Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-02
CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.

JANUARY 3d. 1865.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the House
consolidation bill.
Ga the previous day, Senate substitute fer this bill
had been adopted.
On motion, by Mr.. Baker, the vote adopting the
substitute reconsdered, and after various addition
al amendments to the Substitute, 1t was again adopted
in the following form
"a BILL AUTHORIZES THE CONSOLIDATION OF ooMPA-
NIEs, BATTAL1oNs AND REGIMENTS.
The CONGRESS of the Confederate States of America
do enact That whenever any companies which in
the service shall be reduced number less than
shall be proved to The Satisfaction of the
War, the general commanding the DEPARTING Mt
the In which said companies be serving that
they cannot recruited to that number wi hin
able time, the general commanding said department or
army may under general regulations to be issued by the
Secretary of War, consolidate such companies.
Sec lion 2. That new COMPANIES may be organized
from the commissioned officers and p1ivates of
companies thus consolidated, they from the same
State having the number RANK and die now fixed by law
gained shall be captain and one ts and one second
lieutenant and tire nou.c0mmssioned officers, four ser
geants and four cerporas
Section 8. That companies, if they from the
stae may be organized into battahoOs and regiments
aud he officers for companies batalioGs aad regiments
shall Do INN II designated and placed duty by the
general the dsparment or tne army 10 which
Officers thus shall continue TO until officers
AID consent Of the sene; and al selections of off
ma dc by the general to command said organza
tons or appointments by the President the refor as herein
provided, shall be from tie commissioned officers of The
companies. batali0ns regiments from which the new
ergarz .tioBs formed such nnssoa
officers prvates therefor may have bsen distinguished
for mertorieus aud sodiery conduc for VaIOr skill
regment ii which said officers prI.
Yates may have served; that they have been disn
guished il approved By the brigade and division con-
msDders. suatt ba sufficient proof thereof.
"5ecIiOu TGat Umcere IL the tom paUas, battalion
and gimsn;s which nav be dsosnded ag Eoren pTovid
ed ana Who may not be ooeu and appointed as re0u
cd bg this act shall be d9pel from the rolls suporuU
mel airy officers but such officers may within reasopabe
10 I'd OEdSrs be & Sc
creary War, t. troops the States of the Eie-
sissi ii V,r, and By the general commanding the depart
west Of The iassl3 p river troops heren
game themselves into companies, 6.taions and LeGi
ments the officers which shall be appointed by PJ
sideu ith the Twice aud Of the Senate
oMcefs may vcuatear into any company belonging the
III ch they last served or to tia state from
wnch the company regiment to which the aaid eff
belonged mag have OF OF the soVtce aud
~ VINO may; "l.nln Lntt'y 0Asa u1,3 "
10 which he have belonged volunteer aud enlist IN such
ne" ol8arlzaoQs in other companies, as authorized
herein, shall receive thu tey dropped 30
suForDu heri3s for twelve months pay at the rate their
grade eDti1!ea them TO the time they were 30 dropped
Section B. Tina hereafter all IL the Cfh Of
I'd section b. filed By eclecton in the pointed out
have belonged to tbs Consolidated oreanzatOns aud who
may BE- APPOINTED ID the grade in the lch they
held the rganz 4tols shartake rark the date
of their Grs appointment and, heTea
should the conps0ies organized under the iHna
OF this become reduced in number as less
than thrtywo meu rank and fe, present and fl for duty
aud should occur Ia the oio7 of second uten
ant, The shall be filed; should
below the number of sixteen, then vacancy in the Office
# frat lieutenant shall lot DC flied.
EeCton +. THAI the offices If aGltants ard OF
battaio-s and gmcEts are hefeb, abolished; here
after the officer commanding battalion regiment may
assig subatcrD of tbs has, belOn his command,
to adutant aud sad sIoaltern whilst SEWN
shall receive IL add loa 80 his and aaHances hlrt
dollars per month"; and the ooer CO AIDING shall also
s4iga, TO colo, bearer, ssicned ofc
private IRON his AID Who be distinguished Tor
toI0u4 sQGiclY 1ydQCt Tor Vai0r BR, aud
said comm sl0red utcer or private, whilst SO acting,
sha receive tie pay OF first lieute aat.
eec i0a Z? ihe Of battalions ami regiments
gaDzed under tne provisions OF ths act shall DC
OF ae old baLi&oas and rsgmonts from which the new
formed aud thn co0rs Of he Oldest battalion
forming tho 81 all De CCIoFd OF the
gan cation, c0lors Of the batiaons and
gin shall be trans atod by the secretary Of War; to
he Governors Of the respective States, wtha statement
the battles IN which the battalion regime 1t to which
they belong have BORNE part.
Section 8. That al staf Inc and other officers who
not have any CoLmaud or who may not any time
be duty for period exceeding thirty days uaass they
belong 10 the Invalid corps or prisoners 0t war;
War the general commanding department army
to which they belong shall be dropped from the rolls and
held to serVice provided by aH Provided, That
the President be-, and he hereby, authorized 10 sgu
officer !hrO9u command by the operation
act 10 vaoaacoa in the STAFF the rank held by hon
the liae-
''section 8, Prisoners Of may, within sixty lys Of
ter their exchange avail themselves Of he provisions of
the lh sec len Ctt1s SGt and hereafter When commits
stoned otc companies, ba4llo.s regnon5s may
be captuTed By the enemy the general commanding tho
department army WEic. they belong may designate
or the President appoint, other Officers TO f their
rank and comm Id to DO held only until The said
officers captured.
''5ection TO- Wien regin ns battalions or Companies
shall have been Consolidated under the provisions this
unless by virtue Of laws hereafter to be pa =sed