The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-02-18

of Judiciary was instructed to inquire
into the expediency of amending the
present law regulating the Supreme
Court, so as to con6ne Its decisions to
matters Of law alone.
The Senate then took up the House
deficiency bill, as reported by the Sem
ate Finance Committee.
The committees amendments were
mostly agreed to. They strike out all
the House provisions for increase Of
clerical force in the departments, and
authorize the appointment in various
bureaus, for time not exceeding one
year after the close of the rebellion, of
about 1000 clerks, and provides for
their salaries by appropriation, and also
provides for Il e employment of females.
An amendment appropriating $780,
LOCO for deficiencies in the Quartermas-
ter, Ordinance and Commissary De-
partments was adopted.
/ Various amendments were offered.
when the Senate adjourned till to-mor-
row.
HoUsE.-The House proceeded to the
consideration of the Senate enrolment
: bill, as amended by the committee of the
:. whole on the state Of the Union. Mr..
Cox, of Ohio, suggested that the bill
lie over until Monday, in order to give
further time for its examination, the
amendments being in such confused
state. Mr.. Schenck, of Ohio, replied
that the public exigencies were SO press
ing that he could not give an hour.
He then moved the previous question,
and explained the amendment and
substitute, concluding by an appeal to
the friends of the country to pass the
bill, that the army might be recruited
and the Government sustained.
The House voted on the following
House amendments: All able-bodied
} male persons of African descent, be.
tween the ages of 90 and As, whether
citizens or not, resident in the United
States, shall be enrolled according to
the provisions of the act to which this
is supplementary, and form pert of the
; national forces, and when a slave of a
loyal citizens shall be drafted and mus
tered into the service of the United
States, his master shall have a certifi
cate thereof. The bounty of 800 now
payable by law for each drafted man,
shall be paid to the person to whom
such drafted person owes service at
the time of his muster into the service
of the United States, on freeing the
person. The Secretary of War shall
appoint commissioner from each of
the slave Statesrepresentedin Congress,
charged to award full compensation,
not exceeding $500, to each loyal per.
son to whom the colored volunteer may
owe service, who may volunteer into
the service of the United States, paya-
BILE out Of the Communication money, on
the master freeing the slave. The
amendment was agread to--yeas "a,
nays 81. The House having thus
agreed to the committees amendments
to the bill, MIR. Schcnck submitted a
substitute which was agreed to, and
the original bill as thus amended was
} passed. Yeas 90, nays 60. The bill
,, as passed provides that the quota of
each ward of city, township, precinct,
election district for county where the
same is divided into wards, towns,
: township, precincts or election districts,
shall be as nearly as possible in proper
ton to the number of men resident
!, therein subject to draft, taking into
account as far as practicable the mum.
Der which has been previously furnished
| therefrom, and in ascertaining and
:: filling the said quota, there shall be
taken into account the number of men
who have heretofore entered the naval
| service of the United States, and whose
names are borne upon the enrolment
lists, and the number already returned
to the Office of the Provost Marshal OF
t the United States. Any person en-.
= rolled under the provisions of the en-.
4 rOllment act or who may hereafter be en-
e rolled, may furnish at any time previ
{: Gus to the draf: an acceptable substi.
y tute, who is not liable to the draft, MOI
i at the time in the military or naval ser
e vice, and such person so furnishing a
r substitute, shall be exempt from draft
: during the time for which such substi
g tute shall be exempt from draft not
J. however, exceeding the time for which
s such substitute shall have been &C
It cepted. No commissioned officer OF
lprivate actually in the service shall be
procured as substitute. All persons
who shall arrive at the age of 20 years
= before the draft, all aliens who shall de-
d clare their intentions to become citi
r zens, all persons discharged from the
It military or naval service of the United
If States, who have not been in such SER
vice two years during the present war
j. and all persons who have been ex
,. empted under the provisions of the
d second section of the act to which this
d act is supplement, but who are moi
:, exempted by the provisions of these
y acts, must be enrolled, and the Boards
}, of Enrolment must relieve and dis
e charge from the draft all persons who
O between the time of enrolment and
y the draft, shall have arrived at the
age As, and shall strike the names Of
such persons from the enrolment
|. Any person drafted into the military
service of the United States may, be-
n