Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-14

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as the unequal and unfair exchange
which has been going on, and determined
to stop it.
WINTER DAVIS BILL.
Winter Davis Bill for the Reconstruct
ton Of the Southern States as they are
Conquered is likely to be soon brought up
In the House, when 8 general discussion
Of the Presidents Amnesty and Recon
structiOn policy is expected. It will not
BY any means reserve full party support.
cox AND his ABYssIHIAN.
Little Mr.. Samuel COx's luakless Abys-
sinisn Of African descent, was again made
to do duty in the House on Saturday.
General Dumont, in the course Of his
speech, referred rather disrecpectfully to
the irrepressible African.
Mr.. Cox seemed very sore over it, and
evidently took it very much to heart. he
replied with much feeling. and said he
wrote the book when he was boy, and
insisted that the negro was no negro at al,
or at any rate he wasn't Congo, but only
black Abyssinisn, and dWelt on the fact
that it was the religious equality and
brotherhood Of the negro with the white
man in the Church Of Rome only, which
seemed SO strange to his boyish eyes. His
feelings were so much aroused by the in-
justice done him by these references to bis
youthful incitcretions with the Absssinisp,
that he lashed out vigorously in several
directions, and called people names, init
mating that Mr. Grinnell, Of Iowa, was q
gentleman. He was called to order sew
eral times by the Chair, and 6nslly, on
being once more called TO order, sat at-
rutply down. His malicious enemies said
he was in pet about it.
Mr.. Grinnell got the floor some time az
terwards, and replied, calling at least as
many names as Cox, and msnifesting, it is
said, capacity to be quite as unpleasant.
DRAYT DECISION.
1t is understood that the Solicitor Of Il g
War Department has reversed the decisien
of the Provost Marshal-Genersl, that dis
triots which had not filled their quotas,
must stand the draft, even though the
State had in other districts raised moi 9
than enough surplus to flIthis deficiency
PROPOSED oHAHaEs IN THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
Mr.. Julian's bill, applying prOVis-
ions Of the Homestead Law to confscsted
rebel estates in behalf Of the army and
navy has passed Its second reading and is
in the hands Of the Committee on Public
Lands. It provides that all conAscated
lands turned over 10 the Secretary Of The
Interior shall be surveyed and divided
into forty acre lots and incorporated into
public domain, and that all persons who
have honorsbly served in the army OF
navy Of the United States for two years
during the present rebellion, and all per-
sons discharged therefrom by reason Of
wounds or disease therein, shall be enti-
tied to enter eighty acres of land, to be
certified or decided in conformity with The
Homestead Law of 1862.
No distinction will be made on account
of color or race, and the privileges of tie
law are to be enjoyed equally by all per.
sons entitled to its benefits, and in case Of
the death of persons entering lands under
it the required proof and payments may
be made by his executor, administrator
widow or one or more of his heirs.
THE FLORIDA EXPEDITION.
The Committee on the Conduct Of tbs
War will tomorrow take up the causes o.
the recent bloody disaster in Florida. Gen
erals Gilmore and Seymour have both beeI
summoned to sppear before them.
COLONEL sANDERsON ARRESTED.
Lieutenant Colonel Sanderson Of New
York, just released from Libby prison, hal
been arrested by order Of the Secretary o
War on charges preferred against him b!
Colonel streight, that he had, while pris
Oner, betrayed the plans Of his fellow
prisoners to the rebel guards. Other Off
GERS have preferred the same charge
against him.
Itis said he reeeived great many ia
vOrs st the hands of the rebels, and
is charged that his betrayal Of his fellow
was the secret Of it. He was once Cler
, in the notorious New York Hotel. He
confined to his quarters in the hotel.
AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKING LAW.
The Wsys and Means Committee wi
; tomorrow report amendments to the Nj
! tiOnal Banking Law, authorizing issu
during the war Of notes of the denomint
tion Of one, two and three dollars.
THE GETrYsBURG IEvEsTITGATIoE.
General Hancock will be before the Con
mittee on the Conduct Of the War tO-mo
, row to finish up his testimony on Getty
burg.
EXAMINATION FoR OFFICERS OF OoLoRI
: TROOPS.
. The Board for examining officers f
negro troops, had, up to last Saturday, e:
aminsd LIS, of whish 9S4 were recon
mended for commissions, and 7s4 rejecte
During this week seven we're rejected, 81
|, twelve recommended for positions.
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