Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-09
SPECIAL DISPATG HE'S
TO THE
CLEVELAND LEADER.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CON.
SCRIPTI0N BILL.
THE THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR
CLAUSE TO Be MODIFIED.
RESOLUTION TO RXPEL GARRET
FAVIS, OF KENTUCKY.
Spicy Debate on the Resolution.
Senator Hale 0vsrhauling the
Navy Department.
SMALL NUMBER OF VETERANS
LEAVING THE ARMY.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRES
IDENTs
B. Gratz Brown in favor of Gen.
Sohofeld.
CODiectUFeS as TO Sec. Smiths
SMALL NUMBER OF VETERANS
LEAVING THE ARMY.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRES
IDENT.
B. Gratz Brown in favor of Gen.
Sohofeld.
COnjeCtuFes as to Sec. Smiths
Successor.
QUAgERS ASK FOR EXEMPTION.
Especial to tie Cleveland LEADER.l
WAsHIyoTON, January 8.
NO HOUSE SESSION.

WAsHIEGToN, January 8.
NO HOUSE SESSION.
The House was not in session to-day,
having adjourned over in honor of Jackson
and New Orleans.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CoEECRIPTIoE BILL.
The Senate devoted most of its session
to a discussion Of the cOnscription bill
and particularly Of the $500 clause.
Mr.. Wilson opposed its repeal and de-
clsred very heavy prepOnderance Of pub
lie opinion was in favor Of the clause as it
now stands.
Mr.. Lane, of Indiana, and some others,
favored its repeal.
6 No ooneluRiOn was reached, but it is safe
to say that the $500 clause will be retained
in a modified form.
RESOLUTION To ExPEL GARRETT DAVIS.
Mr. Wilson produced quite sensation
by Offering resolution to expel Garrttt
Davis from the Senate for disloyalty, ss
evidenced in his resolution recently in
troduced, wherein be called on the people
to rise against their war leaders and take
the conduct of effairs into their own hands.
Mr.. Davis denied that he meant by this
anything more than an appeal to the bal
lot box, and said he was not as much q
rebel as Wilson had shown himself to be
when Massachusetts, Was in rebellion
against the Fugitive Slave law. The feel
ing against Davis is quite decided, but
still it is scarcely probable that anything
like expulsion will come Of it.
THE CASE OF IsHERwooD.
Mr.. Hale's chronic quarrel with the Navy.
Department produced stir in the Senate
to-day. He brought in a resolution Of in
quiry into the case OF Isherwood, Chief
of the Bureau Of Enginerers, and into the
management Of the Department generally.
COnness, Grimes, Doolittle and others re-
piled, commenting severely on Hsles'
course G. Davis got mixed up in the
matter and provoked at some pungent re-
marks from COnness, TO which he replied
that he was not to be scared by jackalls.
It was Conness first speech in the
Senate and he made very favorable i'm
preston.
NUMBER OF VETERANS LEAVING THE ARMY.
Mr.. Wilson stated to. day in q debate
that not over fifteen thousand veterans
would leave the army through the expira-
ration of their time Of enlistment, which
occurs in July. The popular belief is that
the number was much larger.
SNOW IN wAsHEdToE.
Snow fell to the depth of several inches
last night, which makes good sleighing
here today.
JUDGE BIRCH.
Judge Bhch of Missouri has beaten
Governor King in the contest before the
Committee on Elections in getting his de-
positions admitted. His friends now claim
that the matter will be referred back 10
the people.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Democratic National Committee
meet in New York next week to fx the
time and place for the National COnven-
tion. Chicago, Columbus and New York
are urged as appropriate places for the
Convention.
PATENT OFFICE.
The report Of the Commissioner Of Pat
ents will show that the receipts Of the Pat
ent Office for last year are $4,000 NOR,
than the expenditures, which during th'
present prOtrscted condition of inventiOnl
is considered quite favorable.
APPOINTMENTS.
The following nominations of Western
men have been made by the President-
Captain Rowan, of Ohio, to be COmmO
dore; 7. H. Clayton, of Kentucky, to b,
Minister at Honduras; Rufus King, Wis
consin, Minister at Rome; A. Hanson, Wis
consin, Commissioner and Consul Genera
at Siberia; A, G. Brigham, Michigan, Con.
sui at VOrtvey, Belgium; Richard E
Morse, Iowa, Consul at Curracos; B. L
Hill, Michigan, Consul at San Juan De
SUI; Jose E. Marx, Ohio, Consul at Am
sterdam; A. G. Riddle, Ohio, Consul q
Matzsnas; W. W. NevsrsOn, Ohio, COnsu
at Bayonne; John A. Bingham, Ohio, to
prominent and confidential position in tn
Judge Advocates Office.
GRATz BROWN.
Some of the Missouri members here Sal
it is understood that Grstz Brown acuui
esces in the confirmation of GenerslI Scho
field. This determination is attributed t
an understanding with Senator Hender
son, whereby the latter agrees to inhuenc
the dozen followers Of his in the Missouri
Legislature to vote for call for a Stat
Convention, to consider the subjec. Of i'm
mediate emancipation.
BALDEIE's RESOLUTION.
On the vote upon Bsldwin's resolution