Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-23

j no z .tiiai service oy the erSsldeut .
the United S:nes, and wills IL Scr
vice to b. entitlci TO the sa ne pay, "a
lions, forage and emolulnent Of every
kind tbo,m aad clothing exc .pted)
witt. the regular troops of the u States
When thesr volunteer corps shall be
engayed, mustered * accepted by the
President, they shall be entitled 20 the
following boan'ies: to each CO mis-
stoned o.icer one months paw to each
non-commissioned officer, musician Sc
private of such companies who are
dressed In complete uaif,rm and arm
ed and equipped At for service in tn.
field, Twenty-Five dollars to each pri
vate, Sec. in complete unifor.a aad not
armed, fifteen dollars, aud one musket
and .bayonet, and one cartridge box.
The corps co be formed ia,o regi nents.
consisting of ten CO npauies each, from
the sane site, one colonel OF leute
uant- colonel, and two majors to each
regi neus to- be selected by the Presi-
dent OF the United Stares. IT a suffi
cient number to fill the quota from
each state shall cot engage by the
day o. tine President is to accept
50 many supernunesary companies
from the state nearest TO it, as may be
necessary to supply the deficiency /;
but when more comp anies shall engage
than the quota required, those VIII IS {
written engagement were first recci, :
ed shall be accepted in preference.
The Office of Inspector Of volunteers
to be discontinued from AMI after the
day OF and the officers ap-
pointed shall return home; or sooner
if the President shalt think proper. A
sum of dollars Is proposed &c
be appropriated to carry the plan into
efft CT.
January 18.
Mr.. Reed submitted the following
resolution for an anendmen. Of the
constitution; which was read for con-.
sider,tion:
Z" Resolo.dby the Senate and House
o Rebresentaiiors oftae United States
Of 1nleric1 IN Congress c4s5em5led two
thirds of both houses coac ,rsing. That
IN. following sectio, b. sab nitsed to
the Legislatures of the several states,
which, when ratified by. the Legisla.
lures of three four,lls of tn states,
shall be valid and hia;lirg as par: of
thu constitution ofthe Un ted St,res.
eff any citizen of tn. Unise / States
shall accept Of any side OF nobility from
any king, prince or foreign state, sue
citizen sh Ill t1enceforth BE- incapable
OF hol ling a"y oifice Of honor or profit
uader the Gnited Safes"
MIR. Pope reported the bill for the
improvement Of the United States BIZ
public roads aud can rs, with coaside-
rable alterations and nendneats.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
January IL.
Mr. Garland, elected f'o,n Virginia
in the place Of w. C. Nicholas. re-
signed, appeared and took hi seat.
Mr. Poiadexter rep rted bill sx
tendI,r the right Of suffrage to the in.
h1bitants o Madison county. in TIA
Mississippi territory--Twice read anu
referred to committee ofthe whole.
| NJ Johnson reported bill for the
relief of Isaac Briggs read
and referred to a com nfttee of the
whole.
WEST POINT.
MIR Cola after some remarks on the
state Of the public property aud the
doubts existing as to the boundary line
of the Public Land at West Point, on
the subject ofwhich suits had been oil
were .bout to be brought by claimants
offered the following resolution which
was adopted;
Resolved. That committee be ap.
pointed to enquire into the state Of
the Public Arsenal at West Point in
the state of New York, and the con,
ditiou of the public property there de.
posted, and to consider of the means
necessary for the security and preser-
walton thereof; and also to enquire m
to ths expediency of providing by law
for ascertaining and settling the con.
trovcrted boundary of the public land
at said place, aud that they have leave
to report by DILL or otherwise.
Mr. Iesk rose to offer resolution
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