Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-01-18

: the State oil Louisiana, -~tTice read anC
CON niited.
Sir Drayton. from the COMMITTEE
or Military Affairs, reported a bill ex'
plsnatory of and supplementary to ar
act, entitled ian act to reduce and fla
the s,iitarv Establishment OF the Uni
ted states" passed the 7th March, 1872 l.
which was twice read and comulitted
The objectof this Dill is authorize
the appointment of COlonel to the %
Regiment of Artillery, which has not
been done in consequence of the vague
ness of the existing laws. The vacancy
is required to be Glled by an officer OF
the Corps who was iD service on the Cd
of March, 1921, and slch officers is to
| be entitled TO the same rank. pay and
eKoluments. as he would have enjoyed
bad be been appointed at that time that
! he ought To- have been.
Mr.. Taliaferro of Virginia, from the
c. mmittee on Military Afairs, reported
bill concernngappointmen iatseSiaf
OF the Army; twice read and commit
ted, The biIl provides that all Military
staff appointments, which confer rank
N the rmy, shall be taken from the
line of the Army; and that all officers
who may hereafter be- appointed Adju
tant General, Inspector General. Pay
master General. or Qnartermaster Ge-
neral in The army, shall severaily, from
and after their acceptance of such ap-
pointment, cease to retain their rank
in the Army.
'lr. Forsyth, Of Georgia, withdrew
the resolution which he submitted some
lave before. requesting the President
Of Tire United states Ia Ky before the
House copy Of the Convention made
between the United States end Great
Britain, relative tc the mixed comnis-
sion now sitting Under the first article Of
the treaty Of Client.
Mr. livingston OF louisiana, again
called up his resolution, proposing ia
| assist the suffering Greeks, and densn
| ded the ayes and poes or the question
Of censid. grafton. The demand was sus-
tanned, and on the question twill the
House consider the resolution" the vote
| was as follnws-Yeas 54-Nacs 1903.
Mr. M'I.aue Of Delaware. from the
Committee Of WAYS and Means. repor
ted bill making appropriations for the
Indian Department during the year
lS27:-read twiee and committed.
Two bills from Che Senate one to
provide for tie location Of the two i'own-
ships of land reserved FOR 3 Seminary
of learning in the Territory Of Florida,
and to complete the location OF the grant
to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum of Ken
! tucky,-and the, other granting to the
Corporation of the city Of Mobile, the
right of preference in the purchase of
foul Sections of Land, or quantity e.
quail thereto, at OF near Spring till, in
the county of Mobile, were severalIy
twice read and referred to standing
| committees
The engrossed bill arthorising the
President of the United States to remove
the Land Office from Jackson District
in the State of Mississippi, wa. read
third time and passed.
On motion of aif. Burgess Of Rhode
Island all the orders of the day, precee.
| ding the billfor the relief of the Officers
! and SOLDIERS Of the Revolution, were
postponed, and the House took up the
! bill. The FIRST question for consldera-
ton was Mr.. fuckers motion, to re
commit the bin to the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions, with instrrc-
tons, so 10 amend the sane, asto make
provision for all IRE officers and soldiers
who served in the revolutionary war for
six months or more at any one time the
compensation Of each officer and soldier
! to be computed and divided among them
in proportion to the rank they held, and
the time they were in service, and also
to make provision for the widow. of such
officers and soldiers, who were slain, or
otherwise died while in service, or who
have since died
Mr.. Fucker spoke in favor Of his pro-
position; MI Dorsey of Maryland, and
Nr. Drayton of South Carolina, opposed
it. believing that it would DESTROY the
bill; and Mr.. Aston of North Carolina,
supported it. When Mr.. a. had con-
Guided, the House adjourned.
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