The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-02-03

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gahah''y In the field. The list embrace.
ninety one Of whom has been promoted 10
ths rank Of captain; eight 10 tha, OF frs,
lieutenant, and eighty one to that Of s~c.nS
Iisaiensat.
In the ssuats on the ss,s thor. VA.
us'nimsus vote Of thanks 10 tho Tennessee
troops WHO have enlisted for the war.
Tho Senate bill 10 change the tim. Of
meeting Tor the next regular session Of Con
g'''' ws' passed nf.-r a lengthy debate,
participated in by Messrs Mschcn. Jones.
fso'', BarksdsI., Dsycs, Miles and Hilton.
ss, the ns., Congress meet. % tn. fire..
Monday in May.
| a bill was reported in the House, on the
z''h' by Hilton, Of The judiciary Co.m,,-
'ss' 10 amend The act TO put an end To sub.
"'a''on' IL provides that farusrs and
! planters who have been engaged for IN.
last year in the production Of grain and
Prori.isns BY their swn manual labor Or m
P'Hntending for others who have substi
'u'''' 6s exempt under the following condi.
usns. First, they shalt ds~s,s their self
and 'AIer 10 supsriptend, exclusively, the
P'sdss'ng of provisions. Second, they shall
pay III. Gsvsransut an additional tsa,h Of
pork or bacon. beginning with the produc,
OF last year. Third. if required, thew shall
sell all their surPlus provisions, now ON
| hand, o. hereafter 10 be made 10 soldiers
families, nt not more than Government pi
ces. Fourth, the bsssfi Of this act shall
not apply 10 persons on farms or plnutn-
lions where there is any other NAL. adult
mol liable TO the conssription bill; whicl,
VAS taken up and .di.e USED tiIl the .-cr-,
| session.
10 the Senate, on The 2S,h ul,, the in
janetios Of secrecy was removed from the
military bill rs Ps'.sd by that body on tho
i6th.- IL provides that from and after i,s
passage all whit. re.id.Ss OF tn. C.nf.d
| ~rais States, bst~e cen the aye OF "a and AZ
.hal be enrolled in the service Of tl.. Con,
f'd-rH's States for aud during the war; and
all bslwssn forty FIVE sad fifty.fvs shall be-
| enrolled within such tine ~ the Pre.d..t
may prescribe all falling to DO enrolled ure
to be ssnssriscd in the army 10 the field
Ths foll"~ing are 10 be all detailed; Pre-.
vest Hospital Guards, for the service Quar-
tstmast~rs ;Coma,issnrys; kitrs ;Csn.crip,
Bureau agents clerks, sc , shall be taken
FROM forry Ave 10 tifty.6v now in ihe army,
aud those below the age Of fsrty kv. uuh,
Tor held service. All exemption laws are
- be repealed, except Mali Contract., and
The following subs,itutsd-.ll unit for mil
itsry service n.u'bsrs and officers of Con.
grsss, State Legislatures aId such officers
A. the Presldsnt aud Govsrners sf States
shall declare necessary 10 administer IT,.
Government ministers authorized 10 preach
On the 10Th Of April. ;sS2; ono editor 10
each newspaper published on the 10TH of
April, 1854. aud regularly published and
bssn sdtos ever aimee that time, and priu.
tsn; one aPotheeary 10 each store sagag.d
a. that time and regularly since phy ,iciun.
over thirty-hss aed who hsvs been i. regular
practice for seven ysars; teachers contisu
"usIy spgagsd for two years past one ov.r'
seer on sses farm Of twenty field hands, th.
sole property Of minors, &c, or Of q p.r.os
in service. provided, that sssh sver.ss,s have
been SO snployeA since the 10th Of April
1852. and ii there 10 no male white adult on
The farts not liable /, service; oss person
under each Govs-paent contrast with cor.
tain rssiristions. AM Qoartsrmasrer. C.m.
u,isssry, A.rshaIl. Nitro or Enr.llisx OAs.r
~hs shah suploy sny ono liable to service,
eet~sss the agss Of eighteen and forty fv.
| shall be sashisrsd.
a resolution was offered that the prac.
tics Of hsldinE sscrst sessions 10 on. b,
vhish the responsibility Of The Cover.nsnt
70 the people is in . measure ds.irsysd, and
isAn enersaehmsSt On th. priseipIe of,ne
Constitution, oAly 10 bs tolerated is' cases
Of extreme public necsssity; that hereafter
MI measures 10 iscrssss tho strrngth and
efficacy Of the army. having no reference 10
the plans OF campaigns or military opera
tons in the ned shall bs discussed. natsred
and passed 10 sPsn sessiss. The PROPOSE
ti"s ~as voted down, and the House rsfu..
Cd to call for the yeas aud nsys.
a bill! 10 iseresss the pay Of .sn esn.
missioned officers and privs,.s ~ho have
bees in service during the whole war 100
per cent, sas presented. The rules were
suspended for imu rdiats confederation
yeas 30. nays l6 some di.eussion snsusd
and several propositions to amend were
made. IL Wa 6aalIy referred 10 the Mill
tsry Committee.