Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-24

quarters stationery, SO. This is very in
convenient mode Of paying, and know tha.
the officers Of the al my have been anxious
that soEle lsw might he passed giving them n
oer:sia SUN and dispensing with these allow
aacrs 1t is true that Meior General COM
manding tho army of the United States was
entitled 10 upwards of s7000 but a great deal O:
thar, according TO my view of it, was nade up
of the additional ra.ioEs that were given for
every hpe years service nave 80 Almanac
here containing tho pay, ratons and sllo~.
ances 10 Msjor Gererala in tho United States
army. II amounts 10 S469 month, exclusive
of the allowance for horses The rule in The
xrmr is, when an officer is in the field to give
him no ceramutation for quarters, fOrho is fur
Dished with all tho camp equpage necessary
fer him.
Tho ordinance that have drawn up, pro-
poses TO give 10 the Major General command
ins the gross sun Of $500 month, which will
Ee $4,000 year. That will be sufficient,
think, to meet all his wsnts; it will bo curtain
ly Us much as we will bs able to pay.
The second section provides that the pay Of
anv other Msjor Genrrai called into service,
shall be $500 per moLh, which will amount
to So, Geo year. We have already three
Nsi,r Generals ir service, and i IS for them
that this is iu,ead-i i9 provide.
This ordinance tlases 10 provision Tor tho
officers OF tic Adju;snt Generals Department,
the Quarteruas,et'S Department, the CouDls
sariat Department ana tue Medical Dtpart-
msut Tic rule in regard 10 these officers is,
that ,hsy shall have the same pay us officers
of the s:.:a" grade in the Cavalry.
There is .notter thing. The regular troops
art ruished with clothing. The volunteers
and militia are paid Communication for clothing;
snd have drawn up section providing that
instead Of clothing they should be given COM
mutation for clothing, according TO the lule
governing the Confederate States army.
This comprises the important features Of
The ordinance which have IN ny hand; and
PRO ooss to offer it as substitute TOR the
Whois when il is in order 10 do Sc.
Mr.. Wusoa.-I movo the previous qucS-
| ton.
The cali was sustained and the main Ques-
ton ordered to be put, which vas upoo the
amendment offered by Mr.. RASpoL9H TO tbs
second section Of Ar. TTLEs's substitute.
Mr. TYLER accepted the aTeEdment, and
it was therefore agreed To,
Mr.. RANpolpH-In order 10 complete the
amendment just agreed 20, there must be
grades in the Confederate States service which
| are not In ours.
propose to add this 10 the Escona sac.icn:
IF there be any grade 10 the Provisional army
or the volunteers and militia herein provided
for the Governor, BY and with the advice
of his council, may prescribe the pay for
such grade until further provision be made
therefor"
Mr. HAYxoxp-I demand the previous ques.
ticn.
The demand vas sustained, and ths main
question being putt wac decided 10 tho affirm
stive-
Mr.. EARLY here offered the substitute, The
provisions OF which ere given shoTc.
Mr.. ScorT, Of Powhalan-1 shall support
that proposition in preference 10 the substitute
of the gentleman from Charles City {Mr. tt
11a,) as it has been amended. That substitute
seems to ne to be almos. a5surd. The ordi-
! narce organizing the Provisional Army p7opc-
ses that 1t shall number about 10000 men.--
The substitute Of the gentleman from Charles
City, as amended by the gentleman IRON Klch.
nond, declares that there shall be no more Held
and general ficers for volunteers than for the
regular army. AccoI ding to that substitute,
no more officers can be furnished for force OF
| go. 900 men, If so many were called !rso the
aeld, than will be allow ed for the regular army,
which i 10 consist Of 10 900 men.
| shal. vote for the substitute CT the gentle
man lrcm FfarkliG, (Mr. EARLT)
Mr DrlASy, Of Fairfax-l call the previous
question.
Mr.. R4sDopPa-If the gentleman withdraws
tho call for moment Shall renew it
| Ar. DrLaHr-I withdraw it.
Mr. RAspoLpH-Wc have provided for eight
Generals, twen,y-eisht Colone!s aud twenty
eish: Msioys, which is but nero temporary
provision until this Convention meets in June.
| And yet, ,he gentleman from P0whatan (Mr.
/ ScoTT,) does not think thAtuutnber enough un
Ill the month Of June.
Mr. Scorr-Tnst ordinance docs not provide
this number Of eficsrs uotil June.
Nr RANDOLPH -Canuot tho Conrcntlop make
any change they deem necessary, when they
meet here 10 Junep All ] want is to guarc
!. against multiplication of cf6cers until we cur
| meet and determine what our course shall bt
. In future. We havs provided ficers for twen
ty -four regiments, and that, think, will be
larger army than Eapol.oa hss in proportion
to bis population. tbiek that vii! do st laas
as temporary provision until this Convention
can meet again.
Gentlemen may talk about putting 30, 900 o.
! SO, oo0 10 the field. Ii you put them in 1a'
hsld, they will be cumbersome and inethcien
at leas. for the present We do not want
larger army than we have officers for.
/ csll this previous question, IS promised
the Reptlenaa from Fairfax (Hr. DrLAST,)
would do.
f. The call was sustained. and tho main ques-
/ tion being put, which wss upon the substitute
| offered by The gentleman from franklin, MI
EAELr.) it was decided in the negative.
The question then REQUIRED upon the adop
tion of The substitute offered by Mr. TYLER, q
amended
Ir. EANY.-I feel compelled to move tha
this subject be re-comntted. l want TO stat
brieay the reason for that motion.
The substitute of the gentleman froG Charlie
City, (Mr. TYLrs) provides for the pay OF IN
! Provisional army, the militia snd volunteers
! We have adopted an ordinance that provlce
| for an Adju,ant Generals Department., a Qaar
| masters Department, Commissary Depart
mont snd Medical Department for tho who'll
troops We have h1su the graees OF The o.
fcers. II the pay Of these men shall 6e ae'
oordng TO tbe army Of too Confederate States
We have no datc here 10 20 by. The AGlutan
1 Generals of the Confederate army, believe, i
a Brigade. General. Cur A6jutans Genera
is Colonel; our Com,nissary General al
our Qlar.ernaster General is Z Colonel How
are they to he paid We have the rank, bu
how Is the pay 10 he determined :? provided
in my substitute, that they should be paid ii
the same way ss the cavalry ctucers OF th
same grade. Now, hsva as much desire t
cut of the General officers Of all services q
any Body else think that four Brigade
Generals for the Provisional army is enougo
but when wo have largo volunteer :orcs Il
the field. consisting of over 20 600 men, 70 ce
strict them to the same number Of the Pro
visional With oay 10000 man, is not at al
reAsoos BILE.
Mr.. RAspo1pn.-~po I understand the gen
tleman as stating that wo have mads 10 pro