NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Clark, Dixon, Fessenden, Foster, Harris, Howard, Sprague, Sumner, Wilkinson, Wilson-11. NAYS-Messrs. James C. Allen, William J. Allen, An cona, Augustus C. Baldwin, Bliss, Brooks, James S. Brown, February 1-The House considered, in Com-Chanler, Coffroth, Cox, Cravens, Dawson, Denison, Eden, Edmittee of the Whole, the substitute for the gerton, Eldridge. Finck, Ganson, Grider, Hall, Harding, Senate bill reported by the House Committee Harrington, Benjamin G. Harris, Herrick, Holman, Hutch ins, William Johnson, Kalbfleisch, Kernan, King, Knapp, on Military Affairs. Law, Lazear, Le Blond, Long, Mallory, Marcy, McDowell, McKinney, Wm. H. Miller, Jas. R. Morris, Morrison, Nelson, Robinson, Rogers, J. S. Rollins, Ross, Scott, John B. Steele, Noble, John O'Neill, Pendleton, Radford, Samuel J. Randall, W. G. Steele, Stiles, Strouse, Stuart, Sweat, Voorhees, Wads

worth, C. A. While, Joseph W. White, Winfield, Fernando | proved March 3, 1863, and the acts amendatory thereof, as Wood-65.

February 15-The Senate non-concurred in the amendments of the House.

February 16-The House insisted on its amendments, and asked a Committee of Confer

ence.

February 19-The Senate concurred in the report of the Committee of Conference-being the law as it now is-yeas 26, nays 16, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harding, Harris, Henderson, Johnson, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill, Nesmith, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey, Wilson-26.

NAYS-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile, Chandler, Conness, Daris, Harlan, Hendricks, Howard, Howe, Lane of Indiana, Powell, Riddle, Saulsbury, Trumbull, Wilkinson, Wright,

-16.

February 19-The House concurred in the report of the Committee of Conference-yeas 71, nays 23, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Anderson, Arnold, John D. Baldwin, Baxter, Beaman, Francis P. Blair, Blow, Boutwell, Brandegee, Broomall, Ambrose W. Clark, Cobb, Cole, Henry Winter Davis, Dawes, Deming, Dixon, Dumont, Eckley, Eliot, Farnsworth, Fenton, Frank, Gooch, Grinnell, Hale, Hgby, Hooper, Asahel W. Hubbard, Jenckes, Julian, Kasson, Kelsey, Orlando Kellogg, Loan, Longyear, Marvin, McBride, McClurg, Samuel F. Miller, Moorhead, Amos Myers, Loonard Myers, Odell, Charles O'Neill, Orth, Pattersen, Perham, Pike, Pomeroy, Price, William H. Randall, Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, Edward H. Rolins, Schenck, Scofield, Shannon, Smithers, Spalding, Starr, Steb bins, Upson, Van Valkenburgh, Ellihu B. Washburne, WilIams, Wilder, Wilson, Windom-71.

NAYS-Messrs. Augustus C. Baldwin, Brooks, Chanler, Coz, Dawson, Edgerton, Eldridge, Benjamin G. Harris, Le Blond, Long, McDowell, McKinney, James R. Morris, Morrison, Noble, John O'Neill, Pendleton, Samuel J. Randall James S. Rollins, Ross, Ward, Chilton A. White, Joteph W. White-23.

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITY, June 7, 1864. SIR: I beg leave to submit to you a report made to me by the Provost Marshal General, showing the result of the draft now going on to fill the deficiency in the quotas of certain States, and recommending a repeal of the clause in the enroliment act commonly known as the $300 clause. The recommendation of the Provost Marshal General is approved by this Department, and I trust that it will be recommended by you to Congress.

