Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %.
Mr. SmvtA trom lIr Mln.arA Commj

Mr.. SmyA from the Mih,ary Commit
lee reported tie following bill:
BE IL cna cicd, &c. That, from and after The
first day of May next The military peace eStab
Iishmtnt OF Tie United STATES shall consist Of
SIX thousand non COMMISSIONED officers, musi-
Grams AID privai"s win Il due proportion of
field and company officers, according 10 Tie
organizations OF companies, and IN such pro-
portions OK artillery and infIatTy as the Pre-,
sident oi tie u. States shall direct; ard, that
the corps OF Engineers as al present esta biish
ed, be retained in service.
dnd Ne Hturther e,ricled, That the President
OF the UHiled States cause TO be arranged the
officers, non commissioned officers, musicians.
aud Prlvates, OF the several curns OF IroVu.
now in service. in such mauuer as to torn, a M
complete Tie corps TO he retained ia service
under iiiS act, consolidating the CORPS of ord
nance aod tue corps OF light artillery with
the corps OF artillery, and the corps OF rifle
men WIFI the Infantry, and cause the supernu.
merary officers, non commissioned officers aud
pTivdies, 10 be discharged from The service
lind BIZ II further enacted That there shall
be one BIigddIer General, with one aid-dp-
camp. one Assistant Adjutaut General. and
one Assistant Inspector General there shall
also be one AdJnIaDt General, one Quarters
Master General, aud one Judge Adyocate
each WIN the lark. pas, aud emoluments of
Colonel OF Cavalry, as heretofore prescribe
10y law. There shalt also be Paymasler Ge
neral, withd salary @s heretofore fixed by law
tommiSSaty Oenefdl Of purchases with a
salary Of iwO thousand dollars per annam and
QUE Assistant CDIItniSsaTy General OF purcha.
Se5, whose compensation shall not exceed two
and hdliper cenium on the pubic MONIES
dISbursed by him, nor the sam u fifteen huns
dTeh uOiid's per annuD; aud two Military
Store keepers. 10 he compensated as hereto
forei Que Commissdty General OF subsistauce
WIN as ind0y Assistants rs the service NAV
require one Surgeon General with salary al
two thpnsind dollars per aDnunI and one a
pOthecdry Grnefal, win salary offifteeu INN
dred dollars per suuuni.
1Rd be II JurfhCr enaciCd That there shall
be 10 each fegiiHrHt OF infantry, and to each
battalion Ut AfiliieTy, one AdIuIant. one
'S"n' teind''ei, anu one faymasteI, one Sur
geon, aud one Assistant Surgeon.
-ihd Je a. JRrther eH0cted That the topo-
graphical Engiuecrs aud their assistant. .ht N
be discharged from the service Ut the Uuted
States.
AHd he IL further enaetcd, That The Judge
Advocate shall Keep office in the city of
Washington, aud, in addition to tine duties
wnich may BE- assigned 10 him by the presi.
dcut OF tie United States, lac shall keen A te
cOld OF AbttiaIs BY general conIts marital aud
report the decision.
dad be Il Juiiher enacted That eli officer,
OF the army whose Continuance in service is
hni provided tor by this aCt, shall be discnarr-
"a itom The service OF the Unupd States and
ihai 10 fHch commissioned officer, whO shall
by defeHged by yfiHe ~ Ills act there shall
be pad, ia addition 10 thv pay and emOlnments
10 which he shaii be euUiled at Tire time OF
hts discharge, three mouths pay.
The bill was twice read, and referred TO
commisIce Of the Whole on The stale
81 the llniou.
The Speaker laid before the house
letler from Tie SECRETARY Of tho Ireasu-