The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-23
THIRTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.

Al
| FESS SEN DEN said il was erroneous and
! unjust 70 construe the communication clause
In any other way than that the procuration
OF substitutes or payment of communication
IN .ieu thereof, exempted the States from
| their quotas.
Mr.. CLARK offered an amendment pro-
vldlng that the money paid for commuta-
ton shall be applied 10 procure substitutes
IN the district from which persons were
drafted.
Mr.. GRIMES opposed Mr.. Clark
amendment. He did not think it should
De lett to the Secretary of War to furnish
black substitutes 10 free the quotas OF the
States, unless such substitutes were citi-
! zens of the State liz question
Mr.. FESSENDEN supported Mr.. Clark $
amendment rs q measure of justice to the
States.
Mr.. HARLAN did not think that the ne
gro was sufficient substitute for drafted
waite man as he was inferior III intellect.
Mr.. DAVIS considered that it was unjust
70 call out the laboring classes OF the loyal
states Of the South as substitutes for the
laboring men Of the North
Mr.. HARLAN said that as the whites
Of kentucky had refused the colored men
OF the State TO till up the quota of that
State, he could SEQ no reason for exempt
ing colored men III that State or any other
State, which had not filed their quotas.
Mr.. MORO IN presented a petition from
citizens OF New York demonstrating
against the relief OF ,nnatu.a!ized citi-
Zens from the draft.
The Enrolment bill being under consid-
Grafton, Mr.. FESSENDEN said that his
opinion of yesterday, that the payment of
communication money did release a State
from draft was erroneous. and that the
construction put upon it by the Secretary
Of War was correct. He thought il iinpos-
sible to construe the communication clause
ton OF substitutes or the payment of COM
mutation money, exempted the States from
1.-THE Draft.
Mr.. CLARK offered an amendment pro-
viding that the Communication money shall
| be applied by the War Dapartm for OBJ
tanning substitutes from the District from
which the drafted persons halls to fill the
quota OF that State.
Mr.. GRIMES did not desire that colored
men should be enlisted to fill up the quota
of Il State. He would like the word ''men''
to be construed white men. The colored
men We're enlisted by the general govern
ment and colored men, unless citizens Of
a State, should net take the place OF white
men.
: Mr.. HARLAN thought this was tax on
I the money of the country and not upon
intellect. The people of Louisiana. Ten
nessee and Kentucky owe their allegiance
to the country as wei. as those from Maine
ed that colored soldiers could be employed
with same rule as white men. The colored
men should not be accepted as substitutes.
, Mr.. DAVIS said that a large proportion
OF the labor Of Kentucky was performed
) by slaves, and Yet the Secretary Of War
would sooner enlist slave than a white
man N the Border States, thus stripping
those States OF their laborng classes TO
serve a substitutes for Northern lahoring
men, who were kept at home.
Mr.. WILSON was glad the Government
: was about establishing policy in regard
} q slaves, which be WILSON, had urged up
on them for four months past.
Mr.. GRIM rs thought that the negroes
should be put under the protection of the
! National Government. His amendment
was Intended TO stimulate the enlistment
t OF the negro SO that there would be no oc-
; casion for another call on the States.
, Mr.. Grimes amendment was rejected by
a vote of - to Ia.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE offered an amendment
providing that veteran troops re-enlisting
shall be credited TO the quota of the dis
trict in which they originally enlisted
The amendment was adopted by a vote of
y to IL.
} Another amendment was adopted provi-
ding that communication money paid by per-
sons drafted shall be applied to the pro-
curement OF substitutes from the Congress
, sional Districts where the draft takes place.
and that colored troops be credited to the
, State from which they have enlisted.
, Mr.. TRUMBULL offered an amendment
requesting the President to call out and
equip one hundred thousand men for one
hundred days, with the single object OF
| driving out the rebels from Virginia, and
relieving the Union prisoners at and
!, around Richmond.
hundred thousand raw militia would be
against Lees veteran army. They would
{ be Of no account whatever
} Mr.. TRUMBULL said that if we would
say to the people that there would be a
vigorous campaign for this single object,
we could raise the hundred thousand men
or the increased number proposed by the
/ Senator from Massachusetts. Now he had
no fears that these new troops could be
stampeded.
+ Mr.. FOSTER said the feeling among his
: constituents was intensely strong in favor
. Of the object contemplated by the amend
; ment Of the Senator from Illinois. There
, would also be a wild enthusiasm in many
. sections OF the country if the amendment
! was adopted. He did not think, however,
f that 1t was proper to incorporate this
: into the present bill.
, Mr.. NESMITH moved to insert three
years instead of 100 days. Motion adop-
, ted. The amendment as amended was then
rejected, whereupon at o'clock the Senate
, adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 13.-HoUsE-The
? resolution instructing the Committee on
, Military Affairs to enquire into the pro-
3 priety of exempting acting clergymen from
| the draft was laid on the table by a large
: majority.
The resolution of Mr.. cox to appoint a
Board of Commissioners who can, bv me-
gotiations, reach the Southern authorities,
, with view to an immediate exchange of
| prisoners and taking the matter out of the
hands of Gen. Buler, was, on motion OF
Mr.. WASHBUKNE, laid on the table by a
,, vote of 81 against So.
Mr.. SCHENCk reported back from
the Military Committee the resolu.
ton of the Senate for the Joint Committee
f on the Conduct of the War, with an amend
ment authorizing them to inquire into all
, contracts made with any OF the Depart
ments, and to set at such times and places
| as they may think proper during the re-
cess of Congress-. The resolution was
agreed to.
? Various resolutions of inquiry and dec
larations as to what should be the policy of
the Government in National A fairs were