Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-22

sent Five Points, came to his relief and
forcibly attacked Thad. Stevens.
Mr.. Stevens replied that the gentleman
from New York need have no fear Of any
sarcasm or inVsctives in his case. There
were reptiles SO close to the ground that,
try ss you would, you couldn't get your
foot on them to crush them.
Presently Mr.. Miller, of Pennsylvsnia,
got into the fight, and brought up old news
paper articles attacking Judge Kelley, de-
nouncing him for violation Of pledges,
treaebsry to his party, sc. He said this
was from the Pennsylvania, then edited
by John W. Forney, and said by the show
ing Of his own friends he was pretty
man to assail the character Of 80 pure a
patriot as George W. Woodward.
Mr.. Kelley, in reply, thanked him for
producing the article. 1t was not written
by Forney, but by Robert Tyler, son Of
John Tyler, and now an officer Of the rebel
government. he was glad that his col
league had to go to Richmond rebels for
the slanders he brought here to retail in
the House, and he was quite willing he
should ply his vocation without Interrupt
ton.
The best idea Of the whole debate may
be formed from remark Of leading
Democrat who come over to the admins
trstiOn side, saying in a jOculsr way, "this
isn't one Of our lucky days. You've beat
en- US most dsmnsbIy, and there's nobody
knows it half SO well as we do ourselves"
IEoREAsE OF SALARY.
A bill passed the House raising the ssls-
ries of Inspectors Of Customs one dollar
per day.
The Senate bill for raising the pay of
the West Point Cadets ten dollars month
and making other provisions for the Acad-
emy, passed the House.
LOUISIANA GovEREoRs.
Louisiana seems to have more Governors
than she knows what to do with. The
rebel Governor is still ruling in the outer
parishes. Governor Riddle, whose author
ity Emerson Etheridge recognized, is at
New Orleans, but finds nothing to do.
Governor Hahn has now been insugursted
and Governor shipley, the Military Gov
srnOr, has not yet given up his position,
and it is said there is some hitch in the
way Of his doing it.
GARRETT DAVIS AT IT AGAIN.
Garrett Davis got started in the Senate
to-day, on the subject Of freeing the wives
and children of negro soldiers, and kept
running for several hours.
BUNooMBE.
The House has been setting apart Sstur-
day for buncombe. Senators talk Of miti-
eating an intolersble nuisance by follow
its example, and setting apart Saturday
for Garrett Davis.
THE PROVOST MARSHAL AID THE STATE
ELECTIONS.
In response TO Senate resolution, the
Secretary Of War transmitted to that body
letters Of the Provost Marshal General and
Adjutsnt General relative to orders con-
oerning elections, states that NJ such
orders have been issued from his Office.
The Assistant AdjutaRt reports that no
orders have ever been given to any
Provost Marshsls in the States Of Ken
tuOky, Delaware, Maryland or Missouri,
concerning elections in those States. The
Provost Marshal General afirms the same
Of his Office, except as it regards the dis
patches Of October Beth, only to Mr.. GefF-
ries at Baltimore, via direct from the Pro-
vOst Marshsls to give their aid in carry
ing out General Schencks orders for pre-
serving the purity Of the elections at the
polls in Maryland.
Resolutions passed the Senate to-day de
recting the attention Of the appropriate
Committees to the expediency Of declaring
LesvenWorth port Of entry, and Of build
ing bridge over the Republican Fork,
Kansas river.
The House Military Committee has been
engaged on the bill to pay all State troops
called out to repel invssions, but has ss
yet had no vote on it.
Frank Blair has submitted to the Elec-
tiOn Committee an elaborate brief Of his
case, fifty pages long, which his friends
regard as exceedingly strong. On the
other hand, it is said that Postmaster GeD-
ersl Blair gives the case up, but he says
that Frank will lose his seat because he
was in the service of his country, and was
not able to take time to attend to it.
1t is stated that the Treasury Depart
ment is considering the policy of issuing
checks for coin to New York merchants at
lower rates than market figures for gold.
Mr.. Wallace, of Philadelphia, was to-
day appointed register Of the Supreme
Courts.
General Humphries was before the Com.
mittee on the Conduct of the War to day,
and was examined at length on Chancell-
Orsville and Gettysburg.
Lieutenant Colonel James t. EtOn,
Chief Quartermsster Of the Cavalry Bu-
reau, left this evening for indianapolis on
business connected with his bureau.
The Sub Committee having it in charge
have reported to the Ways and Means, the
long delayed supplementary.
The Tax Bill Committee began It's CEN
sideratiOn to-day and got through with
} thirty sections. 1t is stated that whisky,