Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-03
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LAST NIGHTS DIsPATOHEs.l
FROM The LOWER MISSISSIPPI.
CAPTURE OF THE q. S. GUN
BOAT INDIANOLA.
DISPATCH FROM COMMODORE
PORTER.
THE PIRATE FLORIDA AGAIN.
she Captures and Burns anOth-
eF Vessel.
ORDER FROM GEN. ROSECRANS.
Cincinnati Enquirer and Chicago
Times ruled out.
LATER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
English Papers do not think the
Blockade Raised.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
She Captures and Burns anOth-
er Vessel.
ORDER FROM GEN. ROSECRANS.
Cincinnati Enquirer and Chicago
Times ruled out.
LATER FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE,
English Papers do not think the
Blockade Raised.
PROCEEDINGS OF OONGRESS,
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 2

Mr.. Clark offered an amendment pro-
viding that any officer or private coming
into possession of any such abandoned
property, shall turn the same over to an
agent of the Government, and, failing to
do so, they shall be tried by court martial
Adopted.
Mr.. Davis offered an amendment that
any officer plundering or secreting prop
erty, or bsrteTing or selling cotton, rice,
or tobacco, or in any way aiding any one
else to do this, shall be dismissed from the
service, and forever be incapable of hold
ing any office or place in the service.
Mr.. Powell moved to insert the word
taking after the word "plundering,"
and the word money" after the word
property" He had evidsnce that officers
in the West had taken large sums of money
from persons they had arrested before
they would release them. Agreed to.
Mr.. Powell said this amendment was
offered simply to make a charge against
certain officers. He was unwilling to
make them without any evidence
Mr.. Davis said a ship load of -four was
stopped at Balize, by brother Of a GER
tain officer, and the captain was made to
sell his -four at ten dollars per barrel, and
then this brother sold it at sixty dollars.
Mr.. Wilson said he was astonished that
the Senator from Kentucky persisted in
making idle charges against General But
Ter. He read from a letter from General
Butler, thanking him (Wilson) for defend
ing him from impUtations made against
him in the Senate, and among others, that
he had taken the plate and furniture of
RrOthers for his own use BROTHERS
escaped New Orleans without taking the
oath Of allegiance, on pass procured by
a professed Union man, who turned out to
be scoundreL
ROthers was one of the rebel Provost
MarshaPs who destroyed such an immense
amount Of property on the arrival of the
Union troops. He Gen. Butler) had taken
possession Of ROthers' plate and furniture,
and turned them over to Gen. Banks. He
was especially thankful of an offer of
Committee of Investigation. He was ready
at all times to account for his conduct,
though he should not answer newspaper
ISLANDERS. Mr.. Davis was an honest and
just man. He could, at any time, be satis-
fed by the letter.
Mr. Wilson said he believed that all the
other charges against Butler would turn
out as groundless as this one.
After further discussion the amendment
was rejected. Yeas, 10; nays, p.
Mr.. Doolittle renewed the amendment to
strike out the section authorizing the
Treasury Agent to purchase property in
these insurrectionary districts He did
not wish the Government TO become great
factor in articles of property and he did
not wish especially TO furnish means to
the rebels to buy the munitions of war to
carry on the fight.
The motion was agreed to-24 to 15.
Chandler said the bill was now worth
less. The Senate had deliberately voted to
continue the present state of things, that
its Generals should be demoralized and
that vast amount of property should be
handed over to the thieves to be divided
among them. 1t had voted two or three
hundred million dollars out of the Treasu-
ry, and he moved to lay the bill on the ta-
bic. Rejected-l7 to 20. The bill then
passed.
HOUSE.
The House passed the Senate bill grant
ing lands to Wisconsin and Michigan for
military road purposes.
The House eoncurred in the Senate's
amendment to the bill, granting permis-
sion to the Independent Telegraph line
extending from Portland to Washing
ton, to extend their lines into the District
of Columbia. The amendment grants
similar privileges to any other corpora
ton or company.
The House passed the Senate bill author
izing ihe Paymaster General to take in
10 Fo,s ha nj sc he
sick and wounded soldiers in the con-
valesceut camps and hospitals within two
days.
The Senate bill to organize a signal
corps, after the amendments, passed.
Mr.. Porter, from the Committee on Con-
ference, made report Of the disagreeing
votes on the bill amendatory of the act
establishing the Court of Claims, which
was adopted. The bill as now amended
and passed, provides for additional Judges
and retains the present jurisdiction of the
Courts.
The House passed the Senate bill disap-
proving divers acts of the Nevada Terrific
rial Legislature, touching the rights Of
foreign mining corporations within the
territory.
The House took up the Senate bill reor-
ganizing the Courts in the District Of Co.
lumbia and authorizing the appointment
Of new Judges After some fllibusteringi
the bill was postponed till tomorrow at 9
o'clock.
/ EVENING SEssIoS.-Mr. Dawes, from
the Committee on Elections, reported bill
authorizing the Acting Governors Of Ten
nessee and Louisiana to issue writs of
election for Representatives to Congress
according 10 the laws Of those States.
The bill authorizing the appointment Of
an Assistant Treasurer Of the United
States passed.
The Senate bill to establish the guage o.
the Pacific Railroad and its branches at
four feet eight and half inches, passed.
The House passed the following Senate
bills:
One providing that the Supreme Court
of the United States shall hereafter consist
of one Chief Justice and nine Associate
Justices, one Of whom shall hold Court il
the new circuit Of California and Oregon
one granting alternate sections of land t
Kansas for railroad and telegraph pur.
poses; one giving the right of Ofpre-emptiOI
to settlers on the SOscal Rancho, Califor
MIA; one giving to soldiers discharged in
consequence Of wounds or sickness, the
same bounty as if they had served TIVE
years; one providing for the remov
al Of certain bands Of Sioux indians
from Kansas; one for emerging the tWl
branches Of army engineers; one to facili
tate the taking Of testimony to be used il
foreign countries for legal purposes.
The House laid on the table tie Senatl
I \ 4 ~
ervation in California.
The House passed the Senate joint resO
luton Of thanks to General ROsscrans snC
his officers and men.
] Mr.. Sheffield reported bill from tn