The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-06-26 00:00:00, page 2

point, by and with the advice and con
sent of the Senate, a commander of the
army which may be raised by virtue of
tbit aft, and who being commiflioned
as Lieutenant- General may be authoriz
ed to command the armies of the United
States, and (hall be entitled to the follow
ing pay and emoluments, viz two hun
dred and fifty dollars monthly pay, fifty
dollars monthly allowance for forage,
when the fame (hall net be provided by
the United States,,nd forty rations per
day, or money in lieu thereof at the cur
rent price, who shall have authority to
appoint from time to time, such number
of Aids not exceeding four, and Secrata
ries not exceeding two, as he may judge
proper, each to have the rank, pay and
emoluments of a Lieutenant Colonel.
Sec. 6. And be it further cuaatd, That
whenever the President shall deem it ex
pedient, fie is hereby empowered, by and
with the advice and content of the Sen
ate, to appoint an Infeeder -Gen. with
the rank of M?jor- Gen. and the Major-
Gen. and Infpe&or Gen. ffiall each be
entitled to the following pay and emolu
ments, viz. one hundred and fifty fix
dollars monthly pay, 20 dollars monthly
.allowance for forage, when the fame is
not provided by the United States, and
fifteen rations per day, or money in lieu
thereof, at the current price ; and shall
be, and they are hereby authorized to
appoint two Aids, each of whom shall
have the rank, pay and emoluments of a
Major. And at the time aforefaid, the
Frefident is further empowered, by and
with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, to appoint an Adjutant- General,
who shall have the rank, pay and emolu
ments of a Brigadier General. And the
President is hereby authorized alone to
appoint, from time to time, when he
shall judge proper, Affiftant-Infpeaors
to every separate portion of the army,
confiding of one or more divisions, who
shall be Deputy- Adjutant Generals there
of refo&ively, and who shall be taken:
from the line of the army, find allowed,
in addition to their pay, eight dollars per
month ; and likewise to appoint Inspec
tors and Sub Infpedors to each brigade
and corps of every description, at his dis
cretion, taking them from the line of the
army, and they Anil each receive, while
afting in said capacity, an additional pay
of fix dollars per month.
Sec. 7. And be it further eaalled, That
in case the Prefidept shall judge the em
ployment of a Qartermafter General,
Physician General, and Paymaster Gen
or either of them essential to the public
interest, he is hereby authorized, by and
with the advice and content of the Sen
ate, to appoint the fame [accordingly,
who shall be entitled fa the rank, pay
and emoluments which follow, viz :—
Quartermaster Gen. the rank, pay and
emoluments of a Lieutenant Colonel ;
Physician Gen. and Paymaster-General,
each the pay and emoluments of a Lieu
tenant Colonel —Provided, That in case
the President shall judge it expedient to
appoint a commander of the army, an
Infpedor Gen. Adjutant Gen. Quarter
raafter Gen Physician Gen. and Pay
master Gen. or either of them in the re
cess of the Senate, he is hereby author
ized to make any or all of said appoint
ments and grant commissions thereon,
which shall expire at the end of the next
session of the Senate thereafter.
Sec. 8. And be it further tn^id. That
the laws of the United States, refpeding
the regulations and emoluments of re
cruiting officers ; punishment of persons
who shall procure or entice a soldier to
defect, or shall purchase his arms, uni
form clothings or any part thereof ; and
the punishment of every commanding of
ficer of any (hip or vessel who sh ill receive
on board his Ship or vessel as one of his
crew, knowing him to have deserted, or
otherwise carrying away any soldier or
retufe to deliver him up to the orders of
his commanding officer ; and the law re
fpeding the oath or affirmation to be
taken by officers, non commissioned of
ficers, musicians and privates; and ref
pe&ing the inferring of conditions in the
inliftments ; and all other laws rcfpe&
fag the military establishment of the U.
States, excepting in such cases where
different and Specific regulations are
made this ad, shall be ih force and ap
ply to all persons, matters and things
within the intent and meaning of ibis
aa,in the fame manner, as they would,
were they infertedat large in the fame.
Sec. 9. And be it farther ft^ed, That
the commander of the army, infpedor
general, adjutant general, quartermaster
general, physician general, and paymas
ter general, and the general, field and
Itommytoed officers who may be ap
pointed by virtue of this #a, Hull ref.
peaively continue in commitfion during
such term only as the President Bull
judge requisite for the public service, and
that it shall be lawful for the President
to difeharge the whole 01 any part of the
troops, which may be raised or accepted
under authority of this ad, whenever he
shall judge the measure co,6ftent with
the public fafety.
