The Hillsborough recorder., 1864-01-06

10 prohibit, as far as possible. able bodice
officers and soldiers from being assigned Il
post and hospital or other interior duty
end to place all able bodied negroes in ser.
vice as cooks, laborers. &c.
They also suggested that dissatisfac tior
% accoust Of the. short ratons and the de.
precistion OF the currency, in recsnscrbing
the army, may be sbviaied by bounties ia
the old troops and increase Of pay or COM
mutation to the enlisted men for rations no,
issued, and allowing rations for officers.
This document ives signed by Generals
Hardee, Cheatham. Stevenson. Breckin-
ridge. Brown, Pettus. Reynolds and Jack
son. and with some slight reservations and
dissent, by Generals Cieborne, Hindman,
Lewis, Lowry, and Anderson, Manig~ult,
vasghn, Quarles, Finley. Bates, Stewart,
Strait, Clayton, and by several Colonels
commanding brigades.
The reading OF this document produced
some discussion. Mr.. Foote declared that
the adoption Of the measures recommended
would be step towards establishing mill
iary despotism with the present admins.
tration At It's head, TO which he was seri-
ously opposed. lf BictatioD became a ne
cessity, he favored placing it.ln the hands
Of Gen.'lee--a man Influenced by no mar
ruw views or prejudices. but patriSt Of
enlarged and liberal ideas, and.a mind ol
the order Of that Of Washington.
The matter was referred to the military
committee.
Rlchmsnd, Dec. 30 The Senate passed
the bill TO pot into srr,,ce those WHO have
furnished substitutes BY a yae Of II 10 3
Senators Orr OF South Carolina, and
J.hnson oi Georgia voting no. A slight
verbal amendment was made il the bill mol
affecting its provisions as passed by tho
House.
IL also passed bill TO repeal the Law
sslhnrizing the destruction OF property un-
der military necessity.
The President signed the bills 70 pay the
taI Of sweet potatoes in money. aud 10 au-
thorize the quartermssters 10 take salt park
iastesd of bacon for the Tar 10 kind OF
slaughtered hogs.
The House passed bill "a punish any
enc inciting, aiding or harbcring drsrrtsrs,
ar purchasing spid@rs' arms aud equ,p-
ment, ur slothing by q fine of mol mnre
than onr thousand dollars. and impri.on-
msnt for not more than two wears.
Resolutions were adopted insiructing
the Military Committee 10 report bill 10
repeal all er~mptinas now slls~ed by isw,
setween eighteensad forty Ave, except for
disability. for State or Confederate officers.
ministers Of the gospel, Cove rn .nent EN-
Ployees in the Ordnance Department. and
'srrpsrt bill to regulate details
Richmond. Jan. 2. "A bill 10 increase
the pay Of Govsrnment clerks one hundred
Ter cent. and the principal ofierr. in The
depsrtmenis fifty pr cent, was taken up
md discussed I'LL the Senate went ints er.
rcgtise session.
The Military committee rrpotied to III.
Hssse bill intended 10 put into The army
s.irsiugees from Maryl,nd and other States
VI the United States. IL provide. that all
males between eighteen and ierty FIVE.
claiming 70 be citizens Of any state or ter.
ri,ory Of the United States. who are 10 the
Confederate Stztes after the 6rst sf MAY.
10 be liable TO military service. After o
long discussion q substitute was offered
that all white males not prisoners OF war.
Who continue TO reside in the Confederate
states after the first Of February next. be
liable 10 military service in the army with.
nut reference TO any claim Of non.residence
go a'ienage. provided the President. upon
. considerations Of justice or public necessi-
". may exempt such persons Of this class
|" he may think proper. and that the bill
Is mot to be construed TO repeal the eIemp-
ton law now in force. This substitute was
sdopted in lieu Of the Committee bill by a
vote Of 81 TO So. Tee question was about
being taken on the passage Of the bill. when
the House adjourned.
s,his good pOIeyi AMsyiapdsr. or citizen
n al.