, 1864-01-06

large number Of recruits by volunteer enlist
ments
Several Of the States were in fair way to
raise The quotas assigned to them. The act
approved Dec. @, 1868, forbidding utter Jan.
5th the payment to volunteers ofall bountics
except the hundred dollars authorized by act
Of 1861, was not known at the time these ia
rorable reports were made to nc. Ihaye no
doubt that the effect Of that act will be to
check, If 1t does not stop enllstments.
OF the s1oo bounty provided by the act Of
1861, but SIS can be paid in advance, the s75
being due only after two years Of service. It
took some time after Oct. 18th to get the peo-
pie reused to the subject Of volunteering,
They are now most earnestly engaged in It,
and have reports for October and Noyem-
ber and part Of December, showing that
Il, $50 men hare been enlisted, and the daily
average Of. enlistments is increasing.
Under those circumstances, respectfully
suggest the propriety Of reconsideration Of
the act forbidding bounties after Jan. s.
These communications were referred to the
committee on Military Adairs.
senator Wilson's new enrolment bill, in
troduced to-day, ,exempts those who are phys
feaily disabled and also makes the following
exemptions.
The Vice President. -.
The Judges of the Courts, the heads Of the
executive department and the Governors Of
States.
1t receives as substitutes only those WHO
arc not liable to the draft, and penalty of
S1c0. to s1.000 fine and thirty days to six
months imprisonment is provided In the pun
ishment Of enrolling officers who are engaged
directly orindircctly in procuring substitutes.
New YORK, Jan. 5.-The New York Tr;b-
"M,s Washington special, SAYS:
haJor General Burnside, who Is now here.
las, at the earnest solicitation Of the Presl--
dent, withdrawn his resignation. It is not
Improbable that he viii be re~assigned to the
Department Of the Ohio.
Major General Butler arrived In town to-
day from Point Lookout, where he was met
by dispatches from the President. BE had
long conference with Mr Lincoln to-day up-
on matters pertaining to the Department, and
on o. TIE subject Of the exchansc aud pardoning
who have expressed their willingness to take
the oath Of allegiance.
It Is understood to be definitely arranged
hat Gen. RosccEans Is to take the place Of
Gen. schoac1d in tic Department Of the Mis-
souri.
AA~ -s|H AVlh AHt$ washington 1IEDA1ch
says: Our Government won't permit Gene:
tl Butler to be outlawed By Benjamin. The
exchange Of prisoners committed to him viii
be left in his hands, Secretary Stanfon tn-
lay has enlarged Buffers powers by putting
Ill the rebel prisoners in the United States
under his care. There will be 10000 at Point |
Lookout within three weeks. The policy is
Eesolutely ineisted on that all exchanges shall
lake place through Butler, and none except |
through him. JET. Davis was in f,ror e
reeogntzing him, as Ould had already done.
Benjamin wrote the proclamation o1tlawing
Butler. President Lfncoln's Inst proclama.
lion outlawed the whole Richmond royern-
n1ent, and through this equality In disability,
there is no doubt but that tue exchanges viii |
.eain be re-established.
General Stoneman has been assigned as |
Grants Chief Of Cavalry.
There are now ten Thousand rebel prisoners
1t lookout Mountain, Md.
NAsH1s6ToS, Jan. SIS, s00, 900 more in |
per cent. two-rear Treasury notes were
transmitted to the banks Of the cities Of New
York, Philadelphia and Boston to-day. i |
arther amount will 60 forward tomorrow.