JAN. 21, 1831.] Relief Vessels.--Military Academy.-The Impeachment.--Mileage of Members. [H. OF R. member ought arduously to aspire to. Sir, we talk a as to take the sense of the House on the first member of great deal of trying to bring our ship of State back to the resolution: its republican tack. Now that we have a good and The question being put, the first paragraph of the redemocratic statesman at the helm, let us march boldly solution was agreed to, as follows: to the mark, and not flinch when there is an effort "Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be made to reduce unnecessary expenses; and as we have instructed to inquire into the expediency of dismissing the fixing our own compensation, and as the six dollars from the army the supernumerary lieutenants by brevet would be what it was in the good old halcyon days of commission." pure republicanism, when the great Washington was in The question was then taken on agreeing to the rethe Presidential chair, and the illustrious Jefferson, his mainder of the resolution, and was also agreed to, in the right hand man, was Secretary of State, that compensa- following form: tion was deemed sufficient, and now that we are aiming "That the committee also inquire into the expediency to get back to good old times, let us demonstrate by our of fixing the age between seventeen and twenty-one years actions that our professions of economy are sincere. As as the period of admission into the West Point Academy; I said before, sir, as we are the only people that can fix and that all the graduates, from time to time, at that instiand reduce our wages, and as I verily believe them too tution, shall be discharged from the army when not needhigh, let us not make an ostentatious display of frugality ed in the actual service of the country. and economy in our public expenses; and when a reduc- "That they inquire into the expediency of authorizing tion of what I deem extravagant, is so perfectly tangible appointments in the line of the army from the meritoin our power, let us show that our professions of re-rious non-commissioned officers of the army. trenchment are not a mere empty sound. "And, also, of reducing the number of cadets in said academy, now authorized by law." Mr. LEIPER laid on the table the following: Resolved, That the Postmaster General be requested to communicate to this House the causes of the irregularity of the arrival of the Eastern mail; to what the failure is attributable; and what remedy can be provided to prevent this delay. In submitting the foregoing resolution, Mr. CARSON said that, for his own part, he had nothing to do with the motives of the gentleman from Kentucky, in submitting his amendment; neither had he any concern respecting the pledge which that member had given to his constituents, or to the redemption of that pledge as had been promised. A statement had been made, that, with the exception of fourteen cases, all the other charges for mileage had been overrated. This statement is erroneous. I had occasion during the last Mr. LEIPER said he begged leave to be explicitly unsession to correct a similar statement. The gentleman derstood that, in offering this resolution to the House, he from Kentucky has no doubt been led into the error by did not, in the remotest manner, intend to convey any the incorrect calculations of the Post Office Department, censure, or attach any blame to the Postmaster General, to which he has referred, and upon this he has indirectly or the contractors on this mail route. A report was made censured the whole Congress, with the exception of one to this House on the 12th day of February, 1827, by the Senator, and thirteen members. Now, sir, according to predecessor of Mr. Barry; his wish now was to elicit any the post office statement, the difference between the post new information the department could present touching office of my colleague, [Mr. CONNER,] (Brutus Fords post a subject which was one of considerable public interest. office,) and mine, (Pleasant Gardens,) is only three and [The resolution was adopted on the following day.] a half miles, when, in fact, the distance is near eighty. It is insufferable, sir, that such censure should be thrown out upon such false premises. I only rise to correct this error, so far as myself and colleague are concerned. Mr. C. concluded by calling for the previous question; and the call being sustained, The main question (which precludes or puts aside amendments was then taken, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow. RELIEF VESSELS. Mr. CAMBRELENG rose to renew the motion which he made yesterday to go into Committee of the Whole, and take up the bill from the Senate to empower the President of the United States to send relief vessels on our THE IMPEACHMENT. