Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-10
DENIED.


cent Washington letters to the Cincinnati
/ GGzette:
HOW THE GUEDRY CIVIL BILL Is BUR
DENED.
There has rarely been a finer illustra-
tioU of the powers of oratOry than Winter
Davis forcing through the House his
smendmentto the Gundry Civil Appropria.
tiOn Bill ], remanding all persons uncon.
nected with the military Organizations, sr.
rested by military authority, to the civil
courts for trial. The House was unwilling
to pass 1t; and if introduced by almost
any other member of tho Union party, it
would have been nearly sure to fail. Every
effort was made to choke off the discussion
but finally Mr.. Davis himself took the
hoor. His husky but explosive tones had
hardly begun to resound through the
chamber before every Unionist had turn
ed in his chair to face toward the back
portion of the Union side, in which Mr.
Davis stood, and the Democrats had de-
serted their desks and focked over TO the
center aisle, the area in front of the clerks
desk, and the lobbies behind and beside
Mr.. Davis, where they stood clustered in
watchful groups. The speech was scarce
ly fifteen minutes long, but it carried the
House. Putting out of view all questions
of expediency or of sound policy, there has
rarely been timer thing done than Mr..
Davis impassioned appeal for Te-estab-
fishing the safe guards of personal liberty,
and upholding the barriers that hedge
about the rights of the citizen. The most
violent In their opposition to his measure
were the Wsrmest in their admiration of
his speech. When the question was taken
in Committee of the Whole, It was seen
that Davis had q majority with him; but
it wss confidently predicted that when he
came TO the House itself, and had to stand
the oroesl of the yeas and nays, the power
of the War Department, ard indeed of the
whole Administration, would be brought
to the bar, and the proposition would be de-
ieated. But the effect of the speech was
more lasting than has been expected; and
some hours later, on a call of the yeas and
nays in the House, the decision of the Com
mittee was affirmed by an increased ma
jority. The effect will of course be to
csuse disagreement between the two
Houses, and so the death of the Gundry
civil" bill, and consequently relief of
nearly hundred millions to the Treasury.
STRATEGIC EFFECTS OF A ToNGUE-LAsHING.
There is strategy in legislation, SIS well
as In war. How General Schenck got his
amendment to the Conscription passed, in
spite Of the weighty opposition of Thad.
Stevens and others, happily illustrate es it.
He hoped to carry it through on Sstur-
dsy night; but about three O'Clock half
the Unionists went off to Mrs. Sprsgue's
matinee, and the General found himself
getting beaten at every point. He accord
iDgly proposed to adjourn; and the Dem
ocrsts, hardly ,perceiving their advantage,
readily sssented. When it next came up
there was the same feeling of lassitude
about the members with regard 10 it and
Thsddels Stevens uniting his forces with
the Democrats, was sill emssculating the
measure of every vital point. Schenck
saw 1t was necessary 70 arouse party feeling,
or his case was hopeless; and he accord
ingly improved the occasion at the very
first opportunity by deliberately scarifying
Townshend of New York. That worthy
was immensely indignant, rsved, screamed,
called names, and succeeded in thoroughly
waking up the Unionists. Schenck then
quietly replied, illustrating Townshend's
votes, and making his charges worse than
ever. Party feeling on both sides was at
once aroused to fever heat; the Unionists
followed Schencks lead almost to m9n,
and the bill was triumphantly carried
through before Mr.. ToWnshend discovered
what signal service he had unconsciously
rendered.
PEEDLEToN's LAST.
The unanimous vote of the House, &C.
cordiDg to Mr.. Pendleton the privilege of
closing the debate on his proposition to
bring Cabinet officers on the floor, was the