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Council had acted as rapidly as possible under the circumstances,
and had of necessity given much time to consideration of the
volunteer army upon whom rested "the hopes and fortunes of
the people of Texas." The committee recommended the appointment
of a lieutenant colonel for the artillery, and the regimental officers
for the infantry, but thought it unwise to appoint all officers, as
this would leave no room for promotion and no incentive for
qualified men to come from the United States."* In keeping with
the recommendation of its committee the Council selected James W.
Fannin, Colonel of Artillery; James C. Neill, Lieutenant Colonel
of Artillery; Philip A. Sublett, Colonel of Infantry; Henry Millard,
a member of the Council, Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry; and
William Oldham, Major of Infantry. Fannin, Neill, and Oldham
were nominees of Barrett. On the following day the Council
appointed David B. Macomb, Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery;
W. B. Travis, First Major of Artillery; and T. F. L. Barrett,
Second Major of Artillery.7 This completed the list of regi-
mental officers for the regular army, and met the request of General
Houston that all regimental officers be appointed.
In choosing company officers the Council had made no state-
ment as to seniority of rank, and, as it was apparent that ques-
tions would arise over this matter, a resolution was passed, Decem-
ber 12, declaring that seniority should be determined by drawing
numbers.3s On the same day the secretary of the Council was
required to furnish the commander-in-chief with a list of the officers
elected for the regular army, a list of all contractors, and copies
of the ordinances relating to the regular army and auxiliary vol-
unteer corps.3s This information was of course essential to the
commanding officer, but the resolution was not always complied
with. On December 12, Governor Smith was requested to issue
his order instructing the commanding general to move his head-
quarters to the town of Washington for the purpose of recruiting
and organizing the regular army.40
Governor Smith reported to the Council, December 18, a com-
36Gammel, Laws of Tewas, I, 632.
37Ibid., I, 636, 638.
38Ibid., I, 658, 989.
39Ibid., I, 657.
4olbid., I, 990.332
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