Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-26

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- The section % rreduce The marine corps
was striskxn OUT. I. !; :; IS y, ss 3!
Mr.. Key moved 10 add The. navy yard
q, Westinghouse those swhieh are 70 be zee
tainrd. This motion prevailed 50 70 ~. -. :.
The committee rose and reported the oil
as amended. -
3 MIR. Smile reported the following bill. >
A BILL -
To reduce and consolidate the army Of the
United S.ates. =. 80,
Be it eaacteI by the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVE efthe United States Of Amr'
mca, m Cong ess assembled, THAI the Pre-.
sldtn. OF the Cnitrd States be authorised,
out Of .he troops raised and now in service,
under the !" Att TO raise tor limited time
an addi,icnal n,ili,ary force" TO complete
ahe regiment OF GIT artillery. 70 form and
compl &c t1oo-reg :men,s Ut infantry, age -
bly, to thsprovisIqns Of said ari; also to torn
q company OF bdmbartlisrs TO be annexed
TO the corps of ngsneers ); u fill up the re,
,rini.nts authorised By .he, " Act fixing the
military peace establishment OF the u. 81" !;
and 70 discharge the three btigajier.gens-
rails, aud all tn. officers and men who may
be supernunaeraryby this arrangement, and
to discontinue the recruiting servies.
Sec. 3. Andbe it further enarted, That
oil the officers " no may be discharged IN.
der this act shall receive three months pay,
according TO their respective g,ades, in ad.,
.d;tien to wha, may be due than at the time
of thei discharge, and such allowance Tor
travelling fl ON their pla:e of discharg &c to
their respective places Of residence, as is
.nressribsd by the "Act 6xingth military
-naaee establishment OF the u. States" Pro
,cided. That whsneyer the public ex.s :nci,s
REQUIRE the calling int service OF any of
the officers discharged BY this act, they shall
-hax. rank equal to That under winch they
retire. -. -. .", .-.-. g. g.
The house proceeded to consider the ma
val bill as reported by the eomm"'ce OF the
whole. .E' .-.. 800,
MIR. Miinor moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely. -. ,
Before any question was taken the house
adjourned. 49,.
~'-E =, "WEDNESDAY, april IS. -
| Mr.. Dam. presented a resolution to d.
| reef the POS, mas,er, general to lay before
this house sta.rmeut of the number OF
DOS, Offices the sums received for postage =;
Tie compeusa.ions paid to depatv pest-mas-
,ers the charges for conveyance d, the
mails; tn aggregate amount OF incidental
ex,{snces, o. the post office, and the nett re-
venue Of tne establishment; together with
information respecting the exp nsion of the
post roads, for each year, from the 4th OF
March 1889, to the end ofthe year 1909.
This resolution passed.
A biz .from the senate to continue the
charter of the bank of Alexandria, in the
District Of Columbia, to the year 1881,
WIS read twice and referred toa COMMITTEES
of the whole to morrow. +....
The loan bill was read third time and
the question put-shdH, tie JiHpassS
mir. ,Raadelbh moved to postpone the
further consideration Of the bill until 10.
morrow. The motion Vas nega.iyed--47
to so. - ,...
Mr.. Tayhy moved to reeommit the bill
This motion was likewise negativsd.-
Alr. Stanford moved to lay the bill on the
table. This motion was also negatived--
SO to-61. =: 49, '....t
The question on the fns passage Of the
bill.was tak.n BY ayes and noes and CARR
ed--Ayes 77--Noes IS. =
The un6nished business Of yesterday
the consideration Of the nsuai bib. a. report
ed6y q committee fine .0h0k--was taken
IN. MIR. Minor Withdrew his motion for
indefinite postponsment. :