Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-15
Destruction OF Rebel Force
A Reconnaissance toward CO.
lumbus'
Last Nights RspeFt
CONGRESSIONAL.

Powell urged the adoption Of the resolution
ct come length.
Oovan hoped the resolution would not pass
which be thought was as vicious IS the whole.
he was opposed to calling for the general
reports from the Departments, though be was
willing to have any details called for, II
anything was suspicious.
Mr.. Powell centended that It vas specific.
BE wanted the people to know about thess
contracts. aft
TrumbulI thought the resolution should 6s
nsWered. It now appears that two and half
millions Of dollars were given 70 Mr.. Gen.
mings, q civilian, to make purchases.
Trumbul read ct some length from the
report Of the House Investigating Commits
tee the evidence Of Mr. Cummings, In regard
10 the purchase Of straw hats, pantaloOns,
&C., and Halls carbinss for fifteen dollors
piece, which the Government bad sold before
for two dollars each, Afterwards they were
resold for three dollaFs and half piece,
afterwards in August they we're repuechassd
i for the Go7ernuient by the agent ioz twelve
dollars and half piece, and turned over
finally to the Government at tEenty-tFO
dollars piece b,
The CoDmittes of the HOUSE are trying
to prevent this last payment. u.
The resolution was adopted, yeas 81, nays
Nays-BroWning Cowan and Harris
A communication was received from Mar
shsl Lamon, stating he had made certain.
regulations with regard to admission into the
jail Of the District Of Columbia, as folloWs.
1st, admitting the President and the members
Of the Cabinet; 2nd, admitting the judges
Of the Supreme Court and the President Of
the Senate and Speaker Of the House; 4th,
admitting members of the Senate on pass
from the President of the Senate; 5th, sd-
hitting members Of the House on q pass
from the Speaker Of the House; 9th, ali
other persons sre excluded without & pass
from Marshal Lamon. q
Grimes said Marshal Lannon'S statement
was not true one. he, Grimes, was refused
admittance to the Jail yesterdsy, because be
had no pass from the foreign satrap who
was brought here from Illinois, and imposed
upon the inhabitants Of this District 81
On motion Of Mr.. Grimes, this bill was
taken up. Hasiss5 .e5l
Mr. Grimes explained the bill at length,
and spoke Of the disgraeeful character Of ne
Jail, where all classes Of persons were hud-
died together. E.s.1.l -ala7 &. & a ..5.-
Mr.. Grimesihere read from the resolutions
of the House Gommistee, in regard to III. Lam
on's unEsrranted intrusions. He fEam0nl
in st. Louis, had appeared as : Brigadier
General, and had sent regiment Of troops
to Maryland, when it turned out that he was
neither Brigadier General nor had he the
authority to remove, the expense of which
was thirty thousand dollars This marshafin-
stead Of attending 70 his duty in the Dis.
trict was engaged in business at st. Louis,
without the authority Of law. After be
(Grimes) had made some remarks on this
bill last Friday, on the following day this
foreign satrap, LAmon, issued an order that
no person should be admitted to the District
Jail unlsss they 6rst apply for admission to
him. On hearing Of this order, q number
of Senators offered to 90 to the President
| and demand the removal Of thismarshal, but
be (Grimes) went 70 the Jail yesterday and
was refused admitiance; be WeEt then to the
President, but the President was engaged, %
. be (Grimes) stated these facts 10 tie Senate,
which he should hsEs stated to the President.
Peares said the laws in regard 70 the jail
were the laws which were in foFce ct the
time Of the cessiOn sf the district.
Toe bill proposes q delivery from the jail
of all persons, If not indicted, for that al
. ready is the old law Of Maryland
He thought that the bill was especially
designed for other persons. There vas
power here higher than ihel law, which re-
leased other persons BE (Pearcel had q Iist
Of seventeen persons released BY the Provost
Marshal, and such being the case be did not
know how soon Congress would be told az
Cromwell toldthe British Parlismsnt-iiThe
Lord hss no need of you" This bin FiTss
certain persons their liberty; L g 8 sort Of
enanelpatlOn BILL he thought It should be-
modified 90 as to release such persons from
confinement. The Union could be restored
| if the policy Of the Government was known
to be emancipation; if such wa known to
: be the policy there wsuld not be Union
man Of the South left. IJA
Mr.. Powell eontendsd that The common
law was ihelremedy for ell the abuse which
/. the hill proposed to abolish. There was no
necessity for this Law at all unless Il vas In
!. tended for all the slaves. s.. o. J .-1
Mr.. Pomeroy agreed with the Senator from
j. Kentucky that the fault was not 90 much
the fault Of the law as it ives tie want Of It's
I proper EXECUTION. aa
MF. CsTlile hoped they would come 70 a
/. vote 30 that slavery in the District may be
practically abolished. Time enough had been
L spent on the bill. He wanted It passed 90 as
i, 10 remove one peg on which TO hang Q Sym-
Il pathetic treatise 10 the Rsgro race. -
Mr. Morrill, said that be could not let the
correction OF an abuse 60 with ding st this
side Of the Chamber. This was simply bill
= to correct an abzse against the liberty o.
9 every man, and be, Morrill, could not resi-
under the impptation Of disturbing the deli
cate relations OF the negro question. %
wilson thought ~. Aorin had veil
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taken notice OF a. -Arsaou,
from Virginia Carlisle