Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-18
GLASSES IN ENROLMENT TO
BE ABOLISHED.
sCHOFIELD NOT YET REMOVER.
Gen. Butler to Negotiate for
Exchange Of Prisoners.
Wilson's Amendment to Con-
scrlptlOl Law.
LATER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
A STEAMER FIRED INTO
FROM WASHINGTON.

The bill reported back from the Senate's
Committee on Military Affairs with amend
ments, reduces theprOposed bounty for the
enlistment Of veterans to 500, and of
others to $40, and includes those only who
are not now in the service.
Senator Wilson's amendment to the Con-
scription Bill exempts the following per-
sons:
Such as are mentally or physically unfit
for service; Vice President of the United
States; Judges Of the various Courts Of
the United States Heads Of the various
Executive Departments of the United
States; only son, liable TO military duty,
of q widow wholly dependent on his labor
for support; only son of an aged or infrm
parent or parents wholly dependent on his
labor for support, and in case there are
several sons, all drafted, such parent or
parents may elect which son shall be ex-
empt; only brother Of orphan children uu-
der twelve years of age, wholly dependent
on his labor for support; where among
several sons who have been permanently
disabled or died in military service, the
residue shall be exempt; any person con-
Victed Of felony. Separation Of the enroll
ment into classes to be abolished. Any
person enrolled, who shall procure sn sc-
ceptable substitute, shall be exempt.
Tribune's special:
Gen. Schofeld had an interview with the
President this evening. No order relieV-
ing him has been, and probably none will
be issued, until suitable successor to the
command Of the Department of Missouri
be decided upon, and also q new command
found for Gen. Scho6eld.
Gen. Buford died in this oity to-day of
typhoid fever and dysentery.
The probabilities decidedly are that Con-
gress will repeal the $500 clause of the en-
rollment act. The Military Committee Of
the Senate is believed to be in favor Of do d.
ing so, and it is not unlikely they will at
tsch a section to that effect amendatOry to
the bill introduced by Senator Wilson.
Times special:
An effort is being made to give General
Butler full authority to negotiate the ex-
change of our prisoners now languishing
In Richmond. 1t is understood here hehas
expressed his willingness to undertake it,
and his confidence in his ability to effect
1t. 1t is moreover understood he will be
acceptable to the Richmond authorities as
q negotiator, snd they will be disposed. to
treat on the basis of considering all our
captured negro soldiers, net claimed as
slaves by their owners, on the same footing
as white soldiers.
A demand was made to-day upon the
State Department to claim the surrender
of the pirates who captured the Chesa-
/ peake from the Nova Scotian authorities,
under the Extradition treaty. AfidaVits
to base the claim upon were received this
! afternoon.
a special to the Herald, dated Head
quarters United States forces, Western
Virginia, December 14th says: We have
! information that detachments Of the 20th
Pennsylvania cavalry, while out on q
scout ordered by General Kelley, destroy.
ed foundry at Edinburg, ia Shenandoah
Valley. The rebels were using the foun'
dry for the preparation of iron to be sent
to Richmond, and as reported used in thC
construction Of gunbosts.
A portion of the troops, who, under the
command Of Lieutenant Colonel Wells, and
from General Sullivsn's column, had Sc
we're skirmishing yesterday at and beyond
strasburg. Colonel Wells took some thirty
prisoners, portion Of these belonging Il
/ AHSAl COE pAs
Indications are that the enemy has ol
are trying to reinforce Imboden in She.
neniosh Valley. The reason for this vii
soon be apparent.
Adispstoh dated Washington, December
10th, says Mosby, with gang of ninety
guerrillss, made descent on our pieke
lines outside the defences South Of the Po
tomao, but withut effecting any serious
damage. Our cavalry were sent in pur
suit. An absurd rumor was circulated
throughout the city that MOsby was il
town yesterday. The military suthoritie
heVe been on the sharp lookout for guer
rillss, but without success.
Itis reported at the Navy Yard that tht
rebels afew days sinoe opened with a Geld
piece on our gunboats in the mouth Of I'll,
Rsppshannook, and the steamers, afte
firing few shots in return, hauled of int
Information recently received here is
that Order No. 46 which General Butle
recently Issued, has worked wonders il
reolsiming to their allegiance to the Gov
ernment sympsthizers with the rebellion
in that department.
Its operation began In Norfolk on Sat
urdsy last, when a number Of hitherto
noted opponents Of the Government volun
tsrily came in and took the oath Of allegi
anee- On Monday the number Of sppli
csnts for certificates of loyalty was 81
| great that thew cnu1d hardly he aecoumo