Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-10


To tie General assembly of Virginia
Shortly after the rising of your last session General
order was issued by the Adutant General under date of
March 10th, 1885, 10 all the commandants of regmen,
IN the Commonwealth in the following words
- GENERAL ORDER.--To enable the Governor TO COM
ply with the requirements of the of the General AS
seinby, passed the 9th instant entitled An act To
amend and explain the 9th and other sections of an ac
passed 9th March 1884 entitled, An for the oroan
cation of the Militia" tie several commandments of 1eg
mens are ordered TO report to this department without
delay list OF all the euenants ensigns and comets he
longing or attached TO their respective regiments TO the
end that the eutenans and ensgus now in commission
as such, may be Reconnaissance first lieutenants
and the comets in commission as SUCH NAV be com
missoned second iieutenanis
The several Commandants Of Regiments are further
ordered to cause elections TO be held in their respective
Regiments forthwith, for the necessary number of Sc
cond Lieutenps 10 satisfy the requirements of the Act
OF March Sth, 1884, which directs the appointment of
tour leuenants to each company troop and TO report
10 this department. without delay the result of such cleo
lions, to the end that the several officers SO elected may
be commissioned speedily.
= ~ order Of tic Goscrnor
.. BERNARD PEYToN, A9yt. Cent"
Adit Generals Office, Richmond,
" March 10Th, 1885
pied with, by furnishing list Of all the eutenants
ensigns, and cornels then in commission who were
speedily re-commissioned as the Act directs Flee
uohs were also held IN all the companies of the Reg
ment for the necessary number Of second eulena5ts
under The act of March 9Th, 1884, and certificate of
those elections forwarded to the Executive No soon
the several elections were closed In some so, time
after this certificate furnished the Adiutant
raj addressed the following communication 10 tie Com
mandant of the Regiment
SIR The Governor refusing in all cases 20 issue
commissions unless the precise UacaRecs TO be filled be
stated and hoU Mey occurred it will be needu for Won
10 furnish thus information, before any commission can
SUI Oh your ceruheate, under date of the day Of
April, OF the elections Of officers for your regiment
When Is received, prompt attention viii he given 10
the subject. Most respectfully sir your obt seTy'f
"Adjulant Generals Office, '''y o. "'" q"
Richmond. 18th May, 1885,
To this communication, the Colonel of Tho R,;,o,
immediately rePled-suggesing the impogsibIitv of
complying with this requirement of the Governor ,s
there and could have been previous vacancy in
these Offices, they all being new, and then for the first
TIME created since this, nothing Whatever upon tic
subject has been done although several communications
upon other matters have taken place, in all Of which ,.
hdlntant-Sencral reminded Of the circumstance
ana earnestly requested TO furnish such yracca6e drcc.
ions TO the Colonel would enable m 80 to act ms TO
obtain from the Governor the commissions required
At any lime such gross neglect or disrcgard Of s,i
would De mighty ceDsurabe bat when II Is rccolectcd
that the late revision Of the Militia Laws was made for
tie express purpose Of giving greater energy and dscp.
INC 70 we hiiua Oh the Commonwealth, and Of putting
threaten peace and webeing such conduct on Inc
part OF the Executive deserves the severes ropre.
hension One Of the great evils OF the former laws
on this subject and which the new organization was
oiey intended 70 remedy, was, the mPossbiIity Of
getting mca who would receive and hold com.
missions in tho service. The exemption from, ordina.
~ militia duty, after serving an officer for certain
PERIOD granted under the present law induced many Ia
accept commissions, who otherwise would meyer Ia ve
done So And the failure Of the Governor 10 furnish
commissions in the present instance is attended , H.
greater regret and modification this regiment ooud
nave been better and completely Differed than Il
mas been Tor The last ten fifteen years The reason az
signed Tor Withholding them is so truly astonishing, thai