The Phoenix — Dover [N.H.], 1795-01-17 00:00:00, page 4

The house next resolved into a com
mittee on the motion for the reduction
of the pay of coinmiffioned officers of
the militia.
Mr. Sedgwick never had been in the
militia,and he was very sure that he ne -
ver should be in it, but this did not hin
der him from feeling when they were
hardly treated. It would deprefs,dif
courage and disgust militia officers, to
fee the regulars better paid than them
selves.
On the fuggeflion of Mr. Muhlen
berg (the Speaker) the original resolu
tion was re&rifted to these words.—
*' Resolved, as the opinion of this com
mittee, that the pay of militia officers,
ought to be reduced.
Mr. Blount, Mr. Findley and Mr.
^Rutherford, were for the reduction.—
The latter gentleman was averse to the
great diftinttion in the pay of officers
and soldiers, as, from its extreme ine
quality, too much resembled monarchy.
, On account of some private conversa
tion in the house, these gentlemen were
in some parts of their obfervations—
heard indistinctly.
Mr. Heath was opposed to the mo
tion on the table. He thought that it
would have an effect to damp the mili
tary ardour which the house had expe
rienced in the recent example before
them in their militia, who might be
called on again to resume their tour of
duty on future occifions. A compa
rative reasoning cannot be drawn with
justice and truth, from the pay fixed
by Congress in 1775, for the regular
army.-
That was a time, when the citizens
of America embarked in the common
cause of their country upon a reyolu-
House of Reprejentatiues.
December 15.
MR. New reported, that on Friday
the committee waited on the
President, and presented for his approba
tion an aid to amend and explain the
twenty second faction of the act efab
lifhing the judicial courts of the United
States.
Mr. Nicholas brought in a report from
&he committee appointed to examine
and report on the measures taken for
the defence of the frontier, and what
farther Heps are necessary for flipport
ing the militia establishment of the Uni
ted States. The report was read a firft and
fecpnd time,ordered to be printed, and
referred to a committee of the whole
House to morrow.
The House then went into a commit
tee, Mr. Cobb in the chair, on the re
port of the fele& committee as to the
petition of William Dewees. They
disagreed to the report. The chair
man reported. The house likewrfe dis
agreed to the report, so the petition is
loft.
FOUNT OF APOLLO.
• -— rtra =wpQretyrc ff TCß> R -
From the Aurora.
JOHN BULL r to warfare long
inur'd,
in triumph late was loft ;
But icon he'll cry, with weeping eye,
'Adzooks who'll pay the cost ?
THE UNITED STATES.
O NGRESS
tionary ground more than from pecu
niary motives ; but now, when the
country has a permanent independent
government, there ought to be a better
reason given for reducing the pay of
the militia officers than has already
adduced in the debate. If this refolu
cion obtains, it will have another per
nicious effect. It would badly reward
this great body of our militia, to be
called from their homes, upon the spur
of an occasion, under manifold diffi
culties and inconveniences ; every one
mud at the lame time confefs, that the
militia are the great bulwark of our
republic. Tins resolution might, in
the end, tend to make them inferior
and subordinate to the present final!
military establishment of the U. States,
Most of the military go into the arim
profcfooally to continue. This is not
the case with the militia, whose ti^e
of service expires with the tour.
After some further remarks from
different gentlemen, the committee dis
agreed to the resolution. The chair
man reported that they had come
to no resolution ; and the question
was takenon the report of the commit
tee, to which the house agreed. The
yeas and nays were taken, and were.
Yeas (this is against the resolution)
50 —Nays, 29.
The resolution for reducing the pay
of the officers of the militia is thus
thrown out.
It was moved that the house do re
solve itfelf into a committee, ,on that
part ofthe ad of appropriation, which
relates to the pay ofthe militia. It was
accordingly done, Mr. Cobb in the
chair.
That part of the bill was then read,
and Mr. Fitzfimons moved that a sum
not exceeding one million, one hundred
and twenty two thousand, five hundred
and sixty nine dollars fhoudd be allow
ed for the expences of the militia of
the United States, in the Weftern ex
pedition.
