Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-17
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=, t,rt.;ned hv The gentleman a. 70 Ge pro-
Mac of q nj action being taken upon tnia
;nh;eet hv tbs Legislature, is a correct yie7.
Ent Il does seem to-me that the subject beng
fnoneht tefore this body, it becomes as 10
,.far r. tn q committee, and let that coIEmlt1es
1enort Whist proceeding is proper to be nfo. l
n derst.pd that tie irvssiop Which bas been
recently m.ds upon the counties o. aoeau ss
and n ,r,hsmpson, has been made upon :h'
jnvitation and urgent solicitation OF ts"' =
diyidual. | think, therefore, the nAttss ue
serves the consideration of q comm''!eo' sno
ut Il ought to b. referred toi
Mr. SrUAar-I hsve no Obj souon % sna'
move ment .o,t,o, ,,o
This m..ion to take up The resolution was
agreed to-
The re:o!u.io1 reads
.R,sJved. That a committee OF hive DO aP
ro:nt,d be- the President, to inquire INTO ~
LOYALTY Of J 1dee E lward P. Pits to the osa.s
Of Virginia and the Confederate states aoo
that such committee have power to SUNNY w.
witnesses, and by proclamation to sa""on ~
said Elssrd P. Pitts before them. 49,. ,ho
NJ, S,uARr.-I will move to str'ke out 'ue
latter clause # the resolution, anu La sua
committee have power to so""ou ~ q D.
q & oy proclaua ion to summon 'Ie eA'u 1.
Pitts BIZ re them" That certainty eou'a hot
be done during the session OF ms sooy.
NJ. MoRRls-1 am satisfied TO sFise OUT
The resolution, as amended, was then adopt
ed.
Mr.. STUART AT tho last session ofthe Con
vention an ordinance was reported oy my col
league, NJ. BALDWIN, at the instance, rs IN
ders.ood him to say. of General Lee, IN rsia-
ton to company cfa GERS That ordlnace pro
yides that when = captain should vscate ns
commission, tho frst lieutenant should succeed
him, and The second lieutenant succeed tne
Ass, tire vacancy 10 be in the lowest graoo cf
commission Ulcers. Tho object OF that ord
nsaec Vas to avoid thosa cora cts be!Eecn lieu
tenants and superior officers, which LEAD Tery
often to 6 disagreeable state OF feeling N the
q move that tia: ordinance BE- !sKsh
Up
The preston was tsken, but 20 quorum
vo';d.
Mr. STUART hope I usy be pardsned for
onc w,rd # . < ,'.' ton.
Tbs: ordins; c. xl- regarded by the Com
IN a. her i -Chiat as oas Of the highest impor
tauce 70 the proper discipline Of the army
Fill $. {. q fact within my own personal
snc~ieds,. which will shov thu necessity OF
cd mi, e an nrdinarca Of this character, and
III. 6;.sdg-n.a.e 10 tie service of the failure
o .hc CnHv .ation % have passed It heretofore.
We have les: the ~sarrics Of scme Of our best
cGi ,.r. he,,u-e o. the d fo:rences resulting
frr 70 CO g c : 10 the ms ter Of prom lh1n.-
Ths.e saw hasn Constant at 'ugs'es gong on
between the 6rs: ard ss:ond l.usenants for
pr3mo:ion to cap.aipci"s. upon the occurrence
Of vaca1ce s in tina oHoe, an the result has
bee, in evsry insta' CO. ~nere. the second lieu
tensn. supe seeded ,ho hrst, by o vote of the
company. ire resignation Of The latter. Another
sesult Of this ,ysHm has been the PRACTICE OF
c.nstlut ca; Sc So: = ne officers, which hss
r. duced disorgaI:z-.lon in many companies
OEcsrs seeking favors q. the hands O. pr'vstes
sre tco SPIT TO relax proper discipline, With q
view to T.nder themselves p?pulsr with the
company, and secure the votes Of the men in
An election for Captain. This evil is known
to exist. ard I see no way of arresting It hu:
By the adoption Of such q rule As the otc,:a2ee
to which I refer p.escrihes.
