Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,
BILL TO PREVENT sPECULA-
FI0NS IN GOLD, SILVER,
AND EXCHANGE.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION.
THE BILL TO REVIVE RANK
OF LIEUT.. GENERAL,
OHIO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
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the Speakers table.
: The Committee on Conduct Of the Wsl
are likely to send some Of its members tc
New York in view to investigate the ice
contracts for Southern hospitals, which
are sail to be somewhat exclusive. The
Investigation of the subject here in their
session to-day, satisfied most Of them on
one point, viz. that the Government has
been largely the lOcser in these, whether
losses resulted from Ignorance or fraud.
Governor Curtin was on the foor Of the
House and Senate to-day.
:. Mr.. Price Of Missouri, finished his argu-
ment before the COMMITTEES to-day, for the
contest of MoClurg's seat. Mr.. McClurg
| begins his argument tomorrow.
NAVAL COMMITTEE.
The House Naval Committee continues
its Investigations Of naval engineerirg. q.
The engineer Of the Pensacola was exam.
insd to day with reference to her trial trip
down the Potomac.
CoEsCRIPTIoE BILL DISCUSSED.
Nothing important has yet been devel-
oped by the investigation in the House
discussions Of the Consumption Bill.
Fernando Wood offered an amendment,
amounting substantially to prpOaitiOn to
stop fghting and negotiate with the rebels.
He secured just twenty votes, which msy
be looked upon as the strength of his wing
4 of the Democratic party in the House.
EMr. Sherman introduced bill into the
Senate to day prohibiting speculation in
gold, silver or foreign exchange, making
all time sales thereupOn null and void and
renders partial psymsnts thereupOn re-
olaimable By suit and maxim it the duty
of the District Attorney to prosecute such
suits, the money reclaimed going in equal
parts TO informer, District Attorney and
0. s. Treasury. All checks and drafts
not payable at sight, given in such trans
actions are made void except when they
have passed into the hands Of third per-
son. Persons nasking sales may at any
time within three years bring suit for the
recovery Of the full amount from the per-
son to whom it was make.
Mr.. Powslps wonderful proposed amend
ment of the Constitution to-day, gives to
each State as many Presidential electors
as it hes millions of population, and di- |
vides the States into electoral districts. |
Accordingly the qusli6ed voters Of each
district choose the electors by ballot. TIE |
electoral college SO formed, shall be di- |
vided by lot into siz classes. Each olsss
shall choose one from the succeeding class,
and from those SO chosen, two are to he |
selected By lot the first Of whom shall lie
President and the other Vice President. |
II the college fail to elect President end |
Vice President within twenty-four hours it !
is dissolved.
An Osth is prescribed to support the
Constitution Of the United States and not |
to aid any political psrty.
Tae Senate Military Committee has re-
ported back the bill to revive the grade of |
3 Lieutensnt General with amendments to |
strike out the provision making that officer |
the Commander of the Army; also, strik-
ing out the recommendation Of General |
Grant for such position. 1t is under
stood that the COMMITTEES had, at one time,
deaided to report without any amendments. |
Mr., johnson submitted to the Senate To-
day, bill authorizing the transportation
OF all scting Assistant Naval PaymssteTs
to the regular Naval service upon under
going the necessary examination.
A CoETRABAED's STORY.
A contrsband came to the camp OF the
Irish Legion at Fairfax Station this morn
ing, just before daylight, and reported that
he had escaped from a considerable force
Of rebel Infantry and Cavalry, lying
miles southwark at Wolf Run Road. a
body Of Cavalry and Infantry were imme-
distely sent ont in that direction but has
not yet been heard from. The fact Of such
a body Of rebels lying there sesms to in
dictate that an attempt to destroy the Or
snge and Alexandria railroad is about to
be made.
MORE NATIONAL BANKS.
A number of old Nav York baDIre ora