Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHIzGToN, May 27.
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SENATE

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suffrage was continued during the mornin
hour.
The Internal Revenue bill came up, an
the increase claims were carried.
Mr.. Wade reported from the Committe
on Territory the bill to regulate the elec
tive franchise in Washington Territorl
with q substitute.
Mr.. Davis moved to take up the Join
resolution relative to the imprisonment o.
U. NJ. Yocum at the Albany Penitentiary
or elsewhere, and all the other facts in bis
case. The motion was lost by vote Of
Mr.. Fessenden also reported from the
Fiusnce Committee resolution amends-
tory Of the House resolution to Increase
the duty on imports, nor shall said resulu-
tlo1 be held to apply to goods which had
been actually entered and the dutie paid
and rece we'd ~ the collector under the
LAWS avs existing at the time Of the passage
Mr. Sumner submitted Il he AEsofiQGs EoiYGsaths the col
OlEIion:
That State pretending 10 secsde from
the Union and battling against the Nation
al Government to maintain their position.
must be regarded IS rebel States, subject
to military occupation and without repre-
sentstion on this floor until it has been re
admitted by 8 vote of both Houses Of Con-
gress, and the Senate will decline to enter
tain any application any such rebel State
may make until after such a vote Of both
Houses. He remarked that he desired it
to lie on the table until il cou.d be referred
to the Committee to be appointed on the
Credentials Of Mr.. Fishback.
Mr.. Sherman eporied the Heuse hill to
encourage navigation with Gn amendment,
substituting for il the Senate bill oris inal-
ly introduced by himself
The Internal Revenue bill was then ts-
ken up ami the reading progressed until
4:3O, p. m when the House t. ok recess
until P. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Wsde's bill to amend the act
enable the people Of Colorado to form
Constitution and State Government, was
passed. 1t changes the time Of holding
the elections.
The consideration Of the tax bill was
tlen resumed by the Senate In oUmmIJtse |
Of the Whole.
On the schedule levying stamp duties
VI bonA6t OA PdkU AEOt AA6 WUEu5 HuEEb
tie penalty is Thousand or less, were |
sruf of; also words for every addi- |
tonal thousand. In the following class, |
IN the same subject, whisky was added to |
he articles on which stamp tax Of 10c |
is requir d. On warehouse receipts for |
ssch 40 ibis. The stamp tax photographs, |
81 we're stricken out, the Finance Commit |
lee having determined TO levy 6 smaller |
tsx in an another form. The section tax |
ing domestic spirits on hand, was postpon-
ID infnrmally until the completion Of the |
reading Of the bill, with ihis ~-.-r.:--
was concluded, and st $40 the Senste sd- |
ourned.
HOUSE.
The House passed the senate's bill modi.
8 ing the existing laws so that documents
And letters may be sent to Government of
ioers without the pre- payment OF postage.
M. Smithers, Of Delaware, from the
committee on Elections called up the re-
port heretofore made in the case Of Mr..
against Mr.. Yeamsn which con-
cludes with 3 resolution, declaring that
the latter is entitled to retain his seat IS
the representative Of the second district
of Kentucky. Mr.. Smithers sustained the
report which says that the charge Of fraud,
force and test oaths made by the contest
ant was not sustained
Nr. McHenry, the contestant, said that
the certificate Of the sitting member was
obtsined by depriving many citizens Of
the elective franchise through foroe, il
violence and bloOdshed.
Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont, from the com
mittee Of Ways and Means reported the
new Tariff Bill, the confederation Of which
was postponed until Thursday.
Mr.. Wadsworth OF Kentucky, the con-
tested election case made few remarks
denounoing the order issued in that sf
fectig the elections as arbitrary and dis
potic, but for these he said his colleague
would have received larger majority.
Mr.. Voorhees,, Of Indiana, of the minor
ity Of the committee on Elections gave
reasons why he dissented from the msjor
ity, and proceeded to show that the election
was not only not free in Kentucky but
yastly impure under the arbitrary will Of
the oppressor The black man had his
champion here, bnt he spoke in this Hall
ss the friend of the eglected and forgotten
white man. Not only was the attempt
made to rob the contestant Of his right 10
the seat but to rob him Of his well earned
character for the devotion TO the country
which he exhibited as a military officer at
Fort Donelson.
Mr.. Smith Of Kentucky, spoke Of the sf
fairs of that State and the passage by it's
legislature in 1861, Of the law expstriest-
ing those who took part with the rebellion
or supported the Provisional Government.
Those who had welcomed the invaders Of
the soil OF the Common wealth had the
brszen effrontery to attempt to oVersWe
and intimidste loyal men at the polls and
elect secessionists, therefore, he endorsed
General Burnside's order, protect ng the
Union men from the rebel raiders and
sympathizers who acted in conjunction
with the traitors Of the South and that the
Union men Of Kentucky thought the order
right and that if it had been issued Burn
side would have been recresnt 10 duty.
Everybody knew Burnside TO be good
man, and what he did was for the best.
In conclusion, he said it was the duty of
every lOyslists to prevent every dislOysl
ist from voting or having anything to do
with the control Of the Government
WadsHorth controYerted the position OF
his colleague IfsI who were not in favor
of voting men and money for the proseeu-
ton Of The war were excluded from the
poll by militsry force In the Presidential
election, the canvass would not be peace
full one. The way to maintain the Union
was to respect all the constitutional rights
and privileges of the people. Do this and
not pus down the people. He was for val
when war became 8 necessity, and wal
for war to put down armed rebellion, but
he was not in favor Of war on ewspspers
or the ballot box. He would stand by the
freemen Of the land, and in the exercise Oi
their constitutional rights to turn thit
| Ahmi, isiratinn out Of pnRer They haVi