The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-25
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

THE EXEMPTION BILL rs THE hEsy f0HT CITY
couScIL- THE APPROPRIATIONS cf 81 500
900
The appropriation Of 81 500 otG by the Nav
York City Council, to pay tee $500 exemptions
OK the citsz ms ef saat place, has bsen noticed
The praambls to ehe resolutions :t5 forth that
the wc1kiag esasass a-s wholly rnabls to pay
fer exemptions fasns eiyea, and tta: "sbe draft
iag Of there nlsn, andes sacf circumstances,
would not only be injurious 20 the interests. Of
tue-cisy, bat wona esnss great hsfasfips ard
privation to iheir faniliss, and would also be
likely to produce a popular outbreak, which
might ba productive OF the mos. serious conss-
quencea.'' The New York Hoyid gives the
following history OF the passage of tlIe orf:i-
uares by both Boards Of sas Council:
Ths President of tic Beard OF Aldermen
decided that o majority Of all the members
sieetsd eoGid nass The ordinsnce.
The ordinance was unanimously passed.
Alderman fiali.-Does the Chair decide III at
tue ordinance ia passed
The President The Chair 80 decides.
Alderman MeCoel, who was absent when
.he ordinance passed. came in and asked that
his vote shouId be recorded in the affirmative.
Alderman Mitchell asked that he should be
allowed to explain his position, being ahsani at
lae time the vote was taken. lie was oppoaed
20 the draft beiisyinglt It an unequal ihin1. Bat
thieves hSui teaA engaged in L;s district, AMI
he preferred to ses the trouble quellsd bsf.re
Doing any shirg one way OF tho other. He be-
tieYsd tie draft to oe a CONSUMPTION Of poor
men, anu ieotlgh opposed 10 yioisXos, 1ou.t
vote IA The afiirmative
1t was moved that the vote taken on the CT
diaance just passed oe reconeidsred Carried.
lihis WAS 5eearae of come doubts as to the is
Sai:y OF passiaY the paper without thirteen
votoe)
TIE vote Vas agsia called or the passage OF
TIE ordinance.
Aldermen hli.chsll.-Wha.i is the necessity Of
passing this ordinaBes now | understand
that The draft has been suspended. If neees,
sary, viii vo:9 ia the srmatve but don t
ilko to uphold 4 u,ob-
The oEdiaa.ics then passed, receiving thittesn
votes.
The Board OF Cornoimar II: ST ii O'clock,
President Jones III tue chair. The ordinance
fEor, the Board f Aidarmen was receive. rs.
latiag - the DRAFT. Mr. Rassal said shal> the
opposition WAS 20 any draft.
tr- dross.-I agree wish the gentleman
from tho G'wanty-second (Mr. RusseI) when
lie Gays the opposition ia to any draft what
aver. The opposition is to the draft, and to
tho draft only. The people reason Inat even
if they pay three hundred dollars now, what
guarantee is there that they will not again be
called ,.Axt week, or week after next2 The
act under which this draft takes place only
exempts suah parties fsom this draft for pay
Of $500. | am iii favor of relieving al from
the draft. AN opposed to an unreasonable,
uiijus5 draft, like the one now being enforced,
which fllis go heavily upon ths poorer classes
trust that some amendment may be made
whereby the $500 only be paid to such aa
are unable TO pay it. There are many VINO
"a well afford 70 ray taat euru oven ont o;
moneys maze ont Of this war.
Councilman Sanford. said the only way in
which this rebellion eould be PET down gaa
by Withdrawing men and money from the Ad
n'uietfat;on. In the language Of Richard
o Go,Nan, hs said: "Arn the peopleof Nsw
York against TIE aggressiops OF a corfnp: Ad-
min;ssrasson."
Mr. Ssadfori saia thatbs was informed that
.sasscssasoi IL $50 ssiare Mers 10 ee 1fafted -
304 men. With 50 pc. cent. exemption ;ass
would make quite 1880 men
Mr. Sanford hoped that no New E0glG1d
example would bs followed here. II Nav
Eag and they were drafting at the rate of 9
cali for 800 600 n.sn IL N5w York, and :" hers
Democratic majesiti5s prevailed, they were
drafting g. the tate of 60O, 900 Hs WAS opposed
to giving either men OF money.
Councilman Houghtaiin novsd the ordinance
passed by the Board Of Akie:men be adopted.
Tne ordinances was then passed by unani-
nous vote2l being present.
Air. Gross wished 10 know whether it was
officially know that the draft had been sus-
pended?
The Chair stated tha. he was 30 informed.
Mr. Gross.-sn such q case it would be well
to have tie fact pabliehai and plaesrded
shron8h t.is city.
The Board thsn adjourned.