Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-01


bylaw. There shall also be paymaster
general, with salary as heretofore fixed by
Law; commissary general OF purchases,
with salary of two thousand dollars per an
mum, and one assistant commissary general
purchases, whose compensation shall not
exceed two and half per centum on the
public monies discussed by him, nor the sum
of fifteen hundred dollars per annum and
two military store keepers, to be compen-
stated as heretofore; one comnissarygeneraI
of subsistence, with as many assistants as
The service may require; one surgeon gene
raj with salary oftwo thousand dollars per
annum, and one apothecary general, with a
salary OF fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
fad be It. further enacted, That there shall
be, to each regiment of infantry, and to
each battalion CT artillery, one adjuIant, one
quartermaster, and one paymaster, one sur
geon, and one assistant surgeon.
find be 1t further enacted, That the topo-
graphical engineers and their assistants shall
be discharged from the service of the United
States.
.and bsu further enacted. That the judge
advocate shall keep an Office in the city OF
Washing ton, and, in addition to the duties
which may be assigned to him by the presi-
dent OF the United States, he shall keep a
record of all trials by general courts martial,
and report the decisions.
End be 1t further enacted, That all officers
Of The army whose continuance in service is
not provided for by this act, shall be dischsr-
ged from the service OF the United States
and that, to each commissioned officer, who
shall be excanged by virtue Of this act there
shall be paid, IN addition 10 the pay and e.
monuments to which he shall be entitled at
the time OF his discharge, three months pay.
The bill was twice read, and referred TO
a committee of the whole on the state of The
union.
The speaker laid before the house letter
from the secretary ofthe treasury, supple
mentary to bis annual report; and also let
ter, transmitting the estimates of expendi-
lures for the year ensuing; which documents
were referred to the committee of ways and
means.
On motion of Mr.. Sloan, it was
Resolved, That the committee on the post
Office and post roads be instructed to enquire
into the expediency of establishing post
route from Washington. Penn. by way oil
Ste ubenville, New Salem, New PhiladeI-
phia, Wooster, and NorwaIk. TO Lower San
dusky, in Ohio, and to discontinue such
routes, or parts of routes, now existing, as
are embraced in the route propos ed by this
resolution.
On motion Of MIR. Jackson, it was
Resolved, That the committee on the posi-
office and post roads be instructed to enquire
into the expediency of extending the poe,
road from Wood court house to Jackson.
vile, in Virginia, to Lewis court house. by
the way of Murphy's settlement, in said
state.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, of N. c. il
was
Resolped, That The committee on military
affairs be instructed to enquire into the ex
pediency of allowing 10 the officers of the
army salary, or stated sum of money pei
year. instead of the pay and emoluments as
now allowed by law.
On motion Of Mr.. Mallary, the house pro.
ceeded 10 the consideration OF the report OF
the secretary of state on the expence. at
tending the execution of the 9Th, 9Th and
9TH articles of the treaty of Client, made in
pursuance of resolution OF this house.
Some conversation took place as to what
commit,e. should be referred the examina.
ton of this subject. Mr.. Mallary proposed
a select committee, another gentleman pro-
posed the committee oftore:gn relations &c
In the9urse Of the conversation
Mr.. Cobb said, it was time some enquiry
should be made into the subject, for from thi.
report it appeared that the survey of the
northern boundary line, under these articles
of the treaty, was likely to cost the United
States pretty round sum-having already
cost the government, as appeared by this re.
port, only hundred and ninety FIVE thou.
sand dollars.
Mr. Mallary said his object was to have
an investigation of The matter; TO see wbe.
Their the progress ofthe commission had been
proportionate to its expenditure, &c. With