Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-02-19
sou Of widow. dependent upbn him for support which

son of widow, dependent upon him for support which
was agreed 10
The anne ndment Of Mr. CoLLAMER adopted
Mr. CLARK moved anne endment, " h oh was adopted
allowing tie person drafted e. be exempt by procuring
subst tute paying OF noney fot exceedog SOU
to be fixed by tae Secretary OF War; but if failing 10
appear procure substi utc or pay lie required SUM-
10 DO arrested aud led by court mat tia
Mr. NEsMlTA moved o. strike out the third section,
which provides for c.cs of national forces one from
eighteen 10 thirty years u sge, aud ona from thiry u
forty 6ve the frs cuss be c.lied into service hrt
Ha wished t. make tue bill US simple aud effective bs
possb He believed ht every citizen Owed al allegiance
10 tn Government and thought would have been better
had Government aited Its troops from the hst lie
liked tho bill for lis difeetness aud it's few exemptions
The people must put away Tho democratic doctrine that
their officers are anensbe 10 them, and be subject 10
strict discipline make good soldiers there must be strict
d,cplne make good army and he did not think there
any objection to making members Of Congress liable to
da he would come within the age and was ready TO do
bis duty procure substitute, and be thought II the
soldiers coud patup with the association tho people would
rot complain.
Mr.. WILKINSON want d to know if members OF Con
gr-ss could be drafted
Mr.. NESMITa thought they could be drafted but did
not kaow that they could Be arrested He thought they
ought not 10 be exempt or judging from the servee some
enbsrs OF Congress had rcudsred-the pesen members
OF course excspied-he thought tney would steal kch
mond captue the Southern Cunfsderacy If it was LETT
out over nisht. lLaughter.l
Mr WILSON, of Massachusetts,, moved an amendment,
which adopted mske the first class include those
between the ages OF twenty and hiryhVe instead ol
eighteen aud thrtyfs
Mr. DOOLlTTLE moved an amendment that persons
of reign birth who may have declared their intention to
become ctzens aud who haze voted at any election
snail be deemed citizens Wiihn the meaning OF the act
After SINE discussion tho amendment rejected.
Mr. HARRIS offered amendment 10 exempt persons
who, brug from scrupes Of ayerse to bearing
by The constitution and law OF any State excused
therefrUm
Mr. McDoUGALL thought all persons out to be obliged
to drafted procure substitute or pay the amount
specified
Mr. SUMNER thought clergymen ought to be excused
and hs moved so 10 amend.
Mr.. McDouGALL hoped the Senator would not in
cude the Methodist clergy they fighting clergy
Mr.. DAVIS thought The exemptions Retug too
numerous He would say TO all persons hight, pay or
emgrata
Mr. HENDERSON a.ked, il the minister was 70 be ex
cused the docrue that uSder the teachings Of Christ
they opposed fighting then why not oil CHRIS
1sns who follow ihem He would one. lie
feared uuder tbs amendment that States un.er this a~
might all their citizens.
Mr. HARRIS, in Of the difficulties that might arise,
withdrew the smsndment.
Mr. SUMNER moved 10 amend 20 as 10 exempt all
min sttrs of tue Gospel
Mr. HENDERSON said he should vote against the
amendment he would have such law that 10 case OF
auoiher this the ministers thou'd nave 20
uducemeut To advc In Mi sour the rulslere,
in many cate had treason and he believed that
in the senator's State, massachusetts In. Sen
would look back ce would hnd that treason had oeel
preached they had IN great degree oeen instruue
IN bringing about this III he had his way he would
mn, them ali "a the field aud make them fight the battles
tb-y ba done SO much inaugurate APplause IL the
galleries..
Mr. MORRILL, sad this charge against the clergy was
unjust ami could not he sustained The clergy u bis
STAT. were loyal De tacught if sny body was y be ea-
smpt the clergy tught TO be
Mr. FESSENDEN said he should vote against the
amepament for no taought it al EPuation against
the clergy Of his 8 ATE that they would resent
The anepdpent was rejected and the bill reported 10
the Senate and the question ecurfea on agreeing 70 the
Amendneut exempng Governors and juno avy OF sta'e'
MIR TRUMBULL favored the amendment de did not
want TO break up all State Governments Ibe people
were too negen be deceived by any such idea OF IN
cludlng every body iu the drs't
Mr. DIXON thought it highly important that ali should
be ncoded woud tend to aay any dissatisfaction y
Il, RICE said If the Dill did not exempt those exempt
I'd bv constitutions then there would be areVout"n
in the North,
SEVERAL vorcss. "Oh, no. no"
Mr. RICE. Wel,tryi and see
Mr. hcDOUGALL said if there was 10 be. Tevoluiinu
in the North let 1t come He had heard good deal
of talk about revolution in the North II IT was comiog
let il com. Blu. be disagreed entirely with he Senat
from Minnesota he did not believe here would be any
such revolution. , -
Mr. RICE warned Sena,ors not to touch the consttu-
ton Of spy State God veth there was not man 10
bs Sta.e ~ craven as TO submit 10 it
Mr.. WILKINSON said be believed the people OF Min
pesota by lags majority, believed the Constitution 81
,be United St,tes to be tire supr me law .
TIE amendment not concurred n Yeas IL, nays ~
Mr. WILKINSON renewed the amendment 70 exempt
ms,nb,rs ~ Congress Rejected Yeas 10. nays 90.
Mr. McDoCGALL offered amendment, which wac
,aopted including cit zens Of foreign birth who have de-
cIsrsd her intention 10 become citizens, IN the provisions
uf the bill J,
At I0 O'Clock at night the bill was passed, and the
Seusts sdjoKned.