The sun., 1865-02-01

Tao amended enrolment bll submitted " the
senA.e by Mr.. wIsoS Is worthy q public consid-
orstIon rs author II chairman Of IL, Senate Mill
t,ry Committee, is supposod to he thoroughly con-
vtrsaut with tho requirements u the Government
IN tins respect and hence there is a stron., proba
tillty tina, the bill will becoue q law. Judging
from the knowledge thsttbe public hsvo respecting
the subject of recruiting, the smeuaed enrolment
act seems to be composed ot abon, an equal mum
her Of good AMI Of bad features. 1t provides an
oiloctud preventive Tor the wholesale frauds hat
have been rerpetrated upon the Government by the
enlistment of notorious bounty, jumpers crmnsls,
and de Whno list Of unfit characters who have
teen snugpled into tho service by fraudulent
rc0ns The penalty proposed Tor such fraud q
mr risonineut not svrecliur Two year-, tnc not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or both a. the dis
cretion Of the Court-Hsrtial. DePnyug a yolln-
teer Of bn bounty money subjects the pcrpe-
traitor to the ssme penalty. THIS rs an
admirable proy.si3n, aud 10 calculated - remedy
uIo which has been moro dotr ueutai llln
say other " tho miilsry service. The ue7. tea-
turo, hcweve-, Uuioh provi les ar tho pAym, ut q
b7u1tios in instaiments-one-thirf at the & me 4
enlistment, onethrd On the expiration u half ihe
term OF service, and ono-third on being mustered
out-is apparently calculated - greatly rc;ard
volunteering. A great majority Of tho men who
now enlist in the army belou ~ the poorer cls,sst
who Aro unable to make provision for tho support
OF their isuillcs during ue!r sbsencc, and they
want the bounty money ior tina, purpose. With
such recruits, three hundred dollars IN hand ~
regarded with more favor than twice tn4t amount
payable In iusialmtnts a year aud half apart.
This has boeu tie eNpousnce of the SUPERVISOR
Volunteering Committee in this ciIy, and probably
the sumo sIcct has been observed elsewhere. Al
tia, could DO saved BY the adoption Of this
policy would DO the iniorest Of the money held
in trust for such recruits while ip elect
would nsccssArily bs u greatly iuIure the
rrcruitiul service. Tho next provision Ia,
porhsps, eslculatcd to adj efficiency 10 tho vol
untecr service but is clearly unjust in its oper-
alton. II provides that hereafter the unfulhllod
term OF enstments resulting frou degorsicn or dis
ability shall be charged to the district from whouoo
such recruit onlisted and II substitute deserts or
is discharged for physical disability, the principal
who hired him shalt be held to service Tor tho re-
malndor OF tne substitutes tcrm Such pro-
vision is unni'esily unjust. Tie Govornmont I'M
| quoslouAlly hG. the right 10 reject . substitute
that is not IN every respect qualified fJr military
service but h's formal acceptance b. the agents
Of the Governments and the otclAl discharge Of the
| principal in consequence, certainly ought r. hqui-
date the claim upon such principal. Iho OIL jc,. Of
this strange provision evidently Is - fcvure the
service Of principals s. far possible, and break
up the substitute policy but IL would bs much
better to abolish this policy By enscunenL and
/ 1horoby prevent the uutnteutional discrImina-
,ion against persons Of moderate means, who
arc not able to hire new substitute evory month
or two. The last soction Of Mr.. WusoS's tllI IL
| very good. II disfranchses AL soldiers who have
fed beyond the limits Of tho uniled States and
disqualtes thcn forever for enjoying the rghts oi
citzen'hip under ths Government. Il also pro.
Vides that all persons who have deserted IRON the
military or naval service and are now vithin he
United States shall le allowed sixty day in which
t. return 70 the ssrv e ana those who isl to ro-
port sAal ts subjected t. tse ahmc penalties as
thoso before mentioned, Thus Hr. WILSON haa
sanu~ehcd two apparently bad features between
two us' viii resdily 10 endorsed by tho public
How the scuae viii sseo. the mass remains 70 /,
seen.
The Emperor OF tho French.
Even now, with az apparently confirmed dvnas-
q IL.