Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-29
10 Field Officers in all.

Regimen'al Or. Masters, S $40 per annum
Sergeant Majors 8iy do
. y. Nj. Scrgean,s, $40 do.
D AoJutants, 100 additional tax
) en- from line.
raymasters, 1908 per annum.
% of the Resimenial Staff
% Cap,a"s-35 of Infantry. Sloi4 per annum, and
l3 of Artillery, 8 l428 per annum
II First Lieuenants--.S5 of Infantry Y $40 and 36
oi Ar'Hcry, at l76 per annum
II Secsnd Leuttanis--35 of Infantry, & 813, and
10 oil Artillery, nj s ll76 per annun,
1886 Commissioned officers of Companies and $40
Sergeans, Corporas, Aricers, and Musicians, at AN
average oi 5 500 each per annum.
Making an aggregate number of 1874 OH
GERS To be dishanded, being surplus officers o.
yer the number which would be necessary
when the army WAS properly organized. The
Whole amount per annum saved by this re- or
ganlzaiion, would be S42G, 247 SO, leaving
out OF view the reduction of the General
stan, wtic., III ncludedby proportionate re-
auction, or that fixed on by the House las.
session, would augment the annual saving by
the Reorganization, to al least 100000 dollars
| Mr.. Z. said, be had not risen for the pur-
! pose OF making long argument on the sub
Iect OF this resolution. L. could not he denied
he said, that The period OF the session has nov
arrived when, if it was proper To- look at the
subject, 1t ought TO be- referred Ia the conside-
ration ofthe Committee ON Military Affairs
| Va me subject OF retaining 30 large number
OF Officers IN service, ne was, he said. decided
| ~ opposed TO IL. H. believed IT would he i'm
| possible for those officers, however disposed
to do their duty, To render any service TO the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT rs an army organized.
or rather dlsorgaIized, as it now is, could not
De oil as much service, either for peace or for
war, rs If It were organized as he now propo-
sea. For, SAID he, as you multiply officers,
| you 'irow an Incumbrance on the army, and
place the highminded individuals who fill its
Offices IN most disagreeable situation-that
IS, being IN the employment of the govern
ment without having any duty whatever to
| perform. This resolution proposing merely
an inquiry, he hoped there would be no oppo-
siion to IT. Perhaps, he said, other changes
IN The organization of the army might be
thought necessary, particularly the consolda-
ton oil the ordnance with the artillery. If so,
he hoped the military committee would re-
port accordingly.
The House having agreed TO consider tbo
| resolution, in the following words:
Resolred, That the committee ON Military Affairs
nc instructed to inquire into The e<pediency Of reor-
ganzing the regular army, $50 that companies into
different corps contain the number of uon.co,,mie
stoned officers and prvatrs they did previous TO the
REDUCTION and organization dc under the act Of the
'St session OF Congress y and that said committee
inquire INTO the exprdency OF disbnnding the snper-
h"merary officers, aud reducing the general STAFF.
fir Cocks said, llt had rather that the re-
| solution should not cODfne the committee ia
any specific alteration 10 the army. Let the
committee, said he, have the subject referred
10 them generally: they can then examine
every branch of the service, and make such
alterations as the public interest may require
The committee might feel disposed to disband
| a part oil TIE officers, and retain part BIT, il
the resolution passed IN its present shape. tbe
| committee would BIZ precuded from taking
such course He hoped his friend would
| alter the resolution so rs to bring the who'll.
| subject fully before the military committee.
Mr.. CANNoN said, that his object was To
bring the whole subject fully before the com
rnittee. He had no wish to limit its inquiries.
having the highest confidence in them, that
lney would make such report as the good OF
the service and the situation of the country
require. lie therefore modified his motion.
SO as TO make tlie proposed inquiry general.
Thus modified, the resolution was agreed TO.
On motion of Mr.. HoBARr, the House
agreed TO consider the resolution submitted by
lim. on former day, calling for information
IN respect to the Post Office Department.
Mr.. WALwORTH Withdrew the amendment
which he had proposed thereto, and the re-
solution was adopted.
Mr.. BUCHANAN submitted for consideration
the following resolution
hfesotUed, That a committee be appointed
whose duty 1t shall be TO inquire and report
To this house the causes why no part of the
sum OF 24j,G09 dollars and Ill cents, the A.
mount imposed as fines by courts martial held
under the authority of the United States on
Miliiamen within the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, for delinquencies which occur
red during The late war with Great Britain,
has yet been received into the Treasury how
much OF the said sum has been collected from
the delinquentsby the late Marshal e. the pre-
sent Marshals Of Pennsylvania and their de-
puties, respectively, and what are the names
and places ofresidence OF such deputies how
much of the money collected remains in the
hands OF the deputies, and how much has been
paid over by them to their respective princi-
pals; who are the sureties Of The late Marshal
John Smith, and of his deputies, respectively /,
what Is the amount of each Of their bonds and
what is the prospect Of recovering the whole
or aDy part of tie money remaining in their
hands what cases have heretofore prevented
the institution of suits against the said John
smith, MS deputies and their sureiies, to re-
cover the militia fines retained by them re-
specuvely, and under what authority, by
whom and to whom. the sum OF 1851 dol
lars and II cents has been paid out of the said
lines to defray the expenses of the Courts
Martial by which they were assessed.
Ia Offering this resolution, Mr.. BucHAsAN
sud, that sense Of duty, and not desire TO
give trouble and cast reflections upon any Off