Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-25
By TELEGkAPH.
PROCEEDINGS In CONGRESS.
Later Foreign Intelligence.
The SehIesWlg HOlsteIn Ques.
tiOn.
Probability Of a General Euro.
pean War.
News from the Rebel Press.
They Report Mobile In a Crlti-
cal Situation,
The Union Feeling in North
Carolina.
The Chesapeake Pirates to be
Surrendered TO the
United States.
The Union Feeling in North
Carolina.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
GENERAL SHERMAN AT Sell
MA ALABAMA.
FROM WASHINGTON.

What the Iowa Convention may have
done in the Presidential question is hard
to say. Private dispatches last night say
they voted down the proposition to nOmi-
nate President Lincoln by large msjori-
ty. Private dispatches to-day say. they re-
nominated him unanimously: In this
state of affairs it is doubtful whether Wash
ington can cast any light on what the Iowa
Convention has done.
For some time past earnest efforts have
been made on the part of portion of the
West Virginia Representatives to secure
the removal of General Kelley from COM
mOnd. They charge him with being a sort
of miniature to Gen. sohOfeld.
Yesterday aftsrnoOn the President sent
an order assigning General sigel to the
command in West Virginia and relieves
General Kelley. It is hoped that hereafter
We shall have fewer guerrilla raids in that
department, which have been lately very
hs-TsssiDg to the border.
Gov. Andrew Johnson, OF Tennessee, who
is here, is understood to be very bitter in
his condemnation of the late Amnesty
Proclamation snd proposes soon to Icy his
objections before the President in person
al interview.
The Conference Committee had no meet
ing, yet whisky speeulstors are making
ponderous exertions to avert what now
seems an inevitable tax on stock on hand
Ward N. Lamon, U. 8. Marshal Of this
district, uUs UusIeu 10 day Irem his control
Of the jail, to which few years ago he
refused Committee of the Senate access.
The Senate bill passed the House, creR-
ting the Office of Warden of Jail, and only
awaits the Presidents signature to be law.
1t takes, it is sail, 10 or II thousand dol
lars year out Of the lsymsn's pay, and
he is not usually exercised. His fIiends
say that he will be able to get the Presi-
dent to veto it.
The leading Canadian officials here are
babbling against the repeslssOf the Cana
dian ReprOcity Treaty.
The Ways and Means Committee will
make an early attempt to get up bill
again empowering the Secretary of Tress.
ury to sell gold. The opinion expressed
that with an amendment requiring five
days notice bsfore any sale of gold il
made. The bill is still likely to g
through.
Persous interested in the subject, begiI
to express fear that Crude Oil may yet b,
subjected to q small tax.
Dawson, Ct Pennsylvanis, made pesc
speech to-day, arguing that nOn-cOersiOl
defending ex-President IBuchanad declsr
ing that the Government had no pswe
against the rebellion, except the eRerg,
of its law against individuals.
Austin A. King, of Missouri, ::msde 81
abusive speech, lampooing the radical
and sneering at General Loans miltsr
exploits, reciting the glorious schievment
Of home guards, SO. After one {
his statements, McCIung, CT Missouri
/ n, interrupting him, said ths
when men made such assertions as tha
no respect for his gray hairs could kee
him from prenOunOing it an unmitigate
/ lie and he further annoueced that /
should take early occasion Of proving
so to the satisfaction of the House. NJ
0 King had nothing to say in reply. NJ
{ Boyd also denied another Of his stat
g ments.
Secretary Seward, in communicate
q addressed to the Chairman Of the COmmi
: tee on Commerce, encloses recommend
d tons from the Secretary Of the Treasur
5 and Commissioner Of Customs, for the e
: tablishment Of ten Consulates in Cansd
It with salaries of $1,000 each, to prOte
e the revenue, and prevent alleged hea0
E operations in smuggling. The secretsl
: deems the present consular system inef
y clent.
The agents being engaged in private bu
! mess with many of the employees
\ Railroad or Express Companies nam
/. are D. Cstbsrines, COslicork, Irelsn
S Dond, Windsor, Port Sarnis, Goodrich, I
ronto, Clifton, Prescott, Kingston, 81
r Fort Erie.
l. The Pacific Railroad bill just drafted
e Senator Sherman change the Vi
us of the shares from one thousal
to one hundred dollars each, and suthc
: hing issue Of one million Of them,
II which a Director must own fifty. 7
company is authorized to appropriate al
IS public lands on the route, containing &C
r or iron, and msy obtain title to them
the same rate as for agricultural lsnt
= and also to locate beyond the hmi
: not however, exceeding twenty mil
E: distant of five sections on each side Of t
" road, and in case any continusus tract
lands hitherto donated shall be found Q