New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-15
THE ARMY FOR THE UNION.
TIE NEW ENROLMENT RITZ
Its Provisions as Passed by the House.

amending tho Enrolment Act offered by Gen. Sohcnck
Chairman of Committee On Military Affairs, In placo Of
the Senate Bill amended in Committee OF the WhdA
and which passed the Hou,e on Friday last:
AN ACT 10 amend &C, entitled An for enrolling ana
calling ou the national forces and for other rnrpo.es su
proved March third egh,ee;, irnded and .ist three
he enacted by the Senate cad Hovse Of Representatives. ~
the Unted States Of Ameviea IN Congress as,sm6.d TIA
the President OF the United States shall be authorized whes
ever be shall deem necessary during the present war; 10 cen
sue number of men for tho military eryic, Of United
States os the public eIigences may require.
SEE Ind be JatAsr eaqoted That tho quota Of each
waFd Of city. town, townhp precinct, election district
or Of county where the Is not dided.o wards towns
townships. precincts. election districts, sh, be- a, nearly a.
possible In proportion 10 the number o. resident thereto
subject drs taking into ascoun far as practicable the
nsnbcr which has been pr vousy furnished therefrom s,d
In escertsnng and filing said quota there a be .1sn ats
account tie nuubr Of who have oiooe entered hs
naval service Of TIRE Unite States and hose bornA
upon the enrolment sts already returned inc office u
the Piovo., Marshal General Of the United States.
SEC D. Ind be Jytler enacted That Il ths quota fson
any Sste sh. not be- ci within tia time by tbs
President, the ProvosMarshsl Of tee district within whcA
any ward Of city, town, township precinct OF election ds
c, OF county where the Is not diied into vsrdS
towns. townships. precucts or election Districts which %
,! deficient in it, quota s situated a usder the EIecea 81
the Provost General make draft for tho number de-
dgent thereirou bn all volunteers wh9 may srs alter tia
daa shall have been ordered and before shall be actually
made shall deducted from number ord red TO be dfsed
in suc wsrd town. township precinct. election district Of
county Ard the quoa Of any district shall not be hed ~
tie da made Ia accordance With The provisions Of this ct
and he act to which is amendment ferAer drafts 'bsiSs
made aud Ike proceedings had until the quota Of dres
shall be flsd
SEQ AID be Il further erre,es Ths any person en,osa
under the provsOns Of the for enrolling an Sailing out hs
national forces, and for other rurpos approved March
1893, who may hcfr .st be 50 enrolled raay Furnish NJ
tin ptr,leu. the dra acceptable substitute whoh no>
liable 20 the d1a at tie time IN the military naval ser'
vice Of United States and such person furnishing sub
.u,c , be exempt ION the drl, during the time 70. which
such substitute shall be exempt from DRAFT not. however
ceedug the time for which such substitute shall have been
emred Bu. p-iyst. soldier musician, noncomms.
stoned officer being asy in the seryye on! United S,sle
snail be procured or accepted Is a substitute.
SIC s. Ind sea further enacted That Board, Of enroll
.Lsl enroll ell persons liable to arsa under the pns
visions 4 this sc aud the act 20 which this i al amendment
whose may have been omitted BY the proper enrolling
ocers M persons who shall arrive q. the age Of twenty
year. before the draft all aliens who shall decNe thsr liz
,-n,ion to become ciIeps ell persons discharged from the
military or naval service Of tie United States who have not
been IA such service for years during the present and
person. who have been exempted under the provisions t
The second section o. the which ;h, Is an1endasos,
who exempted by the provisions OF his sc ana
ed Boards Of Enrolment shall release and discharge ron
ds all persons who between the time Of the enroreos
and dra shall have arrived a. the Of Gry've years.
and shall strike tie OF such per,ons o tue earo-
msl,.
SEC And be fyti.r enacted That any person drsfsd
into the military service Of tie United States may before the
time liked Tor his appearance for duty at tho drafting endes'
vous furnish acceptable substitute subject TO such rules
snd regulations - may be prescribed b. tie Secretary Of
ufsfffr Ia N
farushny him shs be e1ep, from dIst during the time eg
which such substitute Is liable dra exceeding the
term foI which he drafted and II such substitute
liable 10 drA the Of the person furnishing him shall
be liable dIsN In alins future quotas AID any drlsi
person sAAl hereafter pay money r the procuraon OF
substitute nnies the provision Of tho which this 4
Amendment such paynen. Of money ha operate only
cve such person dram filling that quota; and ia
name shall be returned The roll foF filing flg;e quotas; but
IN nsianco shall the exception Of any person. account
Of bis psycn, Of continuation money 70. the p.ocuson 81
substitute extend beyond yeaE bur 4 the end q
year IN every such cAs;hc Of any person exempted
sha be enrolled asn fno before returned til eaIo.enl
lis, under the provisions Of this section.
sTc. :. iEd Be further REACTED, Tia, members Of re-
soss denominations, who SHALL b. cath Affirmation declare
,h., they confcleuouy opposed the bearing Of
md who prohibited from doing BY the rule, al lrcss
81 l-ih and practice OF sid dous denomioation shall
WHEN dated into the military service be considered
combet.n and shall be assigned By The Secretary Of Wa 10
duty In the hospitals the OF freedmen shs psy
the sum Of hgee hundred dollars 10 such person the Scers
;lry Of War shall designate receive a. 70 be applied to the
benefit o. sck and wounded soldiers: ind pro,iii
That 10 person shall be entitled to the benefit o. tie
provisions o. this section. unless lis declaration Of eoneien
ous scrupes against bearing shan be supported by ssi
factory evidence that lie deporn,a has been Uniformly
| sis.en, with such declaration.
SIC tndb' "J''i'y enacted That no peuOn Of foreign
buh shall account VI aleuase 10 exempted from enroll
cnt dss under ;he provisions Of this sc: tie
which Il amendment who has any assumed tie
hs Of citizen by voting at any election held under auth Oh
~ Of Tho lava q any State Territory, Of the Un:s
States who Ia. held any Office unior such laws or any 4
them but the feet tia, any such person Of foreign br La
voted held shall vote hold oce aforesaid shall -
taken conclusive evidence tia, he entitled to esemv
don from military service aceour. Of adenage.
SIC. O. Had Dc R further enacted That AIRY mariner ale
who .hsl be draed under Ibis ac. the With
this is amendment shall have tie right within eight d,s
aos The notification Of such da, to enlist Ia the nsy serviS
seaman and certificate that lie las enlisted beirt
made on, IN conformity with regulations which may be pre-
cEbd by tho Secretary Of the Navy and duly peen'dto
Provost Marshal Of the District ir wL;h such abs
shall have been aed .ial eEemP, him from such
DRAFT: P,erii,d period for which he shah have
.ed Into tho service shall not be less than the rehd
for which he shall have been drafted into the military services
ial yoriled further Tha. tho said certificate shall declare
that satisfactory proof has been made before tie naval Object
uIns that tho said person en.tne IN tie navy
mariner by vocation, able seam4n. Aud any ge's
now IA the military service Of the Uacd States who 'AIA
lTuh satisfactory proof that be Is mariner BY vocation 81
able may enis. into the navy under suh rules ara
regulations may b. prescribed by the Secretary OF 10
Navy ard the Secretary OF War: Poried Tho, such ca