Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-26

motion II the construction of the Secretary be
rec a,d Congras cinao miks br gsdier genera,
and the &C. Of 30 Of Marc operate vacancy OF the
Office OF Qua termaster General the President would
again be debarred hs right of selection The eeve tn
sect Of the "acs forthe establishment and orssriz
ton Of the army, 30 passed oh of March, 1861 pro-
Isvdes shat pre- melton TO- and ircudng the - OF
colonel shall be made Ia the SIN departments and in
thae gineers a1d artillery, according 70 corps according
toBenorty, except in cas- OF disability heffec5pe
tency The committee ain draw the attention OF the
Ssuste to the fact that G. Myers either Is /. not,
auartsrmaser General II hei then he should sot only
be permitted but requirei to perform the duties OF his
Office II he Is no., the OPTION OF tia com nttee,
the Senate entitled 10 plain and direc; TO
their interrogatory to who dischargng the du-
ties Of that Office They did not visa the name OF the
individual but bis official position. The Scpe s-y, un-
Intentionally, no doubt omf5 TO STATE, wheth'r the
Quasermaser General il dischargng he duties OF the
oc and the com mi tee lef in doubt as to the po-
sitiou of General LAYTON Taey not told whether
he Q artermaster General or not, in thu opinion Of
the President Taey not told wat position U.
Myers who was apponteft be larermsster General,
nows0ccupes; whether be is removed from ofhcs or
not Is still unanswered
OF one fact there s 10 69ubt, A r Lawton who was
appointed with the consent OF toe Provisional Congress,
TO the command of brigade, and Whe etil holds bis
commission, without the consent Of the Senate, is low
disctagrg the duties OF A. G. Myers Quarternss.er
Genera by order Of tina President.
I Anothe. fact to be noted is tina. A. r. Llxton has
given no bond. The committee aff that bond s
required by !aw before h (ware b. QuTermaser Cen
cray could legally enter upon tina dsc5age OF mis- duties.
The Scre AIRY mi taken in supposing that 'such
not the usage of he Government. Of the Uned Sta es
before 1860" General J.sup was appointed iarter-
master General in 1873, and gave bond h held The
si:e till 1850 when General Johnston was appointed.
By the act VI May % 1912 (Vo q p. 742, o. g. s IL
is provided that the QuarIermaster General the Deputy
QirtermAs,er and tbs ASSISTANT pity Qlarterm aster
snail before they either Of them upon the dut
of their appointment, respectively enter into bond
with sufficient feelriy 10 be fprroyed Of BY
the Secretary OF Wa, conditioned for tie faithful
psndture Of al public moneys, and accoun ing for
all public property which may come to their hands,
| respectively
By the act of 24h Of April 1916, o. s. S., volume
page 297 section g. il is provided that ali officers
OF the Pay, Commissary aad iartsimasters Depart
mems SHALL previous to their eatersg on the Gu les CT
their respective Offices give good aud sufficient bond 10
the Uated Stites fully account for all moneys and
public property which they may eceivs, such a
| the Secretary OF War shall direct"
| 60 stood he Law when Gen raj Jesup appointed
and give bond Thsse laws are of force in the Coz
| fede iacy by the act OF sta of February, 1861.
By the 27,s section Of the for the establishment
aud organization o. the army of he Confederate Safes
&c.. Marca b. 1861 |; is provided, a. all officers Of
the Q larternatef aud COmnssary D pirtmeats shall
previous to ent ring the duies Of their respective
Offices give bond" IL.
IL VIC ai6uneu VI '"S Ss1y, 40 VIC S'efSSi-
master General is not required give bond, because
he is not discussing ocer, issuicent to reply that
the law rtqiires it The laws and the duties the
under the United SAFES Government that they
under this and there the Law prescrbes that bond
shall be given and ha 'usage before 1860" 70 give
il. The TACT volunteered tina. A. @. Myers
qured give bon only shows tina. the De jartment Of
| War la, erred in two instances instead OF one.
The appropriations Of Congress TO- the arterma' ter
Generals Depir men, based the estimates of the
Quartermlster General. The appropriations dawn
from the Treasury by the Secretary Of War, the
QUESTION of the Qlarermaser &c era. The committee
believe that A. k LaWton is not lartermaster Ge6eal,
nor legally csing the off e, and that every dollar
which has been drawn from the Treasury for the Of
the Quarternaier Generals Dsparm nj sEce the l0.h
day of August last has been issued without authority
aud In violation OF law.
They recommend the adoption of the accompanying
resolutions. EDWARD SPARROW, Chairman.