Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-03
HOiman's Substitute for the Conscrrp-
ton Act.


One Of the most Objectionable features to the
Consumption Bill as il passed and became law.
is That section which permits a man. fter being
drafted, to paw the Government three hundred
dollars. and thus be released from service An
army thus raised will be composed almost ex
clusivelv of the poorer classes of the community.
people who earn their living bv hard work Three
hundred dollars is not large amount, and all
who are in moderate circumstances financially.
can raise that sum We understood the Repub-
licans are industrious i'm circulating the re
port that the Democratic members of the House
responsible for the insertion Of the ohie ton
able feature above alluded to- On the contrary.
Democrats of the House used every means pos
sibe tn have that section stricken ont I'm the
House. on the 25th of February, the following
proceedings TRANSFERRED by which il will be seen
that Mr. Holman offered as a substitute n fair
conscript bill can well be made. hut it was
voted down by nearly strict party vote:
Mr. Holman: j move to strike out the thir
teeHth section of the bill which is i'm these words.
SIC IL And be IL further en- acted That any
person drafted and iotified To appear "a fore.
said may, on or before the day fixed for his ap-
pearance. furnish an acceptable substitute to
take his place in the draft. or he paw to such
person rs the Secretary of War nav authorize
10 receive H. such sum. not exceeding 500 a.
the Secretary may determine, for the procuration
OF such substitute: and thereunon such person so
furnishing the substitute or paving the money
shall he discharged from further liability under
that draft: and any person falling report after
due service OF notice. as herein prescribed with
out furnishing substitute. paying the re
quired sum therefor. shall be deemed leserter.
and shall be arrested by the Provost Marshal.
and sent to the military post for trial by
court martial Upon proper showing that he Is
not liable tn do military duty, the Board OF En-
rollment shall relieve him from the draft
The question taken Mr. Holman's mo
ton ard il decided i'm the negative-yeas
81. na,s ~ a follows:
Yeas-Me>srs William Allen William J AL
len. Alev Ancona. Beaman. Samuel s Blair.
Blake Clements. Colfax. Roscoe Conkling. Con
wav. Corning. Cox. Craveus. Davis. Dawes De
laplaine. Divine. Eliot. Fouke, Franchot, Gran
ger. Hall. Holmin. Hutchius. Johnson Julian.
Francis Kellogg. Knapp. Law. Mcpherson.
Nav. Morris. Noble. Norton. Nugen. Pendleton
Perry. Porter. Price. Riddle. Robinson. Edward
II. Rollins. James : Rollins. Sh .nks, sherman
Shiel John b Steele, William Steele. Stiles
Vallandigham. Van Wvck Wadsworth Wall
WaShburne Albert s White. Chiffon 4. White
Wickliie, Wilson, Window Wood. Worcester.
and Yeanian-67
NAYs-Messrs Aldrch. Arnold, Ashley. Bah
biu. Baily. Baker. Baxter. Bidde. Bingham.
Jacob BLAIR. William G Brown Burlington,
Calvert, Campbell. Casey. Cambersin Clark
Frederick A. Conkling. Crsfeld. Cutler. Delano
Dunn. Eigerton. Edw rus Ely. English Fenton
Samuel & Fessenden. ThoUas u Fessenden
Fisher Flanders. Frank. Gooch Goodwin. Cur
lev Hahn. Harrison. Hickman. Hooper Horton
Keilev. KilIinser Lansing. Lazear. Learv Leah
man. LOOMS. Loveny Low. Mexican. Mcknight
Marsfcn MAYNARD Moorhead. Auson p Morrill,
Nixon DIN Patton, Timothy q PHELPS Pike
Pomeroy Alexander II Rice. John II Rice
aren't. Seicwck. Segar. Sheffield. Stratton
Shellabarger Sloan. Smith. Spsulding. BENJAMIN
+ Thomas. Francis Thomas, Train, Trmble
IroNeridge. Van Horn. Nerre Walker Wallace
alton Webster. Wheeler, Woodruff, aud
Wrieht--7
- the motion was disagreed to
he QUESTION then recurrei upon Mr.. Holman's
substitute. which MAS read n follows:
he Il enacted by the Senate and House If Re-,
reseattuves of the United States of .m.r;c, I,
Congress assembled That all able h,d;sl -
male citizens OF The Unite,i States betvaen ,bs
ages OF twenty and forty FIVE yelrs. excen, :.
herein fter excepted. are hereby declared ~ co..,
sttute the militia of the United States and sh,ll
be liable TO perform military duty IN the serv;es
OF the United States n hen called out by the Prs
ident FOR that purpose in the manner authorized
b. law 49,. q. $50 - -. +.
SIC 2 And be IL further enacted. That the
following rerseiss be. and they are hereby. ex
eepted aud exempt from the provisions Of this