Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-21

less the Confederate authorities afford bet
ter treatment TO Union prisoners in their
keeping.
Mr.. Holman offered a resolution, which
was adopted, directing that enquiry be
made iuto the expadieucy of setting apart
some of the public lands, the same to be
disposed Of by State Legislatures and the
proceeds to be for the benefit of soldiers
permanently disabled.
Mr.. Stevens reported g bill for the sup
port of the Military Academy, and bill
to supply the deficiencies in the sppropri-
ations for the year ending Jun next.
The House then passed the Senate bill
creating the rank Of Vice Admiral Of the
Navy.
On motion Of Mr.. Spslding, resolution
was adopted providing for the appoint
ment of committee to examine Northern
and Northwestern sites for q Navy Yard,
and to report next December.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the Presidents message.
MIR. Myers made speech against
slavery. ..---r 81
Mr.. ROss msda speech in favor Of
State Rights, as preserving peace.
Mr.. Farnsworth replied, contendiDg that
the only way TO peace was through war.
On motion of Mr.. Stevens, the House
eoncurred in the verbal amendment of the
Senate to the resolution for sdjourniRg over
the holidsys, from Thursday next, to the
fifth Of January, 1855.
Mr.. Ashley, from the Committee on the
Rebellious States, reported 3 bill granting
to certain States whose governments have
been subverted or o7erthrown, q Republi-
can form of Government. the considers
tion Of the subject was postponed until the
10th of January.
On motion of Mr.. Ally, q resolution was
adopted instructing the Committee on
Postofices and PosLrosds, to inquire into
the expediency ofso amending the law in re-
lstion to the carrier system, SO as to con-
fine the free delivery OF letters to such
cities as promise to be self-sustsining at an
early day.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill providing
that the act of June Both, 1864, be amend
ed 80 as to give sll persons Of color in the
army at that time, the allowance, &c, al
lowed to others ofthe same race. The bill
passed.
Mr.. Ally, of Mass, introduced a bill,
which was passed, providing that so much
of the fourth section of the act for the
transportation of mails to foreign ports,
and for other purposes, as provides that
all mail matter, except on newspapers
from sregulsr Office of publication sent be-
yond the western boundary of Kansas or
the eastern boundary of California, shall
pay letter postage, be so far modified as to
include periodicals magazines and ex-
changes, not to exceed one copy from any
one office.
On motion of Mr.. Frank, of New York,
it was resolved that the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to inform the House
what goods, wares, merchandise, produce,
Sc, are permitted to pass from the United
States through Canada, and again into the
United States.
Mr.. Cox, asked leave to offer the follow
ing, but Mr.. Stevens objected;
RssoLvsd, That that the Secretary of the
Treasury be directed to communicate to the
House what, if any, amount of gold in the
Treasury of the Q uited States, not neces-
sary for the payment of the interest of the
public debt, has been disposed Of under the
joint resolution approved March 18th, 1854
and what amounts, and the various terms
on which the same we're disposed of at
what rates, and what agents are employed
IL the transactions.
The House adjourned.