Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-02

t Military Affairs, reported back the Sena
:, joint resolution passed by that body on Il
:, 27th of February, expressive Of the graf
Q tude of the nation to the officers, soldie
. and seamen Of the United States, by who:
valor and endurance on land and sea th
3 rebellion has been crushed and its prid
; and power have been humbled, by who's
fidelity to the cause Of freedom the govern
} ment Of the people has been preserved an
, maintsined, and by whose orderly retur
from the fire and blood of civil war to tn
. peaceful pursuits of private lie, he exalt
} ing and enobling influence of the free in
stitutions of the nation, had been mani
tested to the world. The joint resolution
was passed.
Mr.. M0REHEAD asked leave to repor
from the Committee of Ways and Means
joint resolution exempting certain qualitie
of paraffine oil from internal tax or duty.
Mr.. KUKENDALL objected.
The House then went into committee OF
the bill making appropriations for the Bu
reau of Refugees and Freedmen, and after
short session reported the bill withou
amendment.
Mr.. BLAINE inquired as to the item o.
S3,0OO,OOO for sites for school houses and
/ asylums.
Mr.. STEVENS replied that. the words
and building" had been accidentally
omitted, He moved to amend by making il
read '' for sites and buildings for school
houses and asylums."
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. STEVENS also moved to amend by
reducing the amount to $4,000, 900. This
amendment gave Tiso to considerable de-
bate.
Mr.. ELIOT, chairman of the Committee
on Freedmen, explained at considerable
length the circumstances under which the
appropriation became necessary.
Mr.. ROSS moved to lay the bill on the
table. Negatived by yeas 27, nays 81.
The appropriation for school houses was
reduced to 100000 on motion of Mr..
STEVENS, and the bill passed.
The SPEAKER presented a message from
the President, enclosing a report from the
Secretary of State on the subject of the
rebellion loan. Referred to the Foreign
Committee.
Mr.. DAWES presented a resolution from
Massachusetts on reconstruction, which was
tabled.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs shela-
barger, Window, Boyer, Cook and Warner
Special Committee on the Management of
the Provost MarshaHs Bureau.
Mr.. DARLING offered resolution on the
subject of the alleged fraudulent enlist
ments of recruits and bounty frauds in
New York and providing for a select COM
mittee of five to investigate with full
power.
The House considered the Niagara Ship
Canal bill.
Mr.. ALLISON spoke in advocacy of the
bill. The people of the Western States !
would not be satisfied with the measure |
alone; they would demand of Congress
appropriations to enlarge the great natural |
communications flowing into the Gulf of |
Mexico, the natural outlet for the products |
of the West whether for shipment abroad, |
Dr. to New York or to New England.
Messrs. INGERS0LL and COOK followed /
in favor of it. The cost he said was small, |
and had been estimated at from S35, 600 900 /
% S47, ,0o0, 900, depending upon the route
Jelected, three routes having been surveyed |
)ne hundred and fifty million dollars had
been expended on shore defences on the At
antic coast. The construction of this canal
vas defense that could be secured for
1000 miles of lake coast studded with
owns and cities, and with trade employ
ng four thousand sail, with an interest
,reater than any other to be defended from
foreign enemy.
Mr.. DAWES wanted the subscription
looks open to the public.
Mr.. WARD wanted the seetion appre-
FssaanRfn ssa NAN nsu MI VAN
I0RN, OF New York, who reported the bill
made the closing speech in its support,
-ielding part of his time to Messrs ROSS,
BRIGGS and HARDING, of Illinois, Mr..
RAYMOND and DODGE, who
poke on the same side Of the question.
Mr.. STEVENS said he would 60 for the
ill as a constitutional measure, not under
he war power particularly, but under the
'cwer in the Constitution to regulate terms
,etween States.
Mr. DELANO opposed the bill, and moved
n adjournment. In view of the import
nee Of the question and the thinaess Of the
House the motion was lost, and the substi-
ute agreed.
Mr. Delano moved to lay the bill on the
able. Yeas 80, nays So. Refused.
SENATE.
Mr.. TRUMBULL presented q petition for
he enactment of equal and just laws for
interest of insurance; also 8 petition
o the establishment of a Bureau of Insur-
nee. Both petitions was referred to the
Committee on Commerce. He presented
he petition of 146 citizens Of Staunton,
Ia, representing that troops have been
withdrawn from that place, and that the
Jnion men are being prosecuted by the
ebels, and are praying for the return OF
roops for the protection Of loyal men. The
,etition was referred to the Committee on
Iilitary Affairs
Mr.. JOHNSON read & letter from Gen.
Wade Hampton, contradicting the charge
f Gen. Sherman, that he lHampton) or
ered the burning of Columbia, s. c., and
skiing the appointment of special com
nittee to investigate the subject. Mr..
ohnson moved to refer it to the Committee
n Military Affairs, but subsequently with
rev it at the suggestion of several Sena-
ors, who said the Senate ought not to re-
eive it.
Mr.. HOWARD, from the Pacific Railroad
Committee, reported resolution to extend
he time for completing the first one hun
red miles of the eastern division Of the
Jnion Pacific Railroad to the 9th of June,
500. Passed.
The special order, which was the appro-
,riation bill, was then taken up. The pend
ag question was upon the amendment of
Ir. Trumbull, that no person exercising or
the duties of any Office which
" law is required to be filed by and with
he advice and consent of the Senate shall
,efore confirmation by the Senate receive
ny salary or compensation for his service,
Inless he be commissioned by the President
o fill up vacancy which had during re-
ess of the Senate and since its last adjourn.
nent happened by death, resignation or exs
,iration of term; and case of removal to
,e reported 10 the Senate at its next ses-
ion.
Mr.. HENDERSON took the floor in con-
inuation of speech begun yesterday, con-
ending for the constitutional right of Con-
.ress to pass the above amendment. In
onclusion he said he knew very we'll that
he amend ment Vyould he attacked all over !
he country as an unconstitutional encroach-
nent upon the President He believed that
Offices were to be given out as rewards of
POLITICAL purposes, 1t would end in the dis
upton Of the Government. He believed
he policy of the President was we'll calcu-
,ated TO blast the hopes of the Union. He
lid not believe that the President intended
o restore the rebel power, but that was in
,vitably the tendency Of his policy. If the
President attempted to carry out the advice
,iven him by Davis Of Kentucky and GER
ain Democratic newspapers West, it would
inevitably lead to war, and the result would
,e the same as in he case of King Charles
md the English Parliament Mr. johnson
aid that his policy was that of his prede-
lessor, Mr.. Lincoln. But that had nothing
o do with the question before the Senate.
t ought to ascertain what was constitution.
.lly right in the matter and stand BY it.
Mr.. CLARK, from the committee Of con.
erence on the dissgreeing 7otes Of the bill |
n relation to the habeas corpus, made e re-
7ort, which was agreed to, and the bill now
yoes to the President.
The consideration OF the appropriation
,ill was resumed.
Mr.. FEsSENDEN objected to the last
clause of Mr.. Frumbull's amendment.