The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-04

reported that boats have got to the Red
river via Lake Providence. There are alsu
reports Of serious disasters to the Union for
ces, and Of troops and gunboats captured
but they are not credited.
The Conscription Bill.
The Senate tin for the cou>cripting Of tn.
ahle-bodicd men Of this nation, which wa.
reported by the S nate Committee Feb 9th
passed that body ON the l7th, and adopted
by the House Of Representatives,, with q
few amendments on the 25,h, is of such
importance as to warrant us in giving q
full abstract of its provisions to the readers
OF the TINES. Our space in this article
forbls review, and we therefore confinr
ourselves strictly to the synopsis:
All able.bodied male citizens of the U,
S., and persons Of foreign birth who have
declared on oath their intentions to become
citizens under and in pursuance Of the
laws thereof, and who have exercised the
right Of suffrage in any State, between the
ages o twenty and forty-f five years-except
such as are r. cted as physically or men.
tally unfit Tor the service; also, first, the
Vice President of the United States, the
Judges Of the various Courts of tn. United
States, and the heads of the various Exc
cutvc Departments of the Government,
and Governors Of the several States; Sc.
cond, the only son Of a widow. liable to
military duty, dependent upon his labor for
support; the only son Of aged or infirrn
parent or parents dependent upon his labor
for support third, where there are two or
more sons Of aged or infrm parents sub.
ject to draft, the father, or if he he dead,
the mother may elect which son shall be
exempt; fourth, the only brother Of child.
rem not twelve years old, having neither
father or mother, and dependent upon his
labor for support, fifth, the father of moth.
erlrSS children under twelve years 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 in the military $, rvice Of the
United States "a non commissioned officers,
musicians or privates, the residue Of such
family and household, not exceeding two,
shall be exempt; and no persons but such
as are herein excepted shall he tx 'mpt,
W"ciard, ho'ceUer that no person who has
been convicted of any felony shall be en-
rolled ~ permitted t, serve in said forces
are declared to constitute the national for
ce>, and shall be liable to perform military
duty in this service Of the U. S when call.
cd out by the President fnr that purpose
The national forces" chall be divided
into two classes; the first comprising those
between the ages of twenty aud thirty tiv.
years, and all unmarried persons subj .ct to
do duty above the age Of thirty five and
under forty. five; the second class comprises
all others and sh Ill not be- called into ser
vice until those of the first class have been
called
Each Congressional district, each terri
tory, and the District Of Columbia shall
constitute an enrolling district. For each
of these diStr cts there shall be appointed
a Provost Marshal ranking rs Captain Of
cavalry. VIII, shall be subordinate to IA
Provost Mar,h,l General whose duty it shall
be to furnish all necessary blanks, comnu
n:catc orders from President, etc. 1t shall
b. the duty Of the Provost MarslalS to ar
r">t all descrter> and spies, and obey all
lawful orders Of the Provost Marshal Gen
cral.
In each District there shall also be
board OF enrolment, consisting Of the Pro.
vo>t Marshal as President, and two other
persons, one Of whom shall be licensed
and prac,ciny physician and surg ,on.-
This hoard shall divide the District int"
>u'di~tricts not exceeding two, and APP
point an enr"lling "M .rr Tor each sub dis
ufct. who shall Immediately enroll nil per
sons SUBJECT To military duty. and on or
before tn first of April shall report the
same to the enrolling board. This enroll
'ncnt i to he separal", and shall only IN
brace those whose ages shall on tn LIST Of
July thereafter be between twenty and for.
tyiiv' years. Such persons. thus nr,lIed.
shall be suffice, to be called into service
any time within two years, and wien so
called shall continue in service for thr<c
years or the war, and shall be put upon
tbs same footing as volunteers, including
advance pay aad bounty. -a
Whenever 1t is n, ccssary to call out Il Z
national! forces, the President shall assign
each district the number Of men TO be fur
nishcd, whercupon the enrolling board
shall make draft Of the required number
and City pr cent in addition. In making
these calls. the President shall take into
consideration the number Of volunteers
and militia furnished, and shall cq,,alize
the draft. Persons drafted may send Snbs,i-
tuteS or pay sum not exceeding $500 to
procure said substitutes, failing to do which
they shall be treated as drsrrtcrs, unless
upon proper showing it may appear tina,
tn, v are not liable to dat. -a
All drafted persons shall he carefully
inspected by the Surgeon who shall truly
report TO the board, and their decision shall
he final. As soon as the required nnmber
liable to dn military duty shall have been
obtain d, the remainder shall be discharg.
ed ..,r... @.4 .s
Sec 10 provides that whenever regi
mcnt Of volunteers becomes reduced to
one half of the maximum number pre-
srribe.lh law, the Presld mt may d,rsc'
the constitution Of the companies and the
reduction Of the rrsiinental officers in COR
responding ratio.
All persons who interfere with or oppose
the draft. shall be iInm datcly arrested by
the Provost Marshal. and turned over to the
cival officers for trial
1t Is also further provided that AL per
sans drafted under the provisions of this
act shall he assigned hy the President to
military duti in such corps, regiments. or
other branches Of the service as cxigencics
NAV require.
The above comprises in substance all the
provisions of this bill which have direct
bearing upon citizens Of the United Stat
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