Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-30
TELEGRAPHIC.
acknowledgements Report
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Senatorial Caucus--Har-
mOniOuS Action.
No Conclusion Arrived At.
THE BANK BILL.
An Early Adjournment Probable.
An Early Adjournment Probable.
go,atortoJ Caucns


NEw YORK, May 29.-The Herald says
of the Republican Senatorial Caucus yester-
day:
No definite conclusion was reached. The
whole matter was referred to the Senatorial
portion of the Reconstruction Committee,
consisting of Senators Fessenden, Grimes,
Howard, Harris and Williams. Senator
johnson was also OF the Committee, but
being q Democrat he could not participate
in the caucus. Nearly all the Republicans
agree that the third section Of the proposed
Constitutional Amendment viii be stricken
out in caucus and the Acknowledgement of
a specific class of rebels substituted in its
place. It is also found upon discussion
that q larger number Of the members favor
restricting this class as much as possible
than was generally supposed two weeks
ago. The general opinion is that the re-
s~triction will extend to those who have held
certain civil and military offices under the
Federal Government. It is also thought
probable that the caucus will amend the
second section of the proposed Constitu-
tional Amendment bssing the representa-
ton of States upon voters instead of upon
numbers as proposed by the Reconstruc-
ton Committee. This is substantially the
Presidents idea and is fast gaining ground |
with Republican Senators. 1t is also GER
tain that the caucus will agree upon 50
framing the amendment as to admit ofsep- |
arate State action, thus placing it in the
power of any State to acquire representa-
ton instead of being dependant upon the
action of any other States.
The Times special says that Senator
Sherman's proposed amendment is intended
as a substitute for the second and third Sec
tions, and providing that Representatives
shall be apportioned according to the num-
-. - 1n,1.Ez r,4A-a 80 ,21I.-- q 4
Gems disqualified for participating in the re-
bellion, and also that direct taxes be ap-
portioned according to the value of taxable
property was urged with pertinacity. Sew
eral other propositions were also discussed,
intended TO TAXI the place Of the disfran-
chising section, but without agreeing upon
a substitute the caucu adjourned TO meet
tomorrow. Among the Union Senators
who did not attend the caucus are Messrs.
Doolittle, Gowan, Dixon and Nesmith.
The Worlds special says that there was
as much disagreement in the caucus
as there was in the Senate. The difficulty
to be to agree upon a proposition as
a substitute for the third section Of the Con-
stitutional Amendment, the radical Sena-
tors insisting that all the leading rebels
shall forever be disfraHchised from holding
any Federal Office. The probabilities are
that they will compromise by putting in a
certain class of leading men who made
generally obnoxious.
The Tribune's special says little is pos
lively Known of the details Of their DELHI
but two important facts have |
ranspired, to the effect that whatever is de-
ermined upon will receive the united sup
Of all the Republican members, and
hat the general outlines of what's believed
will prove an acceptable substitute for the
admitted rpnnrt If tho RaRnnafrnotian /
Committee, has been determined upon.
The Bank Bill.
The Senate Finance Committee are re- Z
,orted to be unable to agree to recommend
ng either Sherman's or F~essenden's bank
III, and have referred the matter to q sub
ommittee, which is now considering the
Of bringing in a bill embodying
the ideas of Comptroller
Iarke.
The matter has progressed to the extent
T framing an amendment to our present
National Banking Law, which provides,
mong other things, that an additional (
ssue of one hundred millions of national '
,ank currency shall be authorized that
lot more than ten millions Of this one hum
red millions shall be issued within six
months from the passage of this law that
not more than four millions shall
e issued during any one month and that
the national banks in the United States
10 compelled to redeem the notes at some
dvertised agency in New York, Philadel-
'hia or Boston, under penalty of having q
eceiver appointed to wind up their affairs. |
finally agreed upon, this amendment
nil be introduced within a few days, and =
Dme definite action taken in the matter.
There are indications of an early adjourn
lent of Congress.