Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-28

c,re.;rsJ ;eIe !: nothing liz tie repot" t The ray a"s
.e!.Gencra demanding particular remark t',S SNG
rrstions. in regard 10 The SERVICES anu fesp"n'''''
lie DaYilsiers who have been, or VINO may DC; cp'oy
ci - i,nkn,, payr,euts to militia and volunteers, uIl-
L9ub.ediv demand the attention oi Congress IN o''t'
TO clear understanding of this snbcct IL shouu " oo
SIRED tina, after The reduction of The army on Tue con-
cnsion 81 the lac ard until tie ac "i July l7t
I TIE Secretary IT War appears, III several ii''a"ctS
f. have exercised HE power of making d!sct t'o"ry "
Iowanccs 10 paynasers OF the army 81 Inc uni!e1 ''h
f- l,c risks and loses sustained h. them H. n'ah!iS
ravr!2ns 10 militia md volunteers These allowances
we're made i'll IL" shape OF r0HMsSipAS on IKE '''
pad. and usually fixed at t%0 and 's'i PEI te
The only ground vhlc! such power c"ulu 'as
Hntn exercised. Ike absrfcc OF any le"s"':'e
vision making ii part 9" The army pay masters 70 '
payments Ia militia and volunteers, Eat ~ 'c t'.N
s"clian Of the act Of the fourteenth Jn!y e'sH'ce G
Grtd and Gtfg wo 1t was mace tle u"ty =" u's ~; III;
rnYIas;,.rs O. The array Of Tie United States iii '
lion 70 the pavlrs rrG:ifrG L. be MADE ny tishi ~ 1
regular troops. 10 make payment ~ al "i'el ioT " ~
service Of H." Emitted States whenever rcflireu t"e'tt
by order Of Tie President The discretionary to'v
Lalnr possessed ly The Secretary OF var % '."G al
rytra allowance for avmrnt t. tie lniiita ahu 'uu"
,ecrs was IS gcpjoss, taken away by tins provision!
AIT, il was doubtless in consequence 81 ti' CL"i
tic sccrfL section Of the az, ui the I'd Il! March, l1"
expressly provided. "ila! the SECRETARY OF war oe 1t"
lt5rsea at his discretion, out OF tic money arP:np!
a:rd ty this any former act, Tor the payhitht u |
militia ordered into the service Of the United "t'e' az
cnr,,np TO law during the last year. 10 ao" "'1 '"y
the district ppyasler Of The army Of the United STATES
employed in making such payments. commission on
the su:ns respectively paid BY lheln' not eAcee"' o''e
per centun Oh The amounts. =.
The net CT The Itth Of January, lcHi, making aPp,o
pa,inns for tie suppression Of hGstlles cniniei:Eu ot
The Sr:niuoi Indians provides lhai the sum ci one h"
dtd ami twenty thousand dollars BIZ, ana t' SH,;'t @
by is aIa.n;aIsd, out Of any money IN Tie lle"'!y
not appropa tcd to teiray the expenses
inc tic Suppression of hnsli:ss with the Sciios M
dams in Foridu; 10 be- expended under the drcch" OF
the Secretary OF War, co"fra!ay TO the provisions =" w.
act Of \ pri! 9TH IS2 making appropriations ior e sup
port uf tie ARMY" and The same reference IS 10 e
:ade in the subsequent ac,s When Tie act o. ''ic ~
Of APRIL -, thus referred 10, was passed. lns
tonary power spoken OF above was POSSESSED W io
c!ctarv Of War and exercised III te "a
fine ma MINISTER'S accounts under that act by Tic allow
aicc oi a commission Of two and half per cent IN
case OF peculiar hardship, and vi just merit aSo WHICH,
occurred before tie resignation oil The late occr'HI L"
War the pnymasrr- General under the impression that
the ronrrai reference to the act OF The 9TH OF april lo2-'
contained ia The ac!s OF The last session. ncindea auho
rity allow per centaGe rrcoihh"hueu sum al az
oe.arrc 10 the extent nj per cent The Secretary
or War referred tic case to Attorney General! ana
called i;ir iy opinion as to The power OF ll!e b'l"''
men. To allow the proposed conmssi1l' NY ''t'"'
was. that the discretionary power vas take" away - &
act %! - above quoted. and also b. lie &ct OF Nc ;d
Of March, 30 making additional appropriations i"i ~:
Delaware nlcakwacr and other wcrka, and tat the M
tent confer such power, was not sn!c!rNiF "pi'-
rem. in the genera! reference TO the act {" i> - "n-
luriz. the allowance applied for But rs it "'nd "'cn,
from the report OF the Paynasler G"a"Tai hal justice
annn4 that additional compensation should be allowed,
| concur in Recommending! special provision. s:.H1f
10 that inserted IN the act OF the I'd o! hi@f" ic"b
{; jtGjrai Drn0rmcnt-ihc number ri cases tT1a'cd
Ly the officers Of Tie medical department, DUNG the
wear ending The ;Eih Of September last: WAS lj'H; 81
which number only l:9 died. This result may vel lie
taken M evidence Of the professional skill ii the
Gcors aud assistant surcous ana Of The care wiih W!Gi
their duties performed For other matters STci!
this Department. hcg leave 10 refer 10 the rep, "a ic
General al in!cria. lis Suggc3!iInS IL tiG
,,i,:I nd.
eTccti. ii hospitals at the different military posts, '
pear 10 ne 10 he worthy .ie attention G; Congress-.
