Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-30
yoa,21Eas. Xix. -NUMRER 81

Respective POSITIONS. 80 Ly ~ 10 cons,nHir
the Srnul captain :" Il r"mpany In'J"r "i The
battalion, squadron nr regiment to which the
said disabled or incompetent ulil;rr b':lunsrtl.
All commissioned officers oi the COMPANY
from which tl:r saul senior captain has been
u,o,n,.t,,l shall he regularly advanced III
rank. provided ihe, have hr'-n decided To be
able a.i competent 10 discharge 'i's hn'i"S oi
Their respective ForiII"nr; m election Shal'
be bold tp liil the vacancy thus """asi"n.l II!
the cirr Of the lowest c"mini' i''"nrl "HIcrr.
SIC. -. T.. it Iuri.r "r,a-tGI. That when
bnaId ni inquiry may Il, ci"r: shat any com
miS,,oncd Cilicrr nr ""mpanr, elected al
prnInutrd ly reason If seniority. ~ unable /"
lie, form the duties oI iIr: niiirr, there "lIliI
he n rcuular advance III rank OF all cOrnnl;,.
s,,u.d ulii,r,e: Inferior ~ he sln "lir L, wh"
have been declared IL t". t!c AMI competent
10 Discharge the duties ot tlrlr r>l,'rtiEc po-
stinns and all election shall he held 10 ill !hr
vacancy GccasOnrL III t''.. Office Of III" i"we&t
commissioned officer.
Mr.. Sr,lMES 0llerc.! I'll" inlih" IN, a" u al
tl:tinnaI section tn the bill
The Board of Inquiry mcntloncI IN ll'e
Urey;,ius sections Of tins AL, shall make II"
examinations Of any officer pr"u olel hy *c
niorlty or e!:cted, except upon spplnatiun
,ulds by the Colonel OF :. regiment 10: all Of
licer. oi and below the grade OF captain. and
III. ID he application Of n hrisat'ier or other
general ai superior rank ter ali field officers
Provided, that nn snch application shall he
entertained unlr.,., Ina,ic wl'tIh three months
after The prurnuttun 81 r!e,lun "i any officer
and as 10 oiE,ers promoted 0r elected prior
To the la assai.r III thus act, no such cAamlna-
ton shall take place Unless the Application hr
made within sky jays after tfr ai'P,"'al o!
this act; Provided that anv officer h'IhS "nGo
rXaminei shall not be srihi"ct L" rr cNnlnrna
ton nn any subsequent pr"innllhm.
On mu,irn nl Mr.. :Sr,sh"n. thc otIlaI1 IL
snlvr.i itself into heir"t sc->i"n.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at | | o'clock. Prayer "
Rev. iir. M"nHF.
Mr. tlGu,r, oi Ky, Ir";I: the Committee G''
| Naval Affairs ret.nrtrd 4 hrti {" Ain"nL the
act ilr the organization ol The .tavv. t"sl-
poned and placed on The calendar The b'Il
provides that all pro.nnIonS under Tie =!
section Of said a;l shall hr made OF such Gli!-
GERS AS have been recommended hy Board
If Naval Officers, 10 he convened hy order nj
the prrsnlrni, suc,. hoard To consist ol ii
| least unn officer oi each commiSlonci gitdr;
and that ali Officers VII" haze served ih th.
navy OF thr Culir'l :,,atr-. 'r ii the C"ulcdr'
rate States; or III eIlhcr ol thrlh ior the p'-
ri,"i ui' .urty years. s,i'i who laaj he at the
time Of their application harne upon thr r"''
of commissioned ntKcers OF The Confederate
Navy, SHALL np"n their Applicant III I" ''i'
President Of the Confederate Slate. Ec place.
ruon 8 reserved list. reiairins lhr.T rank
hnl to l.e entitled onl,- IL leave Of absence
| pay.
Mr. Er.p. ii Ky. inl:o'i"c"'l = ill! >Hl'
Elementary To All act IL authorize III, N"'''"
Iarv of Warin grant transfers, lrtro'ri N'.lI
-, 10. The supplementary h'! pl","ir'
| that when such transfers are granted tf TIE
! SECRETARY Of War. hc shall furnish liar p"r
iarIon also. P.,.$.'!.
