Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-01-29
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president fixes a time Tor generhl ulai'f 'i"'
volunteering may 60 on up 10 the DAY on 'ue
draft, and all volunteers OF course are suottac-
ted from the quota assigned. Then wheh
any person is drafted he can pay S4OO II ne
chooses, and for it he will be exempted till
every other person in the district who is liza
BILE to the draft has been drawn. The secre-
tary of war must offer the communication mon
ey in any given district for substitutes, and
obtain as many as possible with the funds al
his disposal.
The House Military Committee will report
a bill to amend the enrolment act, differing
somewhat from that adopted by the Senate.
1t provides that enrolled persons may, pre-
yious to the draft, furnish substitutes who are
not Liable to draft Any person now IN the
military or naval service mot Physically dts
qualifed) who has served more than one year,
and whose term Of uneXpired service shall
not at the time Of substitution exceed SIX
months may be employed as substitute 10
the troops Of the State in which he enlisted.
Drafted persons who pay for the procuration
of substitutes shall only be relieved from the
draft in filling that quota, and their names
shall be retained on the roll for future draft.
Drafted persons exempt for physical disabiii-
ty, whose income exceeds $1,000, shall pay
$500 Communication money to the Commas
sioner Of Internal Revenue.
Within several week past the Treasury
Department has received small sums Of money
from persons who have defrauded the Gov
eminent, and now the Secretary scknowl-
edges the receipt Of 81 conscience money
from some person unknown.
1t is said in military circles that last FRI
day an order was sent to Gen. Rosecrans to
assume command Of the Department Of the
Missouri
The Tribune's Washington correspondent
says there Is some talk of Introducing reso-
luton into Congress requiring Government
officers to write their signatures SO that they
shall be legibo, as much delay and confusion
is otherwise caused. The signature of one
Of the auditors puzzled dozen Legislators,
and caused as much trouble as the decypher-
ings of the ancient hieroRlyphics
The House Military Committee have re-
duced the Communication clause in the Senate
enrolment bill to $500, and refused to ex.
empt Clergymen and Quakers
The Posts Washington dispatch says the
rebel cavalry raid down the Shenandoah val
ley is not impro bable
WAsHrNGroN. Jan. 23.
Secretary Chase will fill all orders for five
twenties received before the notice given that
no more could be furnished About fifteen
millions Of excess has been subscribed.
Mr.. Chase will in the future purchase this
amount, if he can at any time do so at par. as
he is determined not 90 issue more than FIVE
hundred millions Of this security. The ten
forty bonds will be issued in about six weeks.
II is tolerably certain that tax will be i'm
posed on all holders Of gold--probaoly about
one per cent a month.
The Maryland House Of Delegates have
adopted the resolutions endorsing the Admin
istration Of Abraham Lincoln, and re-nom-
mating him for the Presidency
WAsHINGToN, Jan. Is.
The resolution Of Mr. Sumner, requiring
Senators 10 take the oath prescribed by the
act Of 1862, (purging themselves Of treason. }
was adopted, % to IL. In the House, Mr..
Dawes reported against the right of Mr..
Field OF Louisiana and Mr. Segaf Of Virginia
to seats in the House Mr.. Holman report-
ed bill reviving the rank Of Lieut.. General,
and Mr., Schenck reported the Senate enroll
ment bill with amendments-among others.
reducing continuation to $500, limiting it to
exempts who have an annual income exceed
ing 81, POO.
WAsHINGToS, Jan. 26.
In the Senate, Mr. Bayard took the oath
required by the Senates resolution Of yesiere
day, and in a short speech announced his in
tention to retire TO private life.
Mr.. Richardson took the oath. after re-
marking that be did not believe in its policy.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill securing
homesteads for persons in the service Of the
United States. Referred to the Committee
on Public Lands.
The Senate then took up the resolution Of
Mr.. Wilson OF Massachusetts to eIpel Sena-
tor Davis of Kentucky from the Senate.
Mr.. Howard moved to strike out the words
be expelled" and insert be censured."
He addressed the Senate at length on his
motion.
The House resumed the consideration of
the joint resolution explanatory Of the Confs-
cation Act.
Mr.. Fernando Wood of New York arg led
in favor Of the appointment Of Commissioners
to Richmond.
The House passed the Senate resolutions
expressive Of thanks TO Generals Hooker,
Howard, Meade, Banks and Burnside. and
the officers and men under their respective
commands also to Commodore Vanderbilt
for the gift of the steamer Vanderbilt.
Senator Bayatd of Delaware disl kes the
act Of the Senate compelling him to swear
that he is not traitor; so he threatens to