Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-14
HEAD CENTER STEPHENS.
BE Promises to Make a Lengthy
Speech at the Great Meeting.
Washington News.
Cabinet Meeting.

Washington News.
Cabinet Meeting.
NEW YoRk, Nay I2.-The Herald's Wash
ington special says that the Cabinet meet
ing Of to-day was an unusually short one
All the members were present except Attor
ney General Speed. But little business
could have been transacted in the short
time in which they were in session.
The Men Tariff Laws.
The Committee of Ways and Means are
doing nothing as yet on the new tariff laws,
preferiDg to wait until some final action has
been taken upon the Internal Revenue tax
laws.
Indebtedness of the Merchants Ma.
fiOnaI Bank.
The following is q statement of the in
debtuess of the Merchants National Bank to
the United States as taken from the books of
the bank: Deposited to the credit Of the
Treasurer of the United States, S5s,567;
paymasterf, S6l4,465; other discussing Off
GERS and agents, S90.2S0 total, S763,3l2.
OF this amount 1859, 1S2 was deposited be-
tween the 10th of April and Sd of May. the
date of the failure Of the bank. Among the
depositors of the bank were H. A. Risley,
supervising special lgent of the Treasury,
who had on deposit $24,542; Elijah Sells,
Superintendent of Indian Affairs, nearly
S5l, 900, and Thomas J. Hobbs, discussing
clerk Of the Treasury Department, upwards
OF $4,000. The officers of the government
think if they realize $4,000, exclusive of
the security for the national deposits, they
will be extremely fortunate. 1t is also es-
timated that Bayne & Co, Of Baltimore, are
indebted TO the bank for a sum amounting
to nearly $4,000.
A Special Relief Commission.
General Howard has appointed a special
relief commission, of which Surgeon Robert
Reiburn is President, and s. J. Bowen Vice
President, TO distribute the SIS. 900 appro-
priated by Congress for the relief Of the
colored people in the District Of
Columbia.
h Misunderstanding Investigation.
The Blaine Conkling investigating COM
mittee is moving slowly. Interested polisi-
clans, and others, are said to be here from
New York, and 10 be using all the persua-
and personal influences tc deter or
choke eff any investigation that would ex-
pose the official frauds that were perpetrat-
ed in this matter.
Rentrenchmenf.
The select committee of five, consisting of
Doolittle, Pomeroy, Anthony,
Cowan and Lane, met this morning and
look into consideration the propriety Of re-
ducing the elerkical force of the Interior
and increasing the pay of the
remainder. The saving to the Department
by this means, If is estimated, will be about
9 600 Various Heads of Bureaus were be-
iore the committee, and generally argued in
iayor of the plan. A bill fer that purpose
will soon be reported.
Confirmed.
The Senate to-day confirmed General
as Collector Of Internal Revenue for
he First District of Illinois, vice s. Schei-
removed.
HendersOn.s Bill.
An attempt will be made in the Senate
o pass Senator Henderson-s Dill restrIcnng
he Presidents power of removal from
flee without cause.
Veto of the Colorado Bill.
The veto of the Colorado bill will be pre-
Iented to a special Cabinet meeting on
and then transmitted to the
Senate.
Bad Conduct.
In the case of the Merchants National
Bank, had it not been for the conduct of
Colonel PaUlding in disobedience Of orders
n attempting TO prop up the concern, be-
@181 1kA1 "a 1A1 WIN I
u the bank, no loss would nave been sus-
by the Government. The Court Of
are still taking testimony in his
and will probably report next week.
Putting their Heads Together
The House Committee on Public Expend-
lures met to day and laid a plan for the in
Testigation of alleged fraudulent passes on
he Boston and New York Custom houses,
they viii prosecute vigorously.
Schools I'm Tennessee,
General Howard yesterday received the
ollowing dispatch from General Clinton B.
'iske, the head of the FTeedmen's Bureau
n Tennessee, dated Memphis, Wednesday,
Nay 9Th, 1855:
School houses will be rebuilt and schools
III open again in ten days. shall remain
lere till waste places are restored.
~(Signed,) CLINTON B. FIskE,
Major General.
The Times special says the indications
ire unmistakable that the Joint resolution
which passed the House yesterday will be
in the Senate by striking out the
bird section entirely or substituting for it
/ provision declaring certain classes of
rebels forever ineligible to Office
lnder the National Government.
Collector OF Chicago.
The President has appointed Col. Walter
B. Scates Collector of Customs for Chicago.
The New Five Cent Piece.
To get up the new five cent piece which
s soon to be issued will cost about $500, 900.
There will be when the coinage is complete
.hree and a half million dollars in c~ircula-
-io3.
Receiver of Public Monies.
Col. j. L. Collins, formerly of Ohio. has
been appointed receiver of public monies
and U. S Depository, at Santa Fee, rice J.
S~reiner, late Of Columbus, Ohio.