...to recommend a day of public humiliation, fasting, aud prayer. On motion of Mr. Kilhourn, Hesolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the relief of the widows and children of all such non-commissioned officers,...

...THE UNITED STATES. MARCH 27th, 1816. Mr. Lacock submitted the following motion for consideration : Resolved, That the committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the propriety of granting bounty lands to such of the disbanded officers of our late army as have been...

...piers situated in the harbour of Newburyport in the State of Massachusetts. On motion of Mr. Wright, Resolved, That the committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the reduction of the army as directed by law, and when the peace establishment was completed ; and also,...

...committee on the Public Lands, and the latter to the Secretary of War. On motion of Mr. Tucker, of Virgima, Resolved, That the committee on Military Affairs, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the proper accounting officers of the War Department to credit and settle the accounts...

...petition of William R. Maddox; which was read, and laid upon tlie table. On motion of Mr. Tattnall. Resolved, that the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into and report, at the next session of Congress the extent to which it is expedient to adopt the system...

...MAINE. The following resolution, offered on Monday by Mr, 1 CHANDLER, was taken up for consideration : " Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making a Military Road from the mouth of the Mattawomkiag1, where it empties into the Pcnobscot...

...placed on a footing of equality. He, accordingly, modified his resolution, so as to read as follows : Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the Secretary of War to employ one or more skilful Engineers to examine the Horse-Shoe...

...TUESDAY, JAHUABT 3, 1832. THE ARMY. Mr. WARD, of New York, submitted the following resolution: Itaolccd, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency, first, of enlisting into the army minors from the ages of sixteen to seventeen, by and with the consent...

...consideration of the fol Ion-- ing resolution, offered by Mr. MACOS, on the 20th ah. " ¡I, solved. That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of limiting the number of Cadets at the Militar}- Academy at West Point, to the number of Members in...

...progress. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1828. MOUNTED VOLUNTEERS. Mr. DUNCAN submitted the following : Ketolvedj That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of attaching to the Army of the United States, eight companies of mounted volunteer gun-men, to be...