Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-12
The Late Heavy Rains on the
Army OF the Potomac.
Great Damage Done to Bridges.
Rebels Strengthening their FOrti-
cations.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Cleveland Lesder.l
WAsHIIGTOE, April IL.


RESOLUTION TO ExPBL LONG.
The greatest excitement of the day is,
Of course, the resolution to expel Long
By energetic circumstances the leading
members succeeded in getting the official
publication of Longs speech, and so the
question taken up ss to the hour was
agreed upon.
The galleries were packed with the den
sest audience ever assembled there since
Miss Anna Dickinson's address, and hun
dreds went away unable to gain admit
tance.
AT q quarter past five o'clock the House
took a recess till seven o'clock and the
probability seems to be that we will have
session all night. OF the debate, I will
speak more at lcngth in the dispatches
late in the night. 1t is enough to say,
however, now that General schenck made
the greatest speech Of the day, and in
deed, one of the grsndest speeches ever
uttered in the Hall New Yorkers say it
was the first time Fernando Wood was ev-
er blanchsd. The excoriation he received
was terrible, and ween Ms. schenck glib
betted him at the bar Of public opinion,
ond held him up for soorn and lOsthing of
this and and I'll succeeding ages, moth
but repeated threats to clear the galleries
kept them from rending the roofwith their
cheers.
Winter Davis expected to speak tonight.
LOnd has said nothing to-day.
The Democrats are not near so defiant
as yesterday, even Fernando Wood craw-
fishes and is not so ready to endorse Long
as he was yesterday.
General Crittenden is still here looking
for command.
The Tax bill will be reported to the
House tomorrow afternoon ifit can be got
in. The bill will be printed for the use of
the members tonight.
The tax on cigars is not definitely settled.
think it safe to say that the tax on
Whiskey will be at least as heavy as a dol
lar after the 1st of July, and from 60 TO
80 censs prior to that date.
ELECTION CONTESTS.
Mr.. Dawes, Chairman Of the Committee
on Elections, will be back in Washington
on Wednesday, aud it is expected that the
election contests will opsn in the House as
soon as possible thereafter.
NEW BANKING BILL.
Mr. Hooper, of Massachusetts,, reported
National Banking bill this afternoon
It is understood to be what is known as
the Stevens substitute in all it's essential
points. 1t will undoubtedly pass.
FUNERAL OF M. RIvEs.
1t is understood that the House will sd-
jOuFn over Wednesday, in honor If John
C. Ri7es, whose funeral takes place on that
day.
EXPULSION OF LONG.
The Democratic organ here does not say
a word on The question Of Longs expul-
sion.
soHEECK's SPEECH.
Sixteen thousand copies of SchencEs
speech to-day were ordered by his fellow.
members be fore he had finished speaking,
There has just been an exciting scene
in the evening session of the House.
0rth, from the Lafayette, Indiana, Dis.
trict, was making fine speech, reviewing
the disloyal record Of Voorhees,, who had
been defending Long. After a time Orth
had occasion to refer to Harris, of Mary.
land, whom the House had severely cen.
sured on Saturday, and pronounced bin
unworthy a seat in the House. Orth calle5
him traitsr. Harris instantly sprsnl
to his feet and called him liar and 6
scoundrel, and q coward If he did not re
sent it.
The Democrats meantime, in the mids
of much confusion. raised the point of or
der that Orth had no right to call mem
bers Of the House traitorr. The Speske
pro TEN, however, decided that in view o
the vote of majority Of the House las
Saturday to expel him for tressOnsbl
sentiment he had q right to call him
traitor.
Mr.. Orth then resumed, and referrin
to Harris language, said that no impertiu
ent slObberings from man branded as
traitor by this House could receiy
from him the slightes, notice, b
would pass them by in sileu
contempt. He then went on to revio1
Voorhees,. Among other things he sal
that Voorhees, was popular in his Distric
He knew Of but one man who could prot
ably run better in the Terre Haute dii
trict, and that man was JEFF Davis himsel
He fsvOrs Longs expulsion because whS
he said was reasonable, and because b
thought the sentiments of the House neet
ed purifying.