Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-16
VOL. XX---NO. 62.

= Clerk.
Mr.. MORRILL,. of Vermont. said tha
there wss nothing in that article relating {
[ the gentleman from Kentucky.
The SPEAKER said "The gentIema
from Kentucky alleges that it is intende
) to reflect on him for having offered a resc
luton to admit rebel representative. an
{ he desires to vindieate himself. The Chai
thinks that he comes clearly within Tn
: purview Of personal explanation althoucl
1t opens wide range for debate
Mr.. BANKS, in support Of the Chair
said 1t had been always understood tha
when the House gave its unanimous con
sent TO member to make personal ex
planatiOn it waved ali its rules and tn
member himselfwas the only Judge Of wha
was necessary to explain his personal posi-
ton, and that was the uniform groun,
taken.
Mr.. wAsHBURN, of Illinois. said tina
II had always been the understanding, anC
he fully nnneurrsA in uhat the ranfisal.ll
from Massachusetts, said.
The SPEAKER stated that he had al
ways insisted, since he occupied the chair
that gentleman in making personal ex
PLANTATION must state the grounds on which
he was aggrieved, and must render his re-
marks in some degree reFalent to tha. sub
leet. The Chair thinks there is q reason in
that, and the gentleman from Kentucky is
clearly IN order while viudicating himself
from what be deems an unjust attack upon
him, for offering a resolution giving the
privileges of the floor to a member elect,
who it is asserted in the article read, sharp
ened his toOthpiek in the skulls Of Union
soldiers
Mr.. SMITH, of Kentucky, went on Ia
| discuss the status of the late rebel States,
denouneing the theory that they were out
Of the Union as damnable heresy.
Mr.. BROOMALL, of Pennsylvania, raised
the point of order, that the language use
| by the gentleman from Kentucky was out
of order IN pronouncing the opinion of a
/ majority Of the House as a damnable
/ heresy.
Mr.. SMITH did not say anything
about the majority. l say the opinion en-
| tertained by the House in that connection
was damEable, and I repeat that say fur
ther-
The sPEAKER-The Chair sustains the
point of order. The gentleman has no
right to reflect in such language on an action
Of the House.
Mr.. SMITH, did not reflect on the de-
cison of the Hsuse.
Mr. BANKS-Then the question arises
whether the gentleman shall be allowed to
proceed in order.
No sTEVENS-I object. We have had
enocgh of it.
Mr. SMITH, (excitedly)-I suppose you
have, but not so much as you will have.
The SPEAKER-The gentleman from
Kentucky, under demand made that the
rule should be enforced, must take his seat.
The Chair will have the rule read
The rule was read by the Clerk.
Mr.. BROMALL-I demand now the en-
forcament Ofthe rule
The SPEAKER-The question is shall
the gentleman from Kentucky be allowed to
proceed in Orderg
The question was taken by the ayes and
nays, and leave was refused by the House
by 50 to 20 votes.
Mr.. SMITH, (again rising)-I rise 10
personal explanation.
Mr.. MORRILL, called for the regular or
ter, but finally the House agreed to give
the gentleman from Kentucky five minutes
time.
Mr.. SMITH said he understood that it
had been observed by some the members
that remark which he had made few
moments ago was the reason why he had
been refused leave to proceed. His last re-
marks were intended for the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, towhom he meant to be per-
sOnal, and not TO the House. He closed his
remarks by declaration of love for the
Union and sworn hostility to secession.
Mr.. STEVENS said that he did not rise
to answer what had been SAID to himself
He would simply repeat what he had on .
before said, that what no gentleman
would utter no gentleman could answer"
Mr., STEVENS, from Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported the Indian Appropri- !
alton Bill, which was read twice and re-
ferred 70 the Committee on the Whole, and
l. rI,sa.a soI
Mr.. MCCULLOUGH, of Maryland, intro
dueed an act to authorize the extension and
construction of lateral branch of the Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad into and
within the District of Columbia, which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on
the District Of Columbia.
The House resumed during the morning
hour the consideration of the bill to amend
the act relating to the habeas corpus and
regulating the Judicial proceedings in GER
tain cases approved in March, 1868.
Mr.. HARDING, of Kentucky, consumed
the remainder of his hour left from yester-
day when the morning hour expired, in
arguing against the eonstitutionality and
principles of the bills.
Mr.. CONKLING said the Secretary of
War had been compelled to direct acts to be
done for which possibly he might not have
in all cases that technical warrant which
would exempt him from litigation. He
desires to be informed whether the Ju-
dietary Committee were prepared to offer
such amendments to the bill as would give
full indemnity to the Secretary of War.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, replied that the
Judiciary Committee was now considering
a bill looking to the indemnify TO. which
the gentleman referred.
SENATE.
The morning hour was taken up in the
discussion Of a resolution to print 10000
copies of the report Of the Reconstruction
Committee aud q motion to amend it by
reducing it 10 6,OO0 copies. The amend
ment was disagreed to and the original res
olution adopted.
The civil rights bill was then taken up.
Mr.. DAVIS made some remarks against
the bill after which the last amendment of
the House was agreed to. The bill has
passed both Houses and will be presented
to the President for his signature.
Mr.. TRUMBULL gave notice that on
Monday next he would ask the Senate to
take up the case of the Senator from New
Jersey, Mr.. Stockton, which had been re-
ferred on protest from the legislature of
that State TO the Committee on judiciary.
Mr.. FESSENDEN called up the De-
ficiency bill, which contains among other
items the following: For completing the
dome of the Capitol, $4,000; for defraying
the expenses of Mr.. LincOln's funeral, $780,
600; for purchasing files of leading Ameri-
can newspapers for the library of Congress,
81 ,000; to enable the Joint Committee on
the Library to pay the first installnent due
on a contract made with VIM II. Powell for
a naval picture TO be placed in the Capitol,
in pursuance of a joint resolution approved
March End, 1855, 81, ,000; to supply a def
cheney in fund for the relief Of sick and dis
abled seamen, SIG, 900; for the purchase of
the property in Washington City, known as
Ford's Theatre for deposit and safe kes p
ing of documentary papers relating to tine
soldiers of the army of the United States,
and of the museum of the Medical and Sur
gical Department Of the army, 100000; for
plates, engraving, printing and paper for
the national currency notes, s25O,OOO.
The Finance Committee recommended
the striking out of the following proviso in
serted by the House in connection with the
foregoing appropriations:
Provided, That hereafter no portrait ofany
living person shall be engraved or placed
upon any of the bonds, securities or postal
currency of the United States
The proviso was stricken out. For facilita
ting communication between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts by telegraph-Sl0, 900.
Sec. authorizes the President to expend
during the fiscal year ending the seth daV
of June, 1866, SO much Of the appropriation
of March 25, 1861, as he may deem ex-
pedient and proper, not exceeding IN the
whole $4,000, for compensation to the
United States Marshals, District Attorneys,
and other persons employed IN enforcing