Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-01
SENATE.


Mr.. WILSON introduced Joint resolution
to fix the rate Of mileage for officers travel
ing on public duty, which was referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
The annual report Of the Commissioner on
Patents was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. CONNESS presented q memorial of
the California Legislature, asking for GER
tain amendments to the Pacific Railroad
bill, which was ordered printed.
Mr.. STEWART presented a memorial Of
Nevada Legislature against the sale of min
eral lands. Also a concurrent resolution Of
the Nevada Legislature asking for the
speedy trial of jefferson Davis. Both were
ordered printed.
Mr.. CONNESS called up the bill to grant
public lands to aid in the construction Of a
railroad from Humbodt Bay to San Francis
co Bay in California, which was passed
On motion of Mr.. BROWN the Senate
took up the bill TO grant public lands TO aid
in the construction of a railroad TO the Pa
cifc coast through Missouri and Arkansas
bv the Southern route. The bill incorporates
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company
and authorizes it TO construct railroad from
Springfield, Missouri to the Pacific coast by
a Southern route and grants every alternate
section Of land along the route to aid in he
work
At the conclusion of the reading Of the
bill the morning hour expired and further
consideration of it was postponed until to-
morrow.
Mr.. FESSENDEN from the Finance Com
mitJee reported naval appropriation bill
for the ensuing year, with certain amend
ments which was ordered printed.
Mr.. JOHNSON presented the credentials
of Wm. +. Perry, Senator elect from South
Carolina, which was ordered to lie upon the
table
The concurrent resolution that no Senator
or. Representative from a lately seeded
state shall be admitted until Congress shall
have declared such Stste entitled to repre-
seutation, was then taken up.
Mr. NYE, of Nevada, took the floor. In
the present crisis, he said, the best mode Of
action was q firm adhesion to simple prin-
c;pies. He would not attempt to travel
anew the battle fields where loyalty com
Jattcd treason. Duty requires us 70 act not
Tor indemnity for the past, but for security
for the future. We ought not fan 10 eX-
anime what was the cause Of the conflict
/ that has filled the land with widows and
orphans. and a vast accumulation Of debt
| thas will hang for years like an incubus on
/ the industry Of the country. This Is no
| time 10 gloss over or attempt TO pallIate the
| motives Ia which the rebellion originated.
| 1t Is necessary that we should take these
/ motives into strict account in order fully to
/ understand how to prevent recurrence Of
such a rebellion.
Mr.. EYE here sent to the Clerks desk
and caused to be read letter from Mr..
/ Garnett, Of Virginia, to Mr.. Prescott, Of
/ south Carolina, written before the war CON-
menced, in which it was said that the
spirit of the Democracy was inconsistent
with slavery, that this was the cause Of the
rebellion.
Mr.. NTE said-This sentiment was
echoed by the Southern press before the
war, and rs-echoed by the enemies Of the
Republican Government in Europe by the
press and aristocracy of Great Britain, and
| by the Emperor Of France. It Has VRfoE-