Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-28
the ANIMAL saving by the rs.srs,,,.
TO at least $50 600 dollar. "'1anos

LAO suD!ec. Q! This resolution. I, %
not be denied; he said, that tha couH
Of the session has now arrived aug period
it was proper to look at III. .,, nsasn, L
ought TO be referred to the eon U!sesa
ton of the committee on Mill u'losn
fairs On the subject Of rst.;n;sA
large number Of officers in ..s %
was, he said decidedly oppo..a =. ,h
He believed it would be- imno.o IT,
those officers, however di,po.. .a0le fes
their duty, to render any s.ry;s. vic. J. 10
government-inasmuch A A. % the
gained, or rather disorg.D,..d ~" yon
now is, could not be of as much 1it
either for peace or for war, !, five
organized as he now proposed = Ssr
he. as you multiply officers. Won " :, said
An membranes on the army. ,0d IaIow
the high minded individuals w tau i place
Offices in . most disagree.ble :. ,;,a u'llts
that is being in the emplovms sa10l =.
the government without b,yins su' OF
duty whatsver to perforr. tn any
luton proposing merely an ina" o., .e,o'
hoped there would be no opposit;on ~ ,'
it. Perhaps, he said, other ch,na Un =
the organization of the armv N.Y.. -
thought necessary, particularly tho s oo -
solidation Of the ordinance with ~, ~
artillery. If SO, he hoped thu W. ~. me
itary committee would report seeo ~.
ingly.
The House having agreed ia eo,.,
the resolution. in the following word,. As'
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Mr.
tary Affairs be instructed to inquire ~.
the expediency Of re organizing n. he ,. ,ns
lar army, $50 that companies into d;H.,.u,
corps contain the number of non.comm ,.u'
stoned officers and privates they did I ~.
yions to the reduction and ory,n;,.G,'
made under the act OF the last session q |
Congress- and that said committee mann.
into the expediency of di.bandnr ihs ' ~.
pernumerary officers, and reducing d. ,.s
eral staff. '
Mr. Cooke said, be bad rather TIA, Il.
resolution should not co06us the eomm%
tee to any specific alteration in Tie ,rmv
Let the committee, said be, have ii. suS
ject referred to them generally: lb.v -,
then examine every branch of The ,eryir,
and make such alterations as the pubI,, ~
terest may require. The comnee myht
feel disposed to disband part oltbe oS.
GERS, aud retain a part. But, il h. re,o.
luton passed in its present SHAPE, Ii, CON.
mittee would be precluded from hkjm
such course. He hoped bis friend would
alter the resolution SO as to bring forth Ii.
whole subject fully before the mllar
committee.
Mr.. Canon said, that his object was 10
bring the whole subject fully before d,
committee. He had no wish to limit ID
inquiries, having the highest confidence
them, that they would make such report
as the good of the service and The situation
of the country require. He therefore mod.
flied his motion, SO as to make the pTops
sed inquiry general.
Thus modified, the resolution was 4.
greed TO.
On motion of Mr.. Hubbard, il was
Resoivsd, That the COMMITTEE 90 Pen.
sioas and Revolutionary Claims be nstruc'
ted to in quire into the expediency d in.
creasing the pension Of Wardwell Green
and also. of making the same TO commence
at period anterior to the date Of The pen
sion heretofore granted to him.
On motion of Mr.. Hobart, the Houssa,
greed to consider the resolution submitted
by him on former day, calling Tor Elof
nation IN respect to the Post Othce Ds'
partment. Mr.. Walworth withdreH lh
amendment which he bad proposed there
to, and the resolution vas adopted.
Mr.. Buchanan submitted for consider
ton the following resolution: III
Resolved, That committee be apponi |
ed, whose duty it shall be to inquire aa
report to this bOuse the causes why nopM
Ut the sun of 243. 6G9 dollars and Al etau
the amount imposed az fines by courts mar
tial held under the authority o. the Oh''.'
States on miIitiamen within The coDDa
wealth of Pennsylvania, for delInqusne,SS
which occurred during the late war WV wv
Great Britain. has yet been received m@
the Treasury; how much OF the sala wv wv
has been collected from the deIInquMs..
by the late Marshal and the present ala
shals Of Pennsy Ivania and their depuu,i
and what are the names n Il.
places of residence of such depulIssipVs,
much of the money collected remain.
he hands of the deputies, and how mu'
has been paid over by them to shsi,."d
pective principals; who are the suIs' W ha
the late Marshal John Smith, and =, ,a n
deputies, respectively;what is the am's ,r
Of each of their bonds, and what M
prospect OF recovering the whole o. .'ds
part of the money remainingin tbeIi .d,b.
that causes have heretofore pre'sn.!sITsSb,
institution of suits against the sara ~
Smith, his deputies and their su,slIe, ,s.a
'.cover the militia fine, retained y ;Sa 'Gt
respectively; and under what aa'DgsssI Fl
~ whom and to whom, the sum Of 49,, Il Ri