The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-12-26
THE WAR NEWS.

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alton in Congress: 1.-The bill reported back
from the Senate committee on military
affairs with amendments, reduces the pro-
posed bounty to enlist vetrans to 800,
and of others to $40, and includes those
only who are not now in the service. -
Senator Wilson's amendment to the con-
scription bill, exempts the following per
sons: Such as are mentally or physically
unfit for service; the Vice President of the
United States; Judges of the various courts
of the U. s.; heads of the various Executive
Departments OF the U. s.; Governors of the
OF the several States; the only son liable to
military duty of widow wholly dependent
on his labor for support, and in case there
are several sons, and all are drafted, such
parent or parents may select which son
shall be exempt: the only brother of orphan
children, under IL years, wholly dependant
on his labor for support. Where among
several sons two have been permanent,
disabled, or died in military service, the
residue shall be exempt; any person con-
victed of felony. The separation Of enroll
ment in classes is abolished. A person en-
rolled, moving to another locality, may
have his name taken from the list and plac
ed upon the enrolment in the place of his
residence. Any person enrolled, who shall
procure an acceptable substitute, shall be
exempt.
The probabilities are that Congress will
repeal the $500 clause in the enrolment
act. The Military Committee Of the Sen
ate are believed to be in favor of doing so.
and it is not unlikely they will attach sec
ton to that effect to the amendatory bill in
troduced by Senator Wilson.
A bill will soon be introduced into Con
gress increasing the pay of commissioned
officers 90 per cent.
Tue war news is brief and of little in
terest. Efforts are being made to effect an
immediate exchange of prisoners and thus
relieve our soldiers now suffering in south
ern prisons. A dispatch has the follow
ing: major General Hitchcock has return.
ed from Fort Monroe, having given ms Of
fetal sanction to the plan of General Butler,
by which il - hoped our soldiers may be
released General Butler is to send to City
Point six or eight hundred confined rebels,
with an offer to commissioner Ould to ex,
change them mao for man. If this expert
ment proves successful, exchanges on this
basis will be resumed. Of The very large
proportion of rebels in our hands, not less
than one third, it is said. are DESTROYS Of
in the navy. 1t is understood the
Secretaries of War and the Navy agree to-
permit them to do so. Gen. Morton is re-
ported t. have said he could on very short
notice furnish 1 1000 sailors from prisoners
in Com fort Point Lookout, of which he was
in charge.
Return prisoners from Richmond report,
this dav, at Fortrss Monroe, that our pris-
oners were comfortable and we'll fed.
through provisions sent them from the
oval States. A free negro, captured at
was among them.
John Morgan had crossed the Tennessee
1t GiIlespie's Landing. but was closely
pursued. Sixteen of his escort were cap
ured. Morgan escaped on race horse
presented to him in Kentucky.
The rebel army, 81 900 strong. at Dial
on, Ca. is reported demoralized. The
cavalry force is being reorganizad; desert
RS and refugees say it will he active this
winter
1t was thought at Chattanooga. Dec. I 8.
hat Burnside was holding Longstreet at
,ay near Rogersville.
There are stories about three British
hips of-war having been sold to the rebels.
It is reported that there is danger of war
etween France and the United States. be
ause California and Sonora had furnished
he Mexicans with arms.
On the night of the 18th Company !. ,
18th New York, during terrible storm
as attacked by Stuart's cavalry. 600
rong. at Sauger's Station. 1t made gal
mt and successful resistance. The com :
any was fanked. and had to retire. with !;
le loss of two wounded and one prisoner
he enemy ekedaddled. having three ambu
noes of wounded, and losing one prisoner.
-sn. Corcoran sent cavalry force in pur- Z
lit of the enemy. and the las! report was
lat our forces were fighting with his rear. =
A Paola paper thinks that a town that ,
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