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, and proceeded to the Senate, to attend the trial the committee reported progress, and of the impeachment of Judge Peck. Having returned, The House adjourned. FRIDAY, JANUARY 21. The engrossed bill to establish a uniform mode of computing the mileage of members of Congress, and delegates from territories," was read the third time; and the question being stated on its passage, maritime coast. He said the measure proposed was an Mr. CHILTON required the yeas and nays on the quesact of humanity, and called for a speedy decision by the tion, and they were ordered by the House. House. Whatever might be its opinion, he hoped the bill would now be considered. Mr. TUCKER requested information as to the time when the bill, if it passed, would take effect. He preIn order to go into Committee of the Whole, it be-sumed not till the next session of Congress; in which came necessary to suspend the different orders of the day, case, he should be averse to passing the bill. which required a vote of two-thirds of the members pre-would take effect upon the present Congress. The SPEAKER replied that, if the bill should pass, it sent. The question being put on the suspension, it was decided in the negative-yeas 103, nays 59. MILITARY ACADEMY. The resolution yesterday submitted by Mr. WICKLIFFE was then taken up. Mr. TUCKER withdrew his opposition; and The question was then put on the passage of the bill, and was determined in the affirmative, by yeas and nays, as follows: YEAS.--Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Alston, Anderson, Angel, Armstrong, Arnold, John S. Barbour, Baylor, Bell, Mr. DRAYTON was entitled to the floor; but, as the James Blair, John Blair, Bockee, Boon, Borst, Bouldin, hour had nearly elapsed for the consideration of resolu- Brodhead, Cahoon, Cambreleng, Campbell, Chandler, tions, he declined making the remarks which he intended Chilton, Claiborne, Clay, Coke, Cooper, Crawford, to have done to correct the errors into which the gen- Creighton, Crocheron, Daniel, Davenport, John Davis, tleman from Kentucky had fallen, and said he would con- Deberry, Denny, Desha, De Witt, Doddridge, Dorsey, tent himself with moving for a division of the question, so Draper, Drayton, Duncan, Dwight, Eager, Earll, Horace VOL. VII.--34 H. OF R.] Pay of Members.—The Judiciary. [JAN. 22, 24, 25, 1831. Everett, Findlay, Ford, Foster, Fry, Gaither, Gilmore, On this motion a debate of some length took place, in Gordon, Green, Hall, Halsey, Hodges, Holland, Hoff- which Messrs. DRAYTON, SUTHERLAND, HALL, man, Howard, Ihrie, Ingersoll, Irwin, Jarvis, Johns, Cave WHITTLESEY, CHILTON, and CARSON, engaged. Johnson, Kincaid, Lamar, Lea, Leavitt, Lecompte, Lent, Mr. CARSON, as he said, in order to put the question Letcher, Lewis, Loyall, Lumpkin, Lyon, Magee, Malla- to rest, and to put a stop to debate, moved to lay the ry, Martin, Thomas Maxwell, Lewis Maxwell, McCreery, resolution on the table. McCoy, Mercer, Miller, Mitchell, Monell, Muhlenberg, On this motion Mr. CHILTON required the yeas and Nuckolls, Overton, Patton, Pearce, Polk, Potter, Ram-nays, and they were ordered accordingly by the House. sey, Rencher, Richardson, Roane, Russel, Sanford, Scott, Being taken, they stood--yeas 50, nays 135. W. B. Shepard, A. H. Shepperd, Shields, Semmes, Smith, Speight, Spencer, Sprigg, Sutherland, Swann, Swift, Taylor, Test, Wiley Thompson, John Thomson, Tracy, Trezvant, Tucker, Verplanck, Washington, Wayne, Weeks, C. P. White, Wilde, Williams, Wingate, Yancey, Young.--129. NAYS.--Messrs. Bailey, Barnwell, Crane, Crowninshield, Dickinson, Ellsworth, George Evans, Edward Everett, Finch, Grennell, Haynes, Hughes, Huntington, Jennings, Kendall, Kennon, Perkins King, Leiper, Martindale, McIntire, Pettis, Pierson, Rose, Henry R. Storrs, W. L. Storrs, Strong, Vance, Vinton, Whittlesey, Wilson.--30. So the bill passed, and was sent to the Senate for con currence. The following joint resolution was read the third time: "Resolved, &c. That the rules of each House shall be so amended, as to make it the imperative duty of the Secretary of the Senate and Sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives to ascertain, at the end of every session of Congress, from each Senator, member, or delegate from a territory, the number of days which he may have been absent from, and not in attendance upon, the business of the House; and, in settling the accounts of Senators, members, and delegates, there shall be deducted from the account, or amount of pay for each session, at the rate of eight dollars per day for every day any member of either House, or delegate, shall have been absent, except by order, on business of the House to which he belongs, or in consequence of sickness." The question being upon its passage, a brief debate took place between Messrs. THOMPSON, of Georgia, HALL, GORMAN, SUTHERLAND, TUCKER, and DRAYTON, upon the form of the resolution, and its effect upon the rules, &c. Pending the remarks of the latter gentleman, a message was received from the Senate, informing the House that that body was now sitting as a court of impeachment: whereupon, The House resolved itself into a Committee of the SATURDAY, JANUARY 22. PAY OF MEMBERS. 