Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-20
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
MORE or MCDOWELL'S FAVOR.
ITISM.
A CASE TO Be INVESTIGATED.
REDUCTION OF MILEAGE AND
SALARIES.
Care for Ohio Wounded at
Washington.
Especial Dispatches to Cleveland Leader.l
WASHINGTON, June 10.
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.

WASHINGTON, June 10.
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
The Senate by three to one concurred in
the House amendments to the Army bill
striking out the section cutting down the
salaries of Government officers ten per
cent. and mileage so per cent
Wilson, from the Military Committee,
recommended concurrence on the ground
that otherwise the passage of the bill
would be risked.
Sherman gave notice that he should
press his retrenchment bills if these re-
forms failed, yet be- with Dixon and Lane
of Indiana, voted with the Democrats and
Border State men, except Wiley, to take
up Powell's resolution of adjournment on
the 8Oth. There was about two-thirds
vote against.
The House passed a similar resolution
by four to one.
ANNALS OF CONGRESS.
Walton, of Vermont, reported from the
Committee on Printing a resolution, since
rescinded, carrying out the resolution to
buy Of Gales & Seaton one hundred copies
of the annals of Congress for S85, 500. He
said he thought it ought to have another
trial, and put the resolution on its passage.
The house refused to lay it on the table
66 to SO. On its passage the vote stood 70
to 70-the Speaker voted no, defeating it.
A motion to reconsider and lay it on the
table failed-7Oi TO IA. The motion to re-
consider was then withdrawn, and has not
been renewed.
AT NHW ORLEANS.
! Passengers from New Orleans say little
to encourage the belief that much Union
sentiment exists there. FOrkee's policy of
feeding the hungry stOmachs is convert
ing few
GEN. WOODS POLICY.
Gen. Wool requires visitors to the Balti-
more snd Annapolis hospitals to take the
oath of allegiance.
MCDOWELL AND THE REBELS.
An officer from Fredericksburg says Nc
DOwelTs levity to rebels is amazing. He
ordered one regiment, worn out with march
ing, to go ten miles to return the rails to a
fence from which some of our soldiers had
taken them. 1t is said to be MeDowelTs
theory that the rebels are alienated so
thoroughly that it will take 100 years
Cancellation to restore them to the Union.
Richardson, in the House, sought to in
trOduce a resolution inquiring whether
pamphlet against the Illinois convention
had been folded at the expense of the
House Objected to. Washburne begged
a Withdrawal of the objection, but failing,
said the pamphlet was not folded at the ex-
pense Of the House, but understood Val
landigham's address, signed by RIUirusr,i-
son, was, and should move an amendment
inquiring into that. Richardson replied
that if so it was not with his consent, but
did not deny it absolutely
BRIGADIER.
Col. NJ. NJ. CrOcker, of the 18th Iowa,
who commanded a Brigade at Shiloh, was
nominated Brigadier General.
INTERVENTION.
Diplomatic news from Europe by the
China does not confirm personal interven-
ton, but foreign persons express hearty
wish that The war may be conducted with
energy and activity, and brought to a
speedy end.
A committee of citizens from Fredericks-
burg were here to-day urging the adoption
Of some measures for the protection of
Union men.