The recent successes that have attended our arms lead to the hope that by maintaining our military strength and giving it such an increase as the extended field of operations may require, an early termination of the war may be attaine1 But to accomplish this it is absolutely necessary thatficient means be taken, with vigor and promptness, to keep the Army up to its strength and supply deficiencies ocasioned by the losses sustained by casualties in the field. To that end resort must be had to a draft, but ample experience has now shown that the pecuniary exemption from service frustrates the object of the enrollment law by furnishing money instead of men.

authorizes the discharge of any drafted person from liability to military service by reason of the payment of $300 for the procuration of a substitute, or otherwise, be, and the same is hereby, repealed: Provided, That nothing contained in this act shall be construed to alter the provisions of exist ing laws relative to persons actually furnishing substitutes. SEC. 2. That nothing in the act approved February 24, 1864, amending the act approved March 3, 1863, for enrolling and calling out the national forces, shall be construed to repeal that part of the said act approved March 3, 1863, which requires that the board of enrollment, in making drafts, shall make a draft of the required number and fifty per centum in addition."

SEC. 3. That section twelve of the act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1863, be, and is hereby, so amended that the notice to be served on drafted men may be served within ten days after such draft or at any time within six months

therefrom.

June 9-Mr. COLLAMER moved the following additional sections:

That all calls for drafts hereafter made under the act en

titled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1863, and of any act in addition to or amendment thereof, shall be for a term not exceeding one year.

That this act shall not extend to or include drafts to be made in any district or subdivision thereof, to fill its quota on calls already made, but the same shall be completed under the laws in force before the passage hereof.

That no person drafted on future calls shall be liable to be again drafted until the present enrollment shall be exhausted.

That the number of men furnished from any district for the service of the United States beyond and above its quota on calls heretobefore made, and the term of service of such men, shall be considered and allowed to said district in calls hereafter made.

The first section of the amendments was agreed to-yeas 22, nays 17, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew, Clark, Collamer,

it is contemplated to make the draft for a comparatively
short term. The burden of military service will therefore
be lightened, but its certainty of furnishing troops is an
absolute essential to success.

I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.

To the PRESIDENT.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 6, 1864.
SI: In accordance with the amended enrollment act ap-
proved February 24, 1864, and your orders on the subject, I
am now conducting a draft in various sub-districts for their
respective deficiencies on quotas of troops heretofore as-
signed. The results of this draft, so far as shown by reports
of this date, are worthy of attention. They are, briefly, as
follows:

Number of drafted men examined......................
Number exempted for physical disability....... 4,374
Number exempted for all other causes.......... 2,632

Total exempted.....

14,741

7,016

5,050

Number paid commutation money.
Number who have furnished substitutes......... 1,416
Number held for personal service.......

(This last includes some who may yet pay
commutation money.)
Total not exempted....

7,725

These reports come from sub-districts in eight different States. I invite your attention to the small proportion of soldiers being obtained under the existing law. I see no reason to believe that the army can be materially strengthened by draft so long as the $300 clause is in force, nor do I think it safe to assume that the commutation paid by a drafted man will enable the Government to procure a volunteer or substitute in his place. I do not think that large bounties by the United States should be again resorted to for raising troops. I recommend that the $300 clause, as it is known, be repealed.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General.

An additional reason for repealing the $300 clause is that Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War.

Davis, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Harris, Howard, Howe, Lane of Kansas, Morrill, Powell, Richardson, Sumner, Van Winkle, Wade, Wilkinson, Willey, Wilson-22. NAYS-Messrs. Brown, Carlile, Chandler, Conness, Grimes, Harlan, Henderson, Johnson, Me Dougall, Morgan, Nesmith, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Ten Eyck, Trumbull-17.

The remaining sections were agreed to.

ENLISTMENT OF INDIANS.

June 20-Mr. BROWN moved this new section: That in any draft which may hereafter take place, all Indian tribes with whom treaties have been made by the United States and who are receiving annuities from the Government shall be required to furnish their respective quota cf men; and that the duties of enrollment, or ascertaining the approximate numbers of said tribes, shall, whenever the same is necessary, be performed by the Indian agents as part of their appropriate duty, without further compensation, under instructions from the Provost Marshal General. And in the event that any tribe receiving annuities as aforesaid shall refuse or fail to furnish its required quota, then and in that event the whole or such part of their said annuities as the Secretary of the Interior shall deem adequate to provide substitutes shall be withheld from the annual payment, and shall be placed in the Treasury along with the commutation fund heretofore paid for a like purpose: And provided further, That the force thus raised may be employed by the Government for the purpose of maintaining peace and protecting from hostile incursion the Indian and other Territories, and of relieving such troops as are now engaged in that duty.

