Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-02
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEED
INGS.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE OHIO
LEGISLATURE.
General Grant Nominated Lieu.
tenant General.
General Sherman Reported
Moving on Dalton.
A SEVERE BATTLE EXPECTED.
French War Ships Searching
American Vessels.
Results OF General Smiths
Expedition.
The Military Situation in
Florida.
Results OF General Smiths
Expedition.
Draft In New York and Missouri
to Begin on the 10th.
DOlugs Of the Pirate Alabama,
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Cleveland Leaderl
WASHINGTON, March 1.


The Freedme ms Bureau bill squeezed
through the House this afternoon by an
ezcasdingly close TOte-e9 yeas to 81
nays.
A large number Of Administration men
are absent and two from Pennsylvsnis,
Williams and Tracy, voted with the OppO.
sition against the bill.
The whiskey Conference Committee to-
day reported disagreement in both Houses
The House asked for new conference
and instructed the Committee distinctly
to insist on tax Of not under twenty nor
over forty cents on stock on hand. The
vote on this was decisive, though, owing
to the thin House, there was not so large
majority as there was on the last test vote
involving the same principle.
The Judiciary Committee of the HOnss
was to-day investigating the case Of Judge
Miller of Wisconsin, charged with corrup
tion in certain railroad cases, with a view
to see whether the facts warranted sn i'm
peachment.
Indications seem to be that the evil
dsnce will not sustain the charges.
General Grants nomination as Lieuten-
ant-General under the new bill vas sent
to the Senate to-day. 1t had been intims-
ted that an effort would be made to have
it instantly confirmed without ths ordins-
ry routine, but the Senate refused, and
sent it like any other military nomination
to the Military Committee to consider and
report upon.
The two hundred million loan bill passed
to-day, precisely as telegraphed some days
ago. Efforts were made to strike out the
clause authorizing the small over-issue Of
20s, but it was useless. Efforts were
also made in the Senate to limit the rate
of interest to i've per cent, but failed
1t is understood however that it will only
be FIVE, though the bill permits six. This
will be the next bond put on the market
Messrs. Sumner, Howard, PomeroyI
Brown, and Conness united in report N
the Fugitive Slave Law last night.
Tie minority report of Mr.. BuCksleW was
signed by that gentleman and Mr.. Carlisle.
It takes the proposition that the clauses Il
the Constitution referring to fugitives, il
they had appeared in q compact betwet
independent powers, would depend on TIE
| good faith Of the party chsrged with the
duty Of reclamation. But that in one Gaze
the Government Of the United States must
hazs power to enforce it sgsinst State
in default Of execution Of Constitutions
duty.
The Monthly Report of the Agriculture
Department, about to be issued, contains
some important statistics. Before thu
war Great Britain purchased from thil
country twelve hundred million pounds o
cotton. In 1864 the amount exported Il
that country will be but ffty-six millionF
Inssmuch as the East cannot cOntinu
trado with countries demanding gold anc
silver for their products, they will neceg
sarily be driven from cotton production
in which they ere now engaged, Whel
peace is again established in this country
The report takes decided grounc
against taxes on tobacco, maintaining b.
official figures, that such taxes will rails
the price SO high here, that our Tobacco
growers viii nOtbe able to compete wit
foreign articles, which even nov, is o
such Importance ss to keep down our ez
ports.