TN motion rf Mr. WRIGHT OF Gcorgi, ih'
surrlal order iur the rmorulng hnur--a bill IL
reulgal,iZc AMI promote the rllIcInncy M 'H'
medical department Of the army was l'''I
poned and made ili: special order l"r lh'
morning hoMr on Monday.
Mr.. kEHHrR nf I.o.i,,Ana. from ihc u"m
mlllee Of Ways a Means, introduced JON
resolution to eytend the present session .
Congress u Monday, The ,'th Ol October, :"
t. o'cluck, NJ. The resolution "ts ''"r"rt
cred and PASSED -y.a1 IS: nays, l..
MIR. CIIA.fBcn, oi Mississippi, mtr"dr"''i
Joint resolution nf thanks &" l.'rdt. i'tar y
Brown. AMI all under Iii, command. l"r III
signal exhibition Of skill anL .,aIlanlry III
board the steamer Arka,i*as. "n the Mr't'
giuri river. July the lIth lSG2. Pas ,cd.
Mr.. Mills. oi South I'ar"iina. from tn
Military unmmrtcc, IrI"yrleCi hill tn puIG
The srmy ni ignorant and incompetent "lii
GERS.
The following l. IN rSlrart !ro" he h:Ii
"rhr Congress If the Confederate 9tatf' IL
enact, That whGncvcr. i'll the llh!glnrni 81 tl'
general c0mInandin. irrarImcnI lhr go"
ut The service and the efficiency ri hI- con
nard rcqunr ii, hr IL authorized, arl II
hereby made his iuiv, 10 appoint an cNarr
ing board 10 he composed oi officers {" Il r"''
at least az high n that ot the officer wlI"'
qualifications il Is prnrostd To inquire iht'
which board shall immediately proceed t" cA
anime into the caseS of such CiiicrrS AZ ma
b. brought to their attention. for The pnrr'''
of determining their qualifications FOR the hl:
charge o.. the duties apl;'la'h'nG I" INC
several pnsitiGns.
The bill was ordered to be printed, III
+ made the special order l"r Monday, an'i fra
| ,lay to lay thereafter INIT! disposed "l.
Mr. G.aaETT. Of Va. from the Mil lar
| Committee, rry.rtcd hill To Grant r":liIhHt
ton for quarters To the superintendent al u
. Army Inlelicercc ard his clerks. fa"Se
Mr.. EIILTuH. Of Fla, from the >a;iIr r"milI
e tee, to whom was referred r"aoini"'i T.
: calling into the service all male SLAVES b
tween the age Of % aid 80 years. rrr"rl'
: tha same back. ard asked that It bc l'ii 'ip'
q the table, which was agreed Ia. Also. a b
To provide further i"r the publ" @ernc
which, On molten Of Mr.. pARG'H, Of AZ
: was made the special order ior "rdI'ea"'
V next.
:. Mr.. R,rsnr. nj Ark IRON the same ccI
9 mtter. reported h'll IL authorize certa
:. ba,tallons and regiments to elect Their lie
officers. whrrn Was ran'iicrcd snd passed.
un notion Of Mr.. RrS-Elf. Of VA. the n
i reported from the Judiciary CnmmitI"r.
- 1ry.rc.- atrocities al The cari"N. ""' ''h
r up sad made the Special order 'li'n.'iia'"iE
Ter me existing Special "rter sl:.'" f;''" '''
d disposed ni
Mr. SMITH. of Il g.. offered The i'Il"w'
n resolution, which was agreed TO:
Resolved. Tint the President be request
10 cause proper examination" to be rnadr
compnteuL military officers, "i the wa
% courscs Of Ea,trrn North Carolina AMI la
,s ern Virginia. w,In view to such deien"s$
NAV he necessary Tor the protection "I
pf country accessible to attack from the cnem.
gunboats. ...v,
II VIRGINIA i.EG,S 81. \ 7 l IL
: EVENING SEiSIOE.