Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-26

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Mr.. Holmes reported back the bill reviy
ing the grade Of Lieutenant General, to b
selected during the war from anon
officers not below the grade Of Msjor-Gen
eral, and most distinguished for courage
energy and skill Nothing herein to b
construed so as to affect the rank, pay AM
allowance of Lieutenant General Scott
The consideration Of the bill was postponed
until next Monday.
Mr.. Sehemk from the Military Commit
tee, reported the Senste's amended Enroll
ment Bill, the consideration of which va:
postponed until Wednesday.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole to consider the bill to supply the
deficiencies in the appropriations. which
was discussed until the adjournment.
Bills were introduced establishing a
navy yard on the Western waters, to
amend the Pacific Railroad Act, to create
6 school fund out Of eonfscsted property,
and authorize Utah to form a Constitution
al State Government sll Of which were
appropriately referred.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Judiaciary Committee to inquire into
the ezpediency of organizing Depart
ment Of Industry to embrace an sgricul-
turRl bureau, q colonization bureau and
an emigration bureau, bureau of mines
and mineral lands, bureau Of freedmen's
affairs.
A resolution deprecstOry Of "a suspen-
sion Of the habeas corpus act, and to pre-
vent illegal arrests, imprisonmenls, etc.,
was introduced by Mr.. Mcdowell and leid
over, as Wsshburne expressed desire to
debate it.
A number Of resolutions were intro
duced reafhrming the Crittenden resolu-
tion, condemning Executive assumptions,
desiring peace, q restoration Of the Union
without further waste of blood, and dep
recsting all revolutionary measures as
tending to divide the Union men of the
country. A debate springiDg up they were
laid over.
The bill reported By Mr.. schenck, from
the Military Committee, being the Senate
Enrolment Bill with amendments, was re-
ferred to the Committee Of the Whole,
was not postponed till Wednesday ss
stated in this evenings report.
In opposing the deficiency bill in the
Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Brooks said
the bill proposed appropriating 81, 600
aud opposed its passage, viewing il as the
effect Of assumption Or -r--zar bv the eye
cutive in creating new offices.
Mr.. Stew ms explained that mora clerks
were now needed, in order to facilitate the
payment Of soldiers and other like busi-
ness.
In some subsequent remarks, Mr.. Brooks
said it was delusion to say that the Pres
ident's Emancipation Proclamation would
end the war; to which, Mr.. Smith, Of Ky
responded, as a Southern man, identified
with slavery, that their remained hitherto
in the rebellion that which gave itstrength
and power, and which must be destroyed
and overthroWni while the army moves in
front the very life blood of the rebellion
is drawn from African slavery, and Wher-
ever we tap this foundation Of the rebel,
lion, our efforts will be 1faoinal ZAP
plause.
Some further debates snsued between
Mallory and Wadsworth, Of Kentucky,
both charging Smith with unfsithfulness
to his party, to which Mr.. Smith responded
stating that he, Smith, was nominated by
a Convention which was denounced by the
Louisville Journal as an Abolition affair,
and was elected by 5000 majority, and
men who had owned more slaves than, all
Of them toVetha- had s--sEUTse- Els Young
for Speaker Colfsx.
NJ oIsy asked if he was never includ-
ed in the charge Of violating pledges.
Mr.. Mallory replied that he had not, in
the remOtest manner, alluded to his col
league, Mr.. Clay.
The Committee arose and the House
adjourned.