Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-21

dependent upon The nature of the subjects which come
before IT. tina, though he present may be short,
it IS improbable that the future sessions will be much
shorter Than heretofore.
Mr.. DANIEL of Prince George, hoped the House
won not adapt the amend ment.
MI. towAN called The ayes and noes. TIL, amend.
ment OF Mr. W'lcher was los'-ayes 42 noes S3
Mr. Sr WALL moved substitute, providing III II here
after the pay of The Speakers Of the two Houses sha
be SO per dem the pay of The members Of the Senate
and House of Del gates shall be SO per day, and Of
Sergean!s-a!Arns and Door-kerp ers shall be S3-the
law to apply only to The present session Mr. called
on gentlemen t. conc up t, their professed principles
and 10 vote Tor this saving of 100000.
Mr.. EDGINGroN moved an amendment, which he Of
t"rwafds withdrew, that any member who did not
der his services worth the present pay, might draw
any lrsa sum.
Mr.. DANIEL Of Prince George moved TO amend SO
Tar as to make II apply u future sessions as well as 10
the present
MIR. GAKsrTr warmly opposed the amendment.
Mr.. CooTEs did trust that The House would pass the
bill, without any embarrassing amendments
The amendment of MIR. DAsiEL Of Prince George
was lost
Mr.. SrovALL called the ayes and noes on his amend
ment.
Mr. WnrE urged oil the friends of the bill 10 reject
all amendments
MIR. SrovALLs amendment lost-ayes so, noes
rs.
Mr.. DANIEL of Prince George called for the ayes
carried by the following vota
.7ses-hessrs. Souhall. (SpeakerO Brown Of Abe
marle Layne, Powell, Bel, Fulton Van Buren,, Tomp-
kns Campbell, Snodgrass, Pend!eton Of Berkeley,
Thompson of Bote,ou't, Edmston. Stanton, Meredith,
Blick, Bncock, Jones Of Buckingham, Shelon, Fox,
Brown OF Campbell Washington, Lacy, Marshall Of
Charlotte Broadus, fiobson, Thompson Of Dinwiddie,
Brown Of Elizabeth City and Warwick, Garnelt Grigs.
by, Keith Marshall OF Fanqurr, Tyree, Payne Banks
of Floyd. 1aliaferro Pendet, IN of Giles and Mercer
Leak trb
Miles, Armstrong of H., Raymond, McRae, Lewis,
Lumpkn, Wallace, Halves, MAYO, Bnles, Farley,
Grubbs Carter Jackson, Street Banks of NJ, Morgan,
Parro,,, Nicclon, Armstrong of Mason and Jackson,
Huntingdon, Huicheson, BowIby, Hamilton, O'Ferra,
Csbel, Taylor, VERIFY, Rice of Northumberland OIL
yer, Edgngton, Davis, Mcpherson, Bird of Pendleton,
Wiicher, Lanier Gay, Cooke, BALDWIN, Anderson,
Dey, Daniel of Prince George Brawner, Surm, East
ham, Barnes, Moore, White, Mirtz, Coo;es, Cowan,
Kane, StickIey Ta.e, Bowers M.nor, Hedgman, Iiar-
tisson, Stephenson, Burwel, Goodson, Rice Of West
morel.nd and McComas-l0G.
.hocs-Nlsssrs. Gusts, Alsorth, Byrd Of Frederick,
Siovall, Pace, Bo~den, Gallaher Turner, Tehbs,
Wade, Tatem, Young, Crz, Daniel of Richmond City,
Denison, Warren, Walker and Meals
Mr.. KEITH presented The answer of Judge SCOT, 10
the memorial Of Martin Brooke, and Alexander J
Marshall which was laid on the table.
On motion Of MIR MAYO, the Committee Of Schools
and Colleges instructed to enquire into the expe-
diency of reporting Bill No 81 OF last session. rela-
i've 10 an ACADEMY NJ warsaw.
Mr. JACKSON moved that the of this Hall be ten
dered TO the Lcgislat We and Executive Temperance
Society. II was granted.
The following pst TONS presented and referred
BY Mr.. MAYO, of the Field Officers of Westmoreland,
Lancaster, Richmond, and Northumberland, praying
for munitions Of war BY Mr. BIRD Of Pendlrton, of
Citizens of P'ndeton for separate Il cton ct Circle
vile by Mr.. BococK, Of citizens Of Buckingham,
for dminulion of tolls the James River and Kama
Wha Canal, in favor OF The produce from the South
SIDE Of James R,ver-(laid the table BY Mr..
PESDLEroS. On behalf of Mr. OFerralD of sundry
citizens of Morgan county for Jerry from The lands
Of Cromwell Orrck, in sad county, across til, Poto-
mac RIVER; and, aso petition of c. Orrck, to the
same effect BY Mr.. POWELL, petition to change
the terms Of Amherst Circuit Court by Mr.. Bo-
COCK. of sundry ci,zens Of Buckingham, relative to
the Wlliss Navigation Company tOn motion of MIR
B cocK, il referred to Select Committee BY
Mr.. THOMPSON OF Botetour; Of George w Carper, and
w. Briggs, late Deputy Sherlffs Of Boetnurt, for the
payment OF certln insolvents.
Al late hour, motion of Mr.. CARROLL, the
Hpu aodi ned