New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATIVES.


Nj SsIIH On, Ky.) introduced bin, ~hiob sss
referred providing or H. poy Of tie bounty and pen
sion. for so!der- called out IN Tho Departments Of ohn
and Kentucky.
Tie following message WA received from the IT u.
dent.
Geaflsiaer s5 he Sao.e aad Has, of R,p-,nv iir,f.
BY Joint resolution cf your honorable boe- appersd
pece ber IS. lr the paying OF bGuntle- to Ye~ fan
volunteers ~ now precoed ty tie War Department IL
thu extent o; $50 ia each Prohibited after tie
s'h dgy " tie present Month Transmit for youT cor.
sideraion communication from the Socretar, ~ War
accom- panied b. one from the Proves, MsIalllGencri
% him Doth relating 10 the suhier' nbD,. mentioned.
earnestly recommend thar tho Law o. 30 modGed ~
allow bouniies 10 lie pad ey now are "a least ants
ne ensuing lat day Of February. mn 10, without
anxiety lei appear 70 be- impcr;uuae IN thus feesng
your attention so a subject mon which yon have ~
recently acted rud nothing but deep oon'ci.an
that the puDc interest demands II, could induce me
Z, inonr the hazard Of being usunderstood on tn
point The executive approval vac given hy me 60
he resolution nionei and J; j. now b, closer a.
tenoD and fGer kno.ledge of facts that icel
strained 20 recommend reconsideration ~ the sub
let. AuEAIiaa LINCOLN.
Jam. :. 1863.
The Secretary d WaF. IN litter accompanying the
message ssys that seems 70 doubt tie sity
OF increasing the military force for The speedy tema
,ioi OF the Rebellion and although much difference OF
or Mon e1s in retpec 70 Tie merits III the system Of
raising troops by ,Ognte ana The mont 81 boz
ties aud tie system Of raising nm adequate force By
DRAFT yet two things are certain:
Firsi Tbst Whacver may be- the weight al argument
or The influence " individual opinion large portion OF
t.e people In even Sete prefer toe method oi contrib
utiu iker proportion Of he mstary force by bounty
30 volunteers raider tb1n DRAFT.
seeOnd: That veteran solii1rd WHO have become Ia
ured to service even when paid bounty constitute a
cheaper force than recruits or diaiied men without
touLty lhe information received by tie War Depart
mont from the armies In the field prior o. tie passage
a, ire resolution ~ December last. indicated that %
yey large proportion yf the forces in service would
have cleciilIs fe-snsed fOr three year, Under the
terms authorized by tie order o! hs Department, anl
that snoh uts have been checked and WILL IN a
grea at messuIo be put 10 md b, the restriction I'M
pps "a BY the action u Colgress
IL If believed Lat If any limitation shoid be- imposo1
mon the pnyment OF Dountcs ~ encourage The enlist
ment Of the veteran forces the ncd IL ought MOI
10 De- sooner than the !rst OF February!
Tie Provost. MAJ si,sGeueroi In communication,
After erea; iabor the Volunteer recruiting s,rvce
under tie Presidents call ofOtoDcr.E Is fny ~ prog
rets Letters al deted between the &Uih md 2't 81
December from the Suprntendcnts Of tie recruiting
geI vice ia sI.sn States are II III. man very oncourag
Ing Al Ia he prospect OF getting large number o.
recruits by volunteer entments, several Of the state,
v,r. in fair way "a Tase The quotas assigned them
The act approved December %, 1893 ofDiddnc. Iter
January the payment ~ volunteers o. all houniict
EXCEPT he hundred dollars Authorized b! The act 81 l5b
wss not known at the lime these favorable ports were
made 10 me 49,,
II have 10 doubt that the effect Of that act wiz be
10 check ii II docs not stop enstmentt. u th. suJ
bounty provided by he act Of 1861 but s.5 can he paid
In ndyance IN. s.j being due only after two years
Of service II took come time after oct IL ~ get fbs
people reused 10 the subject Of Volunteering 1fy are
now In most VI the states earnestly engaged In H. and
have REPORTS for October and November and parts o
December showing tbst AZ so men have been eDsteC,
and the daily average u elistments IN increasing
LldsT there circumstances respectfully FpGlesi ih'