Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-07

WASHINGTON, May 6.
SENATE

m an amendment, on the adoption of wbicl
10 the passage Of the bill was received a
e amended.
n Mr.. Cowsn reported back the bill +
,t amend an act entitled an act to promot
/ the progress Of useful arts. This bill
grants SIX months extension to patentee
passed. -'- o.
The bill to amend the charter Of Wash.
lngton City WAS called up by Mr.. Dixon
J.. with an amendment compelling the re.
gistrstlon Of colored citizens. He advo.
e Gated the immediate passage Of the bill
| as 1t would have an important bearing on
the forthcoming June election.
! mr. CoWan moved to insert the word
! white" as qualification for voters.
Considerable debate ensued on the
amendment until the expiration Of the
morning hour between Messrs. Cowan and
Wiley in support and Mr.. Dixon in oppo.
sition to Mr.. Cowsn's amendment.
Inc National Currency bill was then
taKen up, and the amendment offered yes.
terdsy by Mr. Sumner, increasing the tax
on the circulation and deposits and can't
tai stock, was rejected by "a toll.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Ohandler to establish clearing bouses
IN New York, PhiIadelphia and Boston
A rate OF discount il not exceeding one
quarter Of one per cent. was adouted 20
the National Currency bill.
The Senate adjourned without action on
the bill.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dawes Of Massachusetts, from the
committee on Elections, reported reso-
lutlons which lie over for the present: one
declaring that F. P. Blair is not. and the
other that Mr. Knox, the contestant is en-
tltled TO seat in the House as the Repres. |
entatlVe Of the first Congressional district |
Of Missouri.
On motion Of Mr.. FsrnsWorth. it WAS
resolved that, when the House adjourn 10.
days 1t be until Monday
Mr.. Gsnson Of New York called M the
resolution Of the committee on Eleotions
declaring that neither Mr. Loan, the seated
member, nor DIR. Bruce, the Contestant. is
emitted to seat as the Representative of
the seventh Congressional district of Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Gsnson, in supporting the
resolution, said, that the majority Of tbe
committee had after q review Of all tbe
tesilmony come to the conclusion that
there vas interference in the eleotion nv
portion Of the armed militia of Missouri
aad to such an extent directed against the
contestant. '''N0' INC
Mr.. UPson of Michigan, a member Of
the committee on Elections, made sneecS
sustaining the views Of the minority !
namely, that Mr.. Loan is 49, oasftf
A;---v-s. nc maintained from the testi- g
mony that there was nothing to show that /
in, tbs districts especially named there d
was anything to work prejudice to the '
contestants. t
Mr.. Smithers, Of Delaware, Of the minor L
lty Of the Committee argued from the evil a
aenoe, that with one or two exceptions the
election was conducted with fairness, and '
that the inferior officers manifested no t
other desire than to secure a fair express s
sion 2f the ggRIiG Eila 10 dfs Hs vsgsi claimed that
Mr. Davis spoke Of the duty Of kaanin,
treason away from the BaiiVt DVk, B9 u
through this, owing to our peculiar insti- n
tutions, the Government might be injured q
il it's vital part. The executive should F
not only keep treason away, but give in n
struotions against debating and control i
ing more or less the result OF any elec-
lion.
The House owed it to themselves TO &C. '
,ept the condition of things exhibited, and t
see that no parties came here unless with i
he free voice Of the people, and to accept t
he fact as shown by the testimony in this +
sase, that there had been no valid election. a
He could not see how any Massachusetts,
nan could reconcile it to his conscience to
give vote there in the affirmative of the c
position occupied by the minority Of the C
Committee. T
Mr.. Elliot was ai loss to know why his 4
colleague had directed this remark to him, t
but ho would say he had carefully come to T
he conclusion Of voting for the sitting a
member. v
Mr.. Davis Of Mary land wished to know,
what the Judgment Of the people of Mas 8
sschusetts had to do with the decision of q
The question here. s
Mr.. Dawes resuming said, he had alluded o
10 Delaware and Maryland, without de. 4
signing any offence. His friend from I
Maryland could not be expected 10 see the b
same way ss others this question. If en- a
lire peace prevailed in Maryland, and il {
no persons were oooped up there to be Vot- +
srs at elections, he must not assume that
in Massachusetts, and Verment no peace
prevailed, that elections were not free, and T
that voters are cooped up. His friends
from Delaware and Maryland must be
charitable and excuse him, if he could not r
come to the same conclusion.
Mr.. Smithers denied that he had i'm n
pugned the voting in Massachusetts,. F
Mr.. Whsley said the gentleman had op-
posed the admission to seats Of members n
south Of Mason and Dixon's line. Was that f
he policy If so he had better Join the e
gentlemen from Ohio and Maryland, viz,
Mr. Long and Mr. Elicit. Did the gen. r
.leman want to have himself placed on the il
Mcclellan ticket for Vice President. G
Mr.. Dawes replied that if ne could not Fl
succeed more votes than the gentle G
non represented in the last Congress, d
t was not desirable to have him on any r
ticket. AS to being opposed to members j,
1eing admitted from south Of Mason and u
Oixon's line he had only to say that he Il
lsd exerted his full power to have the two il
members from Louisiana admitted to the @
asst Congress, and also the two mem
,ers from Tennessee, because they were n
he free choice of their respective dis "
riots By a sufficient number Of votes. .
Mr.. Whsley, resUming, spoke Of the 10y r
Ilty Of his mountain district. here were Ii
!, 900 soldiers from his district at Vicksburg !,
md elsewhere who had no opportunity to u
7ote for him With these volunteers at home / n
lie believed he could get almost as large a II
Tote as the gentleman from Massachusetts,
md not musket should be used to infu- D
.nce the election. he, Whsley, had a repu- u
alton for bravery, having been in the war;
he gentleman from Massachusetts had O.
alents, but No taste for gunpowder. q
Laughter.] / am, he added, only noun Il
.sineer, have no pretensions to talent @
md am only soldier. Laughter The '
speech you have made will act like g G
shower to the border State men. When Il