Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-16
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Floyd escaped punishment. ~
| ~ lTnbunes Correspondence. IL
The Senate will probably pass the House bill
for the abolition of the franklng privilege with
out delay.
The House Judiciary committe stood, OIL the
absence of MF. Hickman, its chairman, four 10
four on the bill for tho oonfsratlon Of the prop
erty Of rebels and the emancipation Of their
alaves. Thebill will not stand thus long. =
Neither the President nor Secretary OF War,
up to to-day, has received any intelligence re-
speCting the resignation of Gen. Sigel. h
e Worlds Dlspatch.l
The city isiilled with rumors respecting the
probable retirement of at least two other MEM
bers of the Cabinet. Hon. G. b. Smith, Secre-
tary Of the Interior, and Hon. M. Blair, Post
master General, are the gentlemen indicated by
the gossip of the hotels. MIR. Smith, Who en-
Joys in a high degree the confidence Of Mr.
Lincoln, will, It is said, aeeume one Of the va
cant soats In the Supreme Court, while. MT.
Blair will decline any other appointment at the
halds of the President. People who profess to
know, say an unguarded letter 10 General Ere.
mont, in which General Scott and other high
officials are criticised, is at the bottom Of this
matter. Mr. Holt may fill Mr. Smith ., place,
aud Mr.. Colfax Of Indiana Mr.. Blair's; but no
one knows anything about it.
The President has every confidence in Mr..
Welles, and he is not to be- disturbed. ltis
said the 7appointment of Mr.. Stanton has Mr..
Holt's hearty approval, /, He was urgent that
his friend should be confirmed In the office. Y
ta a,;~ Especial 70 the Herald osry e ~
Nv AsnINerog, Jan, l5--NotWilhstanding the
absence of any cause for serious epWehensions
OF foreign war, II is the desire OF the GpYerns
men aud OF the commanding General that the
militia Of all the loyal States shall be fully and
efficiently organized, and In this connection
Gen. Mcclellan strongly urges the organiza-
tlon and practical preparation of artillery corps
In all the seaport and lake towns, with q view
to have In readiness for any emergency an ef-
fsctiVe body Of well drilled artillerlstB for the
deiense of our seaports and coasts. y. II, Is de-
signed that these corps shall be provided by the
jovernment with guns aud equipments, and to
be paid by the United States whenever called
into actual service. r,e f.. IN, i, '.s,,,.s
Among the FumoFs in oirculation, il has been
whispered that the Secretary Of the Treasury
intends to Withdraw TO resume seat In the u
8. Senate. This 10 all conjecture I. 4. "a ts.
The rebel batteries on the Lower Potomac
continue to exhaust large quantities Of powder
without eftecting anything. The Reliance was
fired at thirty-eight times on Monday night,
while running down the river, from Cockpit
Point and the batteries lower. down, but she
was not touched. ftts. .7d ~
The batteries at Shipping Point and pit
Point kept up o constant fire Of shells toward
the Maryland shore this morning, which all
burst high in the air and did no damage to any
ohe.n ~ -g. =, ,.Isi,-, !, -. =
!. Colonel James Kearney, Typographical En-.
gineers U.S.A., recently placed on the retired
list, died on Friday last, aged seventy eight
years. ~, ~. '--. n. -, -
The committee appointed TO inquire into the
matter of fortifying the Western lakes and riv.
ers, have got to work at last. SO far they have
decided on recommending q forti6catlon at the
StfaissOf MackinaW, leaving 1t to commits
sioner to select the precise locality, 'i or
I The United States TreasuFerH last weekly
statement shows that the total amount on de-
post was S7,700, 900, on which drafts had been
drawn to the amount of $6,000,000. The bul
lion fund is $l,l02,000. The available bal
ance IN tho States under insurrecconsry con.
troll, is stated at 81, 100000. s - 80 e
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Mr.. Rodman, Chief
Clerk Of the Treasury Department, died this
morning after few days Illness. 5..i-.
The Senate in extra session to-day confirms
e. M. Stanton IS Secretary of War.
The result of various conferences here by the
board trade, chamber Of commerce and banking
institutions with the Secretary of the Treasury
may be eummed up thus; lst. The general
views Of the Secretary of the Treasury are as
scented to; 21. The banks will receive and pay
out United States notes. freely, and 'sustain In
all properways their credit; Sd. The Secretary
will, in the next two weeks, In addition to cur
dnflv nF A1 S0l nm -, fiji
States notes. pay further sum of at least TWEEN.
ty millions in 3-l0 bonds to such public eredi-
tors as desire to receive them, and thus relieve
the existing pressure upon the community /;
4tb. The issue Of United States demand notes
will not be decreased beyond the filts millions
of dollars now authorized, but il Is desired
that Congress will extend the provisions Of the
existing loans act TO enable the Secretary to is-
sue In exchange for United States demand
notes, or in payment to creditors, notes payable
in one year, bearing 365 per cent. interest,
convertible into 7.3 three years bords, or to bor-
row, under existing provisions, either two hum
dred and fifty or three hundred millions; 5th. It
is thought desirable that Congress should en-
act general currency law relating 70 currency
and banking associations, embracing the gen.
eral provisions recommended by the Secretary,
in his report 9Th It is expected this action and
Legislation will render the making Of United
States demand notes legal tender, and any
increase beyond what is authorized unnecessary
Five hundred men were at work to-day, con-
stFuctinga railroad from Washington to Alex.
andria, over Long Bridge. Tbis expected to be
in operation In three weeks ~ ,-,' I'D .ssei-
The case of Fremont against Adiutaut. Gene.
raj Mekeever has been dismissed He u now
the mustering-ln officer Of the army.