66 The House having resumed the consideration of the joint resolution relative to the pay of members of Congress, Mr. HALL moved to recommit the resolution to the Committee on Public Expenditures, with instructions to report a bill, providing That it shall be the imperative duty of the Secretary of the Senate and Sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives to ascertain, at the end of every session of Congress, from each member of Congress, or delegate from a territory, the number of days which he may have been absent from, and not in attendance upon, the business of the House; and, in settling the accounts of Senators, members, and delegates, there shall be deducted from the account, or amount of pay for each session, at the rate of eight dollars per day for every day any member of either House, or delegate, shall have been absent, except by order, on business of the House to which he belongs, or in consequence of sickness." So the House refused to lay the subject on the table. A message was received from the Senate, informing that that body was now sitting as a high court of impeachment: whereupon, The House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, and proceeded to the Senate, to attend the trial of the impeachment of Judge Peck. Having returned, the committee reported progress; and The House adjourned. MONDAY, JANUARY 24. THE JUDICIARY. Mr. DAVIS, of South Carolina, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted a report from the majority of that committee, on the question of repealing the 25th section of the judiciary act of 1789, accompanied by a bill "to repeal the 25th section of the judiciary act of 4th September, 1789." Mr. BUCHANAN, from the same committee, was desirous to present the report of the minority of the committee; but the SPEAKER stated that the question must first be put on the reading of the bill. The bill was then read a first time, and a motion made for its second reading; when Mr. BUCHANAN again moved for leave to present the report of the minority of the committee; but the Chair stated that, as the House could not entertain two motions at a time, that made by the gentleman from Pennsylvania was not now in order. He could have an opportunity hereafter to present the report. Mr. DODDRIDGE moved the rejection of the bill, and on his motion demanded the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER stated that the question would be on now giving the bill its second reading; and, if the House refused to order it to be read a second time, it would amount to a rejection of it. On the motion to read a second time, Mr. DODDRIDGE demanded the yeas and nays: pending which demand, A message was received from the Senate, informing that that body was now sitting as a high court of impeachment: whereupon, The House then, on motion, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, and proceeded to the Senate, to attend the trial of the impeachment of Judge Peck. Having returned, the committee reported progress; and The House adjourned. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25. THE JUDICIARY. After disposing of a variety of morning business, the bill yesterday reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, "to repeal the 25th section of the judiciary act of 1789," was taken up-the question being on ordering the bill to a second reading. Mr. DAVIS, of South Carolina, hoped the bill would be allowed now to be read the second time, and that it would be made the order of the day for Tuesday next; which motion he made. The SPEAKER said the bill could not take that course, unless the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. DoDDRIDGE] would consent to withdraw his opposition. Mr. DODDRIDGE would not consent. Mr. BUCHANAN addressed the House. He said the measure proposed was one of great importance, and he wished to give an opportunity for members of the House to express their opinions on it freely and fully, and that their remarks might be sent to the people. He was opposed to hasty legislation on important matters; but if the gentleman from Virginia would withdraw his opposition to the second reading, he would move to postpone the consideration of the bill to Tuesday next. Such a motion, he presumed, would not be in order now. The SPEAKER--No. The Chair will read the rule of the House, for the information of gentlemen. [The SPEAKER here read the rule, as follows:] "The first reading of a bill shall be for information; and, if opposition be made to it, the question shall be, Shall this bill be rejected? If no opposition be made, or if the question to reject be negatived, the bill shall go to its second reading without a question." Mr. DODDRIDGE now consented to withdraw his opposition. Mr. BATES inquired whether, if the consideration of the bill was postponed to Tuesday next, it could then be considered in Committee of the Whole. The SPEAKER said, that, after the bill had been read a second time, it could go to a Committee of the Whole, or be otherwise disposed of, as the House might direct. [H. OF R. He should not have made the objection to the second reading, but that he might subject the bill to