American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-09

fy themselves for taking their per diem when
a rsent .rom the seat of government, whilst !
they are engaged in devlsimg means TO reduce
the salaries Of public officers, and to levy tax
as upon industry. Even were there no ucces-
slty for the practice Of the most rigid ccono-
my, we should still iusst npon the Justice and
proprcty of withholding the per dicn Of mem
beers whilst absent Iiom the seat of government
unless ubscut from public business. Such was
the iuyarabIc practice in former times. a d.
airy Of attendance ior pay ROLL was kept by
the clerk to the committee on claims, and
members received Pay for such days only as
they were in attendance upon their duties, un-
less their absence was caused by indispositon.
THIS practice insured regular attention to the
Puhhc business
An order was submitted some time since in
the house of delegates by MIR. Clagott, requir-
ing the clerk to keep an account Of the attend
ance of members, and that the per diem of a b.
sentccs shopId DO deducted from them. This
order vas laid upon the table BY the following
vote:
,4Girmaiir,-Mcssrs. Waters. Speaker, Dan
kiuson, Rlsjn, Morris, Johnson, Fraukln,
kaot of Ammo Arundel U,o,a hll,rt ,r Ci
vert, Heoder, Holmes, Hall, Orcm, Parsons,
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/ Landing Dennis. Sr'av. Slcnhepson. Pearson,
NIokuett, Cox, Ncl.auc, Fnll", Holland, All
NUT oi montgomery, Berry, NamFler, Hook
81.
.Nigaiire-- Nessrs Combs, Jones, SmYth Of
) heH,' hinrray, Ferguson, Ware, Gibbons,
,@ a lio,,} "5y, Lo"hg,on, Tl"9cl'' COOS
burv. Elurb,pan. Vansani. S,mr, Of WASH.
iugjon, Champion, Dorsey, Swami.
We think that i! would be well for rentlc-
men "lo are me PfoiesSson advocates OF re-
uoh1h'og IAo incomes OF otheFS' 10 ioroeaT at
l'aS' nom taxing money out Oh lhe PA"iir
treasury "h'oA thsy nave not e"Fned' We
/ nope '"at the old Practice viii be resumed, and
that members Will be hereafter paid lor those
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( The MILITARY SfERIr. 1t is said that there
are no less than 1900 applicants for tho Offices
in the two mounted regiments Congress has
decided to raise. Who's afraid of England,
now;
Rrrr,y or, S,ur, hv,,, no M,,,,o T.,
teligence from Havana to the eth ult., state
that an English steamer had arrived there from
Vera Cruz, with instructions to Santa Anna to
return forthwith to Me xico.
IScENpIAR1rs IN Bosroy-FSurfecu Fires in
One .NigAL The jpccpdjarics in Boston seem
determined to Law the citv in ashes On We'd |
nesday nioht there were no less than fonrteon
alarms of fires. each resuItipp in the deslroc-
ton 4 stable or other small buiIding.
,- ~,
teller of the Wrenlham Bank in Massachu-
sets, is Il detaultcr for So, 200. lie has sailed
for South America. On the evening previous
to his departure he gave champagne party
J" Do''o'' "Il''h cos P1Vo'
WHAT'sIN TIE WIND. A fast sailing vessel.
to be manned by the very star mariners of the
port OF NE" f'rNj and supposed to be under
'c patronage u Vne N"'e'H'h'nt' ior inc
TRANSMISSION OF important dIsPatchoS' sails
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execution Of an old man and his wifi in Ar.
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