After some conversation, it was
proposed by Mr. Fitzfimons, and a
greed to, that the sum should be left
blank. The committee then rose, the
chairman reported ; and the house a
greed to the resolution.
Mr. W. Smith next read a long re
port from the committee appointed to
enquire into the means of accelerating
the difeharge of the public debt. It
was moved that this report should be
read a fecoud time immediately, which
was done. It was then referred to a
committee of the whole house onThurf
day. The report was ordered to be
printed for the use of the members.
The bill for amending an a& to es
tablish an universal fyflem of bankrupt
cy, was read a firft and second time,
and referred to a committee of the
whole on Monday.
Mr. W. Smith next moved, that a
committee be appointed to enquire
how far the poft-office law has been
carried into execution and report. —
Three members were appointed a com
mittee for that effect. This motion
was occasioned by some temporary
hoppage of the mail to South Carol*
na.•
It was next moved, that the house
go into a committee, on the report of
the Secretary of State on the petition
of Stephen Sayre. The house resolv
ed itfelf accordingly, Mr. Cobb in the
chair.—Many objections were made
to the claims of this gentleman. Mr.
Boudinot said that Mr. Sayre assumed
the merit of the armed neutrality to
himfelf, and this pofitionivas unfound
ed. The armed neutrality arose from
a misunderstanding between two Ruf
fian Ministers, that produced some in
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TH AT those persons who have
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formed, that all such accounts mull be
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, 1 sth day of February next, otherwise
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ELIPHALET LADD.
Dover, January 9, 1795.
THE Editor informs all persons
who are indebted for Newspapers or
Advertisements, that he will receive
country produce, lumber or wood, in
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SAMUEL BRAGG, Jun.
Dover, January 9, 1795.
A number of petitions were read
and referred to the committee ofclaims.
trigues ending in this measure. He
condemned the fileqce of Mr. Sayre,
while Arthur Lee and Dr. Franklin
were alive ; as they would have been
L he moll affe&ual evidences in his fa
vour.
Mr. Parker explained that, during
a long interval, Mr. Sayre was not in
the country, and therefore had not an
opportunity to make the use proposed
of their testimony. This gentleman
(poke low, and was heard with some
difficulty.
A message was received from the
President # ef the United States, by Mr.
Dandridge, with sundry communica
tions relative to the in tercourfe of the
United States with foreign nations.
A message from the Senate, by Mr.
Otis informed the house that the Se
nate concurin passing the bill, autho
rizing the President to borrow two mi
lions of dollars.
Mr. Hillhoufe, Mr. Coit, aud some
other members also spoke. It was ob
served that the committee were in some
material particulars, uninformed, and
that it would be better for the commit
tee to rife and the Chairman to ask
leave to fit again.
The committee divided,
For rising—Ayes 33
Against it—Noes 31
The Chairman asked leave to fit a
gain. On a division there_were
For the motion 37
Againftit 33
Majority 4
The house adjourned.
December 16.
The house r efolved itfelf intoa com
mittee of the whole, Mr. Cobb in the
chair, and took up the bill for the re
lief of Tobias Rudolph.
The bill was founded on a report in
favor of his petition, as legal repre
sentative cfhis brother, for payment
of money advanced 'on public account.
After some debate, the committee rose,
reported progress, and asked leave to
fit again ; this request was negatived,
and the petition, on motion was re
ferred to the committee of claims.
Mr. Swift disbelieved what Mr.
Sayre, in one part of his memorial,
alledged, viz. that he by his own per
sonal influence, had persuaded the late
King of Prussia to set on foot the
armed neutrality. As he firmly be
lieved that this part of the memorial
was not true, Mr. Swift thought him
felfintitled to doubt of the whole.
THE commissioners to examine the
claims against the estate of Wil
liam Waldron, late of Dover de
ceased, represented insolvent, will at
tend that service at the late dwelling
house of said deceased, on the second
Wednesday of this and the five fol
lowing months from two to fix o'clock
in the afternoon. l
Moses Wsngate, 1 foQ
W. K. Atkinson.J•
Dover, January 3, 1795.4
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• Dover, January 9, 1795.
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