Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-01
Important from the West.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Cleveland Leader.I
WAsnrsGrOH, March %

WAsHIEGToE, March 29.
[ The following failed to get through be-
fore on account Of the storm.
Governor Brsmlette claims that Ken
lucky has not received full credit for the
number of troops she has raised, and is en-
desvOring to have the War Department
adjust its accounts in accordance with his
bookkeeping. This is the only important
matter remaining to prOlong his visit.
MOVEMENTS OF THE NAVAL COMMITTEE.
1t is understood now that the Naval
Committee will start on their visit to the
West on Thursday of next week. They
propose to stop first at Pittsburgh and
witness the casting of big gum then go
to Cleveland, and thence via Indianapolis
to st. Louis. The members of the Wsys
and Means Committee will accompany
them.
MILITARY MATTERS.
No more passes are granted to visit the
front on any pretext. Camp followers
and retainers are all coming up. How
much or how little this betokens the pub
lie may judge for itself. Meantime q
heavy rain has set in, which cannot but
provo 6 serious inconvenience to the
army.
The Committee on Ways and Means
spent several hours again to-day on the
Tax Bill, but no very important point was
decided.
1t is understood that in order to prevent
the possibility of illegitimste speculation
of their action, no vote will be taken on
whiskey, petroleum, or tobacco till the
Committee is about ready to report to the
House.
Mr.. Yesman, Of Kentucky, finished his
argument in the case of Colonel McHenry,
contesting his scat before the Committee,
to-day.
Mr.. Garrett Davis got started to-day at
one o'clock and at the last accounts the
steam was still running. The Vice-Presi-
dent instantly beat retreat and by an
elegant piece Of revenge put Mr.. Powell in
the chair. The rest Of the Senators left as
soon as they had finished writing their
letters, and when Davis had reached the
point of his pulling his crsvst there was
just eleven Senators in the entire chamber
and not one of them listening.
In the investigation Of the New YOrk
Custom House it has developed the fact
that there has been brisk cotton trade
between Mstsmorss and New York. OnI
cargo Of 700 bales got in quito recently.
General Ben Loans contested election
is to be the first Of the Missouri casel
taken up and will now be brought forward
as soon as possible.
Colonel McHenry finished his contest o
seat with Yeaman to-day. There is bu
little doubt that the Committees repor
will be nearly, ifnot quite unanimous il
Ysamsn's favor.
The New York Bank of Commerce hal
the assurance to ask that the feature o
] their old charter feeling their stockhOlder
t from individual responsibility be granite,
them BY special enactment again if the,
! re-orgsnize as National banks.
t The statement that tobacco is to be tax
ed fifty cents, made in some paper is q
yet entirely unwsrranted by the Way
and Means Committee.
5 The Secretary Of the Interior will rec
!. ommend that National Banks act as per
8 sion agents.
: General Grants most intimate friend
: utterly deny the story that there has bee
a any coolness between him and Genera
: Thomas, likely to lead to the calling q
4 Roseorans to comsnd that army again.
D Mr.. Sherman has presented to the Ser
e ate memorial from the Cincinnati Hort
:; cultural Society, declaring that importa1
!. and beneficial results from the establish
, ment Of department of agriculture hu
IS already become apparent, taking away a
s. apology for further timid legislation r
= garding it. and therefore praying Coz
: gress to sustain it with liberal apprOpri
tiOns from the public treasury.
Also petition from the citizens
le Ohio, praying for the sale Of mineral LAM
d in the Rocky Mountains, and for pushi1
le the construction of the Central 81
ID Northern Railroad.
y The Secretary of War has cOmmunic
a. ted, in response to an inquiry Of t
House for the names Of Colonels cOmmsn