Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-01-10

Quire into the eNprdiency of aa,aue.ine
the price al which lie public lands are
held for sale, made y report on that sub
lect, concluding with a recommendation
10 The House 10 nlopt the following reso-
luton; " Resolved, That it is i.Iespedi-
emf at The present tn0e toiucrea>e tie price
OF those public lands required TO be sold -
The report WAS read and orderedto he ON
the table.
Mr.. r. from the same con,miitec. 70
whom Was referred the prtit.oii OF Ed
| lnund Dana, and others, pray ing To be al
fowed to purchase u considerable BODY Of
/ Public Lands ON certain accommedaiipp
| terms, reported untayorably thereto ant.
| the report was read and concnr,cd in.
! Mr.. Forsyth, from the committee on
our foreign relations. reported bill IN
| addition to the ACT for the punishment ~
certain crimes against The United States.
| aud to repeal HE acts therein mentioned:
| and the bill was twi.-e read.
| Mr.. Holmes, of Massachusetts, from the
select committee appointed 10 consider
| the subject, reported a bill allowing com
pensa,ion 10 the Members of tile Senate
| ana House OF Representatives of the Il.
| States. The bill fixes the compensation
at the rate of nine dollars per diem. and
nine dollars for every twenty miles ira
yelling to and from Congress- The blp
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Floyd, of Virginia, from select
committee, reported a bill TO extend The
privilege OF tranking to the vaccine ageilts
OF states and territories, which was twice
read and committed.
| Mr.. Peasants, from the committee ON
| Naval Affairs, made report on the prs
| fiiion of John McCauley, unfavorable
thereto, which was read and concurIcd
lin
On motion of Mr.. Sa'vger, il was
! ReS6luei, That the committee on the post oF
lite and post roadS he instructed 10 INQUIRE in.
| TO the expectancy of establishing a post route
| from CRrriipck court house 10 Knutt's Island
also 10 inquire into the eXpediency of esta.
! hliShng post road from Curritnck court
house TO PowelPs Point in said county
MIR. johnson offered for consideration
the following resolutions
! heS0trsd, hat the committee on the subject
OF the militia be instructed TO inquire into the
expectancy OF proyidins 10y law Tor organizing
| The general staff oftlie militia of The several
states, upon the principle OF the general staff
OF tie army OF The United States, as far a.
| practicable.
Resolced, That the committee OF, fine rnil;1is
| be instructed 10 inquire into the eNpt.dieIcy
| OF providing by law system of military disci-
| pine for the militia of the several states and
territories.
Mr.. JOHNSON said, it was genera,iv
known that very great ANA radical dii-
terence existed between the militia stat
and the staff of tie army of the United
| States and he was anxious 10 brin, the
subject before the committee on ilIe SUB
lJect otthe militia, that one might be made
to conform to the other as far as practca-
BILE. There was another subject OF rroa AT
Importance, In his opinion, and thai was
me want OF some uniform system OF mili-
iary discipline for The militia of the seve
raj states. For, wihia a very few wears
| the army of the United States had been
governed III its discipline by Stenbcn. bv
| Duane's Infantry g. Riflemen, bv Smytl,is
Infantry, and now by a late compilation
by court martial, which, applies chiefly
10 the infantry discipline. In the mean
time, no regular system had been adopt
ed for the militia, and he thought il was
time we should discharge fhe duty impo-
| sed upon Congress by the constitution OF
the United States, by fixing upon mode
ofuniform discipline for tie militia cf,be
several states.
| le I@oliOn was agreed 70.
Mr.. JohHson of Nv moved that ths
committee on The post office and posi-
roads be instructed 10 enquire INTO the
expectancy Of increasing the salary Of
| the Postmaster General.
| MIR. JOHNSON said, he looked NJ lI,e
| great responsibility aud increasing Duties
of this officer, and he was aDxIous tn
bring The subject before tie PROPER com
! millee; that many wears had clansed
| since the salary was iIxcd AT lis pfeqer,
rate. It was veil known that tie posi-
inastcr general had TIE appaintmcni nf
| poslnlasicrs ~ various parts Of Tie Ilni-
le, STATES, amounting 20 n arlv The num-
| Der OF four thousand ; that the contract
! orsdnd OTHER agents appointed and select
eel by lIinI amounted 10 about one iho,.
sand; and tie revcane, Independently of
dcirJy1ng the expense ct the establish
meni, lad averaged about $ l50 .0oO per
| alnuD. In making this motion. AIv
said, he looked TO these Important dufirs
and high responsibility Of fle aostnastrr
general but, had he taken into consjde-
! ration The personal merits of tie eticrr.
and his faithful discharge Of his various
duties, his opinion would be CONFIRMED,
that no officer IN the government WAS ca
titled 10 greater consideration y, HE
House.
On motion Of Mr. Pn.iaR, it was
f'csoirrd, That The committee on the post
Office and post roads be instructed 70 inquire
into Che e<pedieucy Of discoufiuunp the pnst
road from Ciarksburg to Point Pleasant. and
esiaJishing 10 lien thereofa post road from
CidiS shUrg hy the way OF preston and Boil
town salt works, in The county Of lewis. to
CharlestOwn. and also into the es3sltorcv OF
establishing pOstr0ad itoml'rcsion to Bucs hs-
non, and 81 providing that Che post road irop,
Clotksburg TO Beverley shalt pass by the WAY
OF booths Ferry and Leading Greek, instead
OF passing through Buckhanon.
Onmotou Of Mr.. B5id0ief0a, # wac
Resoired, That the committee or tfe iriii~i.
airy be Instructed to enquire into Tie expefi
ency OF making compensation by la,g To- lie
Hon. wm. johnson, IA. one Of the ASSOCIATE.
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