New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-04
THE SENATE MILITARY BILL.

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southern iudePendeTrSSe nee rvo,,;rs,. Ian. 30.
THE SENATE MILITARY BILL.
Tho Senate. on Yesterday, removed the IN
,o,ion of secrecy from the Military bill reported from
tie Military COMMITTED. we CIV s"nrnt session We
i The hin now being considered by the House oil
yes IN secret session is entirely adneept
affair. IN, s.,,t, I'm doo,oros all white
man residents of the Confederate States between 10
AMI "a years in the military service OF the concentrate
saseS o An between IS and IS in the army
shall enroll within period to be presented Py te
snd IN dets'Is for provost aud hospital gusrds, Commit
onsrermsster aud Nitcr Bureau agents clerks Hnd
nJ r service in enforcing the Con,cTipt aots, &c.
u he ten nom those persons who between IS ar d
"a M ~ I'M the army and from those below a. who are unit
- Military service in the field by OF physical disability
within 3Odys from the passage Of this act; Provided ha ~
the Tren. Mississippi Department the time for tho enrolment
aforesaid 'han be 90 days Ant p59Sded Isccd In The SER
yiro 70 act rs details is herein provided, i...
SEC Discharges irom ne hny e. oe a g were oh
tanned sti exist Provided that persons eaeta qn
count of rchsou opinions aud wing nave pau '"' 'A
I ON them A. snen shall not be conscfbed' ,.,,..
sy neoess all laws granting exemptions, and provides
,hat hereafter shall be exempt except mn
der rules 20 be prescribed by the SECRETARY Of War'
IT, Tie yiceP President Of no 9niedeIAe states, the mem
thereof and such other Confederate and State officers as the
President or the Governors o The states respectively Lay
S 9gt5.i or State Governn enis. 800,
TIi Mirisrs of religion who on The 10th Of April 1862
IL nd | are in the rcgular discharge Of their ministerial
Duties superueDdents Of asynns for me DEAL enno on1
"a ir one editor OF each newspaper established aud
editor Of nevsparcr a shat date and which has been 50 pun
B.hed regularly since that TINE and such Psf
,nt 81 mi la6I yrd who 4. now and has been since
b & doing business; 81 physicians hirtyhye year
Of axe who for last years have been IN the actual
rrce Of their professions and teacher. Of twenty children
Provided that when the occupations here mentioned nave
ber rtrted by the occupation Of the enemy sud nined
Al the place residence tie persons named 'h"h DC eheo
~ Ir he notice OF slaves there shs be exempted
esr farm OF plantation the sole proper, Of minor person
OF unsound mind tc perton absent IN the military
az ns service on which Their IRE twenty effective
hands. Prordsd the persons exempted werc aeng hs over
sees previous 18th April 1862 and there y no We MAZE
and P,orid the Of such farm plantation bis ss'n
or legal representative, shall make affidavit thst siteI d
effort be procured who Is not liable TO military
p,ord,d further That this clause shs not extend 70 any
farm or plantation on which negroes have been placed by
J1on nom sry other fsrm pautnon since OCT II, 1852
Pyotidsd 6Ttc Tint for every p.rson etsnP"a a. s9e
MA and during the period Of such exemption there hs be
nsd ,npuay into the public treasury by the owners Of tu'h
ssyes tie sur Of hve hundred dotrsi Piorfcd yH,Ad
vent N. President from detsins the Of plantation 70
oversee the same upon the terms and IN me caves ere
owner would have the rght claim the exemption OF sn
V Noting herein shall be construed 10 repeal the
act Of Au L. 1853 mail contractors aud the
Ms srtted shall only continue While the per.
