Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-21
From the New York Tribune.l

Mr. Wilson's bill. which passed the Senate on
Monday night. provides, regards cOnscription,
iu substance rs follows:
All able bodied male citizens and those who
have declared their intention become such. or
have exercised the right OF suffrage, between the
ages of wenty and forty FIVE years. constitute the
national forces OF the United States, are liable to
perform military duty when called out by the
President. The exempts are those who are
physically or mentally unfit. the Vice President.
heads of Executive Departments. United States
Judges. Governors OF States. only son of an in
digent widow, OF nhrm parent, or one such son.
where there are two or more To be selected by
the parent, also the only brother OF orphan
children under twelve wears. also the father OF
mOtherless children of the same age: and where
two of a family are in military service the re
mainder OF such family, not exceeding two. shall
be exempt. No person convicted OF felony SHALL
he rolled or permitted To serve. The National
force not now in service l. to be divided into two
classes. the first class embracing all between %
and 30 wears OF age. and all unmarried men be
tween 80 and 45 years of age The second class
embraces all the others and will not he called
INTO service until after tie first class
For convenience or enrolment. districts are
made CORRESPONDING with the Congressional DIS
ricts; in elch OF which the President appoints Il
Provost Marshal, with rank and pay of "A Captain
rank. who shall have Bureau in the War De
partmeut. and shall make the needtul rules and
regulations for carrying out the provisions OF this
act. These Mdshals are To arrest de>eri erS. re
port treaS0mtble practices. and detect spies &c
In each district there j. to be Board OF Enroll
ment, consisting OF the Provost Marshall and two
other persons, appointed by the President, one OF
swhom Is 10 be a physician and surgeon. This
Board shall divide the districts into convenient
Ii
each year. each class TO be enrolled separately
Persons thus enrolled are subiec Tor two years
IL be called into service serve for three years
o during the war. the same footing with the
present volunteers, advance pay bounty money,
&c, Included
When necessary to make draft the President
shall Indicate the number tor each district. taking
int" consideration the number already furnished
since the beginning OF the war. so ~ 20 fairly
equalize the burden; the enrolling officers shtl
then make the draft with fifty per cent. addition,
aud within ten days serve notices upon the dralied
men Substitutes mhv be furnished. or commu-
tatiOn made not to exceed three hundred dollars,
at the discretion OF the Secretary OF War. Any
person drafted and failing 10 report. or furnish
substitute, or ply his commutat0n, shall be
DENIED desert0r, and subject To immediate
rest. The bill provides for the proper surgical
examination OF drafted men. and the punishment
OF surgeons VINO receive DtlDec. w men the ursit
is finished. AL those not taken are allowed tray
cling piy to their horles. Those who furnish
substitutes exempt for the entire time OF the
DRAFT. and the substitute has the same pay, &c.
as though originally drafted
The bill also provides that volunteers in
service who enlist for one year shall have
bounty OF $50, one half pIii down: those who
enlist for two wears receive $50 of the regular
800 bounty. There are also provisions for the
consolidation of skeleton regiments; also that
Generals in the field may execute court maj tial
:, ntence against deserters mutineerS or murder
ers without reference to the President Court
martills may reduce absentee officers the ranks
Clothing, arms &c, shall not he sold, pledged or
given away aud may be taken wherever found
in illegal hands: persons who entice soldiers To
desert or harbor them, or. buy their arms or uni
forms aud ship captains or railroad conductors
who knowingly convey deserters may be tined
$500 and imprisoned from six months to two
wears
Any person who reSists draft, or counsels
Others to do 80 or dissuades them from perform
ing military duty, shall toe summariy arrested,
locked up until the draft IS finished. then be tried
by civil court and fined $500. or imprisoned
two wears. or both. The President. on the pass-
age ot this act. shall issue II proclamation recall
ing absentees from the army, who may return
without punishment within the time indicated,
except the forfeiture Ct pay tor the time OF ab-
seuce. those who 40 not return will be deSerters.
Officers absent with leave. except for sickness
wounds, receive half pay; officers absent without
leave no paw at all. There are other provisions,
but chiefly N detu not particularly important