Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-07
CONGREssIONAL.
WAsHIN0TON, Jan. 6.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Mr.. Noel, Of Mo-, from the Select Com
mittee on Emancipation, reported bill to
aid Missouri in securing the abolition of
slavery therein. 1t provides for the issue
of SIO,O00,0O0 in three years bonds pay
able to loyal owners, the Government
pledging itself to the deportation and col
onization ofthe freedmen.
Mr.. Vallandigam objected to the consid-
Grafton Of the bill for reasons stated, till
the Speaker overruled the objection. He
made his decision in Accordance with that
heretofore applied to the French SpoliatiOn
bill.
Mr.. Clemens, of Tenn, was not aware
that this bill would be reported and as q
member of the Special Committee on
Emancipation he objected to it. Lastses-
sion it was proposed to appropriate $3.50,
600, 900 to aid in the adjustment of slave
ry in Kentucky, Western Virginia, Mary
land, Missouri and Delaware.
This was on a national basis, whereas
this bill is of sectional character, refer
ring as it did to only one State.
Wickliffe, of KY, had seen it stated in
public prints that some time after the is
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been received by the President from intel
ligent, whole-souled Union men, which
satisfied him that a great and powerful
change had taken place in Kentucky in IA
vor of this miserable abolition scheme
He felt it to be his duty and privilege to
state on this floor, in the face Of Heaven,
in the presence of Congress and in the
hearing of the nation, that there was not
one man in three hundred in Kentucky
who was in favor of the proclamation. He
said this again and again, whether it be by
fraud, purchase, or otherwise.
Noel said Ilao people, ,f AIissVurI lio1 --:i
that they would abolish slavery.
In reply to Clements he remarked that
the people of Tennessee had no regular
State Government and hence could not act
upon and accept the proclamation. 1t was
expecting too much to hang all the border
slave States upon this bill. Commence
the work with Missouri and when the
proper time shall arrive the benefits NIGH
be extended to other States.
Holman moved to lay the bill on the Ia
HE, which was disagreed to by AZ agains
Is.
Mr.. Elliott moved an amendment ex-
eluding from the benefits of the act al
those who may wilfully refuse to take the
oath of allegiance. Adopted, yeas 70
nays 20.
Mr.. Pendleton moved to table the bill
Negatived, ayes "A, noes z.
Mr.. Cravens moved to adjourn. Mega
tived, ayes 19, noes 81. The bill ther
passed by a vote of ayes 73, noes 46.
On motion of Wr. Wicklife, it was re
solved that the Committee on Ways ant
| Means be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of issuing Treasury notes bear
ing 8 65-iOO interest the amount issued
10 be equal to the amount Of legal tender
notes in circulation and such other sum-
as the demands of the public service fOl
the current year shallrequire.
That there be issued an equal amount o
United States per cent. 20 year bonds
which, with the interest," shall constitute
fund for the redemption of the 1866 Treas
urv notes, the bonds to be equal date will
the Treasury notes, and the interest to b.
paid in specie. The holders Of tendel
notes shall have the right to surrendet
them whenever the amount Of 81 600 Il
presented and received at the par valuI
of the same. The holders Of the SO
Treasury notes shall have the right to in
vest them in 20 years 6 per cent. bond
when an amount equal to $1,000 is pre-
sented.
Mr.. Colfax, from the Committee on tn
Postofice reported q bill authorizing tn
Postmaster General to add to the list Q
mailable articles, and explained that arti
cles not now mailable to be sent to th