Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-24
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THE CONSUMPTION BILL.

THE CONSUMPTION BILL.
The'following is the C6nscrption Bill, No. q pass
ed in the House Of Representatives on Wednesday
the nth. inst. The Senate has to act upon it and
We arc inclined to think will pass it with slight
notifications:
Bill to be entitled an act to provide for the filling
up Of existing companies, squadrons battalions
and regiments, and to increase the Provisional
Army Of the Confederate States:
Sec, l, The Congress of the Confederate States
of america do enact That when the President shall
consider an increase of the forces in the field neces-
sary to repel invasons or for the public safety IN
the pending war, he is authorized, as hereinafter
provided, to call into the military service OF the
Confederate States for three years, or during the
present war if it should be sooner ended all white
male citizens of the Confederate States, not legally
exempted from such SERVICE between the ages of
thirtyfve and forty-fve years; and such authority
shall exist in the President during the present war;
rs to all persons who now are or may hereafter be-
come eighteen years of age, and, when once enroll
ed, all persons between the ages of eighteen and
forty-five years shall serve their full term, and
one be entitled to a discharge because he may have
passed the age of fortyfve years before such term
of service expires. Provided, however, That the
regiment raised under and by authority of the State
Of Texas, and now in the service Of said State for
frontier defence, are hereby exempted from the
provisions and operations of this act Provided,
That the President in calling out into the service OF
the Confederate States troops under the provisions
Of this act shall apportion the troops thus to be
called out among the several States taking into con-
sideraton their population, between the ages here
inbefore stated, and the number of troops already
furnished to tho army under former acts.
Sec O. That the President shall make such call
by requisiton upon the Governors of the several
Confederate States for all any portion of the per-
sons within their respective States between the ages
of thirty i've and forty five years. and also for those
who now or may hereafter become eighteen years
old, as aforesaid, not legally exempted and'when
assembled in camps of instruction in the several
States, they shall be assigned to and form part OF
the companies squadrons, battaliops, and regiments
heretofore raised in their respective States and now
in the service of the Confederate States; and the
number that may remain from any State after filling
up existing Companies, squadrons, battaons, and
regiments from such State to their maximum legal
number, shall be Differed according to the laws Of
the State having such residue.
SEC. 8. That if the Governor of any State shall
refuse or shall fail for an unreasonable time to be
determined by the President to comply with said
reGuisition, then such persons in such State are
hereby made subject in all respects to an act en-
titled IAN act further to provide for the public
defence" approved April i6, 1852 and the President
is authorized to enforce said act against such per-
sons.
SEC t. That for the purpose of securing more
speedy enrolment of the persons rendered liable to
military service under this act, the President may,
Immediately upon making the requisition authorized
therein, employ in any State, whose Governor shall
consent thereto, officers of the Confederate States
to enroll and collect, in the respective camps of
instruction. all the persons called into service as
Aforesaid.
SEC. 5. That the persons brought into military
81; ,lo no t1,o
from their State in the service Of the Confed-
crate States which they may prefer to join, subject
to such regulations as the Secretary of War may
establish, to secure the filling up Of existing
panies squadrons, battaions and regiments from the
respective States Provided, That persons liable to
military service under the provisions Of this act,
and able bodied men the ages Of forty five years.
may volunteer and be assigned to duty In such CON-
parry, from their State, as they may select Pro-
vided That said company shall not. by reason
thereof be increased beyond its legal maximum
number; and Provided further, That the right Of
volunteering in, or of being assigned to, any COM
pany, shall not interfere with the objects of this act
or produce inequality or confusion in the different
arms of military service.
Provided, That the President is authorized to
suspend the execution of the act to which this is an
amendment, authorized under special provision and
provisions of said acts, in any locality, when he
believes such suspension will promote the public
god that in such localities and during said sspen-
sion the President is authorized to receive troops
into the Confederate service under any of the acts
passed by the Confederate Congress, prior to the
passage Of the act to further provide for the public
defence" passed the 10th day of April, 1862.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the passage Of
the bill, and resulted as follows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Arlington, Atkins, Baldwin, Bat
son, Bell, Bruce, E. NJ. Chambers, Chiffon Chris
man, Capp, Conrad, Conrow, Cook, Currin, Dargan.
hawkins, DcJarnett, Elliott, Foster, Garrett Gen
try, Graham, Gray, Hartridge, Heskell, Hilton,
lIclcomb, Holt Kenan, Of Ga, Kenan, of N. g.
kenner, Lander, Lyon, Machen Mclean, Menees,
Miles, Muunerlynn, Preston, Pugh, Read, Royston,
Sexton, Swami. Tibbs, Vest Wilcox Wright, Of
Texas, Mr.. Speaker-49.
Nuys-Messrs. Ashe, Aver Bonham, Bridgers,
Bruce, Chambliss Clark, Clopton, Crockett, Curry,
Davidson, Davis, Dupre, Ewing, Farrow, Foote'
Fl eeman, Gardenhier, Garland, Gartrell, Goode'
IIanly, Harris, Herbert, johnson, Jones, Marshall
Mcdowell, McRae, Mcqueen, Moore, Perkins, Rails
RUSSELL Smith, of Ala, Smith, Of N. c., Strickland
Tnppe, Welch-39.
MR.. WOODFIN'S LETTER