Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-10
XXXEXth Congress.


WAsHIxGTOH, February 9.-The House
was engaged considering private bills.
General 0sterhouse was formally intro
dueed to the House. The Speaker made
brief speech, TO which General 0sterhouse
responded and was greeted with applause.
The members were then personally intro
duoed.
Generals Croole and Ward were also
severally introduced to the House amid
applause. The Speaker introduced them
in appropriate terms to which they re-
sponded.
The House eoneurred in the senate's
amendments to the Freedmen's Bureau
bill.
The House proceeded to act on the
amendment, reported from the Committee
of the Whole, to the Navy Appropriation
bill. The House coneurred in the report of
the Committee of the Whole by 70 against
66 votes, striking out the appropriation of
S29S, 900 for a machine shop and main
building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Bill
passed.
The Bankrupt bill was taken up and
various sections discussed.
A bill was introduced giving three months
pay to officers honorably discharged since
the 10th of April, 1865. Referred to the
Military Committee.
Mr.. DONNELLY introduced q memorial
of the State of Minnesota for the improve
ment Of the navigation of the Mississippi
to the falls Of st. Anthony.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. C0WAN presented petition in favor
of c protective tariff, and Mr.. Sherman
presented one for reduction Of tax ON agri-
cultural implements. Referred to the
Finance Committee.
Mr.. GUTHRIE, of Kentucky, presented
the credentials of George Houston, Senator
elect from Alabama fos the short term.
Mr.. Guthrie stated that Mr.. Houston during
the war was q Union man. The crc-
dentials were ordered to lie upon the table.
Mr.. SHERMAN presented resolution,
which was agreed to, calling upon the Sec
retary of War for a compendium Of the
medical status collected during the war.
Mr.. DAVIS, of kentucky, offered a reso-
luton declaring that as charges Of specu-
lation and fraud had been made against the
cotton agents of the Treasury Department,
therefore
Rescued, That q Committee be raised to
investigate such charges. Mr.. Davis had
been informed from various sources of the
truth of these charges. He had been told
by friend of his, who had the means Of
knowing, that within his own experience in
the South there was not man connected
with the Treasury Department within a
sweep of thousand miles who had not
been corrupted, and he would agree to sub
stantiate the charges if the Committee was
formed.
Mr.. SHERMAN said the charge Of Mr..
Davis was very sweeping in its character.
The Secretary of the Treasury had told him
that most violent charges were generally
brought against the most faithful officers.
He called upon Davis to make a specific
charge, and he would guarantee fair in
vestigation.
Mr.. DAVIS called for the appointment
Of committee, the majority Of whom
would be favorable TO q fair investigation.
He had been told that General Dane, while
in command in Mississippi, had seized and
appropriated cotton belonging to private
citizen and used the proceeds for lis own
benefit. He did not think it fair to place
such an investigation in the hands of men
who wanted 10 stihe. He would ask moth
ing but tair committee.
Mr.. SHERMAN, while he was a member
Of the House, he never sanctioned an inves-
tigation Of charges against Democratic ad-
ministration until properly certified to. He
had no objection to the proposition Of Mr..
Davis if there was reasonable grounds for it.
Mr.. DAVIS said he would agree to prove
other frauds than cotton frauds. If the
Committee was raised he would agree TO
prove frauds OF money in the name of the
government, committed by Federal officers
| in Kentucky.
Mr.. FESSENDEN, of Maine, was afraid
| Mr.. Davis looked upon every one connected
with the government with jaudiced eye
| That ne would, if charged with the investi-
| CATION proposed, unintentiOnally do them
Injustice. He would not, therefore, agreS