Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-02-05

| Confederate Staets Congress.
/ SENATE.
i FRIDAY, Jan. 29th.-The Senate passed
the military bill, the 6rst three sections
enly of which on account of its length, We
give below-lcaving the matter Of exemp-
lions and details until further action by the
House.
| A Bit to organize forces to serve du.
ring the war.
Sscr1on L. The Congress of the Confs1
crate States of America do enact, That,
from and after the passage Of this act, all
white men, residents of the Confederate
States, between the ages Of eighteen and
ffty-6ve, shall be in the military service Of
the Confederate States for the war.
7 SEC. 2. That all persons between the
lagos of IS and SIS, not now in the army
shall enroll themselves within such time,
land at such place or places in their respeo-
tive counties or parishes, as may be pres
cribed by the President, and upon their
failure to do so, the persons 50 failing shall
be conscribed into the army in the field !;
and all details for provost and hospital
guards, for commissary, quartermaster and
nitro bureau agents. clerks and guards. and
for service in enforcing the conscript acts,
and for all other purposes, except a. here
matter provided, shall be taken from those
persons who are between tho ages of As
and SIS, not now in the army. and from
those below the age Of As, who are unfit for
military service in the field by reason Of
physical disability within thirty days from
the passage Of this act /: Provided, That in
the trans Mississippi department the time
for the enrolment aforesaid shall be sixty
days: Provided f,srther, That all the per-
sons herein named, between the ages Of Is
and IS, shall only be placed in the service
70 act as details, as herein provided.
| SEC g. That no person shall be relieved
from the operation of this law by reason Of
having been heretofore discharged from the
army, where no disability now exists. nor
shall those who have furnished substitutes
be any longer exempted by reason thereof {:
Provided, That no person who has hereto
fore been exempted on account Of religious
opinions, and who has paid the tax evied
to relieve him from that service, shall be
conscribed under this act.
HousH.-Mr. Barksdale Of Miss. intro
duced a resolution to discuss all measures
drsigned to increase the efficiency of the
army except such as refer to plans Of cam
paigns or military operations in the field be
discussed in open session, laid on the table.
Several resolutions were offered to in
struct the military committee to report a
bill to increase tho pay Of the Army:
Mr.. Baldwin, Of Va, moved to suspend
the rules in order to proceed with the con-
sideration of the bill to amend the act pla-
cling in military service the principals Of
substitutes
Pending which, on motion of Mr.. Car
treil. of Ga, the House went into secret ses-
sion on the special order,
SENATE.
SATURDAY, Jan. 30th.-A bill was in.
troduced to place all male free persons Of
color between the ages of Is and SIS in the
service as laborers, nurses &c.
HOUSE.
The bill to amend the act repeating the
act to attend exemption by reason of sub
stitution reported by the military commit
tee, was taken up and after several amend
ments by Mr.. Baldwin and others was
adopted:
A BILL to be entitled an act amendatory o,
an act entitled ''An act to put an end t.
| the exemption from military serviee Q,
those Dho haze heretofore furnished SUB
stitutes." approved Jan. S, 1864.
Sec. I. The Congress Of the Confsdsr'
ate States Of America do enact. That the
above recited act shall not apply to farmers
and planters engaged en- the 9Th day Of Jan
uary, 1864. in the production Of grain and
provisions by their own manual labor or il
experimenting the labor Of others: Provi
ded. The exemption herein contemplated
is granted subject to the following condi
tions
I. That the person availing himself
thereof shall devote himself and the labor
of which he has control or superintendent
exclusively to tho production of provisions
and family supplies
II. That there shall be paid and con.
tributed from the farm, or if more than one
farm, from each of the farms which thu
person thus owns or superintends, in addi
ton to the 1.-THE required by any tax law
an additional tenth of the pork or bacon
produced on said farm or farms, (beginine
with the product Of last year. for the use
of the army.
| III. That the person thus exempted
will, if so required, sell all his surplus pro.
visions, now on hand. or hereafter raised
/ for the use of soldiers families, or for the
use Of the army. at prices not greater thar
those fixed for the time being by the com
missioners appointed under the impress
ment act:
4 Nv. That the person seeking to avail
himself of the benefit of this act shall fur
nished substitute not liable to military du
who is now in the service. or who has beer
legally discharged therefrom, or who ha
died therein.
! V. That the benefit of this act shall no
apply to persons on farms or plantations OF
which there is any male adult not liable t.
military duty.
Sec. H. Nothing contained IN this &C
shall be construed as limiting the power o
the President, under existing laws, to ex
empt such persons as he may deem proper
on grounds of equity, justice, or necessi
lty.