Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-16
'gPEtIAl BIsPATeRE&.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Committee OF the Union League
Waits on the President,
They Demand the Removal of
Blair, Bates, Halleck and
Sehofeld.
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urged upon the President the policy Of re-
moving General Schofeld from the CON-
mand Of the Department Of Missouri, and
the appointment OF General Rosecrsns in
his stead, and represented the importance
Of doing this before the Missouri election.
The President, however, refused to listen
to the appeals for the removal Of Scheield,
and decided to ignore the demand Of the
Missouri Radicals and retain him. 90 the
matter stood until the recent meeting Of
the Loyal League National Council. This
body appointed a committee, consisting of
John COvode, James NJ. Ashley and ex-
Governor Boutwell, to present to the Pres
ident objections 10 his course, and urge
upon him the speedy removal Of Hslleck,
Blair and Bates here, and Of Shcoheld in
Missouri, and to represent that the loyal
sentiment Of the country considered
he had made grave mistake in not sus-
tanning the Radicals. This representation
produced marked effect. It was easy for
the President to maintain the position he
had chosen to take against delegation
from 3 single State, and representing as
he considered, only a fraction Of that
State; but this Committee had a most
potential voice, and spoke with an author
ity TO which Mr. Lincoln, in his present
circumstances, deemed it the better policy
to yield. Senator GratE Brown was
speedily sent for, and as the result Of an
intervisw with him and the Legal League
Committee, an order was ct once trans
mitted directing General Schoield to re-.
port at Washington in person. Meantime
the President asked the Missourians how
they would like General Rosecrsus as
commander Of the Dspsr meutif a change
we're made, and the reply was that the
appointment would be entirely satisfacto-
ry. The affair, of course, Will remain in
this shape until Schofeld comes. Com
plants have been made from Kansas
against him, which amount to charges.
When he comes here the President will
confront him with his accusers.
If General Schofield should be removed
and General Rosecrans made his successor,
the appointment Of the latter officer will
be by the President direct, and in spite of
the determined hostility Of the War De-
partment and the General-in-C -Chief. This
hostility, however, begins to be somewhat
less bitter than it was q month ago.
The statement that the Radicals in Mis-
souri,, or their Representatives here, for
any grounds, favored the confirmation Of
General Sehofeld, is unfOunded. The par
sgraph to that effect was interpolated in
these dispatches without the knowledge Of
your regular correspondent.
There is a general expression Of salts
faction at the cast OF the Committees Of
the House. While they are of unususl
strength, 1t is noticed in most cases that
there is peculiar aptitude in the men ap-
pointed for the respective places. Thus
the Military Committee contains two Major
and two Brigadier- Generals who have seen
much active service in the field. The Com
mittee on Agriculture is headed by Brutus
J. Clay, perhaps the most noted practical
farmer in the West. The Committee on
Patents is headed by a noted Rhode Island
patent lawyer. The Committee on Manu-
f<Stures IL headed h, nAneral Marahani
for many years practical civil engineer.
Many similar illustrations might be Sc
lected. The Democrats make no complaint
Of their treatment. Mr.. Pendlejon, who
was last year on the Judiciary, Yves raised
to the Ways and Means, the most import
ant place any Democrat in the House could
have under an Administration orgsnizs-
tion. Cox retains his old place.
The Committees we're duly announced
in both Houses to-dey, whereupon sn i'm
mense number Of bills and resolutions
were introduced. The West came in for a
large proportion Of them.
John W. C. Home, OF Kentucky, filed his
papers to day before the new Committee
on elections, contesting the seat of Yeoman,
~ ,roeauf
The Missouri radicals are making snoth-
er pressure on the President for the re-
moval Of Sehofeld. 1t IS not believed they
will succeed,
The Conscription Law was proposed to
be amended by bills, to-day, as follows
Repeal of the $500 clause, AID exemption
of sll clergymen from liability to military
service.
Senator Hale's bill. introduced to sbol-
ish slavery, provides that hereafter oil
persons within the United Stales are equal
in the eyes Of the law, and sill claims tc
personal service, except those founded on
contract and claim Of parent to minor
child, and sentence for punishment oi
crime shall be forever abolished, any thing
in the constitution and laws of any State
to the contrary nOiBitbs landing.
Senator Wilkinson proposed in Senate
to-day, to extend the benefit Of the pen
sion law of last year to sufferers by tht
massscres in Missouri,
| The new bounty bill for the army, be
fore the Senate Committee oa Military AT
fairs, proposes the payment OF four hun
dred dollars to those who have served min,
months, and those who have yet anoths
year to serve and to sll ether person
three hundred dollars, Twenty-Five dol
lars premium is then paid for the enlist
ment of each veteran volunteer, and fi
teen dollars for every other volunteer
Seventy millions of dollars is sppropria
ted for these bounties.
The pay Of nOn-cemmissioned officers
and privates is fixed IS follows, per month
All cavalry Quartermaster Ssrgeants AM
Sergeant Majors S28; Sergeants of in
fantry, artillery and cavalry, 800 Fire
sergesnt Of same, S2S; privates, frat class
SIS; second class, Sl6.
This bill puts negro soldiers, who hav
been, or may be enlisted, on exactly tht
same footing, IN every respect, as whit
troops.
All apportionments for the draft are t
be made for wards, counties, States, So
on the basis of those liable to do military
duty.
A select committee of nine will be an
nounced, to-morrew, in the House, on
Bureau Of Emancipation.
1t is learned that Frank Blair will b
here in few days; whether to take hi
seat in the House is not known.
1t is stated that W. K. Sebastian, of Ar
kansas, who never seeded nor resigne
his seat in the Senate, is on his way here
resume it, though vacated before the va
commenced. An important question /
, this re-admission will be decided. B
claims TO have ever been loyal.
The President was a'Se to ride out Il
, day, the weather being mild.