Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-13

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their own defense.
The sixth provides thst each State
SHOULD have the exclusive right and power
to establish within is own borders, on
what subjects there shall be property, and
all its local and. domestic institutions, and
to make all laws and regulations concern
ing them. -sdi -
The seventh provides that private, pro-
perty shall not be taken for public use,
except to subserve some constitutional op-
GRAFTON Of the Government; nor until the
owner shan have received or secured from
the Government, according to Law, full
and fair compensation. .s-.-
The eighth provides that the necessity
shall not originate or confer any power
except within the actual lines, and 10 supply
the ordinary military wants of each mill
tary force, unless essential so the public
service, immediate or impending, and 80 ur-
gent as to not allow the delay which would
be required for the action Of The civil au-
thority, and to be exercised exclusively by
the officer present and in command ofthe
force in which it may arise; the United
States to be bound for full indemnity for
all damages arising from the exercise ofthe
power.
The ninth provides thst no negro shall
be citizen of the United States.
Mr.. Farrell introduced q bill to regulate
the admeasurement Of the tonnage ofsbips,
and to prescribe the charges of the same,
which was referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
The Senate went InuO EzerutfVv 6essivz.
Half an hour afterwards the doors were
re-opened. Mr. DOolittle moved to refer
the resignation of PoNell- Calling for
the record Of the Commission, in the case
of General Paine, of Illinois, to the Mill
tsry Commission, Mr.. Powell demanded
yeas and nays. They wero announced,
yeas 80, nays 8. The resignation was re-
ferred.
On the motion of Mr. Hendricks, the
Sen ate again went into executive session.
At half past one o'clock the doors were
reopensd and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from the Hon. Reuben L. Fenton,
Governor of New York, resigning his seat.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of Messrs. Pruyn and Littlejonn, to
fill the vacancies ia the Committee on
Ways and Means, cccasioned by the resig-
nations of dessIs. Fenton and Stebbins.
Mr.. Stevens, at the request CT several
gentlemen, ard in order TO give further
opportunity for The examination of the
bill giving q true construction and mean
ing to so much Of the revenue act as refers
to the tax or duty on cigars, moved its
postponement until Thursday next.
Mr. Brooks received note from the
President of the National Tobacco Assoei-
alton, asking for the suspension Of the
consideration of thst bill for two weeks,
when the Association viii present mode
of taxation, which, it il believed, will be
satisfactory to the Government. Mr..
Stevens feared that Congress would not
be in session at that time, rs It might ad-
journ overthe holidays. The question was
postponed until Thursdly,
A long discussion here ensued on the
bill, left over from last session, in reference
to the location of the Navy Yard at New
London, on Lssgue Island. The subject
was left unconcluded.
Mr.. jerks, of Rhode Islsnd, called up
the bill to establish q uniform system Of
bankruptcy, Which st the former session
had been postponed until 10 day. lie said
that an alteration had become unnecessary,
and he suggested that the bill take effect
on the lst of June, 1866. ! his wes agreed
to. The bill was then passed by rs yeas
to Sc nays.
Mr.. Davis, of New York, introduced a
bill declaring it ia wful for the Hudson river
bridge Company, at Albany, to construct
and maintain bridge over Hudson river,
at Albany, in accordance with an act Of
the New York Legislature, and that when
said bridge is constructed it shall be a
lawful structure and also a post route for
the transmission of mails Of the United
States. The bill wss referred to the
Committee on post offices and roads.
Mr.. Cole, of California, asked leave to
offer s preamble setting forth thst Bir.
Burbridge had been deprived Of his con-
tract for the Company of tho overland
mail by the late Postmaster General VINO
had given it to Mr.. Ben. Halliday, and
followed by e resolution calling upon
Postmaster General D5nnison 70 f1rn-
ish copies of all the statements and con-
tracts in that case. Objection was made
to the reception of the proposition.
The House adjourned at 30