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General Assembly of Virginia.Senate.
Saturday, Feb. 3, 1862.
The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock by Mr. Johnson, President pro tem, Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Brown.
The Military bill
The bill reported from the joint committee "to raise troops to meet the requisition on Virginia by the President of the Confederate States," was taken up for consideration.
Mr. Johnson (Mr. Dickinson, of Prince Edward, in the chair) said that the quote called for by the President's requisition amounted to 65,800 men. The committee had been informed by the Secretary of War that 1,500 troops now in the field had already reenlisted for the war — thus leaving 64,300 to be raised.
It was within the bounds of probability that from 27,000 to 28,000 would re-enlist.
The bounty system provided by act of Congress was working well, and troops were very rapidly offering their services for the war. The committee assumed that the bill, in its present form, by giving an opportunity for tr