...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...

...placing John Pierpoint, a soldier of the Revolution, upon the pension list. On motion of Mr. Hamilton, Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing or amending the act passed fur the relief of John 15. Hogan, at the last session. On motion...

...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...

...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...

...propriety and expediency of abolishing the orfice of Major General in the Army of the United States. . Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of changing the law on the subject of Brevet commissions in the Army of the United States. The following...

...fund for the maintenance of public schools within Much Stute or Territory. On motion of Mr. Spragne, Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law that spirituous liquors shall not hereafter be furnished by the Goveniment to the...

...rnd report be printed. The following motion, submitted by Mr. Eenton, was considered and agreed to : Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for mounting and equipping a part of the Infantry of the army of the Uniled...

...was demanded by Mr. Dray ton; And being put, It wys decided in the negative. On motion of Mr. Scvier, Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing a military poster garrison at the mouth of Little River, in the southwest corner of...

...resolution: The question being put, the first paragraph of the resolution was agreed to, as follows: "Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of dismissing from the army the supernumerary lieutenants by brevet commission." The question was then...

...service for the year 1834, without amendment. TUESDAY, JAN. 21. — On motion of Mr. SHEPLEY, it was Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of ordering asurvey to be made for the establishment of a military road between the military posts...