Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-21
SPECIAL DISPATCHES
TO TIE
CLEVELAND LEADER.
Probable Repeal of the Three
Hundred Dollar Clause.
Increase of the Pay Of Soldiers.
Death Of Slavery in Tennessee.
$500 Bounty only till Jan, 5, '64.
Admission Of Utah as a State.
special to the Cleveland IEADrl.l

THE $500 EXEMPTION CLAUDE.

WAsHIsGToN, Bee. IL.
THE $500 EXEMPTION CLAUSE.
The three hundred dollar exemption
clause will undoubtedly be repealed. Sen
stOr Wilson himself to-day, said he
doubted its prOpriety. Certain opposition
will be made to its repeal by members of
the House, who will argue that it is really
more favorable to the poor man, than any
clause in the bill is.
RUNoRED REMOVAL OF SURGEON GENERAL
HAMMOND.
Rumors that Surgeon General Hammond
is to be mustered out of service cannot be
traced to any authentic source.
INCREASING THE PAY OF SOLDIERS.
All sorts of propositions for increasing
the pay Of the private soldiers to fifteen
dollars q month, sixteen dollars 3 month
and twenty FIVE dollars q month are al
ready thrown upon Congress, and new
propositions are said to be coming to raise
the pay of officers twenty per cent. Peti-
tiOns are coming in rapidly for the in
crease of pay of certain class of soldiers.
If any increase is made, it will be uniform.
The military committee has decided that
much, and further they are decidedly
favorable to some increase.
TAX ON WHIsKEY.
All sorts of rumors are set afoat by
whisky spectators about prospective tax
alton on whiskey. The last report is that
the tax is to bs reduced instead Of being
increased.
AMENDMENTS OF ooxsoRPTIoS ACT.
The question Of proposed amendments
to the COnscription law had been receiving
8 large share Of the attention Of the Mill
tsry Committee Of beth Houses.
DEATH OF SLAVERY IN TENNESSEE.
General Stearns, Commissioner Of negro
recruiting, is here on business with the
War Department. He speaks of slavery
as being practically dead in Middle Tennes-
see where he has been last recruiting, and
thinks that its tenure might very easily
be destroyed also about Memphis and
throughout Western Tennessee.
S400 BOUNTY ONLY TILL JANUARY 5TH, 1864.
The Senate and Military Committee
have reported in favor of allowing the
bOunty Of S4OO only to the 9th of January,
1854 after that time no bounty will be
allowed to substitutes, and only 500 to
drafted and enlisted men.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
There were only thirty-one members
and Senators at the Bemoorstic caucus
last night. Fernando Wood was present,
but said nothing. Those in favor Of a
change Of front in the party are labOring
earnestly with him. The object Of the
csuc1s was to unite the Democracy on
plstfOrm of opposition to the Administra-
ton.
MATTERS ABOUT UTAH.
Governor DOty, Of Utah, has been sent
for BY the President, and is expected here
daily on business connected with that ter
ritOry. A movement will probably be
made to admit Utah as a State this session
and Governor Doty, who is one of the
ablest of the Territorial Governors, is said
to have been sent for so as to consult SIS
to the state Of affairs among the Mormons.
The Governor was formerly a resident
and Governor Of Wisconsin. During his
absence, Amos Reed, Secretary Of the
Territory will be acting Governor.
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION TO THE RUSSIANS.
The President gives an official recep-
ton to the Russian officers tonight.