The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-11
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have the honor to be-
With great respect,
Sir,
Your obcdient servant,
! inc ALBERT GALLATIN.
The honorable
The Speaker -
of the House of Representatives.
The report and documents were ordered
to be printed
Mr.. Yam Resssclaer reported bill to
continue in force an act to extend jurisdicti-
on in certain cases to judges of state courts :
which was twice read and referred to COM
MIR. Dawson reported bill autherising
the sale Of public arms which was twice
read and referred to a committee of the
whole. .x
MIR. Far Horne laid upon the; table the
following resolution, which had been FENDER
ed necessary in his view from the debate
which had taken place on the contract bill !:
.,ResofDea,b by the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. of the United States of Anne
RIGA in Congress assembled, two thirds of
both Houses concurring therein, that the
following amendment: to- the, constitution
of the United States, be proposed to the
Legislatures of the several states, which
when ratified by the Legislatures of three
all intents and purposes as part of the said
constitution.
No person shall be eligible as Senator or
Representative in Congress who shall hold a.
ny office under or be bound by any Contract en-
tered into with the government of the Unit
| ed States, or any department or officer or a
gent thereof at the time the election shall
take place Nor shall any senator or Re-
preventative IN Congress, if he shall quail
fy as such, hold any civil Office or appoint
/ ment under the government of the United
States. or make any contract with any de-
partment or officer thereof during the time
for which h.. shall be elected.
MIR. BaSset moved for the order of the
day on the bill concerning public contracts
motion ncgatived. AZ to SO.
Mr. 7aii1nadge from the committee to
whom was referred the Presidents message
| of the Doth ult. reported bill authorizing a
detachment of the mIlitia.--T vice read and
referred TO a committee of the whole,
On motion Of Mr.. D0qv8on, the House
| resolved itself into a committee of the whole
ON the bin autiIorising the President of the
United States to raise an additional military
force--Mr. Basset in the chair.
The bill is reported in conformity to the
| letter of the Secretary of War on this
subject, with few variations in detail. The
bill contemplates the appointment of two
major generals. contrary to the recommen-
daton of the Secretary of War.
On motiDE of Mr.. IdLimadge, all thet part
relating to major generals, was struck eu.,
Ayes "a.
Several amendments were made to the de-
tails of the various sections not affecting the
general object of the bill.
Mr.. Biount wished every person entering
into the service Of the United States to know
on what conditions they entered.
To save repetition of the trouble occas-
ened by former applications on the same sub
ject, hemoved TO add the following amend
mest to The end of the 9TH section:
"No commissioned officer, non-commissi-
oned officer, musician or private shall, after
being discharged, be allowed to set up any
claim for half pay, Communication or pension,
except he shall have been disabled 10y known
wounds received in actual service"
This amendment was supported by Mr.
Bionrf and opposed by Messrs Dawson,
Gardner, Rhea, Tallmadge, DureIl, Smile
. aud Taylor. The principal objection to this