Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-20
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1AsT EIGHT's DIsPAFOHEs.l
THE ATTACK ON CHARLESTON.
PROCLAMATION By GENERAL
BEAUREGARD.
Rebels are confident Of success.
Blockade Running on the Mis-
SiSSippi.
The Vicksburg badly Injured.
CHANGE In REBEL GENERALS.
Important Order from Gen. Wool.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
The Vicksburg badly Injured
CHANGE In REBEL GENERALS
Important Order from Gen. Wool
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
CONGRESSIONAL,


WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
The House resumed the consideration o
the Sen ate's substitute for the bill ipden1i
| flying the President and other persons for IN
suspension Of the writ ofhabeas corpus.
Mr.. Wyeklife opposed the bill.
The Senate Chair presented commuica
ton from the Secretary of the Treasury il
response to a resolution Of the Senate inGuir
ing how much Government cotton had beer
sold in New York since the blockade of tb,
| Southern ports, to whom sold, &C.
Mr.. King presented the credentials of Hon
+. u. Morgan, elected Senator from New
York for six years.
Mr.. Wilmot offered resolution reuuestint
the President, if not incompatible with tht
public interests, to furnish to the Senate {
copy Of the letter of Lieutenant Genera
Scott to the Secretary of War, dated October
4th, 1851. Adopted.
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill to proyid,
for the collection of abandoned property and
sale OF the same, and for the prevention Of
fraud IN the Insurrectionary districts
Mr.. Wyckliffe said his hope of restorin
the Union as it was is gone, owing to thu
crushing out Of the Union feeling in the
Southern States, instead of crushing out the
rebellion by the series of measures passed
by this Congress.
Mr.. Holman briefly eontended that the op.
position had not wavered in their engage
ments, while the Republicans had trampied
under foot the declaration heretofore made
as to the purposes for which the war was
prosecuted.
Mr.. Conway declared that the war had al
ready divided the Union, and he was in IA
vor Of resuming peace on the basis of ex-
isting facts. This was his position. He
was in favor Of the integrity of the Union as
it existed to-day, and opposed to all schemes
of disintegration.
Mr.. YallCndigham moved to lay the Sen
ate's substitute on the table. Disagreed to,
by 46 to 104.
The question was taken on agreeing to
the substitute negatively.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens, Committee oi
Conference was asked of the Sentate,
The House passed the Senate bill regulat-
ing the time Of holding Courts in the 7th
Judicial Circuit. The House passed the
joint resolution, expelling Senator Badger
from the Board of Regents of the Smiths
oman Institute, and appointing Professor
Agazzis in his place.
During the debate on the reconsideration
of the vote, by which the Senate bill, pre-
seribing uniform mode of selecting Jurors
in the Federal Courts, was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Hickman, in reply to the remarks Of
Messrs. Thomas, Of Massachusetts, and Pen
dleton, incidentally said he had no conf
dence in some State Legislatures, after what
IIlineis had recently done.
Mr.. VOOThies desired to reply.
Mr.. Hickman refused to yield the floor
saying be had heard the gentleman yester-
day, and was satisfied with his position.
The Speaker said there was no greater
breach of privilege than an attempt to take
the floor when its occupant refused to yield
it.
Mr.. Voorhies again essaysd to reply.
MT: Hickman said he would not permit any
outsiders to come into this controversy.
The House refused to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was referred to the Judici.
ary Committee.
The House passed the Senate Bill for tbs
removal of the Winnebago Indians, and tht
sale of the reservations for their benefit.
The House then took recess until 7.
The House took up the Senate currency
bill.
Mr.. Cox raised the point that if the 19tl
section made an appropriation, it must, IN.
der the rules Of the House, be committed L
the Committee Of the Whole on the state 0
the Union.
The Speaker oveTruled the question.
Mr.. Spaulding then obtained the floor
Mr.. Holman raised the point as to thu
64th section, on the ground assumed b.
Mr.. Cox.
The Speaker overruIed the point.
Mr.. Holman appealed.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to lay the appeal OF
the table. The question was determined il
the affirmative by 90 against %.
Mr.. FentOn followed Mr.. Spaulding il
support of the bill. Adjourned.
sENATE.
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill for til.
| discharge of State prisoners and offered
substitute for the bill. A vote was taken oil
the pending amendment to strike out tn,
third section of the original bill providing
for the suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus. Rejected, Is to 27.
Mr.. Carlisle offered substitute for thi
bill
Mr.. Trumbull made report from the Com
mittee on Conference on the Legislative Ap
| preparation bills. The section with regart
to mileage provides that no member from be
yond the Rocky Mountains shall receivt
more than s., 900 mileage and no other mem
ber, except those from distant territories
shall receive more than 81 600.
Mr.. Latham contended this would do in
| jury to members from the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Nesmith spoke against the report
The report was uneoncurred in. Yeas 10
Nays %.
A new Committee of Conference wa
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden, the bill 70
the disearge of State prisoners was postpone,
and the Naval Appropriation Bill taken up