Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.
SENATE.


SENATE.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill in relation
to enrolment with Military committee,
| which is as follows
! Thot from and after the passage of this
| act any person enrolled liable to be drafted
may be accepted as a substitute for drafted
| person, and person shall exempt from SER
| vice for such time as the substitute shall be
held to under the terms of his enlistment.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That no
| person owing military service shall be ex-
| empted from duty to perform some on ac-
count of furnishing a substitute for the
| navy unless the substitute is presented in
| person to the board of enrolment by which
| the principal is enrolled, and is accepted by
said board of enrolment.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
| any recruiting agent substitute broker or
other person who shall enlist or cause to be
enlisted as volunteer or substitute any
insane person or person in a condition of
| intoxication, ora deserter from the military
service, knowing him to be such, or who
shall defraud or deprive any volunteer or
substitute of any portion OF the State, local
or United States bounty to which he may
be entitled, shall upon conviction by any
| court-martial or military commission, be
| fined not exceeding $1,000 or imprison-
ment not exceeding two years, or both, at
the discretion of such court-martial or
military commission.
Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted, That any
officer who shall muster into the military
or naval service of the United States desert
ers from said service, or insane person or
person in acondition of intoxication, know
ing him to be such, shall, upon conviction,
be dishonorably dismissed the service.
Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted, That all
State and local bOunties hereafter patd to
any volunteer or substitute upon entering
| into service, shall be paid in installments-
| one-third at the time of muster into SER
vice, one-third at the expiration of half the
| term eff service, and one third at the eXpi-
| ration OF the term of such service, unless
sooner discharged by reason of wounds re-
ceived In battle. In case of death while in
! the service the residue of his bounty un-
paid to his widow, if he leave widow, if
not, to his children, or if none, to his moth
er, if she be widow.
| Sec. 6. And be 1t further enaated, That
| the remainder of the term of service of any
person who shall hereafter enter the mill
tary or naval service as volunteer or draft
ed man, and shall desert or be discharged
by reason of physical disability existing
prior to entry into the service, shall be add
ed to the amount due from the district to
which snch volunteer or drafted man shall
have been credited, and the same shall be
filled up from such district by enlistment
or draft. - (
Sec.7. And be it further enacted, That in
| addition to the other penalties of the crime
of desertion from the military or naval SER
vice, all persons who have deserted the
military or naval service of the United
States, who shall not return to said SER
vice or report themselves to Pro-
vost Marshal within sixty days after the
| to have voluntarily relinguished and for
feited their rights of citizenship and their
rights to become citizens, and such DESERT
ers shall be forever incapable of holding
any Office of trust or profit with the United
States, or exercising any of the rights of
citizens thereof. And all persous who
shall hereafter desert the military or naval
service shall be liable to the penalties of
| this section. {si Fe,sS 4
| Sec. s. And be it Further enacted That the
President is hereby authorized and requir-
| ed, forthwith on the passage of this act, to
| issue his proclamation setting forth the
provisions of the preceding sections.
asa5l HOUSE. st-l asaa5 I
A resolution was adopted directing the
Secretary of War to inform the House
| whether ministers of any religion had been
exempted from military duty. If SO, the
reasons therefor, and their names.
Mr.. Rollins offered a joint resolution pro-
posing to compensate loyal owners. for
losses which may be sustained by ratifiea-
tion of the anti-slavery constitutional
amendment. Debate arising, the resolution
went over under the rule. 49,.
On motion of Mr.. Holman, a joint resolu-
tion was passed that no payment shall be
made to any railroad company which has
received grants o. lands. lands on the condition
troops free from TOLL and that the Secretsry
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