which was read, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the Whole House to

morrow.

The House, according to the order of the day, resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole House on the reports of the Committee of Claims, to whom were referred sundry reports from the Secretary of War, accompanying statements in the cases of claimants to be placed on the pension list of the United States; and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Muhlenberg reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said reports under consideration, and come to several resolutions thereupon; which he delivered in at the Clerk's table, where the same were severally twice read, and agreed to by the House, as follow:

Resolved, That the Secretary of War be directed to place of the list of invalid pensioners of the United States, at the several rates annexed to their names, respectively, the following persons, viz:

2 Jeremiah Pritchard, 3 Robert B. Wilkins,

4 Jacob Wellman, Jr.

5 Joshua Lovejoy,
6 Joseph Greely,
7 Thomas Kimball,

9 Jonathan Lake,

10 Edward Waldo, 11 Joshua Gilman, 12 Charles Rice, 13 Zadock Hurd,

Captain,
Lieutenant,

one half of a pension.

14 Joshua Walton,

The following persons were reported as not having complete testimony, the first Session of the Third Congress, and have since procured and sent on supplementary testimony, which entitles them, viz:

In the Report of the Secretary of War, dated 1st of February, 1795.

OF THE DISTRICT OF MASSCHUSETTS.

Supplementary evidence annexed to this return, for the following persons, has entitled

1 Gershom Dorman, 2 Thomas Shepherd,

3 Edmund Smith,

1 George Popple, 2 Job Snell,

1 John Vaughan,
2 Duncan Campbell,

1 Joel Phelps,

2 William Crane,

1 Griffith Rees,

them, viz:

In the reports of the Secretary of War, dated 28th February, and 2d of March, 1795, and

5th February, 1796.

And that the Secretary of War be guided by the following rules, viz:

A full pension to a commissioned officer shall be considered the one half of his pay. And the proportions less than a full pension, are to be the proportions of half pay.

A full pension to non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, is to be five dollars per month; and the proportions less than a full pension, are the proportions of five dollars per month. The pensions shall be paid in the same manner as invalid pensioners are paid, who have been heretofore placed on the list, and under such restrictions and regulations, in all respects, as are prescribed by the laws of the United States, in such cases provided.

2. Resolved, That the Secretary for the Department of War do also cause to be placed on the Pension List of the United States, the following persons, at the rate annexed to their names, respectively:

FROM THE DISTRICT OF MAINE..

1 Daniel Brawn,
2 Ebenezer Phinny,

Private,
do.

two thirds of a pension.
one fourth
do.