Be  it  enacted^  dbc.,  That  the  act  passed  March  2,
1829,  entitled  '^An  act  to  continue  the  present
mode  of  supplying  the  army  of  the  United  States,'*
shaU  be  continued  in  force  until  repealed  by  Con-
gress.
Skc.  2.  And  be  ii  further  enaeted.  That  the  prin-
cipal clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Commissary  General
of  Subsistence  shall  receive  the  annual  sum  of
sixteen  hundred  dollars,  one  of  the  other  clerks  the
sum  of  twelve  hundred  dollars,  and  the  other  clerk
the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollan.
On  this  bill  an  animated  debate  arose.
Mr.  Johnson,  of  Kentucky,  in  a  few  remarks,
explained  the  grounds  of  the  bill.
Mr.  Wilde  made  a  short  speech  in  opposition
to  it,  chiefly  on  the  ground  that  it  went  to  in-
crease the  number  of  clerks  in  the  Commissariat
Department,  and  to  raise  the  salaries  of  some
of  them.
Mr.  Thomson,  of  Ohio,  explained  and  vindi-
cated the  grounds  on  which  the  bill  had  been
reported.
