Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1813-01-08

was referred the bill supplementary to the
act entitled, an act for the more perfect or
ganization Of the army of the u. States.
The house in committee of the whole.
MIR. Desha in the chair, on a bill supple.
mentary to an act entitled, an act for the
more perfect organization of the army of
the United States.
This bill provides for the appointment Of
a number of additional officers in the diff
ferent corps of cavalry and light artillery:
it also provides for giving a bounty of 20
dollars in money.
Mr.. Clay tSpeaker) moved to amend the
bill by striking out that part which gives
a bounty of one hundred and sixty acres of
land. Carried l6 to So.
The committee having gone through the
bill, proceeded to take up for consideration
the bill in addition to an act entitled, an
act for raising an additional military force,
and for other purposes.
This bill contemplates INCREASING the
military force of the U. States to 5000
men.
The 18th section provides that the ap,
pointnent fall the additional officers down
to Colonies, shall be made by the Presi-
dent of the u. States, with the concurrence
of the Senate below that grade, by the
President himself. The chairman of the
committee on military affairs, in his expo
sition of the features of this bill, declared
that it was contemplated that blank com
missions should be issued to the Colonels.
whose duty it should be to fill them up
with the names of such persons as would
be most likely to raise companies.
1t also provides for the repeal Of all the
laws relative to volunteer corps from the
LIST of February next.
Mr.. Pitkin had objection to the 4th sec
ton ; he therefore moved that the commit
tee rise, report progress, and ask leave to
sit again, for the purpose of giving time
for elaboration on so important an inno-
walton on the established principles of this
| government, Negatived.
MIR. Talmadge moved to strike out the
4th section. Negatived.
The committee then rose and reported
the two bills to the house, and the house
adjourned. s
"WEDNESDAY, December 80.
Mr.. Pearson rose, and after some obser-
vations, enquired of the Chairman of the
military committee whether he was in pos
session of a return of the number of troops
already enlisted ? In answer to this enqui-
ry, Mr.. Williams stated, that the military
committee had been furnished with a return
of the number of men enlisted, but they
had thought it not expedient, under the
present circumstances of the country to lay
that document on the table of the House fol
publication it was however in possession
of the committee, subject to the inspection
of any member of the House who might
think proper to refer to 1.-THE committee
had no disposition to keep it secret from
any gentleman of the House.
Mr.. Pearson then moved that the further
consideration Of the bills be postponed till
Monday next, for the purpose of giving gen
tlemen time to deliberate on the subject and
to make up their minds. Negatiyed.
The question then again required on a.
greeting to the amendment made by the
committee of the whole. 1t was negatived.
The question was then taken on agree
ing with the committee of the whole in
filing the blank for the money bounty with
" forty' by yeas and nays, and were yeas
SO, nays 40.
The other amendments were then con-
Cured in.
MIR. Ely moved to strike out the three
first sections of the bill, which provide for
the appointment of additional officers.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Goldsborough
the question was divided and taken on strik-
ing out the first section, which provides for
the appointment of additional majors, by
ayes and noes and were yeas "a, nays IS.
The question then was on striking out
the Cd and Sd sections, which provide for
the appointment of additional subaltern Off
cers-it was decided by ayes and noes and
were yeas AZ, nays 60.
The bill was was then ordered to be en-
crossed for a third reading tomorrow, yeas
7O-nays 81.
The bill in addition to an act entitled an
act for raising an additional military force
and for other purposes was then taken up.
MIR. Gold moved to postpone the further
consideration of this bill till Monday next.