The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-13


the draft an acceptable substitute, Who i
not liable 70 draft ner ct the time in The
military Of naval service, and such per.
son % Furnishing slbstituts shall b az
smpt from dntt darisg the tine " which
such substitute shall b exempt from
DRAFT, not, however. exceeding the time
for which such substitute shall hsve been
accepted; but no private, soldier, must
ciaD, nor non-commissioned officer, being
actually in the military service Of the
United States shall be procured or 40
cepted - substitute.
The boards Of enrolment are to enroll
al persons liable to draft under the pro-
visions Of the act and Of the Enrollment
act whose names shall have been omitted
BY the previous enrolling officer. All
persons who shall arrive It the Of 30 years
before the draft, oil aliens who shall de-
clare their intention to become citizens,
all persons discharged from the military
or naval service of the United States who
have not been in such service two years
during the present war, and persons who
have been exempted under the provision
of the &c section of the act to which this
actis supplementary, but who are not ex-
empted by the provisions of this act, and
the boards of enrolment shall release and
discharge from the draft all persons who
between the time Of the enrolment and
the draft and shall have arrived ct the
age Of As years, and shall strike the names
of such persons from the enrolment list.
Any person drafted into the military
service of the United s ates may, before
the time fixed for bis appearance for duty
as the draft rendezvous. furnish An &C.
ceptable substitute, subject to such rules
and regulations As may be prescribed by
the Secretary of War. Ifsuch substitute
10 not liable TO draft, the person furnish
ing him shall be exempt from draft dur
ing the time for which such substitute 10
not liable to draft, not exceeding the
term for which be is drafted; and ii such
substitute is liable to draft the person
furnishing him shall be liable to draft in
filing future quotas, and if any drafted
person shall hereafter pay money for the
procuration OF substitute under the pro-
visions of the act of which this is amen
datory, such payment Of money shall op-
crate only to relieve such person from
draft during the time for which the per-
son was drafted, unless the names placed
10 the box be sooner exhausted, ia which
case the name shall be returned to tie
wheel.
Members of religious denominations
who shall BY oath or affirmation declare
that they are conscien.iously opposed to
the bearing Of arms. aud who are Iprohibi-
ted from doing so by the roles and articles
OF faith and practice Of such religious de-
nomination, shall, when drafted into the
military service, be considered non-com-
batants, and shall be assigned by The
Secretary OF War to duty in the hospitals
or TO the care Of freedmen, or shall pay
the sum OF $500 to such person As the
Secretary Of War shall designate to re.
ceive IT, to be applied to the bene6, Of
sick and wounded soldiers; provided, that
no person shall be entitled to the benefit
OF The provision of this section unless his
declaration OF conscientious scruples
against bearing arms shall be supported
BY satisfactory evidence that his deport.
ment has been uoiformally consistent with
such declaration.
Any marines or able-bodied seamen
who shall be drafted shall have the right
within eight days after the notification OF
such draft to enlist in the naval service
as seaman. No pilot. engineer, master
or any acting master, acting ensign or
acting masters mate, having an appoint
ment or acting appointment a. such, and
being actually in the naval service, shall
be subject to military draft while holding
such appointment.
The following persons are exempted and
excepted from enrolment and draft.
namely: such as are rejected as physic.
ally or mentally unfit for the service. all
persons actully in the military or naval
service Of the United States at the time
of the draft, and all persons Who have
served in the military or Daval service
two years during the present war and
have been honorably discharged there
from, and no persons but such as are
hereic excepted shall be exempt. The
classes heretofore provided for en-
rollment are considered in an cases.
When colored persons have been here
tofore enlisted in the military service of
the United States, all the provisions of
this act, SO far rs the payment Of bounty
and compensation are provided, shall be
equally applicable, as well As to those who
may be hereafter recruited.
The bill also contains the section for
enrolling oil the able-bodied males OF Az
rican descent and upon which separate
vote was taken before the bill was passed.
At half past 6 the House adjourned
until Monday.
SENATE.
On motion Of Mr.. Lane, of Indiana.
the Judiciary Committee was instructed
to inquire into the expediency Of amend
ing the present laws regulating the Su-
preme Court 80 as to confiue its decisions
to matters of Law alone.
The Senate then took up the House de- |
ficiency bill as reported by the Senate
Finance Committee.
The committees amendments were
mostly agreed to. They strike out all
the House provisions for an increase Of