Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-23
ABATTLE SOON TO TAKE PLACE
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
Nomination Of Army Officers by
the President.
Judge Otto, Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury.
THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
The Payment Of Western Troops.


! HOUSE.
Stevens reported q bill providing for the ap-
| pointment Of Deputy Register Of the Treasury, /
with salary Of s., per annum, and extending /
| for two years from date.
The bill was amended by makiug the salary of L
| the Deputy $1,000 per snnum, and limiting the i
date, and then passed.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole |
to provide ways and means for the support Of the i
Among the amendments which are subse-
quently to be voted upon in the House, Is one /
authorizing the Secretary to dispose of bonds on
such terms as he may deem most advisable, for /
the lawful money Of the United States, or for any
| Of the certificates Of Indebtedness that may at /
any time be unpaid, or for any Of the Treasury 1
| notes heretofore issued under the provisions Of
| this act
Cox moved to amend by making the revenue /
payable in legal tender as, he said, pro torna, to
express his fear Of the effect Of increasing paper
money upon western interests. he had alsays /
| opposed its issue. He now opposed it because /
every dollar Of new issue burdened the west by /
/ increasing the protection to New England man |
ufacturers. The customs being paid in coin the !
l priee Of coin goes up. As paper money increas-
es the price Of coiu enters into the price Of the
| article upon which there's money tax, and the /
| consumer pays it. For instance, the importer |
purchases one dollars worth Of prints in Eng |
/ land when he enters them for consumption he |
pays 80 per cent. duty and he adds it to the |
| original purchase, making S1-s0; he also adds |
with the first cost and duty, SI.SO; on this sum |
he charges his profit Of 10 per cent. or nineteen
| cents, which makes S2.0q.
| On this sum the retailer adds his profit Of 20 |
! per cent, or 42c., making the cost to the con-
| sumer 25l. Thus, under the present tariff |
| and paper money system, the manufacturer gets |
| an actual protection Of $50 per cent. Do you
] wonder that the manufacturers Of Massachu- /
sets divide their regular ten per cent, and from
| ~ 70 % per cent extra On Lhe nrst OF January
| The NaumkeaR Mills, Of Salem, divided Sc per
cent. extra, and the Peppenll Mills, at Bldde-
ford re-diVided so per cent. extra. Many other
! mi Is divided large extras at the same time. Do
| Vol VOudnr IN NJ
sets want the war TO continue, for selfish pur-
Poses1
raj interests are impoverished, and how the life
blood is sucked by these manufacturing vam-
pres from the veins Of labor, through high
I tariff, and ineonvertble paper money. Agricnl-
ture gets no protection; its surplus above do
nestle consumption seeks foreign market,
and receives no benefit from Prohibitive Or pro
tectiye tariffs. Hence agricultural products can
not rise. Let this process go on few years
and the wealth Of the West will be transferred to
.he pockets Of New England monopolists and
/ capitalists.
This is a poor way to sustain the credit of the
Government, which depends on taxes, confidence
and union. It IS poor return for the patriotic
| devotion OF the West to the Republic II such 8
policy prevail it will increase and not mitigate
the feeling in the West against AeE Esslss s - t,,
sneak this in '~rrirIg and earnest deVouon 70 the
I Morrill,, OF Vermont, remarked that as the gen.
tleInan from Ohio a distinguished leaser Of
the other side of the House, it was perhaps ne
cessary to say that it was the almost unanimous
P2t S bdid thd IN eo1 H II me me
| the bill were stricken out, whence would the
, Treasury procure coin for this purpose
CoI's amendment was rejected.
The second section was amended 50 as 70 au-
| thOriZe the Secretary 10 issue S4OO,O0Q,OOO IN
Treasury notes, the interest not exceeding SIX
per cent, payable seIni-annualy IN com, and the
principal payable any time after three years rom
+ data, such notes receivable for internal duties
and all debts and demands due to the United
States, except imports nothing IN this section
| 70 1,oa t,o orrth
Mr.. PendIeton moved to strike out the third
$500 600 legal tendernotes saying that on this
a sHhieet the Administration was divided agains
. ITSELF ~,
Anew section was adopted, that after the 1st o
March, 1868, the coupons of all bonds Of the Unit
"a ted States heretofore issued, or which may bt
~ issued under this act, may, at any time thirty
P days before they become DUE be received for Gus
N toms as coin, under such regulations as the Sec
!, retary Of Treasury may prescribe.
