Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-19
SPECIAL DISPATCHES,
ITO the CLEVELAND LEADER.l
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Conduct of the War--Report
Of the 0ommittee--Six Thou
sand Pages Of Testimony.
The Campaigns before Washington
and on the Peninsula--ImpOT-
il tant Facts Ventilated
Efforts to Suppress
the Report.
The Finance Bill in the House,
Extraordinary Legislation
Amendments are Rushed
Through without De-
The Consumption l--0pposition
8 Of the Democrats. z
Care for Sick and Disabled Sol
diers--A Permanent HOspi-
tai to be Established.
Navy Yard OOmpetltiOn-Three
Yards to be Established.
PH1LADELpHrA. Feb. is

PHILADELPHrA, Feb. 18.
Special to the Inquirer from Washing
ton:
Senator Wade, Chairman of the Com
mittee on The Conduct of the War, will
present report in few days. 1t covers
over six thousand pages of testimony. In
reporting it to the Senate, Senator Wade
will call attention to some Of the most i'm
pOrtant points. The campaigns before
Washington, on the Peninsula and in Ma
ryland are ventilated fully. 1t will make
a most important record of the war. and it
is said attempts are already being made to
suppress its publication. q
The House took up at late hour, and
very, unexpectedly, the Senates amend
ments to the Finance bill. Nearly all the
friends of the bill were out, it being un-
deFstOOd that a committee of conference
between the Senate and House were to set
tlethe disputed points. The House, With
out sending the bill to the Committee on
Ways and Means, as is the usual custom,
proceeded at once to its consideration, and
without even calling the yeas and nays,
the following important amendments were
agreed to; The cOn7ertability clause is adj
hered to; they disapproved Of making
interest-bearing Treasury notes legal ten
ders. They inserted three hundred mil
lions legal tenders, at the option of the
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making coupons of Government bonds re-
ceiyable for Custom House duties 80 days
before their maturity; and insist upon the
original scale of tax on bank notes, and
upOn the provision requiring deposits to
be made in banks. 1t now goes to the Sem
ate, who will disagree, and committee of
conference of three from each House will
be appointed by the Vice President and
Speaker Grow, both of whom are in favor
of the bill as it passed the Senate, which
is satisfactory to Secretary Chase. Some
minor matters may be compromised upon,
but there is no doubt that the committee
will report such bill as Secretary Chase
is satisfied he can carry on his Department
with successfully, and as the session draws
to a close, there remains no other resort
except TO adopt the conference bill. The
fact is, that over twenty members really
want the bill passed, but do not appear
eager to put this quietus upon the country
bank circulation, though it secures uni
form currency, and gives the whole people
the benefit of that circulation which now a
few are enriching themselves upon.
General Meigs has refused to give the
Committee on the Conduct of the War tes-
timony in his possession of the treason Of
an officer whom he has been favOring, and
it is now probable that he will be brought
before the House for contempt.
The Senate Military Committee in
structed their Chairman to report a bill
authorizing tax collectors in insurreetion-
airy districts to purchase at tax sales such
lands as might be designated by the Presi-
dent as being necessary for military or
other Government purposes.
The House Military Committee TO- Jay
agreed to take up the Gonscription bill,
which passed the Senate last night, and
put it through under the previous ques-
ton, without referring it to their Commit
tee. 1t is understood that it viii be resist
ed by Democrats. To-day, when Mr.. 0lin
asked unanimous consent to allow the bin
to be printed for The use of members, Mr..
Vallandigham sprang to his feet and cried
out, I object" and with ferOcious look
he commenced in an under-tone to groWl,
A member replied, awe want to hear what
it is" when Vallandigham snarled out, I"
know what it is" It is now likely that
time will be fllibustered away SO as to de-
feat the bill . j
a delegation from New York is before
the House Military Committee, urging
speedy action on Eli Thayers Florida
scheme. The Committee are determined
to push it at the earliest moment.
The Committee also instructed Hendrick
B. Wright to report bill authorizing the
President, Secretary of War, and Surgeon
General to select one or more sites for a
Home for superannuated, Sick and Invalid
Soldiers. An appropriation Of 100000
was made last session for this purpose,
but nothing has been done. The Commit
teeiare Of opinion that permanent estab-
lishment should be created at once.
A most bitter contest has been going on
fer some time between thefriends of Navy
Yard sites at League Island and New Lon
{ don, which was likely to result in the de-
feat of both, but compromise has finally
been effected, and both points are to b
accepted BY the Government for that pur
ezAn appropriation of S25O,OoO viii
be made for each. An appropriation il
also to be made for site for Navy Ysrt
: to be selected by the President.