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lSENATE.
sAFtfDAre June 25,.l
BIZ b rellnce tlik .lkmu..

/ Mr. Preston, the Chaitman Of the Committee
on Military Affairs, moved ID lake up his bill
reported byE himself sometime SINCE. The hi
wlihout OBJECTION was Brought before The Senate
PROPOSING lhe following changes: J.
Il Fifsl-Tbal heleailet, and So soon as the re.
.duction can be effected As herein ptqYided, each
company IL dIagneas shalt consist Of the Gem.
Il missioned officers as now provoked by law. ana
81 iout sergeanis, four cefpgIafs, Two busiefs
one fatrier4 land BLACKSMITH, and iiily prftales.
and each eetDPauy ofartillefY Shalt consist of The
COMMISSIONED officers as now provided by law,
and of touf seigeants, fbuF coFpofalS, two afli-
| hceTs, twoH mpslclans, and fifty pFlRales and
| eaohcompAny Of infantry shall consist Of The
same num9er OF commissioAed officers as now
/ provided, and of four seIgeanty, four corporaiS
| Two musicians, and fifty pfivates and thai more.
frnis fshalI BE- enlisted fqr theI dtaeoons, -arle.
Wy, or Unfairly, pniil thefadmHers ia the several
Companies shall be redacdd bS the expiration oil
Hhe term ofFersice, by.dscharse, OF other causes,
peiow the autn5ef herein fixed for The said COIN
| Panies respectively. f#
The second section provides, That The Offices
OF The supeEintentenls of the aTmaties al Spring
held and at Hafpers-Ferry, shaffSbe, and The
same are hereby, abolished, ana The duties there
pt,shsll bel performed BIZ such officers Of the
ordnance corps as shall Sc designated BY tho
President. IF
The third section provides tthatlhe Office Of
Commissary General or Purchases, sometimes
called Comtnissary Of Purchases, snail Be, and
the same is hereby, aboIRhed, and The
duties theEeof shall hefeafter be performed
BY The officers Of the Qoartermaslers depars.
ment, wilhisuch Of The officers and clerks now
belonging 70 The Purchasing Department, as
snail be authorised BY The Secretary OF War.
The Al section a5otsheS lhree Pkymas4ers or
The Army sHg III
Y Thes5ih section aplhofiaes The employment Of
person iosuperinlend lhe several boundaries
where suchcannon may be made under contracts
with the Uliied States
The 9th and last section preFides,, that rations
authorized 10 be allowed to a bsigadier while
commandet-in-chief and To each officer while
commandiRg separate POST, BIZ The act o. March
third, seventeen hundred and hine,y-sev and
p the commanding officer of each separate post,
by The act of March sixteen, eighteen ,hundfed
and TWO, shall hereafter be alloweG only 10 The
otficers and ia the cases sPeci6ed ii The regula-
hon, dated May twenly4nine, eighteen hundred
and foTty-two, and promulgated BY general or
Mr. PseSton did nolmake anfopening speech
in defence ef bis bill, but referred no his report
in defence of The bill, an ABSTRACT or which is
aboxegigen. f b
Mr. Bates moved to strike outthe provision
10 relation St08ihe Superintendents. AEmories,
and defended his motion al lengih.I The discus
sion was cdntnued By Msssrs. Preston, Benton,
Phelps andSoIhers.
10 the House. on Saturday, TIE amendment of /
the Senate 3to The Provisional Tarf bill. post
poning the Distribution qf the Land Proceeds |
until after lhe FIRST Of August sIeoncufred il,
W a vote III lO4 TO 96 IHJ i
The House then lDoIs up tbe billifor The settle-
nent Of Ffeach Claims .prisr ID 1900 Mr..
Adams defended the BIZ in his usual able. man
ner.
superintendent Bin .spprsvtd.
John Tytef, Z Esq., he Presidents private
delivered % The House a message
from the Resideni.
\ The Click read lhscomnuuicaion; and ii ap-
peared 70 Ne one informing lheI House that be
bad signed The APpprnoHmenl Bill. and thar be /
bad fIed his reasons fOf doing 50 IA hestaie De-
pariment.
Mr. Adams said his message was a novelty |
ID The history Or this country. The Constitution
Ieqnired lhe President, II sie approved bill. 70
ign il, and moi 10 accotnPapyit With reasons.--
ae spoke;at grea. iengIh % Tie dangerous pre-
;edent ii Atlmighl Be thus sci, and concluded BY
moving that he message bereIerred tola select
.ominittees wits power 10 send l5r persons and |,
'apers-
The dsbate was continued b. Mil Underwood, L