Mr. DOOLITTLE moved this substitute for the above:

That the Secretary of War is authorized to receive into the military service of the United States Indians of tribes

| an, Davis, Dixon, Foot, Foster, Harris, Hendricks, Johnson. McDougall, Morrill, Powell, Richardson, Riddle, Saulsbury, Van Winkle, Willey, Wilson-21.

NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Conness, Fessenden, Grimes, Harlan, Howe, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Nesmith, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull-18.

Pending other propositions, the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Military Affairs, and all the amendments fell by the recommit

ment.

June 23-The Senate considered the bill, which was reported back in the shape in which it was originally reported.

Mr. MORGAN moved to amend by adding this section:

That in the calls for drafts hereafter made under the act "for enrolling and calling out the national forces," and the acts in addition to or amendatory thereof, the same may be made for such term of time as the President shall direct, not exceeding one year.

Mr. WILSON moved to amend the amendment by making it read "shall be made for one year;" which was rejected-yeas 12, nays 18, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Clark, Collamer, Davis, Dixon, Foot, Harris, Hendricks, Howe, Johnson, Sumner, Willey, Wilson-12. NAYS-Messrs. Brown, Chandler, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, Howard, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Pomeroy, Powell, Ramsey, Riddle, Saulsbury, Sherman, Sprague, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade-18.

Mr. CHANDLER moved to amend the amend

in treaty with the United States, to be employed as a partment by striking out "not exceeding one year," of the military force of the United States for the purpose of maintaining peace and protecting from hostile incursion the Indian Territory and other Territories where the hostile or invading force is in whole or in part composed of hostile

Indians.

and inserting "not less than one nor more than three years;" which was rejected-yeas 16, nays 23, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Conness, Grimes, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Lane of Kansas, Pomeroy,

Which was agreed to-yeas 24, nays 12, as Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wilkin

follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Conness, Dixon, Doolittle, Foot, Foster, Harlan, Harris, Howard, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, McDougall, Morgan, Pomeroy, therman, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey, Wilson-24.

NAYS-Messrs. Brown, Buckalew, Carlile, Davis, Grimes, Hendricks, Johnson, Powell, Ramsey, Richardson, Saulsbury, Wilkinson-12.

son-16.

NAYS-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile, Clark, Collamer, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Foot, Foster, Hale, Harris, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Morrill, Powell, Riddle, Saulsbury, Sumner, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey, Wilson-23.

The amendment offered by Mr. MORGAN was then agreed to-yeas 25, nays 14, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Buckalew, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Foot, Halo, Harris, Hendricks, Howe,

The amendment, as amended, was then reject-Johnson, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill, Pomeroy, Pow ed-yeas 10, nays 29, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Brown, Doolittle, Grimes, Harlan, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kausas, McDougall, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sprague-10.

NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew, Carlile, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Davis, Dixon, Foot, Foster, Harris, Hendricks, Howard, Joansen, Morgan, Powell, Richardson, Riddle, Saulsbury, Sherman, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Wilkinson, Willey, Wilson-29.

NO SUBSTITUTION.

ell, Richardson, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Van Winkle, Wade,
Willey, Wilson-25.

Grimes, Howard, Me Dougall, Ramsey, Riddle, Sherman,
NAYS-Messrs. Brown, Carlile, Chandler, Conness, Foster,
Sprague, Trumbull, Wilkinson-14.