exempted are engaged in 'ler f,pe'Fe pursuits VI
SIC 5 By nj, section the President Is authorized to
grant de4 under general les I'D ftsulacns 10 be i'u'd
from the War Drpatnei ether ioI pei,on between ioiy
I'VE and fyhyo from Che cfmy a. ~" held N AL ca.r'
where, in his gdsrne Mt ,se sa'y and necessity reg re
order Of deail' whenever he ny nm pGPst; [isea
ons ss be construed 20 authorize The exemption
or del Of any contractor Tor furnishing supplies TO ne Gov
@ Of III, department s certify that tie personsl evlce
OF aid contractor indispensable 70 the execution OF Ne
contract and that the carried in good faith and
e never more than pefon for each conTact or OF The
officers clerks agent. or emgloyee. Of 1pes cGnP.nes
terssteI Cornm.ssry OF Assistant Commisssry Other them
those serving with nrgades or regiment IN ne n"dl or ofhi
shall epo any person between the sgea Of ~ and 20 who
Is liable TO military duty IN the hed as ces SCENT OF IN any
,ti,r ,say shall upcn conviction thereof by cour'
1itles o. Ig r 5i.tr;c, eongnsndes 20 relieve such
ourer1as,er g. upon proof by oath Of credisoe
] I5 sBv department or dstric, consndsr who shall
ff IN do w reguifed by this above STATED, Shall upon
conviction thereof, b. dismissed the service.
SIC M appointing local boards o. surgeons ior ne eran
inon Of pefons isbe 20 sy service. no member com
org the aie .s 0e appointed from The county ~ which
SEC SoLnr Ieren contained shan be con-rucd to
any pert Of tie act Untitled s'i 80 lo t'
toy thereto approved sept a. 1861 except as herein express
REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY.
/ In the House of Representatives yesterday,
Mr. Footc submitted, memorials number Of Letters
from officers and prystes Of the army insisting upon
securing 10 the men the right of making new election
az officers rs an Indispensable condition Of the reOrgan.
jzatioD OF army for the next active campaign We
ore assured that this Is subject OF lively interest in the
army which Congress viii have 20 touch with great dis
creilOn.
our military forces Is that If consolidation. There II
no doubt that strength 10 officers Is largely IN
excess over that or our strength in pfYaes-ts being
generally the result OF the casualties Of war. Our
brgades are said 10 average four 20 Fix sk@ct0n reR
ments which might be as well commanded II reduced
10 two regiments Each regiment thus Oblitcrated by
consolidation would relieve from duty render I'M
necessary three field occrs one adiant one sergeant
major one commis-aIy sergeant one quaitcruaster,
one quartcrma.ter sergeant one ordnance sergeant,
two medical officers, one hospital steward ana iofIy
captains and leucnBnts, making IN all hfty.twO men.
Thus brigales composed Of six skeleton regiments
could relieve render unnecessary 70 the service two
hundred and eighty officers, aud brgades composed %
four regiments Aalf that number.
DISABLED SOLDIERS.
il will be recollected that some time ago a
resolution was adopted by Congress requiring Dfona
ton OF the number Of men hGble 10 CONSUMPTION, who
had been removed from the COmmissary and Quarter
masters Departments 10 give place 10 disabled soldiers.
The information la been but amely furnished. Adit.-
Cen Coorer charged with the execution o. the low,
has no better exhibition of his discharge Of duty To
make than the usual cheap display Of his general
ORDERS which he congratulate himself viii show to
Congress that the Department has endeaYored 10 en-
iOrc3 the provisions Of the law"
The following IL the response Of "QuartcrmasieI
General LawtOn which seems 70 shift the rcspOnsb i-
ity back the AdiutaHtGeBc office, aud 10 oBye
the question OF what has really been done Tor the dis
abled soldiers IN great uncertainty:
The Tctouton faT regards Quartcrmss'er- cannot
/ be answered by this ofice, bocau,e
- Ine sad order requires reports 10 be made through this
Office only, By officers post. Officers In te field VINO
10 their Commanding Generals who II j. supposed transmit
;rch report, directly to the Adutant aud nspccorG
g. Win regard to officers posts be said that Of the
l2ip qunrtcrfGsstcTs and assistant duarefustcs tie
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