Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-09
otinn, the Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY. APRIL e. 1853.
SENATE.


Mr.. DOUGLAS, by general consent, introduced bill
repeating the act HppropratiDg the entire capitation
10 the purpose at education in primary schools. MIR.
AMBER introduced bill authorizing the United
Stat Governmenment 10 purchase lot or lots in
any city, town county OF the State for the purpose
Of a National Foundry.
HOUSE BILLS Passed.
For the relief of Mathew +. Carpenter; Increasing
the salary of the Secretary Of State TO $4,000 per
NUN, by the allowance of certain ees;brnging all in
surance companies under the regulations applying to
life insurance companies.
BANK REDEMPTION BILL.
Mr.. JOHNSTON asked leave tn Introduce bill for
the repeal of the bill providing for the redemption Of
bank notes. establishing agencies fur the came in
Richmond Baltimore, &c. The granting leave was
advocated by Messrs. STUART and THOMAS. and OPP
posed by Mr.. OLD.
Leave Was granted-ayes IL, noes ID.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
A message was received from the House snnounc.
ing that il receded from all lis amendments except
two. The first Of these ia An appropriation OF 500
10 extra clerk hire This one they explained or amend
ed by giving two nf the items. The other one strlk.
ing out the appropriation of Ala u 10 the clerk OF
the Senate, they inaat upon.
Mr.. DOUGLAS insisted upon knowing what the $37J
VIVA paid for.
Mr.CATLErT desired to be informed whether any
Of it had been used in paying the expenses Of chair.
men Of committees incurred in travelling. 10 obtain
information.
Mr.. WHITE Advocated The motion TO adhere, and
said:-It is very remarkable and unusual that the
House OF Delegates should refuse Ia permit the Sc.
nate to pay its own clerk the amount think he
should receive for his services. He WAS satisfied
that the House would not persist in this course, they
knew all the facts. The faithful clerk of the HOUSE,
ought to be paid more than he now receives, and the
Senate will always permit them 10 be the Judge OF the
proper sum TO be paid hun.
The General Assembly not wishing to make any
discrimination hot plarkl and IN heinz
generally admitted that the services OF both, under
the new Constitution, are about the same. passed
law paying the clerk 0f the House 81 800 and the
clerk Of the Senate 81 600 1.-THE additional 5000 to
the clerk of the House being allowed him ~ keeper
of the rolls) and is entitled to fees Of Office which
not allowed 10 the clerk Of the Senate The clerk
Of the House by act Of 10Th February, 1885, al
lowed $50 per week, during the sessions OF the Gene
raj Assembly, to employ an assistant. The clerk OF
the Senate has TO pay for assistance which he is
PEELED to have ont OF bis own funds. The clerk Of
the House received, AZ q weekly compensation. for
the two sessions, 1853 4 and 1855 70, the sum OF
Sl4l4 y more than that received by the clerk the
Senate; and for that session also received more than
the clerk of the Senate, the sum of SAC, for making
an index to journal, sketches OF acts, &c.
The Journal shows that our Clerk ought to receive
this compensation. At the sessions Of 1894, 227
bills parsed both Houses, Of whchul29 originated in
the Senate and % in the House-l29 Senate billa
passed the House Of Delegates, rejected, and SO
not acted on Total IN. House 0lis passed the Be-
nate B; rrjeced in Senate s. not acted on s. Total
passed House, lU7. This exhibit shows that our clerk
has rendered services that entitled him to this compen.
sation.
He maintained that it was not only anusuai but
most discourteous the part of the House 10 oppose
this amendment 1t has received tbs unanimous vote
of the Senate at four different times and by COM
pact with past House of Delegates, it should now
be regarded ~ binding on the present.
Mr.. BRAsSoN hoped the 1896 appropriation would
be agreed to- He ssid. too. that he hoped the Senate
would nsst on lite item tor the payment of the clerk.
He hoped the General Assembly would never adjourn
until this item allowed.
motion TO concur with the House on the frst
item was rejected-syes III, nays %
The question then came up on the Senste's adher.
ing to its disagreement 10 the House amendment,
striking ont the appropriation to the clerk of the Sc.
nate.
The Senate unanimously decided to adhere.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.