Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-22
CONGRESS
OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
FRIDAY, March 81, 1852.



SENATE.
The Senate me. at twelve o'clock, n Prayer BY Rev.
Dr. J. Lansing Burrows, Of the First Baptist Church.
COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.
Mr. BURNE II, Of XIV, from the Committee of Confer
epcs on the disagreement between the two Houses in
gard to the improvisation OF the members thereof present
ed report recommending that the House rccede from its
dmsnt 10 the bill (sIikng out - 900 per aunum,
and inserting 81 500 snd that the blank be hled with
! 81 100. The report was concuued in.
The committee the part of the Senate were hes'rs
BUsSArr, of Ky. ;,WIOTALL of Texas, and BARsw1LL,
| of 8. O.
BILLS RITERRED.
Several bills, communicated from the HouSe of R.p-
resenstivss referred to the appropriate commit
/ tees
Mr. ORR, Of s. G., presented three design, for flag
from ar H. H." Of S. O. Referred to the Committee
on Flag and Seal
| PETITION PRESENTED.
Mr.. CLAY presented the pstiton Of Robt. B. Grad
dock Messenger of the President asking for increase
| of compensation. Referred
On motion Of Mr. JOHNSON, of Ark, the Senate
ueu into sscrs. legislative session to consider 1.-THE or
| der OF the dSy."
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House assembled at IL o'clock. Prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Doggett-
PUNISHMENT OF FORGERY.
| M RANLY, Of Ark, Introduced bill to defne and
punish forgery apd CounLerfsing In crtsn cases. which
was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
INCREASE OF SOLDIERS PAY.
| Mr. ROYSToN, of Ark, called up q memorial, pre-.
seuted by him days ago. asking en- increase CT the
| nav of priVstes in the army TO $50 month.
| The memorial was taken up, and on motion OF Mr.. H.,
referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
AMENDMENT OF THK RULES.
Mr. WRIGHT, Of Ga, called up toe following resolu'
| ton offered BY him some days ago.
Received That there shall be added to the rules Of
the House an additional rule as follows:
mo member having made speech, shall, at the con-
clusion thereof call toe question or previous question:
nor shall any member o1Iing resolution, or motion,
or amendment cs the question thereon when so OFFER
| ing it."
| COMPENSATION OF HEMBERs.
| Mr. GARLAND, of Ark, submitted the following re-
n,rt from the Committee OF Conference Senate bill
| regulating the pay Of members Of Congress:
| 'The Committee, upon the part OF the Senate and
House Of Representatives upon the dsagreeing votes OF
the two Houses upon the bill 70 regulate the componsa'
ton of members of Congress- agree TO recommend to
their respective bodes-tha the Senate strike out IS 900
and insert in lieu thereof S276O. and strike out $3.50
and insert in lieu thereof $780, that the House recede
from its amendment 10 tue first section inserting $1,000
and insert in lieu thereof & 100; that i: rscede from Us
amendment 10 the second section inserting $2OsSS Is,
and insert in lieu thereof $780, that the House rscede
| from is third ana fourth amendments"
| MESSAGE IRON THE SENATE.
message was receiV, from the Senate informing the
House Of it's agreement in the report at the Committee
| Of Conference on the bill regulating the compensation
/ Of members Of Congress.
1 Mr. Jones Of Tenn. called the yeas and nays upon
the resolution td.red by Er..WMGHr, the considera'
4 ton Of which was resumed
The call IVES sustained, and the question being put,
| resulted yeas 46, nays 50.
So the resolution WAS lost, tWodthrds not voting In
the affirmative
| TIN COMPENSATION BILL,
Mr. FOOTE, OF Ala said, it il was IN order, he would
nova lev the report Of the Committee Of Conference
| on the table.
| Ia, SPEAKER said that the principle which usually
revealed in such cases 20 give the floor 10 The ger
tlensu who made the report IT. after ihat, the gen.
uepan from Arkansas desired the aoor the Chair would
rscogn 10 lin.
M. GARLAND moved to take up the report Of the
Committee.
| The motion vas sgreed TO.
Mr.. GARLAND said that ;tA question hsd been be-
fore the Hsuse various aspects aud would state that
the report Of the Committee is a unanimous one. Tie
hree DIFF rent original propositions which were then b.
ors the House bad their representatives from this body
on the Comnt6e-the proposition Of II GOO, 81 500,
and IS per day. and he thought it was due 60 the House
and dus 20 the Senate that at proposition should be
nov disposed ot The report was such "a ne thought
would meet with the appreciation OF msiaEity OF the
House and he hoped it would be its pleasure to dis
Mr. HOLCONBE sail, that IS a member Of the Com
l mit'ee OF Conference be desired 10 char word Of
| explanation.
when the subject OF compensation before the
| use lie yo. uniformly yr the per dem comp'rsi-
| 55u aud ERsiRsi th5 ploPosinon Ter liked salary,
under AL impression a. Inc lime, which be dl not no
entertain Gat If tho psOpCs ION Toe fix salary could
a., l,l uoou the table, that the law Of the Provisional
Congress giTirg the me's IS per day, would regu
,tc The c5mpsUsatol Of the m.moers oil the present
| G .rrress Ulder that iupressOa which he did not,
er an examination Of the question: entes'an, be voted
uniformly for every Propol iol 10 postpone or lay Oh
no table the bill giSiUg fixed salary, and Ia favor CT
propositOu 70 make the star, dIed by the House 70
commence with the next session OF Congress, 50 that
members would be placed in toe indicate and I'M
euyiable position OF fixing their own Compensation
| Tia House. however, by decided vote all these
suss ions indicated he cooceved is prefereuce for
6tsd salary IL voted down all the propositions TO
nostoons all the proportions to lay or tho table; all
he propositions for per di' and adopted TIE pFinc-
ole Of axed salary nsming a., 300 as the amount
The only difference then as he conc lived between tue
sepa.s end the House WAS 10 the principle at Is
pe Int "a to the amour Of the computation whether
hs fIsd salary shall be s25 90 or g. coo. He (Ar.
was y ling 10 recede from the amendment proposing
R2SuO believing that, under the circumstances was
az .rge compeusaton the House ought 10 h1 Tor IT.
self But asc 5rtsning that there was equal rtCc Ance
felt by gentlemen as Intelligent and as honest ss be could
claim TO be belonging to the Senate to accept Of small
er compensation than $4,000 when the basis OF couPeI
saon was suggested b. ne Chairman OF the Senate com
mitee 10 decide the dhrence between inc Two houSes
aud make the compgt ton more easy, he believed that II
would be best TO eTd what seemed 10 hin would be,
s,urcs ofrrita ion between the two Hcues and by Civ
ing ris, to new proportions probably be MISTER for dis
en- that would be felt by the public as well as by The
House TO be disorelAblo, considering all the cTcum
stare that surrounded them.
Fer that reason, and slpposng thst the dignity and
the credit Of this oOdy aud the harmony botwsen the
two Houses would bo promoted by it, he (ar. COZ
sen:sd to the suggestion in the hope that u Woull h
the feet of closing at the door upon all agitation
or discussion Of this question hereafter.
Mr. FOSTER said, that go far as the good name and
dpui.y the House was concerned, there was no man
Who had higher appreciation Of it than he had But
there was higher purpose which should animate toe
House, II he understood the gentleman TO say that,
in the event Of this measure being voted down, the
Law of the Provisional Congress the sui eo Ct com
annlS and InamhaIa snnnld have 70