Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-27
THE KENTUCKY RAID.
Breckenridge Advancing on Lex
ington.
OUR FORCES RETREATING.
Capture Of a Steamer by Morgan's
Men.
LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.
More Running of the Blockade.
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.
Mr.. MCPHERSON, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back the Senate
bill for the appointment of additional Ma
jor and Brigadier Generals. The Commit
| tee proposed to increase the former from
twenty to forty. This was agreed to.
Yeas, So; nays, 55. The committee also
! proposed to increase Brigadier Generals
| from fifty to one hundred. This was also
adopted. Yeas, SO; nays. A..
The House struck out the Senate's nro-
visO, beyond which number, as authorized
by law, no General shall be appointed in
any branch Of the public service.
Mr.. Cox offered an amendment, that the
President shall appoint no one excepting
Tor gallant and meritorious service in the
field. Adopted by 81 to Al.
The bill was then passed by yeas IO8,
nays SO.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the Internal Tax Bill.
The House, in Committee Of the Whole.
continued amending the Internal Revenue
bill.
Mr.. Stevens made a report of the dis
agreeing votes of the two Houses on the
bill to provide means for the support Of
the Government. All the points are Gov
cred excepting the Bank clause.
The report was agreed to by Il to SO.
The House insisted upon its bank clause
disagreement, and asked for another Com
mittee Of Conference.
The House then took a recess until seven
o'clock.
The Committee rose, and the House ad-
journed.
SENATE.
Mr. Powell offered a resolution to ap-
point a committee of three TO investigate
the condn0t of Colonel Gilbert, who dis
persed a Democratic Convention which as
sembled at Frankfort, Kentucky, for the
purpose Of nominating State officers. Laid
over.
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill to pro
vide Circuit Courts for the districts Of Cal
ifornia and Oregon. The bill provides for
another Associate Judge in the Supreme
Court. Passed.
Mr.. Trumbull offered a resolution which
was adopted, instructing the Military Com
mittee to inquire how many Pavmas-
ters, Quartermasters, and Commissaries of
Subsistence Of Volunteers, are required by
the public service, and to inquire into the
prOpriety Of limiting the number.
Mr.. Powell called up the resolution ap-
pointing Committee to investigate the
facts concerning the arrest and release of
D. A. MahOny and others.
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts, moved to
indefinitely postpone the resolution. Car
ried q to 10.
Mr.. Latham called up the bill for the
sale and survey of certain Indian reserva-
tiOns in California. Passed.
Mr.. Carlisle moved to take up the bill
amendatory of the act to admit the State
of Western Virginia.
Mr.. Wilson called up the bill to re-or-
ganize the corps of Engineers. After dis
oussion it was recOmmitted to the Military
Committee.
Mr.. Fisher moved to take up the Bank
rupt bill. Agreed to-yeas, 10; nays, IS. |
The COnscriptiOn bill was here reported
from the House, and the amendments were
ordered to be printed.
At 2:45 p. N. the Senate went into Exec
utive session. Adjourned.