debate, intending, himself fully to discuss it. Mr. RAMSEY asked how this bill came to be reported. Was there any petition or any instruction to the committee to bring this subject now before the House? If the people of the United States do not ask us to do this thing, said he, we ought not to take it up at all. Mr. DANIEL said that the Judiciary committee had been instructed, by a special resolution, to inquire into the expediency of repealing or modifying the 25th section of the judiciary act; and, on considering the subject, they had come to the resolution that it ought to be repealed. Mr. D. had no objection to the proposed postponement for a week, by which time every member would be prepared to express his opinion upon it, he supposed. Mr. ARCHER said, if there was a majority of the House disposed to obtain a decision of this question, they could, at any time, get at it by going into a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, should it be referred, as he thought it ought to be, to that committee, where it could be more freely discussed than in the House. This mode of disposing of the bill, he thought, was better suited also to the gravity and importance of the question, than the other mode proposed. Mr. MARTIN said he should not have risen again, but Mr. MARTIN said, the gentleman from Pennsylvania that the gentlemen from Virginia and Pennsylvania seemed had expressed his willingness to have a free and full dis- to think that he was disposed to avoid a decision upon the cussion of the subject, and the gentleman from Virginia bill at the present session. Mr. M. said he had no such had no desire to smother it. He [Mr. M.] had been listen-wish. But he could not but say that it was a little reing for reasons why the bill should not take the ordinary markable that a bill of this importance should be disposed course, but had heard none. The bill was one of vast of in a mode different from the treatment of any other importance, and he was also in favor of a free and full bill since he had had a seat on this floor. Was this the discussion. He should be sorry that the bill should take ordinary mode in which bills were opposed? The gena course to prevent his hearing the views of gentlemen tleman from Virginia had said that he had made the moon the subject; and he was not sure that he should not tion to reject this bill, because it was a debatable one. take part in a discussion himself. He did not intend now, But certainly all would admit that, in Committee of the however, to commit himself. Whole, the discussion would be more full, more free, Mr. BUCHANAN said he had no disposition, on this or and over a wider field. If the opinion entertained by the any other occasion, to prevent the freest discussion of the gentleman from Virginia, on this subject, was common matter before the House. It was for the purpose of as- to a majority of the House, he could at any time obtain suring himself, on the contrary, that a question should be a vote to go into committee upon it. The gentleman taken on this bill at the present session, that he had pro-shakes his head: but he can, at any time, move to go into posed its postponement to this day week. It would thus committee on the state of the Union, because such a mocome up for consideration, as business of course, on that tion has preference over any other. On the other hand, day. The bill will be, on that day, precisely in the situa- the advocates of the bill will not shrink from the investion in which it is at this moment. It will stand higher tigation of its object. They have no desire to avoid a on the calendar than it would do were we now to refer decision upon it, and will unite with its opponents in it to a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. bringing it on. If, on that day, it should be thought an expedient course, Mr. WICKLIFFE said that, as one member of the the bill can then be referred to a Committee of the Whole House, he should be very much gratified to have this subon the state of the Union, as well as now. We all know ject discussed. But he wished to see the bill placed in that there are many subjects referred to the Committee of such a situation as to allow of an amendment being offered the Whole on the state of the Union, and we know that to it, for a modification of the 25th section of the old law, there is a vast mass of lumber there too. If this subject which he should prefer to a total repeal of it. Let the bill were referred to that committee, Mr. B. said, such an ex-be read a second time, said he, and then be postponed. pression of the opinion of this House upon it, as is due to When it should be again taken up, it would then be open its importance, and must be expected by the nation, would to amendment. not be obtained at the present session. Mr. DODDRIDGE said that he considered the mea Mr. STORRS, of New York, asked whether the ques-sure proposed by this bill to be of as much importance as tion upon the second reading or rejection of a bill was if it were a proposition to repeal the Union of these States; not a