Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-14
The $4,000 Donation.

tute cOlOred people in this District.
The Blair-Conkling investigation COM
mlttee Is moving slowly. Interested poll
ticians and others are said to be here from
New York city, and to b. using all the
persuasions and personal influence possible
10 deter or choke off any investigation that
would expose official frauds that were
peIpetrated.
Reduction Of Clerical Force.
The select committee of five, consisting
of Senators DOOlittlc, POmeroy, Anthony,
COwan and LunC, met tIis morning to take
into consideration the prOpriety of reducing
the clerical force OF the Interior Depart
ment and increasing the pay of the re-
malnder. The aggregate saving to the
Department by this means, it Is estimated
will be about $1,000. The various Heads of
Bureaus were before the committee, and
generally figured in favor of the plan. A
bill for that purpose will soon be reported.
Appointment Confirmed.
The TribuLe's Washington special says
The Senate to-day confirmed Gen. Mann as
Collector of Internal Revenue for the First
District of Illinois, vice S. Schnider re-
moved.
Senator GHendrsOn's Hill.
An attempt will be made in the Senate
to pass Senator lIcndersOn's bill restricting
the Presidents power OF removal from Of
flee without cause.
The Colorado Veto.
The veto of the Colorado bill will be pre-
sented to Especial Cabinet meeting on Mon
day, and then transmitted to the Senate.
will he Modified.
The Times Washington special says
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resolution which passed the House yester-
day will be modified in the Senate by strik
ing out the third section entirely, or sub
sttuting for tia provision declaring certain
| classes of prominent rebels forever inrligi-
ble to Office under the Nation Il Govern
ment.
Collector for Chicago.
The President has appointed Colonel
Walter B. ScatCs Collector of Customs for
Chicago.
Expense of Getting up the New
Five Cent Coin.
To get up the new five cent piece which
IL soon to be issued, will cost about $780,
600. There will be, when the coinage is
complete, three and half million dollars in
this money in circulation, that being the
amount of postal currency, three and five
cents, that the coin Is intended to super
cede.
John Greiner Removed.
Colonel James l.. Collins, formerly of
Ohio, has been appointed Receiver of Public
Moneys and u ited States DepOsitary at
Santa Fe, vice John Greiner, late of Colum-
bus, Ohio.
lhe Theological bill Approved.
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incorporate the National Theological In
sttute in the District of Columbia, fOrthe
education OF persons for the Christian min
stry. There is to be no exclusion from the
institute on account of theological belief
The bill Is silent as to race or color.
Money Belonging 10 Released
Prisoners.
Major-General Hitchcock, Commissioner
General of prisoners, has given notice that
a sufficient length of time havi, elapsed
for the presentation of claims against the
fund under charge of this Ollice-mOneys
recovered from reb authorities taken from
United States soldiers while held AS prison.
ers of war-no claims presented after this
date will he considered. A pro rata dis
tribution of the fund will be made on the
claims now on file, on satisfactory proof of
the identity of the claimants and the au-
thenticity Of the claim being presented.
The French Minister Explains.
New YORK, May 12.-The Commercials
Washington special says: The French
Munster explains that the French troops
which are reported as having passed
through Havana on their way to Mexico,
are recruits to take the place OF men whose
terms of service have expired, or who have
been invalidated. ....
1Cle Gen. Santa Anna. ..
The Post says: Gen. Santa Anna arrived
at ElizabtthpOrt this morning by the
steamer Georgia, from st. Thomas. He is
accompanied by several South Americans.
1t Is understood the object of his coming
here is to unite his efforts with those OF the
Liberal party Of Mexico to expel Maxi
milan. He declares he is not seeking for
power, but will place himself under the
lead of Juarez. osr rt,
Report ON she Merchants Bank.
Jno. Bull, Bank Examiner, has made
report to Freeman Clark, Comptroller of
the Currency, In which he saws Il
On the Both day of April ult, informed
you that the examination Of the National
Bank of Baltimore City, Maryland, then
being made, indicated that the Merchants
Bank Of Washington, ID. c., had been, or
was likely to be- loser by the failure of Bayne
& Co, of Baltimore, to an extent which
would make au early examination In that
bank necessary. Whereupon | had the
honor TO receive your instruction to pro-
ceed with the examination of said bank at
the earliest practicable moment after COM
pleting the examination In Baltimore. Re-
Investigations In that city threw
light upon affairs OF the Merchants Bank.
Among other things, certified checks Of the
Merchants Bank to the amount of $I25,00O
we're pledged as call, of which no record
Is found here. In compliance with such In
an examination of said bank was
commenced on Monday, thel 7th of May
Instant, and is still progressing. The first |
steps taken In the examination were to
cause statement to be prepared from the |
books OF the bank, showing the amount OF
liabilities and of resources. A condensed |
copy of such statement is herewith inclos-
ID, marked Appendix A. simultaneously