North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-08-03

After the preparation Of the foregoing AiIress
at theavery conclusion of the session of Congress .
two extraordinary measures relating to suhieets
treated the, Address, we're enacted into Ia,ys,
They w-ro both approved by The President ON the
4th day or July and fly conf uded the labers of,
the Congressional majority. Those measures woro.'
lFE a further supplement tothc conscripton law ;
ana %nu ioint resolution imposing special and
second income tax for the year 1863 The former
was emitted : And act further 10 regulate and pre
vide tor the snrolins and calling out Of the paton,
fo'ees and for other purp pAses and authorized the
freslde9t at his direction, two call out tro
Tor ono two, 2r three years; provided for bounties
OF one two, or three hundred dollars to each recruit
accordH1S TO the time Of service payable in three
Fequa lhstalments and authorized drafts for unlIe
+ quotos after fifty days from the date Of the call but
IN case of any such daft nc ,ay,nent OF none
should be accept cd or received by the Government
as Communication to release any enrolled or drafted
m an from personal obligation to perform military
service
I The third sectian reads a follows
Sec. 3. That II shall be lawful for the Execu
b Ves Of any of the stat es to send recruiting agents
into any of the5Staes declared to be in rebellion
cept the tate of Arkapsas Tennessee and Loui si
ana, to recruit oupteers underany call under the
provisions OF this act who shall be credited to the
state and TO the respective subdivisions thereof which
mayproeure, their enlistmept"Al p .. a' .t L
Ihe sixth section ptovi des that in drafts one hun
rdred per -ceHtum of names more than the onot,
sur n. oe taraWn Row aeoEI QJ,ua .a0r"nt agt 2
The eighth sectiop reads as follows: 7., ...- o.
That n ;,s4L
fho have entered said service during the present
rebeion who have not been credited to the quota of
any town, district, ward, or State by reason of
cheir being in said serrce asa not enrolled prfors to
February tE eRty-fo urth 1864, shanBe enrolled and
credited to the qnota Of the town. warr district or
State ~ which they respectively reside, upon satis-
factory proof Of their residence made to the Socreta
1ry ofWar' = =
Su s'the law which 'abolisles com mutation anj
provdesa plau by which certatnStat m ,y escan,
the pressure ofEhoadrAft tn. Y are q, be autEor
ized through tdeir agents to ootan negroes in the
southerneoaptry to FIJI 10 theirrquotas the boun-
1os t9r tins PurpoSe being paid by the Tn ted siates
ami IN the commercial States all the sailors and ma
Eines who have entered the service since the out
break ofthe rebellion, aro 70 be enumerated and
credited to the statesof sir residence whether
not, The tates which are most ertarprisines5 m
the race or negro recruits AMI have most facilities
for Obtaining them, Hia reap the main advantage
OF this arrangement. But Zee public Interests will
sufsF, and States remote fomthe seshoard will be
subjected do9r to an unjust discrimination 4, .nos
The vote the Senate july ?, upon adopting the
report Of the comhittee of Conference, which gave
hisiact its final form, was as follows: - a''
10 ''YEas-- Aessrs A'itHonw Chandler, CLARK. Con-
ness, k4sssndea Foot, Foster, Hale, Lanesof Kan
4 aas Morgan MorEa, PomsroyD Ramsey. JS,sn,nsr:c
vi 9lnkle Made Wilkinsqp and IKiLLsoa--lss bo
a, NAYs-Messrs; Buekalsws lie, ,Dayis, Doolittls
HsT'an' Harris: Han fefsoR. ErGI,fnks Howe, Lane