The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-11
TIE MILITARY BILL IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,.

ihH MILITARY BILL IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
The House, yesterday, passed the Army
BIZ which originated In the Senate. with
amendments n substance as follows: Every.
body ia rendered liable to enrolment for mill
'ary service between Is and 45, for the war ;
the u section Of the Senate bill which re-
CURED the enrolment Of all able. bodied
males between IS and 55, was stricken out,
aud a substitute adopted that all provost,
hospital and eonscript aervice, all clerks and
ASSISTANTS In the Quartermaster and Com
lssaFy departments, guarde, laborers, &c.
'aAii hereafter be performed by disabled sol
ulefs, and when these are exhausted the
resident shall call upon the Governors OF
VIC several States, for quotas Of men for
'Ah service, who are not liable TO military
'ay exempts one editor who was owner or
''i'of OF newspaper on the 11th Gay OF
%'OoeF, lH', or prior to that date, and
,.li '-ra has been 30 published regularly since
"a, 'iAe' and who is practical printer, and
'4 joufneymen printers, as such editor
a-', Under oath, declare Indispensable for
''aAng such newspaper; the public printer
ID Sc employed to perform pub
=, printing for the Confederate
'Ale Governments; Presidents and
-SAes Of colleges and schools, regularly
~ ~s4sea as such for two years previous to
fl''age OF this act, whose schools are
VIZ. aaiS'ta OF twenty students or more one
4''' Dah at the head of family Ct eight
el'' ~O's white persons who are dependent
s.a -. Aoof Tor support one overseer OH
el @ia where there are twenty slaves,
,as1' ,~''ueu there is no white male adult on the
sDos,, uul liable TO military duty; President,
81, s,'ase0aen', Treasurer, and Auditor OF
a,n "i'"ad engaged in military transporta
snr... s1a saeh officers or employees as the
s.as'. ''''ehaeht shall certify on oath to be
,a.s 'of Tie effective operation Of the
,o,I w A'' 10 exceed one for each mile in ac.
usm.s e ior military transporatlon-the
,oa1. ' =" such employees to be reported
4t
er;sa., 10 the Secretary Of War, with q
10 ansn e accompanying such report that
ylorss 'A''e to military duty has been en-
oDs ~, shefe it was practicable to procure
eu,,.a a'l iia'le, capable of performing the re-
eomo s' uu'ies; the white officers OF negro fire
y.paa au'ss IN cities in existence on the lat OF
d., s, -. ;, 1864; and the Secretary of War, un-
led a' !" direction Of the President, is author
sbs " exempt or detail such other persons
o. ,@. ~ay be satisfied ought to be exempted
The n,os ,oan' Of public necessity; and to insure
nop Saue'ion rs Of grain for the army, or for
ts,ar. r',aaeers, he may grant exemptions OF
ss, As st !" such oversses, farmers, or plant.
Id ,an ~ nc may be satlsfied will be more use.
,sre ,a 1e country in the pursuits Of sgricul
Tie sr aA ~ the military service provided.
ps,,aa ap,ion !. shall cease whenever such
ioas.' % slall fail, diligently and in good faith,
sr,Is ass sss exclusively In the productioa o.
must aa - provisions, the surplus Of which
pros.ss.' Ss sold TO the Governnsnt o. Dou.
1t tls,, s.s q prices not szessdInx those INA
Dc. :, ~ uls BY sppraiseu q ths ,iesnexe M 3.
~ lss l.. As inpoa,ng ) tax u kis6. q
sa'AiaDg lmpgwemonto, Dr.