Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-25
Important Congressional
Action.
A SMALL VICTORY IN MISSOURI
A Union Regiment In Alabama
Further FROM WINCHESTER
OUR Army ADVANCING !
Last Nights Report.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHIEOToz, March "a.
HOusE.

Mr.. Aneona introduced q resolution re-
questing the Secretary Of War to inform
the House of the cause if any of the probable
delay in the release of Col. OorcOran, prison.
er of war since July, and that the Secretary
be directed and requested to stop all sX
changes Of prisoners until Col. Oorcoran was
released. Debate arising the resolution lies
over.
Mr. Wicklifs introduced bill to provide
funds in part to pay the interest and princi-
pal on the public debt.
Mr.. Ashley, from the Committee on Terri
tories, reported bill to organize the Terrific
~ Of Arizona with the Wilmot Proviso, sp.
plicable to all territories.
Mr.. Craven moved to lay It on the table.
Motion lost by yeas AZ; nays 76.
The consideration of the bill was postponed
until next Monday.
The tax bill was then taken up in Com.
mittee Of the Whole.
Mr.. Ashley, from the Committee on Terri
tories, reported a bill to provide at emporary
government for Arizona. One of the sec
tons prohibits slavery therein, IS well as in
all the territories now organised. Mr.. Ash
ley said if any gentleman desired to discuss
the measure, be would be satisfied with its
postponement to day certain. If this was
not sgreed to, be desired to put the bill on
its passage now.
Mr.. Wicklif6e remarksd-If be under
stood the facts, the Texan rebels were fore
ing the people there to fee elsewhere for
safety. HoW could the Government under
these circumstances be rganiEed7 Who at
tempt it when civil officers could not pro.
ceed thither7
Mr.. Ashley replied, as far as the Commit
tee is advised there are no enemies In Arizo-
MIA except Indians; no organized white
men.
Mr.. Cox would vote for possponing the
consideration of the bill indefinitely. It
contained the famous Wilmot ProYiso, which
had occasioned so much trouble in the coun-
try.
The House considered the amendments to
the tax bill. Among others agreed to are
the following: Tennessee to have till the LET
of December to assume the payment Of her
portion Of the tax. Brewers manufacturing
less than 500 bbls. per annum to pay S26 /;
license to brokers pay $50, the same IS COM
mercial brokers; and land warrant brokers
S25. Committee arose. Adjourned.
sEAATE.
Mr.. SaUIsbury's remarks-It was an at
tempt to raise a controversy In these States.
None of the slave holding States asked aid.
| BE believed that the President had tnis
thing in contemplation for some time. The
Legislature OF his State (DelsWare) had been
in session lately, and q private bill had
found its way there, Offering Delaware $500, :
900 for the emancipation Of her slaves
and the Legislature rejected it.
The object of this bill is simply to renew
and intensity the agitation Of the slavery
question in the Border States, and to raise
an abolition party there. he would like some
member OF the Judiciary Committee to show
him any authority in the constitution for
thus applying money to the STATES. The hill
presents the view of the government going
into the wholesale negro trading business.
The Stste Of Delaware will never accept
Of this bill, but the true Union people Of
that State will go before the people upon it
and there will not be Tesige Of the Repub-
lican party left there.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment as a sub
stitute for the resolution: Resolved, That
although the subject of slavery in the States
is exclusively in the jurisdiction and eOgni-
Eance of the Government and people ofthe
States and cannot be interfered with, direct
ly or indirectly by the Government of the
United States,
Yet when any Of those States or people
may determine to emancipate their slaves,
the United States shall pay 3 reasonable
price for the slaves 30 emancipsted, and the
cost for colonizing them IN some other coun-
try.
Pending the consideration of the resolution
the m rning hour expired, and the bill for
the abolition Of slavery in the District of Oo-
lumbia was taken up.
The question was upon the amendment
offered by Mr. Doolittle 10 the amendment Of
Mr.. Davis for colonization, namely: that only
such persons shall be coloniEed as desire to
90 to some other country, at q cost not ex-
ceeding 500 per head.
Messrs. Morrill, and King explained that
they should vote against the amendment
because they preferred the bill as It was.
The question was then taken on Mr.. Da-
Wis amendment, with the following result.
Yeas-Anthony, Browning, OOllamer,
COTan, Davis, DOollttle, Harlan, Harris,
Henderson, Hove, Lane Of Indiana, Lane Of
Kansas, Latham, Powell, Sherman, Ten
ESck, Wilson of Missouri, Wright, 10.
Nays-Carlisle, Chandler, Clark, Dixon,
Fessenden, Foote, Grimes, Hale, Howard,
Kennedy, King, McDOugal, Morrill,, Starke,
Sumner, Wade, Wilkinson, WilmOt Wilson
of Massachusetts,, 1s. This being tie vote
the Vice President voted in the negative.
Mr.. Davis made a speech against the bill.
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