Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-05
Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 4.

has learned with deep regret of the attemp
made upon the life Of the Emperor of Rus
sia by an enemy of emancipation. Tht
Congress send their greetings to his imper,
ial Majesty and the Russian nation, anC
congratulate the 20,0O0,O0O of serfs upor
the providential escape from danger Of the
sovereign to whose head and heart they
owe the blessings of their freedom.
There being no objection the joint reso-
luton resolved its several readings.
Mr.. GRINNELL, of Iowa, called for the
yeas and nays on the passage of the resolu-
ton. The following was the result: yeas
l2i; nays, none. So the joint resolution
passed unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. MORRILL, new re.
print of the Internal Tax bill was ordered
| He said this was necessary on account o
some notifications and Of some errors.
Mr.. PAINE asked unanimous consent tC
introduce joint resolution 10 provide thai
all persons who have performed meritOriouE
! services as officers or enlisted men in the
army or navy of the United States for q
period of not less than two years during
the late rebellion, shall be eligible to sp-
pointment TO the U. S. Military Academy
until "a years of age, and to the Naval
Academy until 2l years of age, and where
they served less than two years, to be eligi-
BILE until % and 20 respectively.
Mr.. RANDALL of Pa, objected unless
the word white" was inserted.
On motion of Mr.. BANKS the correspon-
derce between the Secretary of State and
the British Minister at Washington, on the
subject of the claims of Thomas Miller and
VIM. Fisher, British subjects, on account Of
alleged illegal arrest, and Charles Allen
for injuries done to property near Vicks-
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Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. COOK, from the Conference Commit
tee made report, which was agreed to, on
the habeas corpus bill, which was hereto
fore passed by both Houses. A bill
to pay Charles Brewer, of Boston,
So, $50 for the passage from As
cension Island to Honulula, Of American
seamen, whose vessels were destroyed by
the Anglo Confederate pirate Shenandoah,
was passed.
Mr. ECKLEY, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill to authorize
the issue of military land warrant to
Frederick Berlin, assignee Of the heirs OF
Peter Hess, deceased; and bill to create
the Office of Surveyor General Of Idaho Ter
ritory, which were considered and passed.
Mr.. MCCLURE, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bill to grant titles
to certain lands within the corporate limits
of the city of Benecia, Cal, which was con-
sidered and passed. 1t relinquishes to that
city the right and title of the United States
to all such lands as are in bona hde occu-
pancy of parties, reserYing the land oceu-
pied by the government as a military de-
partment.
Mr.. MCCLURE, also from the Post Office
Committee, reported back the joint resolu-
ton for the relief of Ambrose L. Goodrich
and Nathan Cornish, which was considered
and passed. He also reported back the
Senate bill for the relief of Washington Dor
sey, which was laid on the table.
A message was received frem the Presi-
dent relative to pardons, which was ordered
to be printed.
The Senate Resolution instructing the
Committee on Public Buildings to report
what further provisions shall be made for
the accommodation Of the State Department
was concurred in.
A resolution was adopted that the Pension
Committee inquire into the propriety OF
providing for the country registration of
soldiers discharges, SO as to guard against
loss of the originals.
Messrs. Ingersoll, MCCULLOUGH, Wilkes
and Baldwin made a number of reports
from the Committee on the District Of Col
umbia.
The bill revising the grade of General in
the United States army was taken up. An
amendment was offered that when any
vacancy occurs in the Office of lieutenant
general, no appointment shall be made un-
til after the death or resignation of General
Scott, and thereafter there shall be but one
lieutenant-generaL
Mr.. DEMING addressed the House in ex-
PLANTATION and advocacy ofthe bill. Relating
to the question: of pay, he stated that the
present yearly pay of Lieutensnt-GeneraI
Grant, from all sources, was Sl6,SOO and
that under this bill his pay would be ad-
vanced to 7,640. This bill, he said, had
been reported as reeonpense for the Re
public's most illustrious defender. In Plac'
ing this bill on its merits, he was eonstrsin-
ed to freshen the recollection of the House
of the obligations of the country TO Genera
Grant in many disheartening hours of ex-
remity and peril. Referring 60 rewards paid
in all ages to victorious generals, he saic
that in ages long prior to the most ancien
records. victorious generals became king
and founders of dynasties.
Mr.. DEMING here referred to the con
versation between Grant and Buel after tht
battle of Shiloh, when Grant was criticised
| for fighting with his back to the TENNESSEE
| river, and replied to the question "Hov
/ could he have retreated 2" "That he did
not mean to retreat" adding, that if forced
| to retreat the transports would have beer
sufficient to carry away all who survived
In one important respect he continued
| the battle of Shiloh accomplished more
towards the eventual success Of the national
arms than any other battle fought in the
war. 1t was erPeriHsentuBl crlscls that hrsi
tested the respective manliness OF the two
belligerents. 1t was the first budding
together of two people in a hand
to-hand fight and when the enemy re
treated from that CORY field he retreatec
with his arrogance tanned and with hi
dream of invincibility dispeIled forever
From that terrible day no SOutherner evel
ventured to dispute the courage, the persis-
| tence or manliness of his adversary, fol
there was weeping and lamenting in every
Southern home. He then referred in lofty
terms to the services Of the Lieutenan
General in the Vieksburg campaign, th'
saving of the army Of the umberland a
Chattanoonga and the series Of triumph
eliminating at the capture of Petersburg
and Richmond and the surrender of tn
rebel armies, and challenged the world h
produce a record equal in glory.
Mr.. RAYMOND addressed the Hous
briefly in support of the bill. He said sucl
honors as this Dill proposed 70 create, OF
not to create to revive, for higher and still
greater occasions, because the maj
on whose head they are intended to be clus
tered, whether you consider his Privst
worth, his patriotism, his distinguished ser
vices on the field or the attitude IN Whicl
he stands to this great nation, those honor
could not be greater than his desert.
His services will be remembered, not i
this land alons, but in all lands where mill
tary powers stands foremost, and for hin
we cannot give too much of recognition o
of honor, nor will this nation ever forge
that it owes to him mall human probabilit
the perpetuity of its government. No word
can sound his fitting eulogY. Irejoice tha
this bill has been brought forward to d
him honor. Would that it was in ou
power to magnify and to augment to an
extent, the honors we would pay, for it
, only by such recognition from those the
r serve that great men ever receive a httin
5 reward. It is not the genius Of our institI
: items to give undue material rewards, eve
!. for such msterial services as these BI
certainly the nation does not lack gratI
: full heart. We shall reward him cheerful
and with the heartiest aeclamations fro