The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-09

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pRmDnENB AFFAIRS.
NJ SUnSnR csiIsd the House bill 70 establish Bu
reAn o. Frssdmen's Anairs, amended ~ the Select
COMMITTED on Slavery and Freedman, OF which he Is
chairman Tic said u was at once tho authority and duty
10 provide for the large number OF slaves
vho the progress Of the var, suddenly became free
ne argued ~ length In favor Of placing this
areae osdev she control o We Treasury instead Of the
Senate committee
MoHAnnsoH. tepp a NJ, was opposed 70 the bill
and M anendmsuts and said We we're no, called upon to
take care OF persnns whom armies progress OF
snsis march over the rebeon could not take or
bosn shs Dill ana s ameDdments confessed that tho
goes were 'naApaoe Of taking Of themselves. and
ths was bill 70 care for them tho expense Of
After further remarks Of Mr.. R1ARnsos the further
consideration OF the bill posi- poned until to
1Hs pRAT-PRoposxD RxPEAL or THR 1HRm HUNDRED DOL
Lar EXEMPTION.
Mr.. WILSON, reD) Of Mass. called no the Senate bill
No. 2so prohibit the discharge of persons from liability
70 military duty by reason Of the OF He
caused TO be read letter from the Provost Marshal
raj rscommendiDethe repa OF the three hundred dollar
clause
letter from the Secretary Of War was also read, en-.
dorsing the views OF the Provost Marshal General
Mr.. WILSON offered an amendment as follows
That the President Of tho United Staes authorized
after the OF this Act ca for period
orediBg wear snch number or the Of
the serv CO may require.
The amendment also repeats the Communication clause
exemptng persons rom draft She pay ment OF money
Mr.. CONFESS, rep.) OF Cal opposed the amendment OF
Mr. WILSON, saying that At this time there should be
mid counses and that every owed such servre to
the country az the government demanded and he would
not limit the time for which the country could call for
their services.
date and was proposed to shorten the time because
we conld more easily obtain the needed now to
strengthen General Grants and General Sherman g
armies We could get the for the time proposed In
his amendment had been shown the aacrity with
which the men OF Indiana and Ohio rushed TO
He believed thai the OF the nation would rush gladly
to the rescue for this period OF one year.
Mr.. GRIMES rep, Of Iowa. thought the bill would
operate unequay, many OF the states which had not
furnished their quotas under the three years. call would
claim an exemption under this amendment. he did not
see the justice OF this
MIR. LANE rep or Ind, for the repeal OF the com
mutation clause, as he at the beginning OF the
sion, and also for the right Of subsuton and for the
and then when could longer be obtained, he was
for handing Is over TO the women
Mr. JOHNSON. (oDp.) OF Md. asked Nr. Wilson II, as
chairman OF the Committee Military Affairs, he could
give the number OF in the field at the present timer
Mr.. WILSON said he could he would not. though their
number was large Mr.. stanton would like 10 have a
similar question answered In regard TO the strength Of
the rebel army.
At i've O'Clock the Senate adjourned.