The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-02-07

0vuu 'uuocs Wni0h - - follows Tbs,
ifom and after the passage OF thit act . l
person enrolled and liable TO 81 dr.hes
may be accepted a. . substitute for
drafted person, and such drafted person
snau De exempt from service for sucf
time % the substitute shall be held to ser
vice under the terms Of his enlistment.
Section 2-And be il further enacted
that no persons owing military service
snan Oe exempted from military or 10
perform the came on account Of furnish.
ing . substitute for the navy unless the
substitute is presented in p,rson {, the
board Of enrolment BY which the princi.
pal is enrolled and is accepted By said
board Of snrollment.
Section 3-And be il further enacted
that any recruiting agent, sub broker. or
oiher persons who shall enlist, or cause to
be enlisted, IS volunteers or subs anv in-
sane person or person 10 Z conditio on OF
intoxication, or deserter from military or
naval servide, knowing him to be such. or
sho shall defr.ud or deprive an voIun.
teer or sub 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.
oe hned not exceeding $4,000, or i'm
prlsonmen, not exceeding two years, or
both, at the discretion OF such court mar
I'sl or military commission.
Section And be it further enacted
that any officer who shall muster into the
military or naval service of the United
States any deserier from said service. or
insane person. or person in condition of
'ntoxication, knowing him to be such,
shall, upon conviction by any court mar
tial Or military commission, be dlshonor.
ably dismissed the service OF the United
States.
Section 5-Bs it further enacted, that
all State and locel bounsies hereafter paid
TO any volunteer or SUB upon entry into
Ihe military or naval service OF the United
States, shall b paid ia instaIments a. fol-
ows: Oae-tbird 1t the .lme OF muster
uto service Of such volunteer or sub
pne-third at the expiration of half OF the
ltne OF service, aud one third at expira-
ion OF term of such service unless sooner
discharged BY reason Of wounds received
q battle, and in case Of his desth while
n service the residue ct the bounty
unpaid shall be paid to bis widow, If he
'llAi leave widow, IT not. 10 his chill
tren, or II there be none, to bis md her if
widow.
Section And be it further enacted. |
hat the remainder OF the term OF service |
Il any person who shall hereafs r eater
he military or naval service as q volun |
eer or drafied man. and shall deseft from
n be- discharged BY reason physid al dis. /
.blliiy prior to such entry into the service,
hail be added to the amount d de from
he district to which such volunteer or |
ifsltsd men have been credited, I'll e same
mail DO hiied up from such district by en-
,stmens or draft.
Bueckslow offered an amendmenk to re-
peal that section Of enrollment whifh per
niss the Governors Of States Id sent |
gents to States in rebellion 10 recruit to
i'll up quotas.
Wilson hoped this would not be adopt /
ID.
Saulsbury would like the Senate from
Mass T. answer question. He tSouls
1ury) had seen it stated in papets tha.
after the fall ofSavaun bib Mas
sachusetts had agents there to Gil tic quo
"a Of that Stste. No authority ha been
given for this, but after the slaves had
,een put on ship board Gov Andfex
had made application to the Presid dent for
permission TO enlist the men, and 1t had
been gransed.
He GSaulsbury] was opposed 10 this
While the young nen OF his State Del
lad to respond in person 10 all d,s its.
Wilson replied that he did not know
.boit this special case. but be knew that
GOV. Andrew was an earnest and deter
mined man and was 10 favor OF e1l sting
black men. Ii the agents OF Mass. were
iot first on the ground they must have
travelled slower than other agents after
b.