Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-10
Rebel View of the Vicksburg
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Great Destitution in Mobile
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. g.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Burlington presented from the Committee
on Military Affairs, a majority and minority re-
port Of the bill authorizing the raising Of 10000
volunteers for Tennessee.
Mr. Sargent introduced a bill to establish
branch mint IN Nevada. Referred to Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Mallory introduced bill amendatory Of
the actin relation to the construction of bridges
over the Ohio nver. Referred to COMMITTEE on
Roads and Canals.
Mr.. stuart, from the Committee on WAYS and
Means, reported Postoffice appropriation bill,
whien was made the official order for Wednes-
day next.
T'he House, in Committee Of the Whole, re-
sumed the consideration Of the Executive, Judi
eial and legislative Appro priation bill.
proviso to the clause making an appropriation
Tor the compensation and mileage Of members,
that until urther legislation no part of this ap-
preparation shall be paid for the mileage of Sen
ators and Representatives beyond the sum of ten
cents per mile each way, and the distance shall
be computed according to existing laws. The
bill then passed.
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill was then taken up and passed.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole for general debate.
Mr.. Norton would disband both armies and
ask for national convention to arrange tho pres
ent troubles, and restore the Union as it was
Mr.. Bingham replied to Norton, and spoke at
length Of the unhallowed schemes Of secession
lists and traitors.
The Committee here rose, and the House ad-
journed till Monday.
SENATE.
Mr. Wilson, Of Massachusetts, introduced a
bill to construct a ship canal for the passage Of
naval and armed vessels from the Mississippi
river to Lake Michigan, and to enlarge the locks
of the Erie and Oswego canal, to adapt them to
the defense Of the northern lakes. Ordered
printed.
Mr.. Wiley gave notice of a bill to aid the State
OF western Virginia IN the speedy and final abo-
litiOn of slavery therein.
Mr.. Powell called up the resolution concerning
General Grants order expelling Jews.
Yoked.
Mr.. Powell was glad OF that, and commended
the President for doing so, but he wished to have
the resolution passed to show the opinion Of
the Senate OF such an order against 3 class Of
citizens.
Mr. Clark thought the order was wrong, but
he was not willing to eensure General Grant,
now fighting in the field, unheard. He moved
TO postpone the resolution indefinitely.
Mr.. Wilson said that General Grant had issued
an order which no one thought was right and
which had been promptly revoked, and there he
thought the matter ought to rest.
Mr.. Hale moved to lay the resolution on the
table, which was agreed to. Yeas 80, nays 3.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary ofWar, trans
mitting the report Of Captain Crawford, COM
manding the emigrant escort to Oregon and
Washington. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Collamer introduced bill to regulate ju-
dieial proceedings in certain cases. He said
there had been great deal Of fault found for ar
rests which had been made, and bills had been
prepared to obviate the difficulty. He never saw
any reason for complaints against Gen. Jackson
for saying that he must execute the constitution
as he understood it.
The Executive was just as much called upon
to construe the Constitution as were other de-
partments 1.-THE Government, and his construc-
ton Is just as binding
The bill was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee
on motion of Davis, the bill providing for rais-
ing volunteers for the defense of Kentucky was
taken up, the question pending on the substi-
tute proposed by the Military Committee, which
provides for raising 10000 men, and gives the
President power to send them out Of the State,
if at any time necessary.
Harlsn moved to amend the substitute Of the
Committee so as to allow the President to raise
not exceeding 10000 troops in any one State to be
used in any other State, when necessary.
After some discussion, the quest on still pend
ing, the Senate went into Executive session, and
afterwards adjourned till Monday.