Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb.
HOUSE.

ResoLred, That the Secretary of Ws
> be directed to report to this House vhs
compensation, if any, has been awarde,
in each OF the several slave States represent
ed in Congress, to loyal persons to whom
J colored volunteers at the time of their en-
listment owed service or labor, and if NJ
compensation or only partial compensa
ton has been made, that he farther report
the reason, or reasons why the act pass.
ed, February 24th, 1864, so far as il
relates to such colored Volunteers has not
ben executed.
The House proceeded TO the considera-
ton OF the bill llproyiding for canal around
Niagara Falls.
Mr.. Spsulding showed the importance
of the improvement and for removing the
natural distractions to trade between the
East and West.
Mr.. Arnold made q speech especially
in support of the construction of the Mich
igsn and Illinois canal, without which the
Niagara ship canal would be of no use to
the Western States. Both should be
adopted as parts Of the same system of de-
| fence and commerce.
Mr.. J. c. Allen advocated it as a ready,
reasonable and certain means of transpor-
tatien for the products of the West to the
Atlantic coast.
Mr.. Strouse in a few words advocated
the Niagara ship canal.
and SAID tME tMEeQd spoke in defeRsssl RssllS1 f was
national necessity.
Mr.. Ingersoll spoke in favor of the
Michigan and Illinois canal
Mr.. Littlejohn spoke of the Importance
of the Niagara Ship Canal in a military
and commercial point of view. He was
against coupling the Michigan Canal bill
with it.
Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania, spoke
against it.
Mr.. Jencks spoke in favor of the pend
ing measure.
The House rejected the bill by 40 against
90
The question was then stated on agree
ing TO the Niagara Ship Canal bill, when
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, moved to lay |
it on the table. Disagreed to, 81 against
95.
The House then passed the bill for the
construction of the Niagara Ship Canal.
95 against 81.
The Illinois and Michigan Canal bill
was next taken up, pending which the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Foster, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported an act to continue the
cases pending in the Territorial Courts Of
Nevada to courts formed under the new
Stale Government Ordered to be print
ed.
Mr.. Wilson from the Military Commit
tee, reported back the House resolution of
thanks TO Gen Sheridan, which was pass
ed unanimously.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported the general appropriation
bill for the fiscal year, 1866.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Com
mIttee, reported adversely on the bill to
increase the salaries of members of Con-
gress. Agreed to.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported the House resolution de-
claring the States of Virginia, North Car
olins, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alsbams, Mississippi, Louisiana Texas,
Arkansas and Tennessee not entitled to
representation in the Electoral College for
the choice of President or Vice President
to the term of office commencing on the
4th of March next, with an amendment
to insert in the preamble, after the words
"rebelled against the Government of the
United States the words "and were in
such state Of rebellion on the sth of Nov
ember, 1854 and no valid elections for
electors for President and for Vice Presi-
ident of the United States according to the
Constitution and laws thereof, was held in
the said States on the said day" The
amendment WAS adopted.
Mr.. Ten Eyck moved so as to amend by
striking out the word Louisiana" He ex-
planned that that State had formed State
Government and had ordered an election
for Presidential electors.
Further consideration of the subject was
postponed to give way fore Offering, by
Mr.. Conness, the credentials of
Of Messrs. james w. Nye and William n.
Stewart, Senators elect from the State of
Nevada.
Mr.. Davis objected to the swearing in of
these two Senators to-day. he urged
that Congress had passed no law admit
ting Nevada into the Union.
Mr. Trumbull said that Nevada had be-
admitted into the Union by the Presidents
proclamation, and that an enabling act
had been passed, authorizing such admis-
sion. 1t was not necessary to pass any
act Of Congress on the subject.
Mr.. johnson said the question was not 3
new one, Missouri and Michigan had been
admitted to the Union by an enabling act
and proclamation of the President. No
act of Congress, further than an enabling
act. gas necessary. 1t was very clear on
the ground of precedent and on the ground
of authority, that the Senators from
Nevada were entitled to their seats.
The question of postponing the sdmis-
sion of the Senators from Nevada was
then put and lost.
Messrs. Stewart and Nye were then
duly sworn into Office by Vice President
Hamlin.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported a bill supplemental to
an act entitled an act to provide national
currency secured by pledge of United
States Bonds, and to provide for the circu-
lation and redemption thereof, which pro-
vides that no National Banking association
organized under the act to which this is
supplementary, shall at any time hereafter
pay out on loans or discounts, or in pur-
chasing drafts, or bills of exchange, or in
payment of deposits, or in any other mode
directly or indirectly pay out or put in cir
culstion the notes of any bank or banking
association not organized under the pro-
visions of this act.
Mr.. Foote offered q resolution, which
was adopted for the classification of the
two Senators from Nevada that two slips
of paper be placed in a box, the figure
one to be on one of them and the figure |
three on the other, the drawer of No. to
serve till 1869, and the drawer of three till
1867.
This was done and Mr.. Stewart drew the
long term snd Mr.. Nye drew the short
term.