Washington telegraph., 1864-01-27

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ald The bill "a amended and passed is as follows:
Whereas In the present circumstances of the
country 1t requires the aid Of all who ara
| able to bear arms: The Congress Of the Con
! fed ederate States OF America do enact. That no
person shall be exempt from military service
by reason OF his having fnrnised n substitute ::
provided, ths nothing in the foregoing clause
shall be construed so as to relieve the substi
tute from any obligation or liability contract
ed or assumed by him such substitute bur
This act shall not he so Construed as to affect
persons who, though not liable to render mill
iary duty, have nevertheless put in substitutes
This bill was adopted by vote of 50 to Is.
motion to reconsider was voted down by a
very large majority.
RICHMOND, Dec. 30-The Senate nassed
the bill to put into the service those who have
| furnished substitutes: vote l. TO 2--Senators
Orr, OF South Carolina. and Johnson, OF Geor.
gia, voting in the negative. Some slight ver-
bal amendment was made in the bill not af-
tecting its provisions rs passed. The House al
so passed bill TO repeal the law authorizing
the destruction ofproperty under military ne-
ccssity.
The president signed the bills to pay tax OH
sweet potatoes: 10 authorize quarter IN tsters
70 take salt pork instead of bacon. for tax in
kind on slaughtered hogs. The. President sent
the House the correspondence and orders be-
tween tae jepartme. Is and Gens Johnston and
u.
The House passed a bin TO punish any one in
citing, ail.ng, harooring Geserters, OF purcha-
sing soldiers army equipments or clothing. by
hne OF not more than one hundred dollars
aud impris0nme t for not more than two years
a resolution Sas adopted instruc;iu. the
military committee 70 report n bill to repeal all
exemptlOnsnow allowed by law to uieu between
the ages Of Is aad is, except for disability. for
State or Confederate etiicer-, ministers of the
Gospel, government employees in the ord
nance department, and to report bill to reg
ulate details. The chlirmaa stated that tue
committee mad already maturcd "A bill of
sweeping character; they would soon report a
bill t. abolish the oitce of Assistant Secretary
1 Of State.
! 4 resolution was adopted instructing the
/ military committee 10 inquire into the expedi-
} cncy Of providing some sort CT relief for soiae
classes of persons VINO have furnished substi-
I tutes. ii they bs required 20 20 into the army
RICuIosD, Dee. 3J-lLe special committee
on finance, appointed Icy tie house Ia lle COM
menceurnt Of the session, had not reported.
Leave y > granted .Iom early after the were
1 appointed, to hold their deliberations during
the Sc .5a o. the b use, AMI tl,y have not
been IL their seats ia the house for many days,
aud are constantly engaged in tue CO -unittee
room. trying TO agree upon a plan to remedy
1 the financial e.n5asIasssuents. Ii isnJt known
what progress they aIe maNi.g.
| RICHNoND, Dec 31st.-In the house. the
bill t, place in the military service all who
have furnished substitutes. was taken up. sud
/ the slight verbal amendment ot tne Senate
| agree to.
| The rule of the house which requires all
bills that have passed to Ire on the table fyr
! two lays before beng sent 10 the Senate or to
the President, was suspended, 80 the bill TO
/ put the priucip pals IN the army viii 90 imlnedi
| ately to the President
| Preparations lave ALREADY been made to test
! the validity Of the act ia COURT if approved by
! the President.
! RicauyaD, : C. 3..-Tue Yankee ste amer
| Crusader, carr yiHg l. guns, was recently de-
! stroyed by fire near Sew Point Comfort.
/ The City Coaucl,sat special meeting to-
/ day. adopted a res0ason authorizing the Ma
yor to tender the hospitaiities of the city to
| Gen Jno. If. Morgan. who viii visit Richnond
! in q day or two. Also passed a resolution high
/ y complimentary 10 Gov. Letcher, whose term
expires to day also voted him sword, TO be
presented in the name OF the city.
! Gov. Smith Will be inauguratcd tomorrow
at the State Capitol.
! NoRruERS NEws.-Phifadepbia Dec. "a
/ 1t j. understood that the national conservative
/ Uninn committee, now in session IN this city,
has re affirmed the nomination of Major Gen.
! George b. Mcclellan for President, and have
| nominated ex-Gov. w. i. Campbell, of Tenn,
| for Vice President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "A Gen. Thomas reports
that he has furnished Gen Banks 1900 we'll
armed colored soldiers. He has 81 900 men,
women and children under his protection, the
able-hodied of whom he has hired to planters
in the vicinity of his operations.
He has leased abandoned cotton and sugar
plantations to farmers at the rate of four dol
lars per bale of cotton, one cent per pound 10
sugar, five cents per bushel for corn and pota>
toes. which proceeds are to 60 into the treasury
of the United States. Farmers paw a revenue
tax in addition. Great success has attended
his arrangements, which have proved satisfac-
tory to all parties. Gen. Thomas returns to
b;. field of labor Immediately. Thence he
goes to Pennsylvania and New Orleans, arming
fhe blacks everywhere. He has ten regiments
of them ready to send to Grant.
Wendell Phillips attack OH Mr.. Chase at
Cooper Institute on Tuesday night, is known to
be premedtated but prompted more by high at
tachment to principles of liberty than personal
The War department has decided to pay $500
bounty to those enlisting in new as well as to
those enlisting in old regiments.
Gov. Andy johnson is expected here immed-
ldiatelv to confer with the President respecti ng
political affairs in that State, especially on the
question of slavery iis. .gl i ot,l N
Mr.. Blow. of Missouri, will introduce at an
| early day bill for emancipation throughout the