The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-06

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individual What the people have 10 lear Is, Po"Si
unlimited and discretionary, whether vested III uo
House, the Senate, or the Executive ne .au
tied for the purity and integrity of the CONSTITUTIONS
and, in so doing instead Of being obnoxious 10 .le
charge of Federalism he has taken ms STAND on tlc
platform of undisputed Democracy.
limitations had been given OF an intention 10 I'M
peach the President. Impeachment was the course
prescribed by the Constitution in cases OF otlcial
malversation But these reports and resolutions On
censure extra judicial and imperative. lneu
consideration is abandonment OF our appropriate
duties of legislation and waste OF Tune. III "rohe
has been DONE why not take The constitutional course
for inHcting punishment for its commission: Inc
fact however must be acknowledged, that the pre-
sent Administration in its administrative acts through
all its departments had probably done more demand
ing appreciation and challenging applause than any
that had preceded 1t.
Before Mr. CUSHING had concluded his allotted
hour elapsed, and he was followed by Messrs. EVE
| RETT, and COOPER of Pennsylvania
The remarks of the latter cut short by the ex-
| piration of the morning hour
| The bill for the organization OF the army was Ia
ken up, and the main question ordered. On the hrst
amendment adopted in committee, which dlspahds,
on the LIST Of October Lex the regiment OF dragons
raised under the act Of 1886, the House concurred-
| the vote standing yeas 100, nays SO.
| On the suggestion of Mr.. ADAMS, the House or
dered that company of dragons should consist OF
fifty rank and file, instead of forty-two, and then
concurred with the committee in reducing the num-
Der to fortytwo in each company OF every other spe
| cies of troops.
| BY vote of 1903 to II, the House concurred with
the committee in striking out the I'd section, which
abolshes the Office of superintendent OF armorles,
and inserting substitute fixing the salaries OF per-
sons employed in those establishments.
| The House also concurred with the committee In
the amendment aboishng the offices OF two surgeons
and ten assistant surgeons in the Army.
| 1t refused to with The committee in striking
the fourth section, which authorizes the appoint
ment of person to supcrintend the manufacture OF
cannon. The vote stood, ayes 80; noes 80.
| 1t refused to concur in the first amendment reat-
ing to double rations-the vote standing, ayes IT, noes
| l07 and concurred in the second
| On the passage Of the bill, Mr.. PROFFlT called
for the ayes and noes, which ordered. The re-
suit was as follows Ayes 1913, noes So.
THE BILL passed by the House. Is as fol-
lows:
! AN ACT
Respecting the organization of the army and for
other purposes
tives Of the United States of 4merica IN Congress assem-
bled That the regiment of dragons authorized to be
raised and organized by the act approved May TWEEN
tythird eighteen hundred and thirty-sx, be dsband-
ed on the first day of October next and that hereai
ter, and the reduction can be effected as
herein provided, each company of dragons shall
consist of the commissioned officers as now pro-
vded by law, and of four sergeants, four
corporals, two buglers, farrier and blacksmith
and fifty privates; and each company Of artillery shall
consist of the commissioned officers as now provided
by law and of four sergeans four corporals two ar
fcers two musicians, and forty two priyates; and
each company of infantry shall consist of the same
number of commissioned officers as now provided,
and of four sergeans four corporals, two musicians
and fory-two prvates and that recruits shall be
enlisted for the dragons, artillery or infantry, until
the numbers in the several companies shall be re-
duced by the expiration of the term OF service, by
discharge other causes below tho number herein
fixed for the said companies, respectively
Sec. g. find be IL further enacted, That from and
after the first day of October next the supernten-
dents of the national armorles shall receive each
fifteen hundred dollars and the master armorers each
twelve hundred dollars annually, payable quarter
yearly and the paymasters and military storekeep-
ers at the armories and at arsenas shall receive each
twelve hundred and fifty dollars annually payable in
like manner. And none of the above-named
officers and no officers at the armores, Of
any grade whatever, shall hereafter receive
emoluments of any kind or any compensa-
ton or Communication, beyond their stipulated pay,
in money except quarters actually provided for and
occupied by such officers And military store
keeper at arsenals SHALL after the said first day OF
October, receive as pay or emouments, beyond
eight hundred dollars per annum besides quarters ac
tualy provided and occupied as such.
SEC g. find be it further enacted, That the Office of
Commissary General Of Purchases, sometimes called
Commissary of Purchases, shall be, and the same is
hereby abolished, and the duties the eof shall here
after be performed by the officers of the Quarermas-
ters department with such of the officers and clerks
now attached to the Purchasing department shall
| be authorized by the Secretary of War, and under
such regulations as shall be prescribed by the said
Secretary under the sanction of the President of the
United States.
Sec 4. find be it further enacted, That within one
month after the passage of this act the offices OF
three paymasters, two surgeons, and ten assistant
surgeons Of the army shall be abolished, and that
number of paymasters shall be discharged by the Pre-
sident and they shall be allowed three months pay,
in addition to the pay and emoluments to which they
may be entitled at the time of their discharge.
Sec. s. find be 1t further enacted, That compe-
tent person may be employed by the Ordnance bu-
reau under the direction of the Secretary of War,
for such time may be necessary to superlntend the
manufacture of iron cannon at the several toundrleS
where such cannon may be made under contracts
with the United States, whose pay and emouments
shall not exceed those of major of ordnance during
the time he shall be employed, to be paid out of
| the appropriations for armament of Notifications
and for the services rendered in such superintendent
since the first day of March, eighteen hundred and
| forty-one, under the authority of the War Depart
| ment, the compensation shall be allowed as
herein provided
SEC. 6. .a,d be it further enacted That the rations
authorized to be allowed to brgader while COM
mander-in chief and to each officer while command
ing separate post by act the of March third, sew
enteen hundred and ninety-seven, and to the COM
mandng officers of each separate post by the act of
March sixteen eighteen hundred and two shall here
after be allo wed to the following officers, and no
others:
To the Major General commanding the army, and
to every officer commanding in chief separate army,