Mr. COLLAMER moved to strike out the first section and insert this:

That the thirteenth section of the act entitled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March 3, 1863, is hereby so

Mr. MCDOUGALL moved to insert this provi- amended that the sum to be paid by a drafted man to the

sion :

And from and after ten days from the passage of this act substitutes shall not be allowed in place of persons subject to draft and regularly drafted into the service of the United States.

Which was rejected—yeas 6, nays 35, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Chandler, Doolittle, Grimes, McDougall, Ramsey, Wilkinson-6.

NAYS-Messrs. Brown, Buckalew, Carlile, Clark, Collamer, Conness, Cowan, Davis, Dixon, Foot, Foster, Harlan, Harris, Hendricks, Howard, Howe, Johnson, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill, Nesmith, Pomeroy, Powell, Richardson, Riddle, Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey, Wilson-35.

Mr. HENDRICKS moved to strike out the first section; which was agreed to-yeas 21, nays 18, as follows:

Government for the procuration of a substitute shall not exceed $500, instead of $300.

Which was rejected without a division. Mr. GRIMES moved a new section, which was agreed to:

That the number of men furnished from any district for the service of the United States beyond and above its quota on calls heretofore made, and the term of service of such men, shall be considered and allowed to said district in calls hereafter made.

Mr. WILSON offered this new section, which he afterwards withdrew, decided opposition to it being manifested:

That any persons resident in the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, or Arkansas, who may voluntarily enlist in the military service of the United States for the term of three years or during the war, shall be entitled to the benefits and privileges of existing laws, and such per YEAS-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile, Clark, Collamer, Cow-sons shall be mustered into the regiments or other organi

ations of whatsoever State they may elect, or, in the case | senden, Foot, Foster, Hale, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill, colored troops, shall be assigned as now provided by law. Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sumner, Van Winkle, Wade, Wilkinson, And the States or subdivisions of States procuring such enWilson-18. listuents shall receive credit for such persons, in accordance NAYS-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile, Davis, Doolittle, Harlan, with the laws in other cases; but such enlistments as are Harris, Henderson, Hendricks, Howe, Lane of Indiana, Meauthorized in any State, under the provisions of this act, Dougall, Powell, Riddle, Saulsbury, Sherman, Trumbull, ball only continue until such State shall have been made Willey-17. subject to a call for troops.

Mr GRIMES offered the following new section, which was agreed to:

That no person drafted on future calls or who shall vol unteer to fill the same shall be liable to be again drafted, until the existing enrollment shall be exhausted.

The bill, as amended, passed-yeas 24, nays 7, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Doolittle, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Wade, Wilkinson, Willey, Wilson-24.

NAYS-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile, McDougall, Powell, Richardson, Riddle, Saulsbury-7.

June 29--The House having returned a new bill, it was considered in the Senate and amended by substituting the former Senate bill, with an additional section or two.

Mr. SHERMAN offered this new section:

That for the purpose of paying the bounties and of enforcing the drait provided for in this act, there be levied and collected in addition to the duties imposed by law, a special duty of five per cent. on all incomes exceeding $600, accruing during the year 1864, which duty shall be assessed and collected in the mode and according to the provisions, penalties, and restrictions provided in the act approved -——, entitled "An act to provide internal revenue to support the Government, to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes." And this duty shall be payable on the 1st day of October next, and the Secretary of the Treasury is erthorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as to the time and mode of assessment as will secure the collection of this special tax.

Which was agreed to-yeas 25, nays 7, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Conness, Doolittle, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Howe, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wade, Wilkinson, Willey, Wilson-25.

NATB-Messrs. Buckalew, Davis, Harris, Hendricks, MeDougall, Powell, Riddle-7.

Mr. POWELL offered this, which was agreed to: That no officers or persons engaged in the military service of the United States shall enlist, recruit, or muster into the military service of the United States any person in any State of the United States to fill the quota of any State in which the person so enlisted, recruited, or mustered into the service of the United States does not reside. Any recruiting or military officer who shall violate this section shall be dismissed the service of the United States with forfeiture of all pay aud allowances, and shall be subject to such further punishment as a court-martial may direct.

