Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-28
Affairs at washington.
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Affairs at Wushlnaton.
Special Dispatches TO N. Y. Tribune.
FOR THE SUPPORT OF GOVERNMENT.
The Committee of Ways and Means have
reported the following Appropriations for
the next fiscal year, for the support Of the
Government:
Naval Bill............,.........Sl ,f23 .222 80
sundry oivii Rxpeadiiures. 80. i.s5is6s 81
Legislative ............,........ I,O709i9 <
Dehclences ces.....'...'..,....-... l,2g2Sle IS
Consular. .... ...........,.. e.. 1,OO4,2 30 90
Military Academy ......,....... ls0 337 90
PENSIONS. ,,........ ........... lOd2OOO 90
Indian Ahhirs, 1871 100 S5
No bill has been reported for Notifications,
which are estimated at Ss54OOO. The Post
Office deficiency fer next year is not included
above, which is S5,39l $50 63. The total
expenditures for the postal service Of 1852 are
estimated at Sl5, 7s02s5 %.
THE SPECIAL Committees REPORT.
The House Special Committee on the Pres
idents Message viii report two bills at the
first opportunity, one to authorize the Presi-
dent 70 employ the whole naval and military
power of the Government including yolun-
teers and militia, to protect the public prop
erty, and the other authorizing him to sus-
pend ports Of entry at his discretion. This
latter measure would have the effect Of com
pelling the South to procure their supplies Of
foreign merchandise in cities where the Gus
toms regulations and revenue laws are prop
erly enforced. 1t would not interfere with
the domestic trade.
KENTUCKY.
The Union men in the House were much
rejoiced to-day at a dispatch received by Mr..
Stevenson from Kentucky to the effect that
the Legislature had refused to call Conven-
ton.
THE MILWAUKEE POSTMASTER.
The Postmaster at Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
has refused to honor draft of the Depart
meut for 81, O0O and thus forfeited his official
position No explanation has been given Of
this default and a special agent must be sent
out Immediately to take possession Of the Of
fee in accordance with the regulations OF the
Department. These defalcations are expect
ed to multiply before the 4th of March, as
they did at the close of Mr.. Van Buren's
term.
THE CONTROVERSY SETTLEMENT.
There is a growing disposition among Re-
publieans to effect settlement Of the pres
ent cor trOyerey, on any fair basis which will
not require Slavery 10 be established or pro-
tected south of the Missouri line. That point
will not be conceded, and without this conces-
sion, the South refuses to be satisfied.
KENTUCKY AND NORTH CAROLINA.
The refusal of Kentucky to hitch on to the
disunion car, causes much commotion among
the conspirators, and is another blow leveled
at Mr.. Breckinridge, who, with Messrs. Pow
ell, Stevenson, and the like, has been urging
her to take position with South Carolina
1t requires two-thirds of the Legislature
under the Constitution OF North Carolina, 10
call Convention, and if that cannot be now
obtained, the managers propose to convene
one by the act Of majority, in disregard Of
that requirement Secession cannot pro-
gress except through revolution.
ANOTHER HUMBUG EXPLODED.
All statesments representing that England
will recognize the project ofa Cotton Confede-
racy, or any other extemporized by seeees-
sion, are wholly unfounded, and contradicted
emphatieally by the best intelligence here
Il is positively known that all the great Pow
ers have siguifed their opposition to this pro-
ect, and every Foreign Minister here con-
demns it without qualification. European
! Governments cannot interfere in this domes-
tic question without involving serious haz-
ards, which they are not disposed to incur
THE CASE OF AR. FLOYD PRESENTED BY THE
GRAND JURY.
l hear reliably that John B. Floyd, late
Secretary of War, was presented to-day by
the Grand Jury of this District for malteas-
ance in Office, and for being accessory with
Messrs. Russell and Bailey in the abstraction
of the Indian Trust FunC bonds from the In
terror Department hear that Mr.. Bailey
was presented for the larceny of the bonds,
and Mr. Russell as accessory. The action Of
the Grand Jury has been limited in these
cases TO presentments. Whether indictments
are to follow depends, it is said, upon the in
auence, by lawyers, on the District Attorney
and Court.
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CAssIUs N. CLAY.
Gassius II. Clay, who is here, comes on for
the purpose of securing a compromise from
the Republicans as a basis upon which the
Union men in the Border States can stand to
resist secession. He is well known not to be
a compromiser, but as Kentucky has refused
10 call a Convention, and Clay has great
strength among Republicans, it is believed
that if he makes this demand of them they
may concede it
A GOVERNMENT AGENT GOING SOUTH.
W H. West, recently attached to Landers'
Wagon Road Expedition, left last even
ing for Charleston, TO proceed thence to all
the Gulf States on business for the Federal
Government Mr.. Gourdin LETT at the same
me for Charleston, to report to Gov. Pick
ems the true condition of things here Until
further instructions are received, Col. Hayne
will continue to observe the policy Of mas
terly inactivity. He has taken private quar-
ters with Commodore Shubrick.
PERRETNG OUT TREASON,
The authorities at Washington are using
every means in their power to ferret out all
reasonable operations at the North, by which
certain mercenary operators and speculators