Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-01-22
yyYvIlI ConGRESs.--isT SESSION.
SENATE.
WtsuISGToN, Jan. 10, lcUl'
run I'M AIT AND UNNArJHALIzED
SENATE.


Mr.. MoRuAS Un.. y. W presented Il
i,rtitiui, from citizens ct New OH, re-
monstratiilg against tile exemption OF Uni
paturulized residents trcm the draft.
TIE ENRcLLNiENf DILL.
The Enrolment bill was then taken up
Mr.. FrSsESurH Un., Mc.) said that his
opiuion of Yesterday, that the eon'n'utai@
ion money did net release State from TIC
draft was erroneous, and that the con
strucron put upon it by the Secretary oil
War was correct. He thought it impos-
siblc to construc the Communication clause Ill
any other way than that the procuratlon oil
substitutes or the payment OF commute
ton money exempted States from the
draft
Mr.. CLARK. Un., \. H.) offered an
amendment, providing that the commuta-
ton money shall be applied by the War
Department for obtaining substitutes III
the districts from which the drafted persons
hail to fill the quota of that State.
Mr.. GRIMES, Utn., Iowa,) did not de-
sire that colored men should be enlisted to
fill up the quota of a State. He would
like the word :. men, to be construed
white men," The colorcd men were
enlisted by the general Government, and
colored men, unles the citizens OF State,
should not take the place OF white men.
Mr.. HARLAN, (Un., Iowa,) thought that
this was tax upon the money. OF the
country, not upon the intellect. The peo-
pie of Louisiana, Tennessee and Kentucky
owe allegiance to the country as well as
those from Maine and Massachusetts. He
never had believed that colorcd soldiers
could be employed with the same results
as white men. The colorcd men should
not he accepted as a substitute for his SUI
perlor.
MIR. DAVIS, (Cond. Tn. KY said that a
large proportion of the labor of Kentucky
was performed by slaves, and yet the
Secretary of War would sooner enlist d
slave than Il white man, in the Border
States, thus stripping those States of it,
laborin@ class to serve as substitutes Ion
Northern iaberims men, who We're kept al
home.
Mr.. WILSON, Tn. Mass was glad that
the Government was about establishing the
policy in regard to slaves, which he MIR.
WILSON, had urged upon them for four
months past.
Mr.. JOHNSON, (Cond. Tn, Md.l said
that the people of Maryland did not be-
licvc that the co'orcd troops could do the
duty of white men. He then commented
upon the acts of military officers i'll refer
cncc to the recruiting OF slaves and upon
occasions of elections on the Eastern Shore
of that State. If Snch proceedings had
not been instituted. he did not believe the
representative in the other House (Mr
IIarriS) would now hold his scat. as he
the elections. He (Nr. Johnson.) believed
from the representations OF Northern
journals, that there was ii. much disloyal-
~ in the North as in Maryland.
Mr.. GRIMES would wish the word
:" white" substitutes in the bill.
Mr.. WILSON did not want the word
white to appear in the bill AT alt.
Mr.. GmMEs thought the negroes should
he put under the protection OF the Nation
al Government. His amendment was in
tended to stimulate the enlistment of ne
grocs, 50 that there would be 10 occasion
for another call upon the State.
Mr.. GRfNEs.s amendment was rejected
by Is TO II.
Mr.. DooLITTLE. n. Wis., offered an
amendment providing that veteran troops
re elliSting shall be credited to the quota
of the district i'll which they originally Ell
/ listed.
The amendment was adopted hy ~ To |.
Another amendment was adopted. pro-
viding that the continuation money paid
by persons drafted shall be applied to the
procurement Of substitutes for the Con-
gressional District where the draft takes
place. and that colored troops sh1il be
credited to the State from which they have
enlisted.
Mr.. TRuMBrLL. TIN. Ill.( offered All
amendment requesting the President to
call out and equip one hundred thousand
men for one hundred DAYS, with the single
object of driving ont the Rebel army from
/. Virginia and releasing tho Union prison
crs e and around Richmond.
Mi. MfrsoA wanted to know what one
thousand rag TislSstia would be against
Lees veteran army. a~~Aostu Dc Oh
no account whatever.
Mr.. THUMBrIL thought if we would 'ssl
to the people that there would be. a yigor-
Gus campaign for this single object we
could raise the 100000 men, or the in
creased number proposed by the Senator
from Wisconsin (AIr. llowe.) He had no
fears that these new troops could be STAN
peded. 1t was the most economical way
Of putting down this Rebellion, and he
thought that his amendment to this bill
was very proper one.
Mr.. FOSTER (Un. Comm said the feeling
among his constituents was intensely
strong in favor of the objects contemplate
ed hy the amendment of the Senator from
Illinois (Mr. Trumhull.) There would
also be wild enthusiasm in many sections
OF the country if the amendment was
adopted He did not think, however. that
it was proper to incorporate this in the
present bill.
Mr.. NESmrH Dem. Orcgon) moved To
insert -" three years instead of Zone hun
dred days.
The motion was adopted.
The amendment, as amended, was thea
rejected whcreupon, at 5 O'Clock P. NJ,
the Senate adjourned.
Special dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune.