Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-06
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DIS.
PATCHES.
Trading Facilities With South.
eFn Ports
COndSCatiOn and BmanCipa-
tiCn Bills.
THE STEVENS BATTERY TO Be
COMPLETED |
Pacific B. r. Bill will Pass.
THE MEXICAN INTERVENTION.
England and Spain give up
the Job
Pacific B. R. Bill will Pass.
THE MEXICAN INTERVENTION.
special Dispatches to Cleveland LEADER
WAsHIHaroH, Nay 5.
OOEFIsOATION

CoETIsOATION
The Select House Oommitte have instruct.
ed Mr.. Elliott Chairman, to report Con.
hacation bill, all tie Republicans and NOEL,
of Missouri, agIesing, Mallory and Cobb dis
senting. Republicans only agree on the
Emancipation bill. 1t first adopts sher.
mans classification principles, enlarging
somewhat the leading classes whose proper
ty, real and personal, is at once confscated,
conRscatiog all of all others who continue
rebels for sixty days. The President is to
direct the seizure. and courts to institute
proceedings. Loyal creditors claims are to
be lien upon property cOnhScated. The
Republicans are in favor of a clause provid.
ing that under this sill persons held to labor
or service shall not be considered property,
It will be moved in the House, as also prob
ably provision for the enrolment of all
loyal persons in rebel districts, to be free
upon enrolment, and as many to be used in
military service as required. Another bill
liberates on its passage all slaves Ofrebsls.
The passage Of TrumbulPs cOnfscatiOn bill
ls doubtful, to say the least.
Mr.. Howe got of the fence on the wrong
side to-day. Foster also made speech in
opposition.
PACIFIC R. 2. BILL.
The House is expected to pass the Pacific
Railroad Bill under the previous question
tomorrow.
SOUTHERN PoRTs.
Stanton told an applicant to-day that no
special permits would be granted to trade to
Southern ports. The inference in coniuno
ton with Stewards circular, is that a general
proclamation raising the blockade of speci-
Red ports as regards things not cOntrsband Of
war will be issued.
M'CLELLAN AND YORKTOWN.
The Senate Military Committee went into
Yorktown and McOlellan's headquarters this
afternoon.
STEVENS BATTERY.
Stevens Battery Board reported it might
do, with certain notifications which Wellel
hiss requested them to specify.
THz NASHVILLE.
The Nashville recently attempted to run
the blockade into Charleston, but was chased
back.
The old rebel privateer Dixie was captured
under another name with a valuable cargo
RECRUITING.
A General Order from the War Depart
ment says authority will be given to Gov
ernors to recruit for regiments now in ser
vice upon requisition made by Commander
of srnies in the field
NRxIoAE AFFAIRS.
Advices from Havana render it certain
thst Spain and England have left France t,
work out the Mexican problem alone.
L1MITIEe EUMBER OF aEHERALs.
Wilson reported back Grimes bill Fedue
ing Major Generals to 20 and Brigadisrs t
acc. From the tone of the debate Whicl
was broken of by special order, it is evidsn
the Senate favored it, the only question be
ing whether to reduce Brigadiers to 400, lsl
or IBO. Wilson said he thought one hun
dred and Rfty enough, but the President an,
/ Secretsrv of War desired two hundred.