The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-08

70 have sent 70 General Grant bef' Richmond the min
y power o. the rebellion would has been broken oe
Is sns Inc great trouble that thc& we're 70 man
dnefsnt constructions put upon the Eureyu..sn mt bill
unere 6sd been all sorts or interference with ~ s>cs
Ion committees had been sent here from cities an
sates TO all quotas without putting men into the army
ane resident had, he understood, reduced thu
quota ns 2, one STATE, and he had no right 70 d.
no, the Provost Marshal had any right 4
ssauoe quota Another great evil the enlistment
OF inne men, and men In other ways unit for the
vice He r Wilson, had heard good authority that
those recruits who rendexvoused In New York harbo
posed be stricken out was advised BY Mr. Blunt who
mad enlisted thousand men since the war be-
Mr. CosSEss inquired II Mr. Blunt was not the man
| quota Of New York;
| Mr. WILSON said that report was not true
Mr. GxmEs inquired II Mr. Blunt was not the man who
had got credit Of thirty six thousand
New York city and had chucked over this reduction
Mr. CLARK (rep) of NJ h, moved SO to amend the frs.
section as 70 make read "that drafted may
town. city or ward" MI Clark thought this would have
some effect in preventing assertions In his own town
two hundred and afty men had been enlisted not long
ago on high bounties and In very short time two hun
Subsequently Mr.. GRIMES withdrew his amendment,
and the amendment Of Mr. Clark adopted.
Mr. CoMns moved 70 amend the third section 80 to
make u an offence 70 enlist any convict or person
habit in this city and other cities for persons engaged
In the bounty jumping business TO the arrest by
police officers who are engaged with them Of innocent
rAtsd in ss, Charging them With INFAMOUS crimes and
Tightening them into the belief that they have proof
supefacon 70 getting ali the bounty
70 which the recruit Ii entitled In many instances In
the city Of New York asceained that Justices OF
the peece were In completely IN these transactions The
result was that these found themselves in heamy
who never intended TO go there and they had
FUNCTIONS about deserving whenever they got oppor
unity In addition to this felons often taken out
Of as and penitentaries and put In the army and they
or course, did not make good soldiers.
Mr.. RIcHARDsoN, (opp) of ILL.,, was opposed to the
amendment. he thought men charged with crime had
as much right to go into the army as other mon, and It
was just the place for many Of them.
Mr. GRIMES hoped the amendment would be adopted
he was opposed to allowing convcts and feons TO mnge
our battles He had heard recently Of case in which
seventywo criminals turned out Of the Jail of the
District Of Columbia and enlisted in the army.
Mr.. SHERMAN asked the posponement Of the further
consideration Of the Enrolment BILL TO admit OF the pas
Of the Appropriation bill and the bill regulating the
Mr. CLARK said it was very important to get through
with the Enrolment BILL as the draft about TO take
place.
Mr. SHERMAN then withdrew his motion.
The amendment Of Mr. CONFESS was then adopted.
Mr. CLARK moved, as an additional amendment to the
frs section provision that the of the person fur
nishing as substitute person liable to the draft shall
DO continued on the enrolment list and he shall BIO liable
situte would have been liable.
Mr. WILSON said such provision this was already in
force.
Mr. CLARK said he knew that but he wanted 70 keep
the fact before the people.
Mr. WILSON said the fifth section Of the act Of February
last covered the subject sufficiently and not
sary to resnact 1t.
Mr. CONFESS was in favor Of provision holding the
principal responsible for the conduct OF his substitute
case OF desertion This, he thought, would do away
with great deal OF the abuse OF the brokerage system
Mr. WILSON replied that the sixth section Of the origi-
Of the kind suggested by Mr. CONFESS the
proposition was made to tho country the papers de-
nounced as tyrannica and he Mr WILSON, was accused
Of being cruel and oppressive man.
Mr. Cark's amendment was adopted
Mr. SUMNER offered amendment that in addition to
the substitute furnished by drafted person. every such
drafted person shall before being discharged from draft
pay 1.-THE Of his income for the time for which he has
been exempted. Persons with an income or salary Of
two thousand dollars year shall pay five per cent
than two thousand dollars and less than five thousand
dollars ten per cent more than five thousand dollars
twenty per cent the sums thus collected 70 be expended
BY the Secretary Of War In providing bounties for per-
sons actually drafted and mustered into the service
fered provision similar to the above and since that
time he had received great many letters and especially
sn ro mes M 81 IT, was IN favor
than poor men had 10 pay. II unjust 70 charge
rich man more than the poor man for exemption from
Mr. CowAN said II money DO the measure Of con-
tributions TO the service Of the country Mr. Summers
were not subject to military duty He was opposed 70
| the adoption Of the amendment.
\ Mr. JOHNSON, topp) Of Md, argued that the amend
tenn of taxation discriminating to the rate between
the rich and poor Ho held that the rich poor were
The yeas and nays were demanded by Mr.. SUMNER on
the adoption Of his amendment II rejected yeas g.
nays 90 Those voting in the Affirmative were Aessrs
Anthony, Harlan, Lane (Kansasl Morgan, Pomeroy
Sherman, Sumner and Trumbull
Mr. LANE, trep Of Kansas, offered . substitute tor
the first section provision repeating all acts and parts OF
acts permitting drafted persons furnish substitutes
He did not believe the Senate prepared Just
adopt this provision Some time ago he tMr Iane) made
4 A Int n anld yvnra
irawn up 70 hear him. and he surprised TO with
what they had 70 be guarded 70 keep them from
Mr. CiiRx-rrom the speechi (Iaughter)
Mr. LASs-No; they we're glad to hear the speech; but
aa % % kept from on running from s1s s
who arrested BY General Scoed for hurrahng for
Jim Lanos Uaughter:)
Mr. LAME don't know about that; but there were
men arrested for that in the State,
Mr. LANE demanded the yeas and nays ON the adoption
YnAsA%essr. Brown, p SoH Gms. Howe Ian. Of
Ind, Lane of Kansas. and Ramsey-Z
As'ShGns
Ian Harris Henderson Hendricks Johnson Morgan, Nor
Ten EycE frumbul, Van Wrinkle, Wiley, Wilson and
So the Senate refused abolish the substitute clause
the original Enrolment bill
Mr. KEsDRIcxs, topp.l Of Ind, offered an amendment
Of United States courts and members Of Congress during
their term Of service which was rejected BY the follow
roy, Powell Riddle Trumbul and wrisht-o.
NAys-Messrs. Anthony, Chandler, Clark Colamer Con-
nsss Cowsn, Dixon Farwe Foot Foster drimes Harlan
Harris Henderson, Howard johnson Lane Of Ind Lane o.
Sumner Ten Eyci Van Winnie. Wiley and Wi:ons ss"
Mr.. MORRILL, offered an amendment, which was
adopted that any person liable dram who shall remove
himself beyond the Jurisdiction OF the United States for
the purpose OF avoiding the draft shall be deemed 70
have forfeited his citizenship.
Mr.. DAVIS, (opp) Of KY, offered amendment an
additional section that before another draft shall be On
forced In any State there shall DO enrolment