Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-03

the purity claiming exemption be such that he i
cannot render an equivalent for personal service; 4
also. first. the Vice President OF the United !
State. the Judges of the various courts Of the
United States, and the heads of the various
Executive Departments OF the Government; I
second. the only son Of aged or infrm parents
dependent upon him for support; third. where
there two more sons of AGED or lnhrm
parents subject 70 draft the father. or. il he be
dead. the mother. may elect which son shall be
exempt: fourth. the nuly brother OF children not
twelve years old. having neither father nor
mother; fifth. the father Of motherless children
under twelve wears Of age dependent upon his
labor for support; sixth. where there are father
and sons in the same family and household, aud
two OF them are i'm the military service OF the
United States rs non commissioned officers. mu-
sicians or privaies. the residue of such family
and household. not exceeding two, shall be ex
emnt: seventh all fathers having two or more
children. one Of whom il over the age OF
fourteen years. owning or occupying and actually
residing upon farm of not exceeding hfty
acres upon which he is dependent for the support
and maintenance Of himself and family; and no
persons but such rs are herein excepted shall be
exempt: Prorided. hotreusr. that person who
has been convicted Of anv felony or other crime
punishable by Imprisonment in penitentiary or
State prison shall be enrolled or permitted to
serve in said forces
SIC 3 And be il 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 Tie ages
Of eighteen and thirty years. and all unmarried
persons subject to do military duty above the age
of thirty aud under the age OF forty fve the
second class shall comprise NIL other persons sub
iect 10 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
Src 4 And be it further enacted, That the
of each class shall he made separately,
and shall only embrace those whose ages shall he
on the LIST day of July thereafer between eighteen
and forty FIVE wears
SEC ) And be it further enacted. That all
persons thus enrolled shall he 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. bHt not exceeding the duration of the
war, and when called into service shall be placed
on the same roofing in all respects, volunteers
for three wears or during the war. including adj
vance ply and bounty rs now provided nv law.
SIC. Aud be it further enacted, That any
person enrolled and drafted according TO the pro
visions Of the act who shall furnish acceptable
substitute. shall thereuDon receive from the
Board of Enrolment certificate of discharge
from such draft, which shall exempt him from
military duty during the time for which he WAS
drafted and such substitute shall be entitled TO
the same pay and allowances provided by law ms
if he had originally been drafted into the service
of the United States
SEC Z And III it further enacted. That such
militia of the several aies shall be enrolled un-
der the authority of the respective States. and
when any number thereof shall he called out by
the President of the United States authorized
by law, the same shall be organized into compa
MES and regiments by the Governor of such
State subject to the regulations established by
the President of the United States i'm pursuance
with existing law, and the company, field and
staff officers Of the force 80 organized shall be
commissioned bv such Governor as now provided
by law for commissioning officers for the volun
teer forces: Provided, That such militia shall
not be called out for period of more than one
year. And provided further. That the President
Of the United States in calling out the militia
shall apportion the number from each State &C
cording to population, having regard to the mum
Der of volunteers or militia already furnished by
the States respectively.
SEC 8 And be it further enacted That such
of the volunteers and militia now in the service
of the United States as may re enlist to serve
one wear, unless sooner discharged, after the ex
piraton of their present term of service. shall be
entitled to n bounty of fifty dollars. one half Of
which TO be paid upon such re enlistment, ad
the balance at the expiration of the term of
enlistment; and such as NAV re enlist To serve
for two wears unless sooner discharged, after the
expiration of their present term of enlistment
shall receive. upon such re enlistment twenty
five dollars of the 500 bounty for enlistment
provided by the fifth section of the act approved
22d Of July 1861. entitled IAN act to authorize
the employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing
the laws and protecting public property.
SEc g. And he It further enacted, That any
officer absent from duty with leave. except for
sickness or wounds, shall, during his absence
receive half of the paw and allowances pre-
scrbed bv law. and more; and any officer
absent without leave shall. in addition TO the
penalties prescribed bv law a court martial,
forfeit all pay or allowances during such alb
sence
SEc 10 And he it further enacted, That the
commanders of regiments and batteries in the
field are hereby authorized and empowered to
grant fnrloughs for period not exceeding
thirty DAYS at any one time to five per cent. of
the non commissioned officers and prvates, for
good conduct i'm the line of duty
SEC IL. And be it further enacted, That the
pay of the prlvates in the regular armv and vol
,eers and militia in the service of the United
States shall be fifteen dollars per month from d
after the lSt day of March, 1863. until otherwise
provided by law
Mr. Dawes: Before the question is taken on
the substitute. appeal 70 The House to allow me
to modify the original bill. The gentleman who
objected awhile ago withdraws his objection
Mr. Olin: object
Mr.. Holman: demand the yeas and nays upon
the adoption of the substitute
The yeas and nays ere ordered
The question was taken and il WAS decided in
the negatve-yeas Al. nays l07--as follows
YEAs-MeSsrs William Allen. Ancona, Ar
mold Biddle. Conway. Corning. Cox. Cravens,
Crittenden Delaplaine, English, Fouke. Granger.
HILL. Harding. Holman. Johnson. kerrigan, Kill
niger. Knapp. Law. Mallory. Nav. Menzie. Nor
ris. Noble Norton. Nugen. Pendleton. Price,
james 5 Rollins. Shiel, Smith. John b Steele,
William G. Steele. Stiles. VOORHEES,. WadSworth,
Ward Whaley. Chiffon A White. W God, Wood
ruff. Wright, and Yeaman-45
NAYs-Messrs Aldrich Alley. Ashley Bah
htt. Baker. Baxter. Beaman. Bingham. Jacob b.
Blair. Samuel : Blair. Blake. VIM. G.. Brown.
Burlington Calvert Campbell. Casey. Chamber
lain. Clark. Colfax. Frederick A. Conkling. Cut
Ter. Davis, Dawes. Delano. Diven. Dunn. Edger-
ton. Edwards. Eliot. Ey. Fenton Samuel c
Fe>senden. Thomas A ID Fessenden. Fisher,
Flanders. Franchor. Frank. Gooch Goodwin.
Gurley. Hahn. Hale. Harrison. Hickman, Hoop
er. Horton. Huichin@ Julian Kelley Francis W
Kellogg. William Kellogg. Lansing. Lazear,
doe. Mexican. Mcknight. Mcpherson. Mrrstors
MAYNARD. Mitchell. Moorhead, Arson Morrill,.
Justin ) morrill,. Olin. Patton. Timothy q.
Phelps. Pike. Pomeroy Porter. Alexander II.
Rice, John II Rice. Riddle. Edward H Rollins.