Sec. 10. And be it further enaaed, That
no commissioned or ftaff officer, who shall
be appointed by virtue of this ad, shall
be entitled to receive pay or emolument
until he shall be called into adual Service,
nor for any longer time than he shall
continue therein. Provided, nothing in
this feaion shall be conftroed to prevent
captains and subalterns from receiving
pay and emoluments while employed in
the recruiting fervice.' And provided also,
That no enlistment shall take place by
virtue of this ad, after three years from
the passing thereof.
Sec. 11. And be it further enaaed,That
it Shall be lawful for the President of the
United States, at his diferetion, upon the
request of any militia corps, eftablilhed
by law, in any state disposed to inform
themielves in the use of artillery, or of
the Executive of any state, in behalf of
such corps, to Suffer to be loaned to them,
such pieces, nt>t exceeding two to any
one corps, of the field artillery of the U
States, as may be most conveniently
spared, to be taken, removed and return
ed at the expense of the party requesting ;
who are to be accountable for the fame,
and to give receipts accordingly.
Sec. 12. And be it further enaaed. That
the President of the United States Shall
be, and he is hereby authorized, when
under his orders, any portion of the mi
litia, or any volunteer corps, shall be
called forth and engaged in the a&ual
service of the United States, to fuffer to
he loaned, at the request of the executive
of the state from which such militia shall
be called forth,or of Such volunteer corps,
appearing to be unavoidably deficient, a
Supply of field artillery, arms and accou
trements, from the ai fenals of the United
States ; as the case may require ; proper
receipts and Security being given, to be
accountable to return the feme, the ac
cidents of the service excepted.
Sec. 13. And be it further erased. That
the President of the United States shall
be, and he is hereby authorized to cause
to be perchafed and procured, a quantity
of caps, swords and Sabres, and pistols
with holsters, not exceeding what may be
fufficient for four thcufand cavalry, and
to be deposited in the parts ofthe Unit
ed States, where he shall deem it most
convenient for the Supply of any corps of
cavalry, which shall be called into the
adual service of the United States, and
which the President of the United States
may loan upon the terms and the like
receipts, to be accountable as herein be
fore provided. And for this purpose,
and towards defraying the expenses which
may be necessarily incurred before the
next session of Congress, in executing the
other purposes of this ad, a sum not ex
ceeding two hundred thousand dollars,
shall be, and is hereby appropriated, and
Shall and may be paid at the Treasury,
under the orders of the President of the
United States, out of any money not al
ready appropriated.
Sec. If And be it further ena^ed. That
the private Soldiers who are and who Shall
be enlisted and employed in the service
of the United States, shall be, and they
are hereby exempted, during their term
of service, from all personal arrests, for
any debt or contrast. And whenever any
soldier shall be arrefted,whether by menfe
process, or in execution, contrary to the
intent hereof, it shall be the duty of the
judge of the diftrid court, of the diftria
in which the arrest shall happen, and of
any justice of the Supreme court of the
United States, and of any court or judge
of a state, who, by the laws of such state,
are authorized to iflae writs of habeas
corpus, refpeaively, on application b,
any officer of the corps in which such
soldier Shall be engaged, to grant a writ
of habeas corpus returnable before him
felf ; and upon due hearing and examin
ation, in a summary manner, to dis
charge the soldier from such arrest, tak
ing common bail, if required, in any case
upon mefne process, and commit him to
the applicant, or some other officer of the
fame corps.
Approved, May 28, 1798.
B John Adams,
Prefdent of the United States,
Me Sewall, per order, hai pre
fenteO to the House of Represent.
Stives of the Union, a bill for the
prevention and restraint of danger,
out and (editions Pradicti. ^
Mr. Sewall from the committee
for the preteaion of Commerce,
and defence of the country, re.
ported a bill to reaif, two errors
which had escaped io two law!
puffed this session, viz. io the law
relpeding revenue cutters, which
are by that law confined to thirty
men, though feme of them re
quire feveoty ; and in the law
providing a number of fmalrvef
feli, to be vied at galliei or other
wise, it it said the officers (ball
have the fame rank, pay and fob
fiftence, with the officers on the
naval establishment, which Mr. S.
ftsted, would be very improper,
and (hew a great want of econo
my.
