The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-29
CONFEDERATE Ger lRss.


stephens. In the chair.
IN u. army. asking increase q llss pay. Rs.
ferrsd sxss
Mr. sparrow. ftom .hs co.s1 ,ee ON N;i,ssry
Hairs, reported . House hill u nJtsHi an aei to
authorize payment to he ma.ts. ~ esrtaia horssa
Passed. - -
By tue same House bill 10 g itss.s III. pay Of
priva.es aud non commissioned O13cers Of the army
Of the Confederate States. wit amendment
submitted by ths committee. 4he bill provides
that the pay Of privatss and npn.commissoned
officers be increased - Per mon,h4 The substitute
prSvldss in iisa 81 he asr.s.: psopo.sd ,hs
Of aiding the indigant faulilis1 ~ those who are
absent from them and engaged q tbs military ser
vice Of the country, ~ privatee ana non commits
saoned officers, aud that tho said mn shallbe paid
to the Governors Of the respective States, In pro-
portion to the number of soldiers fufnfshe1 by said
States respectively to be distriou4eA 10 such indi
gent families according to such rnles a. may be
prescribed by the laws Of such 61et1&
On motion of Hr Burnett, In bi1fs0Rs placed on
the calendar and ordered 10 be o1lnN &.
4f. Hl1. from the Gonlmittss o6e ii S1aa1taFw,
reported bill to 0fgacixo military courts 70 attend
TO define the powers Of said courts. Laid upon the
table and ordered to be printed.
MI. Semnles. from the Committee on the Judi
ciary, To which referred resolution introduced
by Mr.. Oldham, defining the power and Jurisdiction
Of Prov nst Msrshals reported back substitute to
the same. Laid upOn the table and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Sparrow introduced bill to amend an act TO
hut horize bands OF partisan rangers. Referred 70
Military COMMITTEES.
The order Of the day, bill TO organize the Su
preme Court OF the Confederate States wss post.
poned
The House resolution resembling the concurren.
resolution fixing the day Of adjournment and ex-
tending the time TO the 9TH Of October. was post
poned until Monday.
The bill TO provide for llng vacancies in certain
cases WIS taken up.
Mr.. Phelan offered the following as substitute:
Tha: in all cases where board Of inquiry shall do
clare that the field officer elected promoted by
niory is unit to discharge the dutiss Of his office
by reason OF disability ncompetency there shall
be regular advance in rank Of all field officers in
ferior In rank to the officer they declared to be
disabled or incompetent who shall have been
decided to Do able and competent for their
respective positions, SO far to constitute
the senior captsin of q company maj or of the bat
TALON, squadron, or regiment, to which the said dis
abled or incompetent officer belonged. All COM
missioned officers of the company from which the
said senior captain has been promoted shall be reg
nlsrly advanced in rank, provided they have been
decided to be able and competent to discharge the
duties OF their respective positions; aud election
shall be held to I'LL the vacancy they occasioned in
the Office OF the lowest commissioned officer.
SEC 2. Be 1t further enacted, That when Board
OF Inquiry may declare that any commissioned Off
Ger OF company, elected or promoted by reason of
seniority is unable to perform the duties of his Of
commissioned officers inferior to the said officer
who have been declared 10 be able aud competent
10 discharge the dute of their pectve POSITIONS
and election shall be held to fill the vacancy Cc.
easionsd in the etfce OF the lowest commissioned
officer.
Mr.. Semmes offered the following as All addition.
al section to the bill:
The Board OF Inquiry mentioned in the previous
sections of this act shall make NO examination Of
any officer promoted by seniority elected except
for all officers OF and below the grade of Captain
aud the application of Brigadier or other Gen
eral OF superior rank for all field officers Pr0Dided
that NO such application shall be entertained unless
made within three months after the promotion or
election Of any officer; and as to officers promoted
elected prior to the passage of this act no such
examination shall take place unless the application
be made within sixty days after the approval of
this act PrOriaed, that any officer being once ex.
amined shall not be subject to re examination on
any snhiset, for prnlnntiun- ...s-.S
On motion ef Mr. Sparrow. ths Senate resolved
itself into secret session.
