The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-01-22

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Masonic The annual meeting of the Grand
Royal Arch Chapter of Mississippi was held in
this city at the Masonic Hall this present week.
The Chapter continued its session for three
days, commencing on Monday. The delega-
ton was full. The following gentlemen were
elected officers for the ensuing Masonic year.
M. E. Walker Brooke, G. II. p, Lexington.
E. Charles Scott, D &. H. P, Jackson.
E. William P Mellen, G. X, Natche2.
E. William H. Stevens, G, S., Grenada.
Comp'n David N. Barrows, G. Secretary,
Jackson.
Comp'n Thomas J. Harper, G. Treasurer,
Vicksburg.
Comp'n Joshua T. Russell, G. Chaplain.
Comp'n J. T. Sims, G. NJ, Columbus.
Comp'n T. j. Hawkins, G.. L., jackson.
COmp'n J. M. HOwry, c. Orator, Holly
Springs.
cOmP'n Benjamin Springer, G. P. S, vicks-
burg.
Comp'n D. L. Broom, G. R A, C., Natchez.
COmp'n Geo. c.. Porter, G.. c. Sd ", Browns
Vile.
Comp'n A. v. Rowe, C. C. Cd ", Lexington.
COmp'n Charles A. LacOste, G. c. lt ",
Natchez.
Comp'n J. J. BirdSoug, C. c. H., Browns
Vile.
Comp'n George W. Johnson, G. sentine
MISREPRESENTATION
1t will be seen that the bill for raising addi-
tlonal troops has been brought before the Sem
ate.
A debate on taking up the bill arose, in.
which Messrs. Calhoun, Mangum and Hale OPP
posed it, and Cass and Allen supported it,
The vote tor taking it up was a tie-l9 to 49,
Vice President Dallas voting in the afRrma-
tive, and the bill in consequence was to have
come up last Monday.
The following is a copy of it.:
|. That the President be and he is hereby
authorized, should the exigencies of the war
a further increase of force, to call for
and accept the services Of additional volun-
teers, not exceeding twenty thousand men,
who may offer their services, either as cavalry.
infantry, or Fifemen, to serve three years after
they shall have arrived at the place of rendez-
vous, unless sooner discharged, 10 be raised
and organized in the same manner as are provi-
ded for volunteers under existing laws, and to
have the same pay, rations and allowances, in
land and scrip, according to grades,
and to be subject to the same regulations and
to the rules and articles of war.
2. That where companies Of volunteers
which are now, or which may hereafter be in
service, shall become reduced in rank and file.
the President be and he is hereby authorized
to discharge a part Of the commissioned off,
GERS, leaving not more than three for sixty rank
and nile in the company, and where not more
twenty, all may be discharged, and new
companies formed, Of eighty men each proyi-
ded, that the companies may rot be reduced.
IT it be deemed necessary, or for the public
interest to increase the companies bv recrn;ts
3. When regiments of volunteers which are
now, or which may be hereafter in service.
shall become reduced, the President is au,bor-
lied to receive additional companies Of volun-
for such regiments: provided that such
increase for any regiment shall not 90 beyond
one thousand rank and file.
Section four re.enacts some Of the proyi-
OF the present law.
Section five enaCts that the volunteers called
out under this act, may be discharged six
months after the ratification of a treaty Of
peace.-BuAetn.