Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-17


The bill amendatoEy Of the act Of 1896
came up. Il aHthorizss The President io
call-oGt the militia not exceeding nine
months, and the edplOymaht of blacks. =
Passed. ~
Under the operation Of the previous
question q resolution Of thanks was passed
70 naval officers Lardner, Davis, Dahl.
green, Rowan, D. D. Porter and String
ham. lr Ele lJHl- -it .-HI b
The COnfscation Bill, as amended By the
Senate, was received, and after some dila-
tory motions, q vote was taken on its
adoption, when it was found no quorum
was present. Another vote wa taken, and
the Senate's amendments were agreed to
SO TO q. afa
The House coneurred in the Senate
proposition that all sections Of the inter
nal tax bill requiring anything to be done
on and after July and August are amend
ed so as to mean that such things shall
not be done later than the lst Of October.
SENATE.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Mass, from the Military
Committee, reported back the bill to au-
thorize the raising Of a volunteer force for
the better defense Of the State Of Ken
tucky, and asked TO be discharged from its
further consideration.
Mr.. Davis, Of Kentucky, called the bill
up and urged its passage. ttil g
Messrs. Wilson and Collamer, Of Yer
mont, opposed the passage Of the bill.
Mr.. Clark said he thought that Ken
lucky should not be allowed to raise
troops simply to fight on her own soil
He said that at one time there were six
teen men from a rural town in New Hamp-
shire in one regiment Of the Army Of the
Potomac, but he was informed that not one
Of them was alive now. Not one Of them
persisted by the bullet, the sabre or the
bay0net, but all died in the trenches of
Virginia. How could he ask his people to
60 and fight and die and rot by the way
side in Virginia, when Kentucky was al
lowed to have troops paid BY the Govern
ment who only fght in the State of Ken
lucky, and do easy service within her own
doors. s - - Ea ~ OF
The bill was then laid aside informally.
After long debate Mr. Powell offered an
amendment to strike out the word "real, -
so as to have Limitation Of life forfeiture
apply to property.
A long debate ensued and Mr.. PowelTs
amendment was rejected-16 against q.
Mr.. Olarks amendment was then adopt-
eds to Is.
Mr.. CLARK offered further amendment
that the words general amnesty" author
ICES the President to restore the property
seized under the bill to any person found
innocent. Agreed to, and the resolution
passed.
The bill providing for more prompt
settlement Of the accounts Of disbursing
officers was passed.
The Senate passed a resolution amend
ing the act to provide for internal reve-
nue. .-f I-l
The House resolution, provided that it
be voted an excuse for absence from duty
in Congress to be in active military SER
vice, was passed with an amendment, max
ing it conditional that the military service
be without pay.
The bill for the discharge Of State pris-
Oners, &C., was taken up.
The section authorizing the President to
suspend the habeas corpus was amended so
as to limit it to the time when Congress is
not in session.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment TO strike out
the first two sections, was reiected-1s
against 10.
The bill was further amended SO that
prisoners would not be discharged without
taking the oath Of allegiance. Debate en-
sued.
Recess till o'clock.