Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.


Mr.. Julian reported back on Public
Land the bill providing for the sub-divi-
sion and sale of gold and silver lands,
coinage, &c. There was no action on the
bill and it was passed over.
The Speaker laid bsfore the House the
following message:
To the Honorable, the Senate and House of
z Representatives of the United States;
The joint resolution entitled "a Joint
resolution declaring certain States not en-
titled to representation in the Electoral
College, has been signed sby the Execu.
tive, in Difference to the views of Congress
implied in its passage, and presented to
me. In his own views, however. the two
Houses of Congress, convened under the
18th Art. the Constitution, and have COM
plete power to exclude from counting all
electoral votes deemed by them to be ille-
gsl, and it is not competent for the ExeUu-
tive to oefeat or obstruct the power by 3
veto, as would be the caseif his action were
at sill essential in the matter.
He disclaims all right of the Executive
to interfere in any way in the matter of
csnvassing or counting the electoral votes,
and he also diselaims that by signing said
resolution he has expressed any opinion
on the recital of the preamble or any
Judgment of bis own upon the subject of
the resolution.
TSigned1 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Executive Mansion, Feb. s, 1865.
Mr. Elliot called up the report from the
Committee on Conference on the bill to
establish bureau for freedmen.
TI,y, 1FN 3 10, No., fkro
was cOncurred in by Ga against 62.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. PomerOy in the Chair.
On the smendstory Internal Revenue
Bill, Mr.. Morrill, made brief explanation
of the features of the bill.
Recess till 7P.M
EVENING SESSION.
The Committee proceeded to consider
the various amendments in the bill pro-
posed to the present law.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, offered an
amendment, that hereafter there shall be
assessed and collected fifty cents per gal
lon on all domestic spirits on hand for sale.
On the vote being taken only twenty. six
votes in the affirmative and forty-four in
the negative, and there was no quorum.
SENATE
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, introduced q bill
to extend the Homestead laws to settlers on
lands reserved for railroad purpose, which
was referred to the Commiltes on Public
Lands
Mr.. Trumbull introduced q Concurrent
resolution requesting the President of the
United States to transmit to the Execu-
tives of the several States copies of the
article of amendment proposed by Con-
gress to be added to the Constitution re-
specting the extinction of slavery, to The
end that if any of the States have not act
ed on it they may proceed to do so and to
report the executives of States that have
acted in forwarding such notices AdOp-
ted.
The House bill regulating commerce be-
tween the several States, was made the
special order for Monday next.
The bill reported last evening t. add
one degree from the Territory Of Utah to
the State of Nevada, was taken up and sf-
ter some discussion passed.
A bill to establish a bridge across the
Ohio River, at Cincinnati, was passed.
The legislative, executive and judicial
bill was considered without
action.
Mr.. Wiley offered a resolution directing
ing enquiry into the expediency of allow
State banks having branches to become
National Banks and still use poltivD If
their capital for banking purposes, and
keep Offices of discount and deposit at
places where such branches are now held.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill establish
ing an uniform militia throughout the
United States, including all citizens be.
tween the ages of twenty and forty-fve
with the exception of the following: Vice
President, members and officers of Con-
grese, Custom House officers and clerks,
inspectors of exports, pilots, mariners sc-
tually employed in the sea service, Off
GERS holding commissions in the army and
navy for three years, soldiers and seamen
in the United States service, workmen in
armories, postmAsters and their clerks,
mail carriers, ferry men, telegraph opera
tors, quskers and shake s, and all exempt
cd by State laws. Referred to the Mill
tsry Committee.
Adjourned.