With that explanation, ( trust it will be the
pleasure OF The House to take up this osdi-
nance and sd-p. it.
TIE PREsiDESr. -S:rictly speaking, when a
eouat If the II ;use shows these is no quarau.
the Char cen entertain uo motion bu:e no
ton to adjourn. Inasmuch, hc~tver, ss he
thinks thsre is now 8 quorum preoeat, be viii
ospart from the general usage, snd put the
question sgain.
The question on taking mp the ordinance
referred 10 wigs again put, a1d .esu!:ed-syes
a., noes 81. n, quorum.
Mr.. FISHER Il move a cali Of the House.
Tbs President The N ,tioa is lot strictly
10 order, bu: I will entertain it.
Toe Motion vas agreed to, and the roll being
called, the following persons answered TO their
paUes
Msl.e. Mon..rue. (Pr.sdsn'S Amber, Arrs.ronr. ~
TO-. ssrbo !, Der n. s,steI:' RoEl. 10, Biyd, Rraso.'
DoruaS, Dul,ny' Fi.te: bo,b :. FreaeS. pug.s., Garland,
A.ynord Eend:sn, ne:i, Heleombs Holaday, Sui, Is.
bell Jspn. y, hL-u,dcke ~J,hnst7n, Kent. Kindred. Nc
aa's,; ssSs l. CHARLES :. xs,'SrI H ,!,Hs's na sSl,''g 49, 5as,s
II ria. Iorg.u, Med. Moore, = ebls I, o,bnrn, PARKS. Pen.
ti-,on Price. Pukh. ahegsy, s~it;ng:cn, slaughter. fpesd,
s9e .ssy, = s.' : Tu A1s1, ! r. sii si :. Ts, sssaf Ty' s;, v Wsnsr,
WHITFIELD. WoodF, WJseI.
E shty one N, nbers answered 10 their names,
VIZ Oh was four more than . quorum.
Mr. JOHNSTON, Of Lee and Scott, was a..
ssnt from il ness and Mr.. FLouaNoy was ab-
sent ir military strvioe-th. o:mpaay WHOM
b, commands being suddenly ordered away
70: duty.
Mr. MALLORY, Of Brunswick II Hove that
oil further proceedings on tho call Of the role
be dispensed with.
The motion wls agreed to-
The PRE,lpEsr.- ~ beg the indulgence of
the Convention before procssd.ug to thu exc
Gu lion OF the ordsr Of the day, to presen. two
communicating fiom the Governor Of the
ConDon="a'ih.
The 8 c OF: ~ read the first oonuualcs-
ton, GO I'LL us:
Executive DEPARTMENT,
Nov: SD, 1851.
Gentleman Of tho ConpentIox:
IL response 10 your resolution adopted on
the 22i inst, aud communicated to me this
morning, | STATE, thatl know Of no officers Of
the .rnY OF navy of the Cai..d States, who
resigntd :be;c positions AID rendered their
SER; g S TO V!-Ei5;s, thst +. He'd to receive ap
p.;inims MIS- lb 1 : eeTslcr. | have been in
TO- u,d 4 at Couc Cl tte officers who bad 50
resigned, and had been commissioned by
the 5 zee Of Virgins, undcr your ordinance
tf'te II q daS # April last have not bsea
ON sioned in ina O~cnfed:=a:et service
"a Ic' ! TeSe!fe1 - fSSciClSo, dpplfCSliou
w,s made T. A:j'l Gen. Cooper for . list,
81: 40 declined, ia courtsous tsrns, to furnish
II.
Tns ! st he7e7i b communicated ~as received
!:cm he n w DepT,m mt, and furnishes tue
info ma'ion dts rid as 10 the III :ers o; The
Navy.
au infM med that some Marine ard Coast
Slrvey efdctrs commissioned by Virginia,
nave not been commissioned By the Confedsr-
ate States
: Respectfully,
JoRs LsToaR
Offers o. the o. S :;ssy o. tbs reserved
list who resigned sinoe the secession of Viz.
gina. AID have not been appointed in c. S.
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