The bill then passed the Senate. June 30 The Senate, after receiving the message from the House stated in House ceedings of this date, reconsidered their action,

and struck out the tax section.

IN HOUSE.

1864, June 13--Mr. SCHENCK introduced this bill amendatory of the conscription act:

SEC. 1. That so much of the act entitled "An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and of the several acts amendatory thereof, as provides for a commutation in money, to be paid by persons enrolled or drafted for military service, in lieu of actually rendering such military service, be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and hereafter no payment of money shall be accepted or received by the Government to release any enrolled or drafted man from obligation to perform military duty.

SEC. 2. That hereafter no person shall be received or accepted to serve in the army of the United States, as a substitute for any other person liable to military duty and who may have been enrolled or drafted for that purpose, unless such substitute be the father, brother, or son of the person so enrolled or drafted, and for whom he proposes to become such substitute.

SEC. 3. That the President of the United States may, at his discretion, at any time hereafter, order a draft under the provisions of the "Act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and of the several acts amendatory thereto, for soldiers to serve for a less period than three years: Provided, however, That no such draft shall be for a less term of service than one year.

SEC. 4. That the President shall accompany any order for a draft of men for military service with a notice that he will accept volunteers in lien of such drafted men prior to the day appointed for the draft, to fill the quota or any part thereof of any town, township, precinct, or election district; and every person so volunteering, in lieu of a man to be drafted, shall be credited to such town, township, precinct, or election district; and if he volunteers and is accepted and mustered into the service for a term of one year, unless sooner discharged, shall receive and be paid by the United States a bounty of one hundred dollars, and if for a term of two years, unless sooner dischged, a bounty of two hundred dollars, and if for a term of three years, unless sooner discharged, a bounty of three hundred dollars, one half of which said bounty shall be paid to the soldier at the time of his being mustered into the service, one fourth at the expiration of one half his term of service, and one fourth at the end of his term of service; and the President in any call or order for a draft shall specify the exact time of service for which such draft is to be made, and the volunteers accepted in lieu of the whole or any part of the quotas to be provided under that draft shall be for not less than the term of service for which that draft is ordered.

SEC. 5. That section three of an act entitled "An act to

amend an act entitled an act for enrolling and calling out the national forcee, and for other purposes," approved February 24th, 1864, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to authorize and direct district provost marshals, under the direction of the Provost Marshal General, to make a draft for fifty per centum in addition to the number required to fill the quota of any district, as provided by said section.

SEC. 6. That, instead of travelling pay, all drafted persons reporting at the place of rendezvous shall be allowed transpro-portation from their places of residence; and persons discharged at the place of rendezvous shall be allowed transportation to their places of residence.

The bill went to a Committee of Conference, whose report being the law as passed (page 116) the Senate, June 2, first rejected yeas 16, Rays 18, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Clark, Foot, Foster, Hale, Johnson, Lane of Indiana, Lane of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sumner, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson-16. NAYS-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlile, Conness, Cowan, Davis, Henderson, Hendricks, Hicks, McDougall, Powell, Riddle, Saulainury, Sherman, Sprague, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Van Winkle, Willey-18.

Afterward the vote was reconsidered, and the report adopted-yeas 18, nays 17, as follows:

Mr. SCHENCK demanded the previous question; but the House refused to second it-yeas 45, nays 60. The bill was laid over. June 21-The subject was resumed. On a motion to reject the bill, the yeas were 75, nays 75-the SPEAKER Voting nay.

VOTE ON SECTION REPEALING THE $300 COM

MUTATION CLAUSE.

The first section was then stricken out-yeas 100, nays 50, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. James C. Allen, William J. Allen, Alley, Ames, Ancona, Beily, Augustus . Baldwin, John D. Baldwin, Blaine, Bliss, Boutwell, Procks, Broomall, James S. Brown, William G. Brown, Chanler, Fresman Clarke, CofYEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Chandler, Clark, Conness, Fes-froth, Cravens, Thomas T. Davis, Dawes, Dawson, Deming,