question open to discussion. [The SPEAKER an- and for that reason he could not, with his consent, suffer swered that it was.] If so, said Mr. S., then the gentle-it to take the course of an ordinary bill. If the House man from South Carolina, and all others, would have as should overrule the proposition of the gentleman from full opportunity as they desired to debate it, without re- Pennsylvania, Mr. D. said he should then renew opposiferring it to a Committee of the Whole. tion to the second reading of the bill. Mr. DODDRIDGE said that his objection to the second Mr. ELLSWORTH said that he should regret any reading of the bill was prompted by the same motives as delay by this House of a decision upon a question so mohad influenced the course of the gentleman from Penn-mentous as this. It was because of its overwhelming sylvania, viz. that he might have it in his power to debate magnitude that he would have it acted upon forthwith. He and decide upon this bill. He gave way only to allow of did not believe that there was a gentleman within hearing the motion for postponement, and for no other purpose. of his voice, who had, at this moment, any doubt upon H. OF R.] Judge Peck.-Duties on Iron.--Militia of the District. [JAN. 26, 1831. his own mind as to what his vote would be on this ques- Committee on Manufactures was opposed to a reduction tion. It seemed desirable to him, in every view, that this question should be at once decided. Mr. JOHNSON, of Kentucky, said he should vote in favor of postponement. [Here the hour for morning business expired.] of the duties, not only upon iron, but upon every other article of import. Iron, he said, was an article of universal use and consumption; and when it was proposed to reduce the tax upon it, all the people were interested, and entitled to be heard without prejudice upon the subject. Seeing that the Committee on Manufactures had prejudgled the case, he moved to reconsider the vote referring the petition to that committee, in order that it might be By leave of the House, Mr. BUCHANAN then presented the report of the minority of the Judiciary committee against the measure proposed, and that, together with the report of the majority of the committee, were ordered to referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. be printed. JUDGE PECK. The hour of twelve was here announced by the Chair, and the House, in Committee of the Whole, Mr. MARTIN at its head, proceeded to attend the high court of impeachment. Having returned, the committee reported progress; and The House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26. Mr. RAMSEY expressed his hope that the proposition would not be reconsidered. The petition had gone to the proper committee, raised for the express purpose of taking cognizance of matters of this kind. The gentleman from North Carolina had said it was wrong to refer a memorial upon any subject to a committee that had prejudged the case. Allow me to say, said Mr. R., that the Committee of Ways and Means has as much prejudged the case as the Committee on Manufactures. I cannot consent that this petition shall take any other direction than that which has already been given to it. The Committee on Manufactures is established by rule, and apThe SPEAKER presented a memorial of citizens of the pointed by the Speaker expressly to take cognizance of city and county of Philadelphia--mechanics, employed in such questions. The Committee of Ways and Means is various branches of the manufacture of iron, viz. steam established and appointed to devise the ways and means engine makers, anchor and chain smiths, shipsmiths, ma- of bringing money into the treasury; and I have always chinists, founders, hardware manufacturers, edge tool thought it not the proper committee to send questions of makers, locksmiths, coach and wagon smiths, farriers, this kind to. The Committee of Ways and Means ought and blacksmiths, praying that such a modification of the not to take cognizance of such matters, unless specially existing tariff of duties on iron, as therein set forth, may sent to them; and, when so sent, they ought to move be adopted; which memorial was, on motion, referred to to be discharged from them, as not being within their the Committee on Manufactures. province. DUTIES ON IRON. MILITIA OF THE DISTRICT. Mr. THOMPSON, of Georgia, from the Committee on the Militia, reported a bill for the better organization of the militia of the District of Columbia;" which was twice read. Mr. McDUFFIE (chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means) said that, in reference to the matter of prejudging the question, the two committees referred to It was well were upon precisely the same footing. known, he said, that the Committee of Ways and Means take one view of this subject, the Committee on ManuMг. THOMPSON then said that this bill was, he be- factures another. He understood the object of the holieved, of an unexceptionable nature, and its provisions norable mover, however, to be, that the matter of the were much needed by the people of this