New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-18
THE CONCEPTION BEL.


THE CONCEPTION BEL.
Mr.. Wilson's bill, which passed the Senate
on Monday night provides, as regards conserip-
ton, in substance as follows; All able-bodied
male citizens, and those who have declared
their intentions TO become such, or have ex-
ercised the right of suffrage, between the ages
of 20 and As years, constitute the National
forces Of the United States, ard are liable to
perform military duty when called out by the
President. The exempts are those who are
physically or mentally unfit, the ice.President,
heads Of Executive Departments, United States
judges, Governors of States, only son Of an
INDECENT widow, or iDfrm parent, or one such
son, where there ore two or more, to be
selected by the parent, also the only brother
of orphan children under twelve years, also the
father of mo.herless children of tue same age;
and where two of family are in military
service the remainder Of such family,
not exceeding two, shall be exempt.
No person convicted Of felony shall be enrolled
or permitted to serve. The National force not
now in service is to be divided into two classes,
the first class embracing all between 20 aud
35 years OF age, and oil unmarried men be.
tween 30 and 40 years of age. The second
class embraces all the others and viii not be
called into service until after the fret class.
For convenience of enrolment, districts are
made corresponding with the Congre ssisnal
districts; in each Of which the President mp
points Provost Marshal with rank and pay
of Captain Of Cavalry, or he may detail an
officer of similar rank who shall have a Bureau
in the War Department, and shall make the
ueedlul rules and regulations for carrying out
the provisions Of this act. These Marshals arc
to arrest deserters, report REASONABLE practices,
and detect spies, Sc. In each district there
is to be Board Of Enrolment consisting Of
tie Proyost Marshal aud two other persons, ap-
pointed by the President one Of whom is to be
physician aud surgeon. This board shall
divide the district into convenient subdstricts
and perfect an enrolment once in each year,
each class to be enrolled separately. Persons
thus enrolled arc subject for two years to be
called into service to serve for three years or
during the war, on the same footing with the
present volunteers, advance pay, bounty money,
&C., included. When necessary to make Il
draft the President shall indicate the number
for each district, taking into consideration tho
number already furnished since the beginning
of the war, 90 as to fairly equalize the burden;
the enrolling officers shall then make the draft
with so per cent addition and within ten days
serve notices upon the drafted men. Subst-
tutcs may be furnished, or Communication made
not 10 exceed three hundred dollars, at the
discretion of tho Secretary Of War. Any
person drafted and failing to report, or fur
bsh substitute, or pay bis communication,
shall be deemed deserter, and subject to
immediate arrest. The bill provides for the
proper surgical examination of drafted men.
and The punishment Of surgeons who receive
brides. When the draft is finished, all those
not taken are allowed travelling pay to their
homes. Those who furnish substitutes are
exempt for the entire time Of tue draft, and
the substitute has the same pay, &C., as
though originally drafted.
The bill also provides that volunteers now
IN service VINO It-tuliFD Ioi oir ,tai eH'i-
have a bounty Of $50, one half paid down;
those who enlist for two years receive S2j OF
tire regular 500 bounty. There are also pro-
visions for the consolidation of skeleton reg-
ments; also that Generals in the field may
execute colrt-martial sentence against spies, de-
serters, mutineers, or murderers, without ref
erence to the President; courts. martial may
reduce absentee officers to the ranks; clothing
arms, &C., shall not DO sold, pledged or given
away, and may be taken wherever found in
ihegal hands; persons who entice soldiers to
oesert' or haibor them, or buy their arms or
uniforms and ship captains or railroad con-
duciors VINO Knowingly convey deserters, may
be lined 5000 and imprisoned from six months
to two years. Any person who resists a
draft, or counsols others to do CO. or dissuadcs
tAem G0m performing military duty, .hall be