HOUSE OF KEPREsENTATIvEs-The House met
st IL o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Moore
Mr. Ho lge, Of KY. from the Committee on Ma.
val Affairs reported bill TO amend the act for the
organization of the Navy. Postponed and placed
upon the calendar. The bill provides that all pro
motions under the I'd section OF said act shall be
made OF such officers As have been recommended
by Board of Naval Officers, to Do convened by
least officer of each commissioned grade and
that all ofcers who have served in the navy OF the
United States or OF tho Confederate States or in
eithsr Of them, for the period Of forty yaRrs and wi
may be the time of ,heir application horne upoa
The roll GI commissioned officers OF the Confederate
navy shall. upon their sppiesticn In the President
OF the Confederate States DO placed upon q
served list retaining their rank, but To DO entitled
only to leave Of absence pay.
Mr.. Read Ct KY, introduced bill supplementary
to act TO authorize tho Secretary Of War to
grant transfers, approved Sept. 81 1862. 1.-The sup
Elementary bill provides that when such transfers
are granted by the Secretary Of War, ho shall fur
nish transportation also Passed.
On motion of Eff. Wright, Of Ga, the special or
der for tue morning hour-a bill to re0rgsnize aud
promote the efficiency Of the Medical Department
of the Army-was postponed and made the special
order for the morning hour on Monday.
Mr.. Keunsr OF La, from the Committee of
Ways aud Means. introduced joint resolution to
extend The present session OF Congress to Monday,
the Gth Of October, at II clock II. The resolu.
tiOn WAS considered aud passed-Yeas So, nays IL.
Mr. Chambers. of Miss, introduced a Joint reso
luton OF thanks to Lieut. Isaac N. Brown, and all
under hs command for the signal exhibition Of
skill aud gaantfy on board the steamer Arkansas
on the Mississippi river, July lith 1862 Passed.
Mr. Miles. Of S. c., from the Military Committee,
reported bill TO purge the army of ignorant and
incompetent officers, which is rs follows:
Whersas, The efficiency Of our army and the
health and comfort OF our soldiers In tue hold de.
pend upon the skill, competence, aud attention to
duty OF tho officers in the service and schereas it
is well Known that many Of officers of the army
are ignorant Of their duties, inefficient In their dis
charge and utterly careless OF the health of their
men Therefore,
The Congress Of tAs Confederate States do enact,
That whenever, in the judgment Of the General
commanding department the good of the service
and tho efficiency of his command require il, he ia
authorized aud 1t ia hereby made bis duty, to ap.
point an Examining Board, TO be composed of Of
Hcers Of y rank at least ~ high a. that Of the Of
fce,s whose qualifications 1t il rspossd to inquire
into which Board shal immediately proceed to ex
amino into the cases Of such officers a. may be
brought to their attention, for the purpose Of de-
termning their qualifications for the discharge OF
the duties appertainng to their several positions.
SIC. 9. Be Il further enacted That whenever such
Examining Board shall determine that any officer
is clearly unit perform bis legitimate and proper
duties careless and inattentive In their discharge
then the said Board shall communicate their decis
iOn together with full report Of their proceedings
in the case, to the General commanding the depart
ment In which the examination shall have been
held who shall, II he approve the finding of the
Board, be authorized o suspend the officer who has
been pronounced unfit for his position, and shall
Immediately transmit to the Secretary of War the
decision and proceedings OF the Examining Board,
with his own action and opinion endorsed thereon
SEC. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That the Secretar :
of War, II hs approve the finding Of the Board and
the action of the General commanding the depart
ment, shall lay the same before the President who
II authorised to retire hOnofahly or to drop frOu
the army. ~ the circumstances OF the case may
warrant and the good OF the service may require
the officer who has been found undt for his po
dtion.
SEC. L. Be IL further enacted, That In order to se
cure reliable information OF the efficiency and com
pstencs of officers, it is hereby made the duty ol
each officer commanding regiment, separate bat
TALON, company, battery. or squadron, to make "a
his Immediate commanding Officer. who shall trans
NIT the same to the Brigadier.0 General commanding
monthly report, In tabular form, containing liyi
Of ali commissioned officers Of such regiment sepa
rate battalion, company. battery, or squadron, ia
which shall be stated the number Of days each OIL