Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-22

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vhich grave Senators participated though IT, ''
or the elistening tear In every eye aud The 49,.
sion OF every face we're greatly mistaken q
Mr.. Grimes intensified the interest and Il.
by announcing that intelligence had been ,sc.;.S
Savannah too had been captured.
NJ. FOOT gave additional satisfaction n,
be read q pba account, received By l. e.
Eso Agent Tor the Associated Pres, 10 ca, a.. "
the previous statement, though differing a. !. !.
ersls captured. Thu news came byA a,y Is
Norfolk, COZ csding not only that For. Do.s.os
fallen and fifteen thousand prisoners b,so ~
that the Generals amongs. them were Pa
Johnston, and Buckner. IL also staid NJ, ~
h,d been going on near Savannah, and tS.,
had probably been captured. Uslaly an ~ e
rebels would not be worthy Of pliudi,. t,, ~
muuicstiop, though from rebel q source ,S,s.asO
snd enthusiastic applause.
On motion Of Nj. JOHNSON, the foIo,i,,
vas passed, after brief conversation az "a i.
Of waiting for an oiiicisl notification Of o., 80
the heroic services OF our army and nayy i,,s =
idsnt of the United States.
Resolved By the Senate (the House Ct R,r.
coucurripg,) That the thanks Of Ccrgr,., nv .u'
are hereby rendered, to the Officer, sols,.' /
men Of the army and navy Of the Uli.i Sis
heroic gulantry that under the Provides ~ :,
God. has won the series Of recent b 'ill.pt -.
the enemies of the U-ion and Cobs.itu,ioc
PKovYIoSAL GoyKRsNnn.
nr. Harris moved TO print the bill Viz, 1.
duced few days ago, providing for ID, ,.,aS.
Of provisional governments 10 certain ca, y.
agreed to.
Mr.. bale stated tina! the CommitssJs
and the House OF Representative, on Terfnr. ~. ~
several meetings on this subj.c,-vhicS So
government Of the Seeded states-ant hn,s'j
fore them relating to 1t.
Mr. Sumner said be had had the ple.sr, -,
the bill of the Senator from New York I'D
rcd 10 il entirely. ]; was very important n -
ing measure.
usIrfD STATES CAVALRY.
The Senate considered the bl for the b,,,,, -.
ton oil the cavalry forces. TIE kilary Cou,~
ported q substitute for the bill, which protO,s
tia. the cavalry forces In the service Of Ii. ia
shall hereafter be organized as follows: EA ~
of cavalry TO have one colonel, one lieut. On, \
mai ,rs, one surgeon, one assistant surgeon @,
sdiitspt, one regimental qusrtermss;er, oas -
com misssry, one veterinary surgeon, " noss Co.
shall be seventy Ave dollars per moth, sihe.p
rsgimentsl sergeant msjor, one sergean, niii&, .
termsster sergeant, ono commissaIy ssrgei,i m
pitsl stewards, one saddler sergeant, orc Ves.ar
geant, one chief trumpeter, and one chief hrrr,
smith; and each regiment Is TO e)nsl.t Of r.p
"a aies or troops, aud each company or ucgIs
one captain, one first lieutenant, one seGsLi "a
and one acting or supernumerary second t,ssz
be elected from the non-commissioned OG:nisN
spsctiye regiments, one first sergeant, O,s 10
ter sergeant, ono commisssry sergeant, tH N
eight corporols, two Transfers, two i4rs
smiths, one saddler, one wagner, and ssEttqt1
vAtes; the regiment.l jutiDts, the resnsrI
masters and regimen,sl commisssriss are al
from the irs. lieu.enants Of their resp:eiHss
but In which they shall continue in the Ice "a
ton. Vacancies caused by this organiIGga 81
be consid red as original, bat are to be Sals.
promotion. The second section provides srs
dent of the United States shall be sulhorrIn.
tad. under such regulations a. he may ssaas
duce by tran sier, discharge, or otherE.e iIts
nv forces now in the service beyond f'y "
each Of which regiments Is to be orgaIilst :
for by this act.
NJ. ressenden Inquired why the number 4
vas not dimished below fifty regiments
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts,, replied that ~
ported by the Committee on Military Aflin hs
proval of high military officers Tbe sElrsK
each regiment increased each regiment. okn
the whole was saving to the GovenmsHl W
now seventy-ssven volunteer cavalry rgrsi
of which are in q perfect condition uen !
mounted and not armed, and some are Tsslss
mounted; and the object was to reduce at IsEsd
fifty, consolidating the regiments and lxEIg
the service the surplus number Of ofsn y. =
L.. ln,, Il agalf saal1. - sE2
bill will reduce the number to $1,000
n. Fessenden entertained the impresOl, 10
yersing with military officers, that cur caVd IN
altogether too large. The late SecreAy "
him that 10000 were as many as could poss5ls ~
We have now what may be called three Era. n
one here, one In Missouri and in parts Of atz u
States connected With the Department Of s~r
ole in Kentucky; aud he thought tia. 20 ar
ments, connected direc ly and intirec'I! ~
these armies, were all that could be aecas1
proportion now 10 the service was enouJa v
in reality but 100000 men suthofEd By az
however, has been exceeded BY bad nIniss.s
cirslessness; each cavalry regiment cos1 i'' n
dollars or more year, three times as NC. ~
OF infantry regiments. and the result roI. -
should have TO pay 100 or $50 millions Of San'
for cavalry alone, which he corli MOI Hips.n
css.sry. At frat the mistake was that =. ~
any cavalry; now we are in excess s1t ~
strike down the number TO thirty regns'A
nr. Grimes said the Senate was lot y. irs'
Do. on this bill. In few days would BE- ~
character the war would as um,. l,iispsss
on BY the rebels a. a regular campaign ',' w
in our service would not be wanted, b..
forces we're to be broken up into guerra 81
would be necessary, He thought p'uts'a y
tate the postponement Of this ques;io'
Law the bill on the table, bu. ri.hdre. Az
Of
Mr.. Wilson, Of Massachusetts,, who atfn
tAnt that the bill should be passed. To- ~
cavalry we're enormous, while m,ny o.
uers lying about Of no earthly u.e. h'Sn
er, that the regiments would lot be reda'''s
BY the Senator from Maine. We bave Sn
fourteen cavalry regiments in the a'nI o
several In Kentucky aud N ssouri, sid w
L'avenwcr.h, attached 10 the Hunter sIps-'-
mounted and 10 the field, some IS Oo.
Mr. Harris remarked that we have n'' -
mounted. "a
Mr.. Wilson replied that va have moe ~
Der Of regiments; and IL CorgGe's SoaH vi. NJ,
or City regiments the excess could De ia'--
try or disbanded, and rot coIiin1e hs
pense that was incurred by keeping % -
the country doing nothing, contributing ~
vouring the substance OF the peop'e "a
Mr.. Fessenden thought thirty rtg 'nes -'.'-
cient II this event contemplated b7 ne mex X
VA should happen. II the rebel: shoos 4s
| into small bands we should lot Sicl INV
mounted men. .t.hJ
Nr. Harris concurred 10 the view Az.
ator from Iowa. We could judge b'iu
some thirty days hencs than We CAL ~ 81 "a
been said about the expense Ct tic csILi,
| Judgment, without any accurate kn',s
not believe tina, there was any s1el Cip,, =.
ha been mentioned II was said Inn.
seven regiments Of cavalry. OF ih'' ~ ~, =
Was charged with eleven, onefe7sh l.,,,s@
Nos, he knew the fact that bGi t1r'e ~. ~
we're mounted, and several were 81: ~" -