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E.irgiMtes LegislaItrrc.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES


4 The bill reducing the pay of members AFTER
Is days. with The Senale's amendment 10 the IL.
tie Of the bill, came up.
Mr., Lacy moved 10 lay the bill and amehd-
ment on the table, " The present.
+ Some ecnyeEsahon followed between The Spea-
ker and several members, as 10 The power oi.ihe
House oyer the bill.
Mr.. Stephenson called upon those who were
in favor Of The bill, to oppose the mt ton 70 Jay
fon the table.
Mr.. Lacey explained thai be had objections 10
1.-the bill in lis present form--and be wishod 4 10
lie on the table, 10 The hope that il mght be a.
lmerded. Butif better bill could mol be franz
ed, be shoudyole for tbs bui that might be
done at any time before the 18th Of Februaiy.
Mr.. Byrd denounced the bill in very slrpng
terms, as disgracetul 10 the General Assembly
he appealed TO The liberaliiy OF members, to Der
init this odious measure 10 lie on ihe Table iqr
few days-not to force ii down ihe thfoats or
those who had an invincible repugnance Ia il,
without few days grace.
Mr. Bfoadus would prefer immediate action !;
bu, il the gentleman from Frederick wished to
have Time TO bring forward bis own bill, be would
grant iha delay.
Mr.. Cowan was surprised a. The strong de-
nuncialion Of The bill by The gentleman from Ere
derrick. But be ought not 10 have been when he
y
dcnounced The bill from the beginning
Mr.. Byrd expressed his willingness1o bring
forward his bill-ihe difference between which
AID this bill, he explained. His bill cast DO i'm
puiatiols upon members, as this did, which he
again repeated was disggaceful t0lhe House and
the Commonwealth.
MIR. Wallace would vote 10 lsy the bill on the
iable--for the purpose of introducing res9lu-
lion TO make the session begin The lstof January
instead Of lst December, which would belierlac-
eompiish The, object desired.
Mr.. Nhile was friend Of the bill-iu5his
mind, il was good bll-4and' il was approved
By his consliluenss-who were as respectable as
he constituents Of any o,her man.
The notion to Law on the table was lost-ayes
80, hoes IL.
Mf.fiarrie, 10 let his constituents know hat
be. had opposed this bill al every stage, moved
us inAksssle posipohement.
MI Gallaher expressed his preferences forEihe
bill on The iable--Nkai Of Mr. Byrd which AenI
directly to its object. without casting any
impusalions. But for himself be was opposed
10 any reduction Of the pay Of menbegs. He
believed that members who discharged their 1lu-
hss, earned the present compensation and he
knew his constituents were of thai opfniod =
Gentlemen were mistaken as 10 fhe lighls in
which This measure was regarded in the eoualry.
The people locked upon il eilh contempt They
understood il
ar. Bogden stated his ohieetions.fo The bill
which, be agreed with The genteman from Def.
tefson, was odious aud contemplate 10 The cssun-
Hy--tased on wrong principles, and calculated
10 produce noigOod results.
Mr.. Stanton called the previous question
Sir. Brznner asked that The call be.wnkdfasrn.
10 enabie him 10 state The reasons Of his soss
NJ. SlaulOn refused He was not in lhelha-
Bit Of Withdrawing he call when he made
The House refused to order he previous qSes-
lion
Mr. BrawneT should vote for inSshniie post
ponemeai fof ths purpose CT sskipgsn he bill,
which grew oIs a The resolution ofsTed BY 5ig.
iBssd.
M. white expressed his high apprtba;ice Of
|ihis bils-xhich was ihe very thing aoeiIectghe
Itbjeei which the people desired
Nf. Byft again stated his objections 10 ahis
lbilI. whiehsuas 50 odious 10 a large pofliGa Of
Ibis House. and So eoniemplibIe 70 The cspEsry.
He pledst himself 10 call up he bll on lhE "a
pie. L Ibis vas iade6niiely postponed.
Nr. Ednislon opposed The bill ION vafspus
ernunds.
Mr.. h'Ree Uonld vote Tor Indefinite postpone
men,. As he gentlemen from Frederick lad
pledged himself 70 urge bin which suited bis
wishes
Mr. White gave solemn varnibg % n*m-
beIs, that 4 they rejected his pill. hey vsnld
GET nolhidg ia is place.
NF. 6oedsen and Mr.. Armstrong q II. sap-
ported The bal
Nd. Edsinsicn knew ihas many sonrl4iuis
had been made in he country, and justly made
about The Icngih 81 The seszionss aoc be W1uld
ehssffnllf tonsIioQis hi. aid . sTIsnll iilsess.