Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-06

hcef, whom MS CoheaSue particularly admir-,
that the abuse complained of had oripin,,sa
Mr.. LEroHER said he felt no dispos;sn ;.
engage in prolonged discussion. He had a,"
en- one explanation Of his meaning and ' t;'
| colleague had no right to any other. H. IA
not hear the allusion 10 which his COLLEAGUES >.
ferred, and il he had he was under no ohio,
tion o resent it. He intended to be no man, b.,
dog H. was not disposed to take up sny MAJ
quarrels He would think Tor himself. ae, r..
himself, old do with his bts, ability the will =.
hose who sent him here. He did not know Ina,
Richmond was in the field; il he were he knew
how 20 manage his own campaigns When =,
conflict did take place, he would Le. 10 say H.
l.ss, decided On his part. He would not b.
on. OF those, who get upon the fence 10 see q,
which side victory inrliues, that they mieb 90
with the strongest. He would take an e.ry
and, no, as a leader or officer, but as an m.
amhi nous privs'e, doing his duty
The question was then put, aud the amend
ment adopted.
Mr.. SToRRs oppns' the bill. He said thai
he understood is object 10 be the retrenchmsp,
Of expenditures He said the saving va, IN
doubetly an object, 5u, we must frs. iaQuire
ino the effect, and the principle upon which #
was 10 be made lie thought that tn. bill
would violate some obvious principles By,h.
prrsen, law, forage is allowed to officers 10
cert ,in extent, and it is imperative upon them
% certify that the horses for which this com.
pcnsaIipn is demanded, have been actually keD,
The bill proposes 10 lessen This eAp ehsr BY he
yearly sum Of $50 900, j, is true: but i, also
axes away the necessity Of Responding ne ba.
lance at all Instead Of being paid S44,oo0fo,
Tho forage Of horses, j. is proposed to Pay near
$4,000 for nothing. This he did mol call re-
trenr hn'nr. IL ,he horses are kept, they shou!t
be paid for; bu, il no, necessary. as the bill
prrsume>, Government ough, not 10 psy any
| hing. To save all that Can be saved from the
sum paid Tor necessaries, is very proper; bu
to pay $4,000 Tor nothing, is not the prope.
relrenc HIM nj 10 be introduced into Legislation.
1t is vi ioas in principle
He thought The utmost vigilance necessary
to guard agains' sinecures. Rtreuchm.nt
should reach all Offices Or emolu menls, where
here were no duties 10 perform. or where da.
les were neglre'ed which were paid for, and
which The incumbru,s were bound 10 periolm.
It." principl, Of The bill, however, is, that as
| officers have now CeraiD duties TO perform, i:
| 1, proposed 10 pay them less, bu, dispense al.
| together with the duy, he was never Of OPT.
Mon that the Compensation Of officers. # pu:
into definite and CERTAIN form, was ever too
muth for The services rendered.
The Lil was passed Trough the Commute
Of The Who'll; as also,
A bill for The relief Of Elizabeth City Parish,
10 Virginia;
a bill for the relief of Thomas King;
A bill for the relief of the legal Representa-,
tive, Of Benz. Clark, decreased.
lhr Committee then rose and reported the
last three bills wi,hou, amendment, and the frs'
with amendment.
Mr.. SToRRs then offered the following amend
men,:
Mr.. SroRRs Of New York, moved all amend.
meni thai no cbargr should be made for forage,
unless for horses actually employed in The ser
vice Of the Unitrd States
Upon division, the motion vas negallyed;
Ayes, IS; Noes not counted.
MIR DRAYToN begged leave 10 submit TO The
House, whether The amount of forage granted
TO all officer, was not strictly considered as an
item in his paw; and wine Their, from that aIlow-
ance, or from MS pay itself deduction should
be made. He wished to ask if j, were no. the
same thing, Afer referring TO the law a
Congress Of 1916, which granted the ezra al.
lowances, in The forms of rations TO officers o.
the Army, and commenting, al some ienghi
on the distinction which exIs.ed beiwecn nc
cases OF suhalern ard bis superior oftcrr ne
observed. that a Major General, ,.asIng 'aa'
ry OF Sc loo, should, # reduction were co"'.'
derrd necessary, be subjected 10 CORRESPOND
ing reduction, in the article orforage, with ms
inferior officers. The raio ouS"t TO oe ~
proportion 10 military rank and emo'um'n''
and il such wete no, the case, IL must Dr. ecns''
dercd that any other arrangements must, o'hs'
ceSsiry, b. palpsbly unjust.
He then entered into succlnci Statement,
with regard to The allowance in the at'Ie'e 4"
Of forage, made o officers OF various rarS'i
Major General, Brigadier General, Comm'''a-
ny General, Quarter Master General, Cr'on-'
Lieutenant Colonel, and Surgeon, and t'",
mcn,ed ON The singular discrepsncies VINCE
prevailed, as to The emolumenls referred ~
wi,hou, any regard to The respective gr'o',
TORS of rank or sanding, in the service. A"'
s. me further observations, he remarked, 10 d.
lusion 10 that provision Of the law when wen
10 give every officer, except those bsiore'"r" ..
TONED, ten collars per month Tor iof'gr' ."I'
j, was not his intention to discuss the suoF'
a, the present time; but he mus be 2ern'".s
10 express doubt whether the bill belore '".D
would ever produce saving % The na!ion %"