The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19
TIL E . r AFT,
SYNOPSIS OF THE HOUSE
AMENDMENTS,
A NEW LIST OF EXEMP-
TIONS.

full synopsis of the amendments to the Enroll
ment Act, passed by the House to-day:
The bill as passed, provides that the quota
vi each ward OF city, township precinct, or
Giec1lon district, or county, where the same is
9iViueu INTO wards, towns, townships. or election
dlstrlcts shall be as nearly as possible in pro-
poluoh 10 the number of men resident therein,
ouoJect 10 draft, taking into account as far as
practlcabe the number which has been previ-
JUDY furnished thcrcfrOm: and in ascertaininr
anu iiil.iS SAID quota there shall be taken into
account the number Of men who have hereto
tore entered the naval service of the Tinted
states, ana whose names are borne uDon the
chroilIleht llstS as already returned to the Of
nee OF thc Provost Marshal General Of the
United States. ~
ANY person enrolled under the provisions of
the enrolment act who NAV hereafter he on
rolled may furnish at any time preyious to the
draft an acceptable substitute who is too liable
to draft, nor at the time in the military or
naval service, and such person SO furnishing a
Il substitute shall be exempt from draft
during the time for which such SUBJ
stltlltc shall be exempt from draft, not
however exceeding the time for which such
substitute shall have been accepted but 70 pr-
yatc soldier, musician, nor non-cOmmissiOned
officer being actually in the military service of
the United States shall be procured or accept
ed as a substitute.
The Boards of enrolment are to enroll all
persons Liable to draft under provisions of this
act and of the former act whose names shall
have been Ommitted by the proper enrolling
officers, all persons who shall arrive at the age
OF twenty years before the draft all aliens who
shall declare their intention to become citizens,
all persons discharged from the military or
naval service of the United States who have
been III such service two years during the
present war. and all persons who have been
exempted under the provision of the second
which il
plemcnt, but who are not exempted by the
provisions OF this act, and the boards of en-
rOllmcnt shall release and discharge from the
draft all persons who between the time of en-
rollment and the draft shall have arrived at tho
age of forty-tive years. and shall strike the
names OF such persons from the enrolment.
Any person drafted into the military service
OF the United States, may, before the time
fixed for his appearance for duty at the draft
rendezvous, furnish an acceptable substitute,
subject to such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed by the Secretary of War.
Ii such substitute is not liable to draft. the
person furnishing him shall be exempt from
draft during the time for which such substitute
is not Liable TO draft, not exceeding the time
for which he is drafted; and if such substitute
Is liable to draft. the name OF the person fur
nishing him shall he liable to draft in filling
future quotas and if any drafted person shall
hereafter pay money for the prOcuraton of
which this Is an amendment, such payment of
money shall operate only to relieve such per-
son from draft during the time for which the
person was drafted unless the names placed in
the box i've sooner exhausted in which case the
name shall be returned TO the wheel.
Members of religious denominations who
shall by oath or affirmation declare that they
are conScientiousv opposed 10 the bearing of
arms, and who are prohibited from doing SO
by the rules or articles Of faith and practice of
such religious denomination SHALL when draft
ed into the military service be considered non
combatants, and shall be assigned to the Sec
rotary OF war 70 do duty III hospitals, or to the
care OF freedmen, or shall pay the sum of $500
to such person as the Secretary of War shall
designate to receive it. to be applied to the
benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers.
Provided that the person shall he entitled to
the benefit Of the provision, Of this section.
unless his declaration OF conscientious scruples
against bearing arms snail be supported by
satisfactory evidence that his department has
been uniformly consi>tet, With such decara-
ton
Any mariner or able bodied seaman who shall
be drafted. shall have the right within eighs
days after the notification OF such draft to en-
list in the naval service as seaman No pi-
LOT. engineer or master. or any acting master
acting ens@! or acting masters mate having
an appointment or acting appointment as such g
and being actually in the naval service shall be
subject to military draft while holding such
appointment.
The following persons are exempted and ey-
cepted from enrolment and draft, namely:
Such as are rejected as physically or mentally
unfit for the service: all persons actually ia
the military or naval service 1T the time of
the draft: and all persons who have served
two years during the present war and been
honorably discharged thercfrOin. and no per-
sons but such as ale herein excepted shall be
exempt.
The two classes heretofore provided for en-
rolment are consolidated. In all cases where
cOlOred persons have been heretofore enlisted
in the military service Of the United States, all
the provisions OF the act so far as the payment
of bounty and compensation are provided
shall be equally applicable as well rs to those
who may be hereafter recruited.
The bill also contains the section for enroll
ing all the able bodied males OF African descent.
&c. upon which separate vote was taken be-
fore the bill was passed
at hali-past six O'Clock The House adjourned
until Monday.
Federal Expedition in EEoriGa-..Fir-
ing on CharlestOn..-Lce'. Report
of Late Federal Reconnaissance
Small POX at Knoxville.
New York Feb. 13-Richmond papers of
the 9th contain the following:
LAKE CITY. Fla Feb S.-Eighteen
sells, gnnboats and Transports have arrived
here. The enemy, presumed to be in large
force, has landed and is advancing.
"CHARLEsToN, Feb S.-The enemy renewed
their fire on the city last evening. A fifth
monitor made its appearance to-day. The en-
envy is engaged in mounting several guns at
Wagner bearing on the channel. 2OO-pound
shell exploded last week in blacksmith shop,
wOunding six persons"
The Examiner contains Gen. Lees report
concerning a late Federal reconnaissance,
which states that the Federas left seventeen
dead and forty-six wounded in the hands ofthe
rebels. Their loss was six killed, twenty
wounded and lieutenant and twenty five men
captured One Federal captain and thirty
nine privates were captured.
MoRRIsTowS, Yenn., Feb. S.-Reports from
Knoxville represent the garrison suffering from
the small pox, of which there are 700 cases.
and also scarcity of ratiOns.
The Richmond Examiner says the authori-
ties have taken measures to prevent an antci-
patcd rising of Yankee prisoners on Belle Is
land.
The same paper urges rigid enforcement of
the conscrption law. The forces at Richmond
are commanded by Gen. Elsey Gen. Hood is
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