Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-04
SENATE.

department., anu gave summary OF Ope-
rstions since the outbreak of the rebellion,
House adjourned.
SENATE.
The House bill for the construction of q
ship canal around Niagara Falls was read
twice and referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
The House bill to pay the five surviving
soldiers Of the revolution grutuity of
$500 each was read twice and referred te
the Committee on Pensions.
The Senate bill in elation to the Enroll
ment Act was made the special order for
tomorrow at ten o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Powell the bill to
bridge the Ohio river at Louisville was
made the special order for Monday at one
o'clock
Mr.. Collamer, from the Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads, reported
bill to bridge the Ohio river at Cincinnati,
which was made the special order for
Monday at one o'clock.
Mr.. Morrill, introduced bill TO increase
the pay of Army Chsplains which was re-
ferred to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Hale called up the resolution offer
ed by him few days since, calling upon
the Secretary of the Navy for information
as to the employment of detectives 20 in
quire into the business matters of any
members of Congress, &c, which was
passed.
Mr.. Henderson wished to call pthe
bill to reimburse Missouri for expenses in
CURED in calling out the militia of that
State.
Mr.. Trumbull insisted upon the consid-
GRAFTON Of the joint resolution to exclude
the electoral votes of certain States in re-
bellion.
Mr. Sherman moved that the Senate in
sist upon its amendments to the Military
Academy bill, and appoint a Committee
of Conference to meet a similar commit
tee from the House. The motion was
carried.
Mr.. Sherman, II will make q similar
motion, in the case of the deficiency bill,
in which the old case is still pending"
This motion was also carried.
A joint resolution to exclude the cleo
tOrsl votes of certain States in rebellion
was then taken up. The question then
recurred on Mr.. Ten Eyck's motion, to
strike out the word Louisiana, SO IS to
exempt that State from the provisions of
the resolution.
Mr.. Sherman opposed counting the
electoral vote of any State unrepresented
in Congress.
Mr. Powell spoke against the civil Gov
eminent of Louisiana, and the Presid ent's
Amnesty Proclamation.
The question was taken up on Mr.. Ten
Eyck's motion to strike out Louisians, and
so was negstived, 10 against p.
Mr.. Lane moved to amend the Joint res
olution by striking out the epreamble. Neg
stived, IL against 30.
Mr.. Collsmer offered an amendment as
q substitute declaring that the people of
no State declared to be in insurrection shall
be qualified to choose Presidential electors
until such instruction be suppressed, or
the State is represented in Congress.
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment there
to, that it is inexpedient to determine the
question of the validity of the election in
Tennessee and Louisiana, and in counting
the electoral votes the result be declared
without them. The latter was negstived,
II against 81.
Mr. Collamer's amendment was consid-
cred.
Mr.. Trumbull opposed it as too sweep
ing.
= On the question of admitting the vote of
Louisiana, Mr.. Doolittle spoke in favor,
saying that the election was not controlled
by Federal ofice-holders; that nearly all
the voters were citizens of the State before
the war, and that the vote cast comprised
nearly all who had not gone into the rebel
army. He said he had supported the
military Government adopted in Louisiana
in 1862, and the changes since that time,
which resulted in the new Constitution.
Mr.. johnson also opposed it, favoring
the resolution as reported by Mr.. Trum-
bull. He said if the rebels threw down
their arms tomorrow they would be in
the Union, and we Rad no right to declare
them out of the Union now.
BE alluded to the Blair embassy. What
was the result We don't know but we
can speculate. Suppose Blair had inform
ed the President that the rebels are willing
to lay down their arms and come back into
the Union at once. That they are willing
to admit that slavery is actually abolished
by the Presidents proclamation, or practi-
cally so, to the extent that our armies have
gone, and that they are willing to leave
the decision as to the effect of the procls-
nation over such of the slaves as have not
come into possession Of the military author
tiles to the courts. The President has
agreed to that himself Suppose they are
willing to assent to any constitutional
amendment as to slavery that may be
adopted, the President has no right to carry
on the war one hour after such terms are
complied with.
After further remarks the Senate sd.
journed.