Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHIEGFoE, May 19.
aENATE

CON6h BSSAONAL.
WAsHINaFoH, May 19.
SENATE.
Mr.. Harding introduced bill to amend
the act Of Congress, approved September
1850, in relation to donations to settlers
on the public lands in California. It Was
passed.
Mr. Fesseuden reported from the Com
mittee Of Conference on the disagreeing
votes Of the two houses on the Army sp.
pPopriston bill.
He moved that the motion for full con-
fsrerenoe asked for by the House be agreed
to. This was adopted and another Com
mittee authorized To be appointed by the
chair.
Mr.. Powell called up the House bill al
lowing the construction Of q bridge over
the Ohio River, ct the falls Of that river,
ten feet shove high water mark. The bill
was debated during the morning hours.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee Of Con ..
ference on the dissgreeing votes on the bill
for an erection Of a Territorial Govern
ment for Montana, made report which
recommended that the Senate reoede from
its amendment by striking out ths words
HeVery free white inhabitsnt in the duali-
icstion for voters" and inserting all
citizens Of the United States and those who
have declared their intention to become
such" etc. After considerable debate, in
which Messrs. Morrill,, Hale, Wade, Hor-
ton and Sumner participated. The report
of the committee was adopted by 8 vote of
26 to 1S.
The Pacific Railroad bill was then taken
up IS unfinished business.
Mr.. Fessenden from the Finance Com
mittee reported the House Internal ReVe.
nue. bill with amendments, which was
ordered to be printed.
The Senate resumed the consideration
Of the Pacific Railroad bill.
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, reported q resolution suthoriE-
ing the printing of 1000 additional cop
les of the report Of the Commissioners Of
the General Land Office.
Mr.. CoWsn, from the Committee sn FL
nance, reported bill for the relief Of the
sufferers by the depredstions Of the Sioux
Indians, with recommendation that it
the act approved F6Druary ~, Ioo4, e1-
tending the time for the withdrawal OF
goods in bond from the warehouses Of
California. Passed.
Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
The House possed the Senate bill amen
dstorv Of the act authorizing Nevada to
form q State Government. 1t changes the
time for submitting the Constitution to
the vote Of the people to the hrst day O.
September.
The Hours then took up the Indian AT
| nf thu
Committee Of the whole on the State
the Union we're ooncurred in, excepting
one reducing the appropriation for tn
Sioux Indians from 100000 to $5O,OOC
The bill passed.
Mr.. Dawes Of Massachusetts made
personal explanation, saying that MI
Loan of Missouri had during the discus
sion on the contested case, applied TO hiI
in the most offensive language, and had II
serted in a foot.note that he WAS liar an
: a dirty dog He declared, he had neVe
Q made any remark impugning any ont
honor or motives.
Mr.. Loan replied, he had at the instant
: Of a friend omitted the foOt-note, but hs
no apology. He thought, he WAS justine
j in making the remarks that he did, 81
9 that he considered his honor had been II
.
J" pugned.
MIR. Mallory had also made q person
g remark that Mr. Julian had forged 81
7 oaused to be published, 3 colloquy betWee
% themselves, which never appeared.
n Mr.. Julian denied that he had alter
ID the substance, but only the phrszeolog
Mr.. Mallory repeated the charge OF 1S
a Rery, which Mr.. Julian emphaticauy pi
- nounced to be false, and was retorted
- - by Mr. Mallory.
to Much confusion for time prevailed.
Mr.. Mallory further said that MIR. JUN
" had added G larceny to the parties notes
Ga 10 the words " forgery to the coloquy.'
Mr., ]. lisn called in Messrs. Lol
Ut briggs and Stevens, who said they he'
u Mr. Julian use substantially the lsnguS
ss charged. If Mallory chose to ms
x, himself blsckgusrd and rufisn, ne 90
4lr not help it.
Mr. Mallory made further remarks,
ne called upon Messrs. Herman, BaldW
ne Griswold, Bruyn, Miller and Bliss,
ePt said they were sitting near Mr.. Julian,
did not hear him say that some Of
at Mallorv's blood flowed in the veins Of
the lsttoes, and who have emigrsted to
ou' North.
rem Mr.. Julian called on Deming and o
Is who gave their opinion that Julian m
use Of the language, and insisted ne
proven that he did say mulstto, and
come to the North with Mr.. Mallory,
other leaders of theIDemccratic party
= the same in their veins.
rom The controversy there ended and
oW- House resumed the consideration OF
Joint resolution, relative to the ReciprO
Treaty.
NJ Mr.. Pike, Of Maine, advocated ana
me Arnold, Of Illinois, opposed the @ sol
IN ion Of the reciprocity treaty. VII
10 taking mp the question the House sd)o
Jack eu' -
, his n