Mr. Dawson proposed the fol
lowing refolutidn, which was or
dered to lie on the table for to
morrow.
" Refolded, That the President
of the U. S. be requeued to cause
to be laid before that House, such
information as he pofftffes, reced
ing the conduct which hat been
observed by the British govern 0
ment, or by perfoni a&ing or pre
tending to ad by, or under the
authority thereof, towards the neu
tral rights of commerce of the U.
States, fiace the ratification of the
subsisting treaty of amity, com
merce and navigation."
JUNE 8.
This day Mr. Dawson called
up his resolution of yesterday.—
The question was taken without
any debate, and it was negatived,
Yeas 38, Nays 47.
Mr. Foster's Resolutions were
then called up ; whereupon Aft
Coit moved, that the consideration
of the fame (hould be postponed
for one week, which was negativ
ed, aS members only tiling in its
favor.
After considerable debate upon;
the question of teferrence to the
committee on that part of the Pre
fident'i speech which relates to
the proteaion of commerce, and
the defence of the country, the
Yeas and Naya being called for,
were— Yeas 41, Nayl 4 t.
fol
rr^HE bill from the House of
Reprefentativei, for suspend
ing all inte course between the U.
States and the French Republic,
or the dependencies thereof, was
taken up, and after some amend
ment! thereto, the Yeas and Na,a
were called for, on the final pag
ing of the bill. Yeai 18—Nay# 4.
{Agreeably to the abo^ve bill,
all intercourse with the French
republic and her dependencies,
will cease, after the firft day
of July next.]
THE House wai chiefly em
ployed in difeuffiog the amend
ment! ofthe Senate, to the bill
making appropriations for the mil
itary establishment, for the year
1798. These amendment! went
to reduce a number of Specific ap
propriation! to one general appro
priation, and to increase the ap
propriation for the quarter-mafler
department 74,000 dollari, they
were agreed to. The queflion was
taken by Yeat and Naya on both
proportion! together, and carried,
46 to 34.
HOUSE if RE%SENTATIPES.
JUNE 7.
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE-— JUNE 7.
JUNE ft.
Mr. Harper presented the
following Resolutions to the
House, which were referred
to a Committee of the whole
House :
" Refolded, That the sum
of dollars ought to be
appropriated for the support,
during the year 1798, of the
regiment of artillery and en
gineers, to be raised pursuant
to the ad entitled "an a&for
raffing an additional regiment
of artillery and engineers."
" Refofoed, That provision
ought to be made by law for
enabling the President of the
United States to borrow such
Turns of money as may be ne
ceflary for the public service
during the year 1798, in ad
dition to the present revenue
of the United States.",
. On motion of Mr. Otis; a
call ofthe House was agreed f
% b ° ^ de chi' day at half
past eleven, in aider to injure
,1 fell attendance on the p^^
Sect 1 R E " "'^ ^ &
, • • D Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congrejs assembled.
That the President of the U.
States be, and he is hereby
authorized to accept any arm
ed vessel built within the U.
States, and voluntarily offered
to hm for the use of the U.
States, to be employed ip
the public service. And such
armed vessel when so offered
and accepted by the Presi
dent, fhall.be deemed an
armed vessel belonging to the
United States, and may be
equipped, officered, manned
and employed by him, on the
like terms and conditions, and
in the like manner, as other
armed vessels of the United
States. - $ .
JUNE 9.
A long bill providing for the
valuation of lands, and dwelling
houfea, and the enumeration of
Slave!, previous to the laying a di
rea tax on them, waa difeuffed.—
The blanks were not filled up, and
the committee had leave to fit
ag#io.
[lmmediately after this decifan,
Mr. Bleu*! moved to anwal the etc
ifang treaties between the United
States and Great Britain, for the
reajons detailed in the preamble to
Mr. Fetter's re/elutions with regard
to France.—After a de/altor, con
versation of # few minutes, and a
confiderabl&deal of laughter—(the
qneftion being loudly called for) Mr.
Blount withdrew his motion.]
A bill for providing arena for
the militia of the United States,
war read and committed.
Bill now under conjideration
A motion wi! then, made f r r
pott porting the consideration of
these resolution#, until thi sda,
fortnight, which was carried, yea#
44, ni„ 40.
A Bill authorizing the President ofthe
United States, to accept any armed
vessel, offered for the use of the United
States.
in the Senate.