IL The committee before completing, took actor
7 on the clause taxing banks, but laid the hi
CO aside.
40 subject Of a ship canal to the Mississippi. ID
d said it was the duty Of statesmen not only I
10, crush the rebellion but to cement the Union Il
spoke Ofthe devotion Of the West TO the unl0l
| and that no sectional appeal could ever shSk
the loyalty Of the glorious band ofloyal States
I'M The West would regard as traitors alike thos
4 | a
hu Mississippi in rebel hands. and those who sue
gested Union with patriotic and brave Ne
England left out the northern frontiers must I
This canal is the cheapest and best means
defending it. While the Atlantic coast IS Protec
el by forts from Maine to Florida, and by anay
ars the Northern frontier, not less important, IS e
| tirely defenseless, and within easy cannon di
W. tance for hundreds Of miles, Of foreign terrtor
ion The Northwest cheerfully pays her Prop0ra'
,ed for the defense OF the Atlantic, and Will P'
| further the large appropriations required b
oi we ask in justice that the Northern O. Iter sh'
for be secured.
-, nails were accessible to the British g1nboa
sne and that the lake cities and commerce were e
the posed to destruction. he read letter from a
ed. | miral Porter, showing that we nad now AuS
= | more than fifty gunboats, which could ps
Poi | from the lakes to the ocean by this canal
s. then presented the fiscal, commercial, and Z
end neultural interests seeking protection; 6s'sg y
- | 600 bushels breadstufs were shipped from U
i'"' cago during tho past year. The commerce
the lakes was at least s4OO,OOO,OOO per anh1
mn, Corn was now king, and kept peace between I
-. rope and America This enlarged canal Is
t0n- cheapest mode Of defending the lakes. i
&C. will turn the Mississippi into the lakes' and un
forever the East and the West.
Every dollar thus expended IN defense che
use / ems transportation. The capacity Of the p
81 posed illinois canal will oe tgelsf t.o,ss NJ Nh
navigate the Mississippi will steam directly ]
iibIe Lake Michigan. These grand results eoSt Q
SIS. .OOGOOO. Il will rapidly pay for itself,
vii he a grand national highway. II will add
he taxsb1e properly Of the Union as much as
Erie aanal has done. It will increase both
ability to borrow money and to pay 1t.
The Committee hero rose, and the House
journed.
Lane Of Indiana presented the eredential
Hon. David Turpie' elected Senator nom u
ann anthony offered a resolution instructing
-es, Military Committee TO inquire into the exp
most eney q o5, ,b are on leave. with the
this Of the leave of absence, and by whom sucn le
T ten | Of absence was granted
90. Mr.. Hale called up the bill to amend the
u ' to Establish the grade Of line officers IN the n
Mr- Trumbuu said the bill was to revise
"a action Of the Advisory Beard Of the Navy.
w. qress had passed one bill last year, and now
.- Ter having legislated out, or relieved certain
m GERS, We were here about to shit them
1Il5 again. and the bill provided for an lneresS
d1iSs rank, so to make places ior SO many Oi u
- oSsiHa men as might be restored
III The morning hour having expired, on mo
Iarity of Mr DoOlitte the joint resolution to annul
4 but treaties with the Sioux Indians, for the late
both / races in Minnesota, was taken up
,ess IN BE offered substitute for the resoluhon'
lsdes for the House bill to indemnify the State oi
er;tjsS | nesota for losses. 1t PROVIDES lst ina
aTsilV | treaty stfpulatons with the SiouXs engage
llisrly the late massacre in Minnesota be annulleda
g eau fTbat the annuities that would be due to Z
condi- Indians amounting to SlOOOOOg be pald over
aIteess fnediatelv TO certain Commissioners lot,
W%9nlo % nresent relief Of those families which sun
- most and not over 500 be PAID 70 one Iai
" - a. THAT three Commissioners be appointe
NTOH hold their sittngs in Minnesota 20 take eEld
or-st; and investigate all claims for damages, and
Z. W. mil returns to the Secretary Of the Inteno
NJ ~ | the lst Of December next.
ner OF NJ Vyilkinson was in favor Of adhering I,
above House bill, which provided for the aorogsti
n have tha treaties and appropriated Sl5OOVOi Tor IN
(conn. Indication, and for the removal OF Indians.
u. some discussion the bill was postponed
Golden A.