Journals of Congress : Containing the proceedings from Sept 5, 1774 to [3d day of November 1788] ... . at war andcommander in chief take the proper lueafurcs for doingthisi in a manner moll convenient to the foldiery, and tu,the inhabitants, having the men previoufly conduced,under proper officers, to their refpective ftaies ; and thacthey be at the fame time authorifed, to retain as nianjof-ficers as they may judge necelfaiy to comuiand the men?who ftill continue in lervice, permitting the others to re-tire- A motion was made by Mr. Madifon, feconded by Mr,Carroll, * that the report be recomm
Journals of Congress : Containing the proceedings from Sept 5, 1774 to [3d day of November 1788] ... . at war andcommander in chief take the proper lueafurcs for doingthisi in a manner moll convenient to the foldiery, and tu,the inhabitants, having the men previoufly conduced,under proper officers, to their refpective ftaies ; and thacthey be at the fame time authorifed, to retain as nianjof-ficers as they may judge necelfaiy to comuiand the men?who ftill continue in lervice, permitting the others to re-tire- A motion was made by Mr. Madifon, feconded by Mr,Carroll, * that the report be recommitted: And on the quedion for recomniittajent, the ytas aii»lnays lining required by Mr. Dyer^ MafTachuiieits, Rhode-Ifland, Co:inedlicut, Mew-York,l^ew-Jerfey* Mr. Hohi?nMr. GorhamMr. HiggenfonMr. CollinsMr. ArnoldMr. EllfwonhMr, DyerMr. HamiltonMr. BondinutJMr. Clarke. May, 1793; . 5% Pennfylvania, Mr. Fitzfimmons 710 no 1 j-.,;/^ Mr. Montgomery ay -^^^ Mr. Peters ey RJaryland, Mr. Carroll ay ) Mr. Hemfley ay S ^ Virginia, Mr. Madifon ay) Mr. Bland ay^ ay Mr. Mercer cy) Nprth-Carolina, Mr. Hawkins ay 7 Mr. WiUiamfon ay \^ South-Carolina, Mr. Rutledge no 1 Mr. Izard ay>ay Mr. Gervais ayjSo the queftion was lofl. A morion was then made by Mr. WiHiamfon, fecondedby Mr. Caxroll, to poftpone the report in order to take upthe following motion : *• Tljatthe commander in chief be inflruJled to grantfurloughs to the non-commiffioned oilicers and foldiersin thefervice of the United States, inlifled to ferve dur-ing the war, who (hall be difcharged as foon as the defini-tive treaty of peace is concluded, together with a propor-tionable number of commiilioned officers of di«dfferentgrades J atjd that the fecretary at war and commanderin chief, take the proper meafures for condutfting thofetroops to their refpedive homes, in Juch a manner as mayb
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