Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-13
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CLEVELAND LEADER.
0ONS0RIPTTON BILL PASSED
In THE HOUSE,
REPORT OF TREASURY DE.
FICIENOIES.
THE AMOUNT Is S8O,OOO,OOO.
WOOL GROWERS ASK A PRO.
TEOTIVE TARIFF.
ABVIOEB FROM NEW ORLEANS.
PROGRESS OF SHERMAN'S EX-
PEDITION.-
CHATTANOOGA ARMY IN mo-
TION.
THE AMOUNT IS S8O,OOO,OOO.
ABVICEB FROM NEW ORLEANS.
PROGRESS OF SHERMAN's E1-
PEDITION.-
WAsHEseroE, Feb. y.
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HAsHEHeToE, EeD, ~.
LErTEE From GEN. BnpI=R.
The fsllOuiug paragraphs are taken
from private letter from General Butler
to member Of the HOUSE, who had written
to him concerning Fernando Woods prop
OsitiOn to investigate some CT his (Busler's)
doiDgs:-"I will rely on your sriendship
always 20 vote IN favor Of having sny
eR:iAl scE Of mine investigated. Such in
vestigsiions will show mistakes, blunders,
and failure Of Judgment innumerable, and
fer those / must suffer, but fear nothing
else. should even be willing for them to
be investigated b.. Fernando Wood, wsre
it not for the maxim, set thief to catch
3 thief"
BILLS TO Be REPORTED.
TIE House Judiciary Committee will ct
the earliest opportunity, report bill to
amend the Constitution, SO as to prohibit
slavery throughout the limits ofthe Uuited
States, similar in its provisions to the prop
osltiOns of this sort is already in the Sem
ate. It Is certain that two-th1tds vote for
such AMENDMENTS can easily be secured in
both Houses, and the bodies are practical
ls in harmony az to the manner Of aeeomP-
fishing the work.
The House PostofHes Committee will re-
port bill, favoring the Immediate estab-
lishment Of a steam Communication with
Brazil, with Government subsidies to keep
up the line of steamers to ports named at
either terminus Of the route.
MISCELLANEOUS.
General Grants salary IS Lieutenant
General under the bill before Congress,
would be between thirteen and fourteen
thousand dollars. Putting him in that
position would give him command Of over
seventy Maj Generals.
Governor Buckingham, Of Connecticut,
is here, seeking permission for the Louis
ianiaDs who enlisted in Connecticut Regi-
ments shortly after General Buffers army
arrived at New Orleans, to re.enlist with
the rest Of the respective regiments as
veteran volunteers. The Department has
already persmptsily refused similar
requests for Ohio and other troops.
The first notes Of theapppoOaching Con-
neeticut campaign Gas already begun to
be heard here. It comes in April and will
undoubtedly be hotly contested. Cover.
nor Buckingham is considered certain to
be the candidate again.
The offending Railroad Presidents of the
misnsmsd line between Washington and
civilization are to be brought before the
House Select Committee next week to show
the cause why new railroad should not
be built north from the CspitOl, OF decent
accommodation furnished On the One that
is built.
The Senate were ct work nearly all day
on the Deficiency bill.
There was no executive session to day.
The government is not in possessien Of
any facts which warrant the belief hat
Cumberland Gap hes been cut of o. that
most Of East Tennssses is in the possess
sion Of the rebels.
John Burns is TO have pension of eight
dollars e month.
TIE PENsACoLA INVESTIGATION.
Diokerson, in his examination before
the House to-day, made AZ exceedingly
plausible statement concerning the en-
gines Of the Pensacola, and members Of the
Committee expressed themselves very
fsvorAbly impressed. He insists that the
machinery Of the Pensacola is q suoces.
Other engineers who were to be examined,
win testify with equal directions tbs: it is
en- utter failure.
The Committee gees to Philadelphia and
Chester tonight, to look into the Lssgus
leland question.
ARMY DEEIcIEsoiKs.
The Secretary of War submitted sddi-
tional estimates Of deficiencies 10 the SEN
ate 10 day, amounting to over $50, ,000OoO
Of which the following are some OF the
principal items of deficiency In arms and
ordnance:
S7,7o0oOo, medical instruments and