Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-11
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In the United States senate. on the 2ls, y

In the United States Senate. on the 2lst inst.
Mr. HrNpalcKs OF Indiana, said;
Mr. President. the debate which h,s sprung mp
does not really seem To me 10 be upon that
amendment. hu: upon the question which has
been raised between the Senator from ohio aud
the Chairman OF the Committee on Military Al
fairs Upon that question desire o. cNprrss The
opinion That Congress ought 10 encourage vol
enteerins rather than RELY uplu what. OF neccs
-itv mu.t be IN unpppulr measure a. the gov
eumcnt-the draft think ~ have had evil
dcucc enough ia the country that the army can
hc supplied With men L., volunteering, ana al
though the Senator from VI issiehnsytts vii not
admit that the draft Ia - been failure thus Tar.
he will hardly claim thlt Z has b Ell success
Out of la5 .uO0 drafted men. there went into tie
service about 600; about % 900 paid the $500
rommutatiou; AMI 81 900 were exempcl f1r
ph,sical disability The Senator stys th,t the
Department nude mistake in the numper OF
eases OF exemptions Tor physical disability |
am not prepared u discuss that question ith the
senator lie +. better informed on the suhject.
unqgesiOnably Than can he, but that J. a Vel \
large exemption f'.r physical causes. According
u this report, there paid communication money
- l3e: furnished substitutes. lD,iO2. failed Ia
ren,rt 1870 exempted from other causes.
about - $40 Under the draft. therefore, IA
New England. Pennsylvania. New York. and
perhaps a portion of Wisconsin. up the first
day 81 November, the government realized
about 6 0OO lr0nns who were drafted: lO,uOU
substitutes aud perhaps ~ 900 volunteers. who
were induced 10 volunteer under the policy
sdan,ed by the Administration m paying SUI
bsuns,-she $500 that paid by those who
were drafted
Mr. Howe: II the Senator will allow me Il
interrupt him Tor moment, think he included
the site of Wisconsin in the lit ot those State:
which n al made up this number believe thai
IN 10 the 1T of November no draft had beer
mas!s IN any part of Wisconsin. That Is my
recollection aboutit
Mr. Hendricks: | dare say the Senator Is
right had al impression that there was ont
district. perhaps IA the State OF Wisconsin u
which a draft had been made prior To the 1t da'
al Nsvemhes Then the draii WAS only enforced
in part Of New England New York, Pennsylva
MIA aud the District of Columbia: and this : the
showing N sGe By the report OF the Provost Mar
shall Geuer sl-that there were secured TO th'
governments under the draft 5000 men who were
drafted, 10000 substitutes, ana perhaps 2OOo'
who were induced Ia volunteer hy The 500 bOun
" that pad IN by the parties Who were draite.
and who did 40. 20 Thus the drait up TO thu
1t al November result e.. IN securing To the ser
vice between 80 400 .snd - 300 troops Sir. al
Il he claimed ~ success that out Of lbs 00l
drafted men we secure hut 5000 ~hn wer,
in f.ct drafted. 10000 substitutes ami ~ .Ooi
volunteers who we're encaur gel 10 volunteer b.
the payment %: S300 bountyT ! think that car
not be claimed as success.
But. sir. from the commencement of this wal
every effort On the part Ot the Administration Il
secure troops by anpesls 10 the patriotism 81 ih'
people. b, appeals 10 their desire t. irovide 10