the 4h OF March, ioAo
shall be reduced the rate Of twenty per cenum' ,ua
no officer under the Government OF Inc Y. q snu -
allowed any extra compensation whatever; ano 'ua.,
whenever the session OF Congress shaii DC p.,La,s
beyond i've months, the per diem pay of the members
thereof thereafter shall be at the rate OF TOUT
| Mr. JOHNSON Of Tennessee, aud Mr.. MEDlLL OF
Ohio, severally proposed substitutes, but they were
jecled .,u.u,
inc effect, viz That Instead of the daily compensation
now allowed by law there shall be pad annuaiiy 10
| The Senators, Representatives, and Delegates from
Territories, of every future Congress OF the Y. p
the following sums respectively, that to say 10 the
President of the Senate pro tempore when tnere IS no
Vice President and TO the Speaker of the h. OF Repre-
senta ves three thousand dollars ench to each oena
tor (o.her than the President pro empore, as aoresa
member of the H. of Representatives, (other than the
Speaker) and Delegate, the sum of fifteen hundred
dollars: and that in addition TO the pay provided Tor IN
the frs, section Of this act each Senator, at every SEES
sion of Congress and every meeting OF the Senate IN
The recess Of Congress, after the Sd day OF March,
IS43 shall be allowed and paid four dollars TOT every
twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual
road. from his place of residence to the seat OF Con-
o,ess al the and end ofevery such SEES
sion and meetng and each representative ana oeiegae
of every future Congress shall be allowed and paid four
dollars for every twenty miles oil estimated
by the usual road from his place OF residence 10
the seat of Congress, the and emo OF
every such session. and the aforesaid allowances snail
be certified and paid in the same manner as Inc oaiy
and travel fees to members OF Congress
have heretofore been.
The amendment was rejected; and the proposition
of Mr. Gwin, was disagreed to-ayes ~, noes not
counted
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Conn., submitted an amend
mcnt, which was adopted-that the mileage OF mem.
bers of Congress shall be estimated by the shortest
mail route or, according to the last Post Office book
| of distances.
| Mr. ARNOLD moved that the committee rise AND
| report the bill to the House.
Mr. BOTrS amended the motion by adding, "and
recommend that the bill be rejected"
| Mr. ARNOLD called for division of the question:
and teliers having been ordered the proposition oil
Mr. Bolts, it was decided in the negative-ayes ~,
noes not counted.
The committee then rose and reported the bill to the
| House.
| Mr. FILLMORE moved amendment, that the
compensation of mileage be changed from four dollars
to six dollars for twenty miles. And he moved the
previous question, there was other business press
| ing .
| Mr. BARNARD desired 10 know whether this
amendment was in order, and inquired whether the
nendmens of the committee were not nrst 10 oe act
ed on.
The SPEAKER decided that the amendment of the
gentleman from New York in order.
Mr. SMITH of Va, inquired whether there was no
mode by which The bill as amended could be printed,
before it was finally acted on
The SPEAKER replied, that it could only be done
by general consent
Mr.. CUSHING moved that the bill be laid upon the
table, and called for the yeas and nays
Mr.. SMITH of Va wanted to be distinctly under.
stood-rCries OF THAT he desired the bill to be
printed in order that he and other gentlemen might
know what it actually
The SPEAKER repeated that, it could be done only
by general consent
Mr.. SMITH, Of Virginia, moved that the further
consideration Of the bill, be postponed until 10 NOR
The SPEAKER informed him that if the motion of
the gentleman from Massachusetts should not prevail,
it would then be in order, 10 entertain his proposition
The question taken, end the House refused to
lay the bill upon the table, by vote of-yeas AZ nays
l67.
/ The previous question seconded; and the amend
men OF Mr. Fillmore 10 substitute six dollars, instead
Of four dollars, for every twenty miles Of travel was
rejecled-yeas SO, nays lbs
The amendments of the Committee of the Whole
were concurred in by the House. The bill ordered
be engrossed for third reading; and subsequently,
by suspension of the rules read third time and
passed-yeas 1885, nays 4S, as follows:
| Yeas-Nlessrs. Allen, S. J. Andrews, Arnold, Ar
rngton, Atheron, Babcock, Baker, Beeson, Bidlack,
BLAIR, Boardman, Brewster, Briggs, Brockway, Bron
son, A. " Brown, NJ. Blown, c. Brown, J. Brown,
Burke, w. o. Butler G. W. Caldwell, P c. Cald-
we'll, Calhoun, VIM. B. Campbell, T. J. Campbell,
J. C. Clark, Clifford, Coles, NJ. A. Cooper, Cowen,
Cravens, Crawford G. Davis, R. d. Davis, Dean,
Deberry, Doig, Eastman, j. c. Edwards, Egbert, Fill
more, J. G. Floyd. G. A: Floyd, Torrance, A. L.
Foster, Gamble Gates; Gen'iy, Gerry, . Gdd1ngs
ham, Granger Green, Gwin, Hall, Harris, Hastings,
Hays, Henry, Hopkins, Houck, Houston, Hubbard,
Hudson, Hunter, Irwin, Jack, johnson, j. w. Jones,
l. D. Jones, Keim, A. Kennedy, King, Lewis, Linn
Lttefeld, a. Mcclellan, R. Mcclellan, Mckay,
J. I. Mason, Ma,hiot, Mathews, Maitocks, Maynard
Medill, Meriwether. Mitchell, Moore, Morgan, Norris
Morrow, Newhard, Oliver, Osborne, Owsley, Parmen-
Ter, Partridge, Payne, Pendeton Plumer, Pope, Pow
ell, Ramsey, Benz. Randall, Rayner, Read, Reding
Rencher, Reynolds, Ridgway, Rodney, Rogers, Roose
vet w. Russell, j. NJ. Russell, Sanford, Saunders,
Sewell, Shepherd, Shields, Slade, Snyder, Sprigg,
Stanly, S,eenrod, Stokely, Stratton, J. T. Stuart,
Summers, Sumter, Sweeney, J. Thompson, Triplett
Trot Trumbu Turney, Underwood, Van Buren,,
rIer, Westbrook, T. W. Williams, J. L. Williams, Yorke
A. Young-l66.
.Nays-Nessrs Adams, L. w. Andrews, Aycrigg
Barnard, Barton, Birdseye, Black, Bolts, Bovine, W.
Butler, j. Campbell Clinton, Colqutt, Cranston, Cross
Everett, Ferris, Fessenden, Halsted, Howard, Hunt,
c. J. Ingerso, J. r. lngersoll, Irwin, J. P. Kennedy
Lane, Lowell, Thomas F. Marshall Maxwell, Miller,
pearce Pichens, A. Randall, Randolph, Saltonstal,
A. II. Fl. Stuart, Taliaferro, R. w. Thompson, Til.
linghust, Toland, Ward, Watterson, E. D. White, j.
L. White, Winthrop, Wise, Wood, j. Young-4s.
! The House then adjourned.
| CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-In The Senate, The Federal
majority laid Mr. McDuffies resolutions the table,
with Mr.. Evans amendments. We suppose this was
the decision of caucus. The Federal party are I'M
willing TO take the taxes which their late prohib-
tory tariff evies, of the Golfers of their friends
the manufacturing capitalists, 10 put in the treasury Of
a Government which, with its patronage, they look
upon as hostile They are playing political game
and they resolved 10 have the stakes in their
hands. With regard to all responsibility-whch, as