Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-11

couple or SO hundred constituents, and had
the assurance to claim seat in Congress
on tho strength of such election. The
House will be very lavish Of its money, if
It agrees In the recommendation.
DExoCEATIO IoAUOUsEs.
The Democratic csucusses have lately
been enjoying internal cOnvulsions. An
irrepressible conflict is raging between
the war and peace wings, and each side is
trying to kick the other cut. Fernando
Wood makes g stubborn fght and insists
upon his position as the only true and
honest one for Democrats to take in max
lag out quotas for the Several States
COMPUTATION.
The War Department has decided to
credit every district with the money it'hss
furnished in the way Of commutstion,
precisely IS Il 1t had the men Of whom
tais eommutatiOn is received.
COm'r Dole is expected to appear before
the Ways and Means tomorrow to give
answers to such questions as the Commit
tse may propOuad, touching the proprisiy
Of sbrogstng treaties with disloyal OF
rabellious Indians. The Committee is
much inclined to this course, which, be
sides lis apparent justice would effect
large saving Of the public money.
TIE WHISKY TAX BILL.
The whisky tax bill has at last got CT
the Speakers desk, and has been referred
to the Committee on Ways snd Means.
Indications seem to be that the Committee
will report it back to the House, either SIS
It came from the Ssnste, or with only
slight amendments. It is regarded as
quite certain that tEfey viii not restore the
provision taxing whisky nov on hsni.
It will be remembered that this COMMITTEES
has been from the outset opposed to such a
tax. The action Of the House, however,
was contrary to the Committees recon-
mendsiOn before, and may be sgsin.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE eoEsTTTU-
TIoE.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Senste Judiciary
Committee reported 3 bill for certain
highly important amendments to the Con-
stitution, foreshadowed in Mr.. Summers
resolution recently introduced. It pro-
vides Erst that neither slavery nor, in
voluntary servitude, except as punish
ment for crime, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall exist with
iu the United States, or any place subject
to their jurisdiction.
Second, Congress shall have power 10
enforce this article by appropriate legisla,
tion.
All indications now are that this meas
ure will 60 through by full Administ-a-
ton vote, and possibly with some addition.
al strength from ths opposition side.
Military NOMINATIONS.
Another batch of military nominations
numbering about three hundred, were
submitted to the Senate today embracing
maiEly, quartermasters, eOmmisssries
paymasters snd chsplsins. There ar.
about one thousand five hundred names
now before the Senate for confirmation
There have been no eonfrmatiOns to, day.
BILL TO PROMOTE EELIsTHEATs.
B. GrstE Brown submitted bill to pro
, ncte enlistments, which confirms tbs
Emancipation proclamation and subjects
4 negroes to enrolment and draft under thu
r ssme apporlionment ss other citizens.
The sensts Judiciary Committee having
mstured what they consider better mesnl
of staining the same object, reported to
day adversely to Mr.. Summers previOu
amendment of the Constitution, which il
] as follows Everywhere in the limits o
/ the United States, and Of each State snC
J Territory thereof, all persons are equa
before the laws, 80 that no person can holC
= another ss 9 slave.
BILL RELATING 70 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
sERyIse As COUNSEL.
A bill prohibiting Members Of Congress
or any other oficsrs Of the Government
from receiving any compensation for ser
vices relating to claims, arrest or trial
/, wherein the United states is party, aHt
: Furnishing any one who does SC, By snt
J. not exceeding ten thousand dollars, ant
a imprisonment not exceeding two years
7 and rendering him forever incapable c
d holding any office under Government
1 passed the Senate today BY dsolsiv,
d vote. 1t owes Its passage to the siimulU
given 1t by the investigations in Senator
Hale's recent case.
! APPOINTMENT.
Itis stated that General Sickles La
|, been ordered to the department Of Arkan
sss, with the civil and military power
2 2 necessary to enable him to assume oontro
, over the Efforts to bring Arkansas back ir
to the Unior.
; Mr.. Ksrrsy, delegate from Utah, ask
C3ngrsgs, bya bill just introduced b,
: him, to appoint commissioners to ascer
tain and report to the Secretary Of tn
8 Interior, the losses sustained by the peo
L pie of that Territory by Indian depreda
] 4so,n Tba rrnnaaad nor,r,go.s.. \ =