District. Among petition should be fairly investigated. He understood, other things, it proposes to authorize the Secretary of moreover, that one of the petitioners, perhaps one of the War to select places of depot for the preservation of the most intelligent practical mechanics in the United States, arms of the United States, placed in the hands of the is now here, with materials and evidence prepared to susmilitia, and to employ persons to take care of the same; tain his views before any committee to whom the memoAll that Mr. McD. desired to but for these purposes it proposes no direct appropriation, rial should be referred. though probably some expense might be the consequence. understand, therefore, was, whether the Committee on Under these circumstances, Mr. T. inquired of the Speak- Manufactures would give a fair hearing to the memorialer whether the rules of the House would require that the ists. If they would, he had no objection to the subject bill should go through a Committee of the Whole. [The going to that committee. A con SPEAKER answered in the negative.] It was considered Mr. MALLARY (chairman of the Committee on Maso important that something should be done on this sub-nufactures) referred to the rules of the House for the ject, Mr. T. said, that he wished to have the bill go to a appointing of committees, and the specification of their third reading without delay. The bill of the last session duties. He remarked, however, that, when particular on this subject contained some provisions which gave subjects were referred to committees, they might be in some little disquietude to some of the citizens. favor of a part of them, and have strong objections to vention of officers of the militia had, however, examined other portions. The Speaker, in the appointment of this bill, and some alterations had been made, but he committees, could not always know the sentiments of memthought not material ones, which made the bill more bers, nor could he tell to what particular decision they acceptable to the people. He moved that the bill be would come on the matters referred to their consideration. engrossed, and ordered to be read a third time. The question seemed to be, what was the proper After a suggestion from the Chair, Mr. T. waived his duties to be performed by the Committee on Manufacmotion, and the bill was made the special order of the day tures. He [Mr. M.] was not disposed to prejudge the for Monday next, when the question will be upon order-present case; he would say, nevertheless, that all matters ing it to be engrossed. DUTIES ON IRON. Mr. SPEIGHT, of North Carolina, adverting to a memorial against the duty on iron, which had been this morning referred to the Committee on Manufactures, and alluding to the right of the people to petition this House, implying a right to a hearing upon their petition, said, that it was a well-known fact that a large proportion of the referred to the committee of which he had the honor to be chairman, would receive the undivided attention of that committee; and he should take great pleasure, both as chairman of the committee and as a member of the House, if the subject now under consideration was referred to that committee, in directing his attention to it, and giving it the fullest possible investigation. Mr. MILLER, of Pennsylvania, made a few observations against the reconsideration. He had no doubt, when JAN. 27, 1831.] Compensation of Members.--Judge Peck. [H. OF R. For the House was disposed to act upon the subject, it would THURSDAY, JANUARY 27. do so without considering whether any proposition conCOMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. cerning it came from one committee or another. himself, he was opposed to the measure proposed, by The House then resumed the consideration of the joint whatever committee it might be recommended; and he resolution "relative to the pay of members of Congress,' still continued to think that the Committee on Manufac-together with the motion to recommit the resolution to tures was the committee to which it had been properly the Committee on Public Expenditures, with certain inreferred. structions. Mr. CAMBRELENG, of New York, said, after the de- The yeas and nays were yesterday called for by Mr. claration made by the gentleman at the head of the Com- HOFFMAN, on the question; but this day the House refusmittee on Manufactures, that the subject would be fully ed to order them. investigated before that committee, he hoped the gen- After some discussion, the previous question was detleman from North Carolina would withdraw his motion. Imanded, and the demand was sustained by the House. This, Mr. C. said, was one of the most important sub-[The effect of the previous question was to supersede jects ever presented to this House; and a proper investi- the motion for recommitment with instructions, and bring gation into it would show how imperfect is this tariff of the question directly before the House on the passage of ours, which had been said to be one of the most perfect the joint resolution.] in the world. These petitioners tell you that they are The main question being put in the following form: taxed twice the value of their manufacture, and that theyShall the joint resolution pass?" it was determined in must be prostrated unless they get some relief from you. the affirmative, as follows: It is thus seen how important is this inquiry. YEAS.--Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Alston, Anderson, Mr. HUNTINGTON, of Connecticut, said that this was Angel, Armstrong, Arnold, Noyes Barber, Barnwell, not the time to determine whether the complaint of the Bartley, Bates, Baylor, Beekman, J. Blair, Bockee, Boon, memorialists be or be not well founded. But it would be Borst, Bouldin, Brodhead, Brown, Burges, Butman, Carecollected that at the commencement of the session this hoon, Cambreleng, Campbell, Carson, Chandler, Chilwhole subject had been referred to the standing Commit- ton, Claiborne, Clay, Condict, Conner, Cooper, Cowles, tee on Manufactures, from whom the effect of the pro- Craig, Crane, Crawford, Crockett, Creighton, Croche posed reference to another committee would be to take ron, Daniel, Davenport, W. R. Davis, Deberry, Denny, it away. This, he thought, was not a usual if a deco- Desha, De Witt, Dickinson, Doddridge, Dorsey, Drarous procedure. The subject would, he had no doubt, per, Drayton, Duncan, Dwight, Eager, Earll, Ellsworth, receive, before the standing committee, a full and fair G. Evans, Horace Everett, Findlay, Finch, Ford, Forward, investigation. Foster, Fry, Gordon, Green, Hall, Hammons, Harvey, Mr. J. S. BARBOUR, of Virginia, (one of the mem-Hawkins, Haynes, Hodges, Holland, Hoffman, Hubbard, bers of the Committee on Manufactures,) took this occa-Hunt, Huntington, Ihrie, Ingersoll, Thomas Irwin, Jarsion to say that, as was known to the House, a report had vis, R. M. Johnson, Cave Johnson, Kendall, Kennon, been made from that committee, and a counter report had Kincaid, Perkins King, Lamar, Lea, Leavitt, Lecompte, been presented by the minority. With the greatest re- Lent, Letcher, Loyall, Lumpkin, Lyon, Magee, Mallary, spect for the gentlemen composing these two divisions of Martindale, Martin, Thomas Maxwell, Lewis Maxwell, the committee, he begged leave here to say that he dis-McCreery, McCoy, Mercer, Mitchell, Monell, Muhlensented both from the majority and the minority. berg, Nuckolls, Overton, Pettis, Polk, Potter, Powers, Mr. SPEIGHT then rose, and, in consequence of what Ramsey, Rencher, Richardson, Roane, Russel, Scott, had fallen from the members of the Committee on Manu-William B. Shepard, Aug. II. Shepperd, Shields, Sill, factures, withdrew his motion for reconsideration. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS. The House then resumed the consideration of the joint resolution "relative to the pay of members of Congress;" together with the instructions proposed to be sent to the Committee on Public Expenditures when that resolution was last under consideration. Mr. SUTHERLAND said a few words in explanation of what had fallen from him on a preceding day; when Mr. HALL proposed a modification of the instructions, by adding to them a proviso that the bill, as proposed, should not have a retroactive operation. Mr. HOFFMAN was opposed to the recommitment of the resolution, and called for the yeas and nays on the question. Smith, Speight, Ambrose Spencer, Richard Spencer, NAYS. Messrs. John S, Barbour, Coleman, Crowninshield, Edward Everett, Gaither, Gorham, Grennell, Gurley, Hinds, Hughes, Leiper, Miller, Norton, Patton, Pierson, Rose, Sprigg, Henry R. Storrs, Sutherland, Vinton, Edward D. White.-21. So the resolution was passed, and sent to the Senate for concurrence, in the following form: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the rules of each House shall be so amended as that [Here the hour for morning business expired.] it shall be the imperative duty of the Secretary of the On motion of Mr. SPENCER, of New York, three thou-Senate and Sergeant-at-arms of the House of Represensand additional copies of the report of the Secretary of tatives to ascertain, at the end of every session of Congress, the Treasury on the subject of the cultivation of sugar from each member of Congress, or delegate from a terricane, and the manufacture of brown sugar, recently trans-tory, the number of days which he may have been absent mitted to Congress, were ordered to be printed. JUDGE PECK. from, and, not in attendance upon, the business of the House; and in settling the accounts of the Senators, members, and delegates, there shall be deducted from the The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the account, or amount of pay for each session, at the rate of Whole, Mr. MARTIN in the chair, and proceeded to at-eight dollars per day for every day any member of either tend the trial before the high court of impeachment. House, or delegate, shall have been absent, except by Having returned, the committee reported progress; and order, on business of the House to which he belongs, or The House adjourned. in consequence of sickness." |