Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-08
..Ie rank Of ,.L..I ''''

- '"N II ms."E and four ~ass;stau,
A ",,t."n,s ~i:h lie rank Of captain.
ace department, with n comIui,
,a sS"' a Of the rank Of colonel, an assis.
.sn,rs Hn!Ssary general Of The rank Of lien
r"" ~colonei, two conmisssries of the rank
> "a .",Nor, apd fnur assistant culumissar;cs Of
Tank OF captain.
A ined'c4il department, with 4 surgeon ger
eral o. the -a"k Of colonel, ten Surgeons :,
Ii" rthk Of major, and ten assistant sur icons
OF tie rank III captain.
It "A pay department, with 4 paylnaster general
OF tbs RANK OF %cnloa"l, ard three pa mastcrs,
With the rank Of major.
! an engine: corps, with one colonel. Que
! ueu,ehant c"ioteI, two majors, six ca ptn;ns,
TWO N'St Neu;enantS ard Two second Iieutcnnnis.
10 this corps snail be attached two c3m,a.
mes 0i sapPcrs and miners, to each Of which
! sih''' pe a''':l:n one captain, enc first lieuien.
aht ana ono second lieutenant Of engineers
The n%+jntant generals department above
provided Tor. Shall b., the adiutant rcncrqls
department for all the military forces whs.h |
shall be called into service in the fald oamo
or garrison, and shall be entirely senora,e a"d +
independent Of the aljutant genera. s. ~! !
Lnent OF the militia, and the ouartorm.rsnr'u
department, the subsista?c. d~ep7-tneyf.:
medical department, and the 5sv Dr.
snail take charge cf sl the optrs,:
respective dcpariacrts ror ali II
military service. .r'incn
The govcrnoc shall ms Of t!!ri
several drcsrtner- branches Of tn
the engineer =
and consa- llo,nt the officers Of tax
lished II above named, i~nc,ul;u.
ar -orHa, by aId with the alr;c.
q ''r Advisory Counrii, cSt4,
''i"ef an Ordinance of Sins Coovro,,nn
! ~ snail r"tnmisGicn the s.ne.
o,,|Hp Ordinance shall be in fore. from 10
~ e. sid shai DC in the lieu and steal n
""r Ordinance adopted OF the twenty.:irs, ms,
"i: 9coTT, from tho same committee. Ala;
reI.'ortcd the following ordnance.
AN ORD!EAHcE 10 c96strycf u In, e. ri.
grapa.
he u orHt''icd, taat tho Co7srfor h. an.
sl""'@I" !" "aTe constructed a line OF telegraph
'ou INC ci'F o. Mcano>G TO such points on
the James rive: rs 10 .:sy select, and to d.(r1y
t'e cost o. 'Ge tlins from such monies as may
ht raised f'r military purposes.
Mr. S21rT.--T!!c committee have 1,-ect.l
nee m report also An ordinance 10 authorize
the Governor 10 exempt Certain persons from,
military duty"
"Be i. oTdaincd tina. the Gorcrnor b.. and
~ - ''iN"E tiIi' iECt W EsG'lSp ITONi militia
~ service sucn number of tho cmplova,e ,f
each railroad company rs may he necessary to
operata he road, and to organize them far r..
defence Of The line Of such read and of its
tcrmini."
VI. Sc31r.-I desire, ri y future time, n
offer thc following resolution, which | will ,os
read for the information Of the Convention
It is not from the Committca on Military AZ
fairs:
'Re:o!ced, That hereafter the first business
with the Convention each day shall BE- 4 call
by The President upon The chairman If each
committee fer such reports as lac may have 10 |
submit"
The question being on the adoption 81 the
first ordinance reported from the Committee
on Military Aflirs- !
Mr.. TURNER, Ct Jackson Il desire 20 oier
this amendment, TO come IN lf.ar the word
Convention" in the lf+st paragraph but one:
Subject, however, to the approval Of this
Convention"
NJ. DnnMAx, of Rockbridgc-This satisfies
me Of the Importance of altering The system
Of business heretofore pursued. 1t il impos.
sible for The Convention 70 pass intc!ligibly
upon business here. ! desire to determine
this question, hy q motion which 1 shn!l make,
at this poin!. The question Of 4 military organ.
ization is 81 the very highest Importance TO
us, and We should have m opportunity 20 u.
anime it fully, aid consider il with care and
caulIOn. mo"e that this ordinances h. laid
upon the table and printed.
NJ. EARiY.-l would ask tho gentleman TO
withdraw his motion ard | will renew il.
Mr.. DoRMAS.-l Withdraw il.
Mr.. EAKLT.-lt is absolutely necessary That
We shall have IL least some Of this staff depart.
,p.,I tr.,niy:l Thnr. h,y, l,., --
number o. volunteers ordered To this civ
My friend from Bedford, (Mr. GoopE,) and my.
Self were engaged yesterday evening in cndea
vorins to fad quarters for some compare, c
that were ordered here from the city of Lynch. E
burg, ana were unahiu to procure any until = {
late hour OF the night, and then we we're only :
enabled to provide them with empty rooms.
II il absolutely necessary 10 have 4 Quarter j
masters Department, ard We should organize q
it al once. This whole scheme WIS frs: pru. T
posed BY the Superintendent Of the Military {
Institute, (CJl. SMITH and was since submitted! il
to the Command2r,iH Chief. The organization
Of n Staff Department h.s met with hr; apprn. p
i,atioiL. The only question now i, rs t. the C
mode of appointment. II will be perceived b
that the o d nance provides for the organization c.
of the Departments through the Executive, by c.
and with the advice and consent Of tie .Advi- "
sorry Council but this mode Of Appearances, -
does not secm satisfactory TO some gentlemen, Ia
and the question now is, vhether wo will make c.
these appointments subject TO the ratification
Of this Contention, or to that OF the Advisory Of
The Convention will not nc long III "a,
Session, and SOME Inconvenience NAV result ar
from requiring the appointments 10 e car CT
Grmed by it. b,
Mr. TuESEG-It has been suggested thH #
e CC., -! IT..
committee OF oilety os appointed, ana HAT. | su
presume, viii oj7iate the difficulty which The in
gentleman indicates. III
Mr.. EAILY.--l hare nothing to DO yi!h 4
Committee Of Safety. Isl
Now, sir, some Of these departments may vi
rot BE- required l.. once. An Engineer depart
lncTt may be organized Mt LEISURE. !: Pay De in
1artmcnt may not be organized fer soInr TING;
,ut it is necessary to have n Qnartersnaster's in
Department forthwith. If We were to submit In
he nominations to this Convention, sc should III
lave interminabio debates. We have now an no
Council, composed Of the President in
NJ The Court Of appeals, The Superintendent TN
the Military Institute, ard Il member Of tho rc
!. S. Navy, Of worI1-~id. regulations; and 1t
his Convention may he satisfied that no ap- il
viii 81 through that council that or;
viii not be satisfactory to tho Commonwealth. co
! shall, according to promise, renew the mo-. col
ion TO lay The ordinance upon the table and
'rint il; but shall vote against il. in,
Mr.. DoRMAN-1here is no necessity OF re- 49,
il. vii! withdraw it. ;Iti
Mr.. TURNER, Of Jackson.-I don't intend to ev,
Ictain the Convention by any extended re. tut
marks upon this question. My idea was, that CIV,
n case OF the adjournment OF this Convention, an
be appointments made by the Advisory Coun- thi
during the recess Of this Convention would thu
the same position as appointments thu
aade BY the President Of the United States
uring the recess o! Congress- that they would co,
old good until confirmed or rejected by the mi
lon venti0n ba,