Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-06
substitute for the Conscrlp-
ton Act.

t ZION Atls
One Of the most Objectionable features TO the
Canscription Bill ms il passed ani became a law,
is IN Il section which permits a man. after being
drafted, to pay the Government three hundred
dollars, and thus be released from service. An
army thus raised, will be composed almost ex
c~lusively of the poorer classes OF the community,
people who earn their living by hard work. Three
hundred dollars is not a large amount. and all
who are in moderate circumstances financially,
can raise that sum. We understand the Repnb-
licans are very industrious in circulating the re
port that the Democratic members Of the House
are responsible for the insertion of the ohje lion
able feature above alluded to. On the contrary,
Democrats of the House used every means pos
sible to have that section stricken out. Tn the
House. on the 25th of February, the following
proceedings transpired, by which il will be seen
that MI Holman offered as a substitute as fair a
cOnscript bill as can well be made, but it was
voted down by a nearly strict party vote:
Mr.. Holman: l move to strike out the thir
teenth section OF the bill. which is in these words;
SIC 13. And be IL further enacted, That any
person drafted and Eotified to appear as afore
said. may. on or before the day fixed for his APP
pearance, furnish au acceptable substitute, to
take his place in the draft, or he may pay to such
person as the Secretary of War NAV authorize
to receive it. such SUN, not exceeding $500, as
the Secretary may determine, for the procuration
of such substitute; and thereupon such person so
furnishing the substitute or paying the money
shall be discharged from further liability under
that draft; and any person failing TO report after
due service OF notice, as herein prescribed with
out furnishing a substitute. or paying the re-
quired sum therefor, shall be deemed a deserter.
and shall be arrested by the Provost Marshal,
and sent to the nearest military post for trial by
court martial. Upon proper showing that he is
not liable 20 do military duty, the Board of En-
rollment shall relieve him from the draft.
The question was taken on Mr. Holman's mo
ton ard it was decided in the negative-yeas
81. nays 81, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs William Allen, William ]. AL
len. Alley. Ancona, Beaman. Samuel s Blair,
Blake, Clements. GJlfax, Roscoe Conkling. Con
way, Corning. Cox. Cravens. Davis. Dawes. De
laplaine. Divine, Eliot, Fouke. Franchot, Gran
ger, Hall, Holman, Hutchins. Johnson, Julian,
Francis ". Kellogg. Knapp. Law, Mcpherson.
May, Morris. Noble, Norton, Nugen, Pendleton,
Perry. Porter. Price. Riddle, Robinson. Edward
H. Rollins. James s Rollins, Sh nks, Sherman,
Shiel, John B Steele, William G. Steele, Stiles,
Vallandigham, Van Wick. Wadsworth, Wall.
Washburne. Albert S White. Chiffon A White.
Wickliffe, Wilson, Window. Wood. Worcester.
and Yeaman-61-
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich. Arnold. Ashley. Bah
biit. Baily. Baker. Baxter, Biddle, Bingham.
jacob B Blair. William g. Brown. Burlington
Calvert, Campbell. Casey. CHAMBERLAIN. Clark
FREDERICK a. COnklhg. CftSuelu, OutltF, DeldnO,
Dunn, Eigerton, Ed ards. Ely, English, Fenton.
Samuel c.. Fessenden, Thomas A D Fesseaden.
Fisher, Flanders. Frank. Gooch, Goodwin. Cur
lev Hahn. Harrison. Hickman. Hooper, Horton,
Kelley. Killinger. Lansing. Lazear, Leary. Leah
man, LOOMS. L%ovejoy. Low. Mexican, Mcknight,
Marston. MAYNARD. Moorhead. Arson p. Morrill,.
Nixon. DIN. Patton, Timothy q. PHELPS. Pike,
Pomeroy. Alexander II. Rice. John H. Rice,
Sargent. Sedswick, Segar, Sheffield, Stratton,
ShelIabarger. Sloan, Smith. Spaulding. Benjamin
F.. Thomas, Francis Thomas, Train, Trimble,
Trowbridge. Van Horn. Verre, Walker, Wallace.
Walton. Webster. Wheeler, Woodruff, and
Wrieht-S7
So the motion was disa greed to.
The question then REQUIRED upon Mr.. Holman's
substitute, which WAS read. as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled. That all able bodied white
male citizens of the United States, between the
ages of twenty and forty FIVE wears. except as
herein fter excepted, are hereby declared to con
stitute the militia of the United States. and shall
be liable to perform military duty in the service
of the United States when called out by the Pres
ident for that purpose in the manner authorized
BY law
SEC . And be it further enacted. That the
following persons be, and they are hereby, cx
ceDted and exempt from the provisions of this
act, and shall not be liable to military duty under
the same, to wit: Such rs are rejected as physi
calIy, mentally, or morally unfit for the service;
such rs are necessary for the protection and sup
port Of aged or inirm parents. orphans, helpless
children, and such unfortunate persons as are not
provided for bv the public: PT0Uided, that in
each case above mentioned the circumstances of
the party claiming exemption be such that he
cannot render an equivalent for personal service;
also, first. the Vice President Of the United
States. the Judges Of the various courts of the
United States. and the heads of the various
Executive Departments of the Government;
second. the only son Of aged or infrm parents
derendent upon him for support; third, where
there are two or more sons ~ AGED or infrm
parents subject To- draft. the father. or, If he be
dead. the mnfher. may elert which son shall be
exempt; fourth. the only brother of children not
twelve years old. having neither father nor
mother; fifth. the father of mn,herless children
under twelve wears OF age dependent upon his
labor for support: sixth. where there are a father
and sons IN the same family and household. and
two of them are in the military service of the
United States as non commissioned officers. mu-
sicians or privateS, the residue Of such family
and household, not exceeding two, shall be ex
emit: seventh. all fathers having two or more
children, no one of whom is over the age Of
fourteen years. owning or occupying and actually
residing upon a farm OF, not exceeding fifty
acres, upon which he is depenfent for the support
III WtllftttdDtt VI liIf-C EHIu idtlilN " no
persons but such as are herein excepted shall be
exempt: Provided. hotverJr. that no person who
has been convicted of any felony or other crime
punishable by Imprisonment in q peuitentiary or
State prison shall be enrolled or permitted to
serve IN said forces.
SIC. 3 And be it further enacted, That the
national forces of the United States, not now in
the military service. shall be divided into two
classes, the first of which shall comprise all per-
sons subject to do military duty between the ages
of eighteen and thirty wears, and all unmarried
persons subject to do military duty above the age
of thirty and under The age of forty FIVE; the
second class shall comprise all other persons sub
ject to do military duty. and they shall not, in
any district, be called into the service of the
United States until those Of the first class shall
have been called.
SIC 4 And be it further enacted, That the
e~nrollmento of each class shall be made separately
aud shall only embrace those whose ages shall be
on the LIST day of July thereafter between eighteen
and forty five years.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all
persons thus enrolled shall be subject, for two
years after the lst day of July succeeding the
enrolment, to be called into the military service
of the United States, and TO continue in service
one year. bat not exceeding the duration of the
war, aud when called into service shall be placed
on the same footing. in all respects as volunteers
for three wears or during the war, including ad-
vance pay aud bounty a. now provided by law.
SEc. 6. And be it further enacted, That any
person enrolled and drafted according TO the pro
visions of the act, who shall furnish an. acceptable
substitute. shall thereupon receive from the
Board of Enrolment a certificate of discharge