Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-31
From Washington.
House Committees.

NEW YORK, January 30.-The Posts
Washington special says: The Committee
on Public Lands has agreed to the bin
which brings all public lands OF the south
under the provisions Of the Homestead act.
| The House Committee on Freedmen's At
fairs are ready TO report back to the senate
the bill concerning the Freedmen's Bureau
with few amendments. One of them was
adopted TO satisfy Gov. Aiken and Others
who made objections to the bin as il passed
the Senate. The amended bill provides
that whenever the lands are restored to
their former owners upon the agreement of
the occupants the latter shall receive from
the Government 40 acres out of the public
lands.
The Ways and Means CommiHee have
not yet taken vote upon the McCulloeh
loan bill. 1t has been laid aside tempo
rarily and new bill has been drawn M
The Secretary is willing that notifications
should be made in his bill. No loans will
be necessary. There is no conflict between
the Secretary and the Commiltse,a4rl he 80
= pI1P prospect mat attn t9e WITH the approval Of
The Internal RCvaaue Report.
Ngw YoRK, January 30.-lhs Comuoer-
ciaPs Washington speeialssay the report
Of the Internal Revenue Commission meets
only qualified approval. The New Eng
land interest regard it favoraIv. but it has
been strongly objected to ss e6rtemplating
the perpetuity OF taxation and te national
debt. and as providing for an immense host
of officials. Tho Committee on havs and
Means Will modify some Of the n-asures
proposed, and among others, the REACTION
OF the whisky tax, which will be maiutsned
at the present rate. The western inhuSlee
l.-.--IIAalsa E..l,nIai LLaa-Eill seelEe.- l
| fishing bounties.
The Rev. sTr. Ray.
The POSTS washington special says that
the Rev. Mr.. Ray, of Chicago, who has just
returned from trip through the Southern
States, was before the Joint Committee on
Reconstruction this morning, giving evi-
denee in reference to the condition of the
South.
Diplomatic Correspondence.
| The message of the President in answer
to the Senate inquiry for information rela-
| tive to negotiations in 1851 with Mexico for
| the purpose Of marching United States
| troops from Guaynas to Arizona, through
| Mexico, enclOses papers upon the subject
/ from the State Department, from which il
appears that under date Of Nav 4, 1861,
! Senor Romero called the attention of Mr..
Seward 10 a project of Southern men foI
seizing Mexico and establishing slavery
therein, and declared that Mexico conquered
independence through the blood Of her chill
dren, and will maintain it to the last against
any invader who may attempt to take II
from her, and She will never onsent that
any human being shall be enslaved within
| her territory. 1t is a free country in
which,no man is born a slave, and in treadinl
upon which liberty returns 10 those who
| may before have had the misfortune to los'
it. He therefore wishes to arrange between
| Mexico and the United States a treaty
which shall. guarantee the boundaries 0
the Mexican Republic as now agreed upOI
and prevent the introduction of slavery
into the Mexican territory. He wOul,
make indispensable the conditions 10 sucl
a treaty or arrangement that no European
nation should participate therein, lest ther,
might be a motive for the Intervention o
i that Continent in the affairs Of the Repub
lie in particular and America in general.
Mr.. Seward replies May 7th, mat such
design- of the Insurgents here against th'
peace of Mexico cannot be carried into eff
feet if their designs against our own gov
ernmsnt are prevented He says that full
instructions were given to Mr.. COrwin Z
establish such relations with Mexico anC
other American Republics as will strengthen
their power aud enable them to maintaiI
Independence Of every influence coming
from other hemispheres. IN another lettel
of the same date he asks permission from
the Mexican government for the passage o
troops through the Aexican territory, 70
concentration in Arizona
Mr.. RomenO, on August goth, eOmmuni
Gated the desired permission.
Mr.. Seward acknowledges the liberal anC
magnanimOus exhibition of confidence, an,
promises that Mexico shall have no occasion
to regret courtesy.