Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-31
HOUSE OF REPR EsENTATIvEs. !,


Of January.
HOUSE OF REPR EsENTATIVEs. y
The SPEAKER announced thht this being the sday
fixed for the appointment three Regents for he Smith
sonsn Institution he had appointed Messs Cox DAvIs
OF Maryland, and PATTERsaH - n.
REPORT or GEN MCCLELLAN
The SPEAKER also laid before the House letter of
the Secretary sofyWar, transmitting plance With
the resolution Of House, tbsseport OF Meior Gen
George Mcclellan OF the organ zaiIon end operations
Of the Army of the POTOMAC. when uuder his command
which laid upon the taband ordered to be printed
Mr. cox admitted tie following resolution:
.sGssd Inas ten thousand copies e the official report
documents be printed Tor the of the members of the
sent House
MEMRaR. How many
Mr.. cox Ten thousand copies 1t ia the same mum.
Der as thssof Ges Popes report which was ordered q
The resolution was adopted
- - BUREAU OF MILITARY JUSTICE
Mr. SCHENCK, from tho Com,nittse Military AT
ubstute, the blto create Bureau Of Military JUS
tce which referred to the COMMITTEES of the Whole
THE EMBODIMENT ACT.
Mr. SCHEhCk, firm The Committee on Military AT
fairs, reported bill to repeal section three aud part Of
section ten Of act entitled An enrol Ing and
calling cut the National forces and for other pureoses
approved March g. 1863 which was twice r al.
he first section bill repeats the third section AZ
the act mueh OF sectlpp
that act provides for srpsrata enromeut or tsvp
classes and provides that the two classes mentioned in
the third section of said oct shalt be conspdated. The
secoud section provides hat the ~ Eal take feet
be ia full force from ard afersiss passage.
Mr.. SCHENCK. i des'fe 70 explain, with the permits
sion of the HousAtsat the whole effect Of this bill is
simply abosh e distinction Of the classes, and
make the draff operate upon all between the ages of
twenty ia fortyhve. That is the whole scope OF the
BILL There liz nothing else in it. Iha. the amend
nent in regard to which the Committee Military Afrs
unan and seems ha
acted on at once ask that the House viii now CONSIDER
the bill
Mr.. STEVENS. i should like little longer time to
think of this bill 1t proposes to make very important
change in the law The law alloVs msrred be>
the sg-s Of thirty Eve and forty five To be exempt
from the first class, aud provides that notosy hesrd
under that age shall 90 hto that class but all single
up to the age Of orty6ve That is the law now as
understand it, But there zine months who
out in servcs st the time the law was passed who
have been in many bat les know that be Pennsylvania
nine mouths men have lost about one hall The number
that they ok out and this amendment will affect them
They in the srcnpd class bu. if this bill passes
they will be enrolled in the class with husr who
have been cut, at ALL sd Who have nerersseryed
the couptry any degree aunot very well that
that should. take place think It better that the law
should staud il s for the Present at least and that it
should be arranged that those who have eeay been in
service should not be drafted until the others haH be
drafted who have not been iniAe service But the
of the service right back the enrolment list and
mskeben liable; 10 ORA kshiyk h2t ,yrapa - - II
Ms s. ii II char
bill trepeal entirely the law referred TO- should have
been favor of his PROPOSE to consider the subject
this time but as il is merely proposition 10 amend that
law hich is fol- of defects aud which requires general
impn and modification 70 make elective, either rs
measure 10 recruit our failing
armies III favor a time 10 deliberate upon it, and to
give 1t the consideration which IL rtquirts therefore
hope that thal not act the propagation OF the gem
tleman from Ohio at this time move that thebhl be
referred to the Committee OF the Whole on the state OF
the Union
Mr. STEVENS. If it is in order. will move an
amendment to the bill.
The SPEAKER II is not in order The pending
question s 10 refer the bill H. the Committee 81 The Whole
90 the state of tn Unlon, which il no. debatable
Mr.. SCHENGK<-I ask leave t. Insks remark ii
reply to the objections inside by the gentleman from + IN
syvAuia, (Mr. STEvENs Considering tae bill ~ It's
various effects persons between the and Of the
classes provided FOR ID the original htn il viii be seen that
tbstedsa g6Td dsel 10 bs:sad on n sides 50 lar as
married between tie ages OF twenty lnd thrty-hve
concerned they subject now to the draft IL will
be remarked that Notwithstanding the early marriages In
the untry such men, in the ordDsryurse Ut nature,
cannot well be cslled into the field without eayQg young
children behind them And Il you consider the married
between the ages Of thiryhye and forty hyesthst
objection does not apply with the ioce orn most
INSTANCES and cialy regards that cafs Of men 10
the Interior OF the country farmers aud other working
men, to be affected by this BILL they usually in sueh
condition regards the ages Of their families, as 70 be
better able leave home than hose married be
the sges Of twenty and thirty five, who c0nitute
the fret class dono however propose II occupy the time
the H0uae by discussing matter WHICH,
e. me- lies plainly the surface that every must
have made up hs mind 10 the poprety Of abosSng or
not aboishipg this d tGct0n OF classes Az said be-
ore that the only subject which the committee
g. emed to be unanimous The gentleman On the other
sfe(M Mr. FERNANDO WooD) objects TO tha whole enroll
ing act and would rather bl introduced ar its
tue repeal uay say TO him that while perhaps no such
bill will be INTRODUCED, rtenly such bill will be re
ported by the Committee Military Ah,rs. And yet
that committee bas assiduousY gagged revision
Of that whole act with - its appointment 10 s~v-
eral other particulars regarding qIestons Il exemption
aud e her matters bs however, an amendment
for which there appeared IL br urgency before the
adiouTnmen of both Houses and bong instructed accord
fngly to present bill embracing this feature 1T this
time and other reseryng every thing esslor iuture
report and confederation al the House hope that tie
House will vote down the motion to refer tito the Com
mtee Of the Whole the state OF the Union, and that
ns bill will receive believe will be the next conse
quence q vote upon it's merits, aud viii BE- passed
the previous question s engossment and third
reading
Mr. STEVENS. ! hope the gentleman will allow me
b. propose an amendment before be the previous
opposition 1t isl pfosids that lhs pnt Ae
condition OF The SO persons who weTefn military tftvice
at the time the act passed 10 w6ch hs F an amend
meUt
Mr. sCHENCK No sir. The bill II stands will
probably induce all these onteeT We had better
leave tha bill an it ia. -
| Mr.. STEVENS Then / will vote aeenstfhe whole.
The qut sfign being the previous question the vote
stocd-s us noes so So the previous qGsstiop was
not seconded = ~
The question recurrsd on le motion 10 refer the bill