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

VOL. XX---NO. 1O2.
NATIONAL RAILROAD coHvESrIoz.

A call has been issued for National
Convention of Railroad Presidents, Chief
Engineers and General Superintendent of
all the railroads of the United States, 10 be
held IN Philadelphia, July 4, 1866 The
call is largely signed and among others by
y. W. kennard, of the Atlantic and Great
western, A. s. Nixon, Engineer Of the Erie
Railway, and J. c. Thompson, of the Penn
sylyania Central.
| ENIGRASTs.
Three hundred German emizrants, i'm
ported by the Georgia Immigration Com
pany, arrived at Augusta on the 25sh ult.
They are all engaged and are to be paid
Sl5O per annum with board and lodging for
each man and 500 for each woman. "a
THE FESIAxs.
Saturday last the Eastport contingent of
the grand army of invasion called on John
O'Mahony and demanded that they should
receive remuneration for the loss of time
and employment they had suffered in the
wild goose chase" O'Mahouy refused at
| first, and denounced Killian as a traitor
who had seld the cause to the enemy. Kill
lsan having asserted the same thing of the
the O'MshonY men in the streets of East
port stating that the reason why his ia
Vaslon scheme had come to grief was be-
cause the administration had refused to sup |
port him in the field, meaning O'Mahony. |
This did not satisfy the men, however, and |
Colonel Walsh and Captain, it is said, pre- |
sented pistols at the heal of 0'Mahony,
having previously locked the doors of the |
mansion to prevent his escape. 0'Mahony, |
alter slight delay to gather his scattered 1
faculties, paid the demands of the men, and /
they left rejoicing with $50 per capita in
their pockets.
IScoXE TAX.
WASHINGTON, May I.-According to de-
cision OF the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue, the income tax is being assessed un-
der the old rates of five per cent, and the
proposed amendment increasing exemption
from $500 to $1,000 will not effect the present
assessment. Persons will also, for the pres
ent year, have to pay taxes on their watches,
carriages and plate, as heretofore.
REPLY OF SECRETARY wELLEs.
W4sHINeToN, May 1st.-secretary Welles'
reply to the Senate resolution of INQUIRY
sets forth that whenever a person enters
the military service he surrenders the
rights and privileges of other citizens and
becomes amenable to discipline. Officers
Ind men are permitted to be mot on duty
as an indulgence, the country being enti- G
tied to his whole duty. A regulation in the
army forbids officers from visiting the seat
Of fGoYernment, with a personal appeal sim
lar to the one recently adopted in the navy.
In only one instance has that indulgence o
been refused an officer who had been re- q
ired for drunkenness was refused a second
lpPlication for a personal appeal TO the
President.
1t Is understood that in the Cabinet meet
ng to-day the President invited an express
ion of opinion from the heads of Depart
nents respecting the propositions repeated
MOndau 1aat hv tba D.
construction. An interesting and animated
iscussion ensued. Secretary Seward de-
Jared himselfin very decided and emphatic
erms against the plan, and in
avor OF immediate admission ofloyal Rep O
from the lately rebellious States.
ecretary McCulloeh was as positive as the
ecretary of State, in his opposition to the 2. y
Ian recommended by the Committe, and
expressed himself as strongly in favor of G,
consumation of the Presidents
policy by the admission into
ongress Of loyal men from the Southern 9,
tates. r..a. T.. --1 --E -s q
Secretary Stanton was equally decided in
is opposition to the COMMITTEES and the 2
He was tor adhering to the pol Z
y which had been agreed upon. --
Secretary Harlan was rather retieent and =
olicy. He expressed doubts as to the pre-
ise time at which loyal representatives D
hould be admitted to seats in Congress. L
.ttOrney General Speed was not present.
The President was earnest in his oeposi-
on to the report of the Committee, and de-
Jared himself against all conditions pre-
sdent to the admission of loyal Represent :
lives from the Southern States in the shape shape P
amendments to the Constitution, or BY
le passage Of laws. He insisted that un-
er the Constitution no State could be de-
rived of its equal suffrage in the Senate, VI
nd that Senators and Representatives
ught to be at once admitted to Congress
aspectiye Houses as presented by law and
be constitution. He was for rigid adher- an
nee to the constitution as it is, and re-
larked that having sustained ourselves
nder it during a terrible rebellion, he
lought the Government could be restored
'ithout resort to amendment. He remarked
general terms that if the organic law is
, be changed at all, it should be at time
hen all the States and all the people can
anticipate in the alteration.
The bill for the protection of immigrants,
assed to-day, provides that males, unac- p
Ompanied by females, shall be separated
.om the rest by bulk head, and that
ny Captain bringing convict which no %
lIght have known or suspected, shall be
able to fine or imprisonment also for the
isenfectants and sanitary care of passen- Al
ers. Vessels to be limited to the &c
roportion Of passengers. Emigration Off g g
es to be established in Boston, Chicago, -
lew Orleans, San Fransisco and Philadel- ~
hia.
RETURNED. -
EAsTPoRT, NE, May I.-Gen. Meade has
lst returned from ST. Andrews, where he
,et Gen. Doyle of the British army, to con-
llt on Fenlan affairs. It is reported that "
be troops here have orders to be ready to
larch at moments notice. Their destina-
on is unknown.
DRY GOODS.