Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-08

written to Generals Armstrong ano
Viedsr, 10 which answer. had mt yet
been received. With submission to .ns
committee, he knew not sh.. application
had been made to those sources tor 10;
formation Did they expect these per-
sons to furnish proofs OF 'hsir own im-
beeiliiy or ,plsconduc,!-CMr. $ vas
proceeding, when the Speaker reminded
him there ives no motion before the
Hause Mr.. S. then moved 'aat TIC
commiltee be requested TO make re
port on this subj CT as early as possible
notwithstanding They Dsy not nave re-
ceiyed answers to eli tho letters they
had written.
YniI,, Mr.. S. was reducing this mo-.
ton to writing
Mr.. Sharp Of ". suggested to the
gentleman The prppristy ofdeicrring his
notion until the Chairman Of the con
,ittee Of I,vc,igat on should DC ia DIS
seat. which lie was MT at present
M. Smith said he had no otJecl'on
To defer I'll. mo,ian tor the present and
indeed, il the gentle Gsn from ksntucSS
would be good enough 10 cenamnicate
hi. sentiments on this subject 70 his col
league, it right SAFE the necessity Of
u.kiug the motion at ell. The crisis 10
which our affairs had arrived required
he said, a promp, examination Of such e.
vents a, that watch had occurred at this
place.
THE VOLUNTEER BILL.
Tie bill to authorize tie President 10
aoccp, the services of volunteer corp
which sh II associate a6d organize them
s-lve,. was announced f.r hi. d read
ing
M. I.ving Of York for reasons
which no assigned, m we'd to reeomnit
tais bill. His objections were prihe''
pally TO The clause which allowed com
D :nsa,ion of xix cents and qaarer per
aay, ORA dollars and 81 cents . year,
or aoubie tina, som fur Two years, To such
persons rs should arm the mselres, Tor
ihe use If ar,rs, inismach as The arms
could be purchased BY th' United Slaes
aud Dat into their hands fnr less sun {;
md TO the provision which allosed the
volunteers a greater pir diem conpeD
oensation Tar their services than was
now allowed to the regulars.
NJ. T.ohp objected to tho rceommit-
ment on these grounds; for, although
he might rot be waoily pleased With
some features Of the bill, he did not
koow that they would be improved by
,ecemmiiment ~hlcu would consume
much tune. In rePy TO the osjel,ion
10 the compensation 20 III Sc "ho arm
themselves hi sid ii would have much
aore weigh, if The Unired States we're
able conveniently TO furnish them =
which. howeter, MAS mol TIE tact, &c.
Mr.. Caihnsn OF 5. c and Mr.. Web
slcr oi N *. favored the reeomnjtmeHt
on sec Unit { the section winch exemp:s
yea.s volunteer, frun oil u,,hs. mi
, tia duly. to which thsy both had deeio
cd bj ,c'icss
M, Trosp ad nitted in some dfgrse
he force OF these objections to pr'.w
sion, the insertion oi winch he had hlm-
eff psosed. And.
Ga the Q, es,irn being taken, the bill
aas r, copn,it cd IL committee Of the
mole
a short ,in.e after9ards-
tn. II use rosnlved Itself int COM
ni,iee o; the whcle On said bill, M.
Macon in the Chair ~
mfr Kiii,t urn Of OHIO moved to Q.
mend the bill BY stising sut the clause
,uihorlzing the Volunteers 10 be COM
ms. ioned by the s,aies as we'll So by
he government 81 The United Sites
His .hixtt was to obtain unifD,mity in
Tue service, and in tue grades Of CON
missions
M Johoson Of Ky opposed The mo
lion f,om various reasons, The priDe,pai
Of which were, that the governors si
states disposed to cooperate with the
general government, having better op
por,unities Of iui.rmalieH Of personal
chs acter in their states, would better
know how TO Dip sc Of commissions
properly, That lhe,c we're persons whose
situat,oa NIGH, be incompatibir with
sufd,ps commissions under abe Uoited
States, no would net be precsuded
tom accepting commissions from The
states, &c. On the other hand, yolun.
,esrs might be Obtained in some states
Aos.iie 10 tbs general government, and
tne,spo.sd 20 cJmmissicn he cheers,
tor wiach case it vas proposed conmis-
.ioas should be gwen ~ the y. States
Mr. Kiibourn, yleidiLg 10 the force oil
ore or ,i,e other oil MIR. Johnson. lea
suns, ~i,hercw hi. motion.
Mr. Webster Of N II renewed ii.
lie did so OIL the ground that there was
no Law or clause oi the constitution 10
.uibsfiss thc commissioning OF these
volunteers be tic slstes The yoiun