!. Purchasing N'r!imlnt. r"pnr; OF tie Com,
rI;ssar; General OF Purchases exhibits Ii" several
nuo,,;ls drawn aud i,.lrsrl !Dr clothing, up rt;-
arc &C. Gurn. lie present scar, w!ta c2:iGSS lyf t'c
he service, io tie year i:oI.
!. Enn;utrs end Typographical En&iaccr$.-T:a re-
poI:s nf the Ch!;i EmaHcrr and Of ' head o. the ~
biographical i}Gr@au. exhibit the progress mae Gn:i5
the last year. upoa Tic Notifications and other oriS WI
der their ...,
Tl, failure, du.a;5 the s"s.oa OF I53l-5, Of tie bill
cnniainr tie usual appropriations :or Qualifications DC
cas:oncd a Suspension OF those woks during III: year
lct and lpu.h liberal appropriations i"r Tcsaii'iE
them zero made al Tie last session o. C0ngTaES, ytt Il
unfortunately happened, that the season tyr "ci"c
cr;:os y as too al 1nCCG n HE time o the pass
in- 6; the augmentation laws 10 allow Of mach plo
srCss during e." present year. Operations have been
also retarded i,y the .cug %! procuri" !"''rTr'' "''
sti.! u:ntc by t.:r im$''t:ic'9ncE % t -, 49,
nc%! 10 furnish adequate NUMBER Oh '''s'hcc'" u "
~ ri,,,pI lie cons .rncons. Srvera! important "os,
authorised ut The last scssu: have MT even been com
nrcc and but little has been done TOWARDS The compile
lipn Of lI95c previously un"eriakcn ihc Hr EeiaES
c anD.ca;c tie various improvements III hari'r& On
tic sra.i;: a:d lakes: and a. lie mouths a;id ii '.
channels ri u&v'::abic rivers =
krr:l Ike causes above stated but small portion al!
Ike s::s appropriated by lie present Congress, HT the
crrf,r aid n,u-ra h:cal service has yet been cXcnd.
Cd III. b4aiircs Of those appropriations may, howe
vYr be rxpccd without any further law ana measures
Nh b. taken or r"snmnr operations ut a.: early d"y;
i,.i {. MA
In the Isl annual report Of Ike Secretary OF War; he
stated the s Efficiency vi the corps Oh eng!hcciS ad
ri liz ,-,r;aa!ica! co!p; tic expeditions and rc2-
monica! ic5l1:ance Of Inc duties Committed TO them,
anil Recommended their increase. His Suggestions on
l.is subject approved BY you, and tic atir!i" oi
Congress invited to !ei III your Message ~ pro-
,.rier I'll such is greatly strengthened ny tH
nr,... cn:liGn Of those branches oil the sc:"cc ara ny
;a" a,ays Ri! advertisements Ccca*lGncG by "&t Oh
The ncc.ay tree IN connection withtc proposed !e"r-
ranz.ion ii the pcal corps II mag we'll be Iu"s;
nul !airr the existing arrangement Is 10 Tic clH Il
cnu.ecrs attached to that corps and the practice OF ied'
int Ike typographical engineers TO lie States and 10 IN
c,!u,ralcd comEa.;cs ought longer 10 ac cCn!iAcH
liz nY Udr!"n \ would b2 e!!cr mat all t'C I"
rrr-s in The service n The United tGtcS should belong
T. one or CHER Of the organized military corps ANA TIC
information Gu "ct iin the services I'll engineers "i!@i
employed By tie S:;"s o! by companies a1ihoH%h use
FIJI in military po;;It Of view does Hoi seem I" uic SUI
fri.r;ly important to counerbaance the ncoaTcn.ci-
crs and objections incident 10 The Practice
O. C.lloacc Ntpyin3cni.lL APPEARS from tie report
a. TIE Ccic::i Of Ordnance, that $5:27 $40 ~ maze been
cy3ce a: accounted !or during The first three guar.
rs Of Ike rrrsc! year, being about Z0 900 than
was cxicm;r, in tic same service during the cIrespond
nr curriers' Of the year ,}5 These moneys have been
ry1nuaca in the manufacture, repair and purchase 81
ordnance ordnance s!nrcs, snal! clis and accours
n,rm;s a:: IN building rnatcria the details Of all which
will appear by Tic statements annexed to COL Eo"!"d
report. ,,,
During The year rnt;ns on Tie 30:h o! September
IoG The sum Of $s2A: :3 IS was expanding IN prccur
mr und distributing artillery, small ar acconTemels