Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHEoTOS, June u.
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Mr.. Stevens reported back the Tax bill from
the Committee on Ways and Means.
The Senate made 3i4 amendments, q large
number Of them Of an unimportant character
In order TO facilitate definite action, he Ste
yens) recommended general non-concurrehce
in all the amendments, and then asked Com
mittee Of Conference.
Mr.. COlfax regarded a Conference Committee
a necessary evil, but OF the same time they
ought to reduce the disagreeing amendments to
the smallest possible number, and then send
the latter to the Conference Committee. He
suggested that this bill should be severely crit
iclzed, and those who vote FOR it will have to
answer to their constituents.
He believed that all the amendments could be
considered in three or four days.
Mr.. Wicklffe opposed the course recommend
ed by Mr.. Stevens, on the ground that members
would have no opportunity for expressing their
dissent 20 the offensive amendments, nor could
they vote against them without voting against
the entire bill.
Mr.. Kellogg of Illinois, said that no consider
ations Of economy Of time should induce the
House to depart from the ordinary mode Of leg
islation. They ought to stay here during the
entire term Of their office rather than hazard
wrong as to g measure Of such vast Importance.
Mr.. Stevens motion nOn-concurTinE in the
Senates amendments was adopted BY 30 against
The House concurred in the report of the
Committee on Conference on the disagreeing
to the amendments to the Indian Appropriation
bill.
The Senate bill defining the pay and emolu-
ments of certain officers of the army with the
amendments, one Of which embodied Arnold's
bill to give citizenship to all volunteers who
serve and are hOnorably discharged, on proving
one years residence, and another to punish the
fraudulent contractors by court-martial, with
fine and imprisonment, and to bring all con-
tractors under the articles Of war, was passed
after debate. It was deemed that this mode Of
punishment would be more prompt than in the
evil courts, and it was unanimously adopted
It was in effect the proposition heretofore intro
duced by Mr.. Colfax.
The House also passed the Senate resolution
regulating the employment Of convicts IN the
District Of Columbia for their improvement and
benefit.
The House eoncurred in the report Of the
Committee on Conference on the diisagreements
to the bill for the appropriation Of bOunties un-
der the volunteer act Of July last, the entire sum
being five millions dollars.
District Of Columbia business was considered.
Theb for the erection Of a new penitentiary
and jail was defeated.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Wright presented a petition from the
members Of the bar Of the State Of Indiana in
relation to the proposed bill for a change in the
Judicial District OF the United States, asking
that Ohio snd Indiana still remain in the same
District
Mr. Latham called up the resolution to admit
the gentleman claiming to be Senator nom
Deseret to the floor.
Mr.. Hale said that so far as he knew, such &C.
ton vas without precedent
MI. Lane OF KANSAS SalQ Ln0t Wnen the Hfdt
Senators came from Kansas they we're not ad-
mitted.
Mr.. Latham said if such was the case he had
no desire to press the resolution. The resolu-
ton was laid over.
Mr.. Davis offered a resolution relating to Gen
Buckner, stating that he had sedueed the State
Guard Of kentucky, and had committed treason
and was under indictment for treason against the
United States in the District Court Of Kentucky,
and therefore be IL resolved that said Simon Boil
| ivar Buckner ought TO be transferred to the civil
authorities Of the United States to be tried for
treason, whereof he stands indicted.
Mr. Grimes thought the resolution ought not
to pass. There were officers of the United States
who had been taken prisoners by the rebels
here now, negotiating for general exchange Of
/ prisoners, including BuolIner. He thought we
ought not to keep 50 many Of our men prisoners
/ for the sake Of sending back Buckner to be tried
/ in New York.
/ from Iowa (Grimes) had any reason for suppos-
/ ing the rebels would keep faith and exchange
/ prisoners. After the battle Of Belmont, this
| Government surrendered prisoners on promise
Of exchange but the rebels, after receiving their
/ men, refused to give up ours, and II was well
known they refused to deliver up Col. Corcoran
/ the other day, after their priVateers had been
| sent down to them. he was willing to make the
I exchange, but he-Fanted 20 know what nssur-
ance there was that the Rebel Government
would keep their faith.
Mr.. Grimes said the Government had contin-
ued to make exchanges, notwithstanding the
bad faith ofthe Rebel Government. Neither
Buekner nor anybody else would Be given up
until We mad like number OF prisoners deliT-
cred to us.