Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-30
WASHINGTON ToPICs AND cesar.


We CLEAN the following from specials
to recent New York and Chicago papers:
GIN. M'NEIL CONFIRMED coLLKoToR OF
ST. LOUIS.
Missouri radicals are exceedingly iubi-
liant over the confirmation BY the Senate of
Gen. j. Mcneil over the persistent, ma
lignant and INSCRIPTIONS opposition of
the two Cepperhead Representatives
John Hogan and Thmas z. Noel, but
especially of the latter, q renegade radical.
FIXINe Up THE WHITE HOUSE.
During the refurnishing of the Execu-
tive apartment, tho President receives WIS.,
itors in the library. The new paper Sc
lected for the walls of the Presidents
room has been changed for q plain pattern
Of violet color, the gilt figures of that first
selected rejecting the light in an unpleas-
ant manner. The room will be completed
this week, and work commenced on the
other apartments Immediately after.
PENNSYLVANIA RADICALS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
This evenings Star says that a number
of the Pennsylvania Republican members
called upon the President Yesterday, and
remained for an hour. They conversed
freely upon political matters, and espe-
eislly upon Mr.. Kellys bill, which the
House has just passed. The President
urged many objections to the bill, but did
not express himself upon the question of
signing or voting it. One of the delegs-
ton took the opportunity to ask the ap.
pointmeHt of a Pennsylvania officer as
Commissioner Of Public Buildings, but
the President said there was no vacancy,
and he did net know that there would be
one,
a FIRE AND EASY NEARER.
There Is a member who sits on the left
of Brandagee of Conneeticut-a very ac-
tive and experienced Congressman, BY the
way-who seems TO be as much at homo
as though he was in his own Office or
private chamber. The first thing he does,
after taking his seat, is to spread his feet
out on his desk and lean back, as though
he had settled down for an hour Of intense
enjoyment. The attitude, it must be con-
fessed, is moro picturesque than elegant,
As 1 have looked upon him, while taking
his ease in his own seat, l have thought of
the Scotch peasant who was compliment
ed by the minister for his close attention
to the services of the Kirk. ayes" re-
piled the gratiied youth "when Sunday
comes, l fixes myself up, goes to church,
cocks ny legs up, shuts my eyes and
thinks of nothing" Ny friend who used
his desk as a resting stool for his feet may
be thinking of something andmay be able
has a oomical way of exhibiting himself.
EXTENSION OF SUFFRAGE By CONGRESS-
IoNAL VOTE
In consequence of the hostile legisla-
ton against the freedmen, it ia probable
that the Judiciary Committee of the
House will report a bill granting the
right of suffrage to every negro in the
land. Most Of the members Of the Com
mittee are Of the opinion that Congress
can do so under the second section of the
amendment sbolishing slavery, which
says Congress shall have the power to en-
force the article a~bolishing slavery by ap-
propriate legislation,
SPEECH OF DENINa OF CONNECTICUT.
Its universally conceded by all, in and
out of Congress, that had the good for
tune of hearing if, that the speech of Mr..
Deming, of Connecticut, upon reconstruc-
ton, was in all respects the most mastery
effort made during the present session.
Surfeited as the House was with oontinu-
ous d~isoourses, running through several
weeks, it was no easy task for him to gain a
willing earamongst his immediate hearers.
The manner in which he gradually ex-
acted a voluntary tribute Of attention
from every mi on the floor and in the
galleries, and steadily gained upon them
all, members, clerks and pages, and the
promiscuous attendance above him, and
held them s~pell-bound, as it were, and in
q state of wrapt interest, most intense and
general, produced among his listeners a
silence so complete that, when he paused
at times. the rustling of 8 sheet of paper
in 4 distant part of the hall could be hoard,
men haye achieved IN b same forum.
By this single of hand outburst Of genH-
inc ~eloquence, Mr.. Deming has secured at
ono his recognition as the most polished
pleasant and erudite orator in the House
An old memberTemarked to me; "Winte
Davis seemedto have risen from his grave
ADRoLL SCENE.
During the morning honr in the House,
MI. Williams, Of Pennsylvania, sent a
resolution to the Clerks desk. which he
affirmed to be in favor of a speedy trial of
Mr. Davis by Military Commission. The
Clerk, who from much practice In reading
excessively bad ~penmanship rarely hest
tates whenever the tracks of a pen can
be distinguished, promptly calculated,
{" Whereas his voice is always heard
its sudden cessation attracted the attention
of ali. Again he began, Whereas" -
and after partially completing a sentence,
was again checked and fairly snsgged on
the projecting branches of the ink.
The Clerks on his right, and those on
his left came to his aid-all cunning men
in deciphering and translating but for
once their skill failed them. They did
succeed In getting the chief Clerk of from
the snag which had caught him, but then
the danger was that all would sink to-
gether. It was a comical scene. The
House had its attention fxed-which is
rare; the galleries fully comprehended
what was going on, which Is rarer still.
The clerks stood crowded together, and as
the reader caught up their various SUCCESS
lions, it was difficult TO tell whether the
paper favored Nh. Davis trial or immedi-
ate discharge, or whether it declared him
dead. All this time Mr.. Williams
was pacing the spacein front of the desk,
and at intervals calculating words which
were as indistinot as his writing, and rath-
er increased than diminished the perplexi-
ty and the labors Of the Clerk. With
every check, which the strange devices on
the paper caused, the merriment increas-
ed, until at length a spark was applied
which produced an explosion of laughter,
Mr., Chanler, Of New York, rose to a point
Of order. He desired to know whether o
gentleman who was in favor of restricted
suffrage, and a qualification of intelligence
At that, when judged by his own opinions, |
mad any claims upon the attention of the
House, it appearing that he himself was
to write.
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