Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-27
FERNANDO WOODS SPEECH
ON O0NFISCATI0N A
FAILURE.
ALL TRADE WITHIN OUR
LINES TO BE FREE.
MEASURE TO GIVE SOLDIERS
H0MBSTEADS.
GENERAL GRANT IN ST,
LOUIS.
PATRIOTIC RESOLUTIOS OF
THE WISCONSIN LEGIS-
LATURE.
Especial Dispatch to the Cleveland Leader.l
WAsHIEaroH, January %.


| IAPOhTANT REVOLUTIONS PASSED.
The following is a text of the resolu
tions passed by the House on motion o
Mr.. orth Of Ind, prOposinga new depart
ment here; And that the Committee OIL
Judiciary be Instructed to inquire int,
the expedieney of organizing a Depart
ment of the Government to be denomina.
ted the Department Of Industry, and tc
embrace under its supervision and con.
troll, the Bureau of Agriculture, Buresu
OF Freednen's Afairp, Bureau of Mine.
and Mineral Lands, and the Bureau Of
Civilization and Immigration, and to re
port by bill or otherwise.
Judge Underwood has been confirmed
This ends the trouble begun last session
by the Judges saying something bitter
about the attack on his character, reported
to have been made by senstOr Trumbull.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS.
The House, to-day, in secret session,
passed the Senate resolution thsnkipg z
Hooker, Meade aud Howard for Gettys-
burg, Banks for Port Hudson, and Burr
side for East Tennessee.
THE RESOLUTION FxPELLIEG GARRET DAVE.
Mr.. Wilson's resolu ton in the Senate
expelling Garrett Davis was amended to
g vote of censuTe this morning. 1t was
debated nearly all day. The appearance
now indicates its passage in this modified
form.
The question is often asked here why
the Loyal League of Kentucky does net
ask Davis to resign.
NEW APPOINTMENT.
Edward A. Rollins, of New Hampshire,
has been appointed Deputy Commissioner 7
Of Internal Revenue.
TRANSMISSION OF SOLDIERS cLoTHEs.
The Postmaster General in announcing
to pOstmasters the law recently tele-
graphsd, auhoriEipg the transmission CT
soldiers clothes through the mails, calls
attention to the fact that clothes cannot be
sent under this law to commissioned off,
cers, and that packages must be composed
Of wool, cotton or linen. Boots and shoes
and oil articles save absolute clothing are
therefore excluded.
HANMoKD's CoURT-HARTIAL.
Hammonds Court-martial made some
progress to-day in the examination Of
witnesses. The testimony to-day related
mainly to the subject Of supplies to has.
pitalS at Gettysburg, and Of beef and tea
contracts. Hammond has demanded that
the cOurt-msrlisl be open to Representa-
ti7es of the Pres5.
SANITARY FAIR.
The Sanitary Fair is to open here to-
morrow night.
General Washburne was on the floor Of
the House yesterday and to-dsy.
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
The New York Custom House investigs-
tion continued before the Committee TO-
day, with Mr.. Palmer being examined.
The Sergeant alarms has been summoned,
and also Dennison Of the House and others.
LEAGUE ISLAND CASE.
The House Naval Committee had up the
League Island Gaze to-day.
1t is understood that both the Commit
tees will accompany the Eataw on her
proposed race with DickinsOn's vessels.
GOLD sPEcULAT1oJs TO BE REsK1crED'
II is understood that consultations are
going sa among leading members Of Con-
gress with view of making some legis-
lation 20 restrict speculations in gold, and
that they have consulted tic Secretary Of
the Treasury on the matter. He, Of course,
sympasbizss with them as to the object 10
be attained, bat expresses himself with
great caution on the subject.
CONSUMPTION BILL.
The statement widely telegraphed fren
here last night that the House struck oui
the commutatiOn clause from the Conscrip.
tiou Bill OF in any way changed it, is in
correct
Two Democratic members to-day gravely
urged as one reason for paying the sol
diers specie, that it WAS necessary in or
der to save their wives from being forced
TO prostitution.
FERNANDO wooD's SPEECH.
Fernando Woods speech was delivered
to-day. 1t produced less sensation thai
was anticipated, and rather disappointet
the Administration side, who at lesst wer
looking for an abler and more dsngerou
speech.
SENATOR BAEARD.
Mr.. Bsysrd yielded to the force Of cir
cumstaness, and took the oath, over whic
the senste has been debating for q weel
He then made what was understood to b
his farewell speech. he left his seat, an
: the impression intended to be left on q
was that he would Immediately forwar
: his resignation. His friends, however, sa
: that he will do nothing Of the kind, an
Z that be will continue to absent bimsS
from his seat bgt will not resign, and wi
: thus keep the DsIaWsre Legislature frol