The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-18
five dollars when he shallbe mustered and
have Joined some militar cnrns and sc.

1--WE dollars when he shall be mustered and |
have joined some military corps and 6f- |
~ dollars on the expiration of his term of
service. or when he shall be entitled to his
discharge. and shall moreover be entitled to
the bounty Of three hundred and twenty a
ores of land, as heretofore established by
law.
Sec. 9. That every non-commissioned Of
hcer, soldier, or other person. who shall re
ctult an able bodied man fer the service,
snail be emitted 10 receive for every effec-
tive, able bodied man, recruited by him af
ter the day of next, for the
term OF i've years, or during the war, and
mustered, and between the ages of eighteen
and torty-hve years, the sum of eight dol.
lars /: Provtded neUerthefeSs. That this re
gu'aton, so TAR respects the age CT The
recruit, shall not extend TO musicians, or to
,hose soldiers who may re-en'ist into the
service.
Sec. 8. That from and after the day
ct one thousand eight hundred and
fourteen, the monthly pay of the non Gem
missioned officers, musicians. privates, dr-
Vers, bombardiers, mattresses, sappers, mi
ners, artihcers, sadclers, farriers and black
smiths, who have enlisted, or shall hereaf
ter enlist IN the service of the United States.
shall during the continuance of the war be-
tween the L. States of America and their
territories, and the United Kingdom of C. =.
Britain and Ireland and the dependencies
thereof, be as follows, viz to each serieant-
major and quarter masters SERGEANT, four
teen dollars to each SERGEANT and principal
musician, thirteen dollars, to each corporal,
twelve dollars 4; to each musician, eleven
dollars to each private. driver, bombar-
dler' Hatross. sapper and miner, ten dollars
TO eAch artihrer, saddier, farrier and
blacksmith. noe attached to the quarter.
master generals & ordnance departments,
Fifteen d allars
Sec. q. That every non commissioned of
hrer, musician and private, who has been
recruited in The regular, army of the u. s.
under the authcritv of the act of the eighth
april 1912 entitled, &c. maybe re- enlisted
TOT the term OF hive years, or during the war
and that every non. com missinned officer.
musician and private. recruited under az.
thority OF the act of twenty ninth January,
1913. entitled, &c. may be re-eniisted for
hive years or during the war
Dec. 5. That the non commissioned off
GERS, musicians and privates, re- missed un
der the authority of the preceding section.
shaii be entitled 20 the bounty allowed by
tins act to recruits for FIVE years or for the
war.
Mr.. Troup of Geo. explained at length
the views of the military committee in re
porting me bill The necessity ofthe vigorous
prosecution of the war, and the CONSEQUENT,
necessity or filling the ranks, were among
the points which he enforced most strongly.
Among the various plans offering themselves
to accomplish this latter object, the commit
tee had selected system which TO them an
peared the best, but which was of course
subject to The judgment of the house. He
took occasion TO observe, that though the
military committee had received informant
OF the actual state and strength of our army.
II cid not appear proper to state il in the
hcnse, as publicity, by informing the enemy
OF our military strength, would prejudice the
rublic service.
Mr.. Pearson ofN. c recognized the pro
prety Of not making public the actual a
mount OF ur military force-but, deen,inp
il essential to be informed of it, moved thar
the com mit'ee of the whole rise, in order to
have the galleries cleared, that the gentle
man mighf communicate the information
he possessed for the benefit of the house. I
MIR. Pity.ia OF CT. supported the motion of
Mr.. Pearson, from desire of having that
information before the house, which he
deemed necessary re intelligent legislation
on the subiect before them.
Mr.. Wright of Md. opposed the motion
on the ground OF he extreme difficulty, if
no. "si POSSiNflty ~ httpi0R secret any mat
tiers transacted in closed doors. Whatever
the reduction of numbers in our army. he
had no doubt it had been equally great in
rat of the enemy, and quoted a Saper in his
hand r. shew that single regiment Of the
enemy had been reduced in the last cam
paign from HOO to 500 men.
Mr. Rhes of Tenn. opposed the m otion for
the rising OF the committee. For his part.
he had no objection that the whole nation
should know the actual state of the army.
Mr.. PeaTson's motion was neeativsd. 81
only rising in the affirmative.
Mr.. Farrow Of s. e opposed the manner
IN which the bounty to be given was to be
divided between different periods of pav-
ment, and suggested an amendment ba
wing for It's object to pay greater portion
of tho bounty in advance; which he subse-
quentiy withdrew TO make room for an a
mendment proposed by Mr.. Lowndes.
Mr.. Comstock of n. Y. expressed his
conviction OF the vital necessity of a vieo.
rons prosecution Of the war. True econo
my, he believed, dictated the offer of liberal
pecuniarY indictment to secure the neces.
sary enlistmeDts. He was therefore in IA
vor of this bill. but be was not able to discover
that the htty dollars, TO be paid at the expi-
ration ofthe term It service, would not offer
quite as great an inducement to the recruit.
rs 1t the whole amount of bounty were given
him ouhia-en'er the service.
Mr.. Lowndes OF S. G. in rising to propose
q change, IN the species Of inducement held
forth 10 enlistment, entered into an argu-
fnent TO Shew that a present bountv would