Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-06
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FROM WASHINGTON.
John Surratt to be Brought over I'm.
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New York, Dec. 5.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: One of the flee
In the Mediterranean will be dispatched
with the prisoner Surratt on board to this
country at once.
RumOrs OF Cabinet Changes Revived
The Herald's Washington special says
Rumors are beginning to circulate again o.
q change in the State Department. 1t Is
now said that Hon. Reverdy Johnson is
likely soon to take the portfolio of Secre-
| tary of State. At all events it is pretty
certain that something has gone wrong re-
Gently, for 1t Is generally whispered in
diplomatic circles that Mr.. Seward will
soon retire.
Chairmen of Committees Displaced.
The Posts Washington special says
The Senate has displaced Messrs. Cowan,
DOolittle and Dixon from the chairmanship
Of their respective committees. They now
60 to the foot. Mr.. Cattell, of New Jersey,
has Mr.. Cowan's place on the Finance COM
mittee.
There were rumors this morning that the
business committee appointed by the Re-
publican caucus had agreed to recommend
the appointment of select committee to
inquire into the expediency of an impeach-
ment Of the President, but careful inquiry
proves that the report was unfOunded.
Contested Case from Tennessee.
There is contested election case in the
House from Tennessee. Mr.. Thomas con-
tests the seat of Mr.. Arnell, on the ground
that the Tennessee law disfranchising
rebels is unconstitutional.
Senators from Nebraska.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Seen. j. NJ. Thayer
and I. w. Upton, Senators elect from Ne
braska, have arrived here. The former has
brought with him the constitution of the
new State. l.. M. Marynett, the Repre-
sentative elect, will arrive shortly. 1t is
ascertained that the population of Nebraska
is nearly ninety thousand. The memorial
and the constitution will soon be presented
TO Congress. An act will have to be passed
before these Senators and Representatives
can be admitted to Congress.
Increase OF Salaries. ..
The heads of the various Bureaus of the
Treasury Department have joined in let
ter to the committee of Ways and Means of
the House of Representatives urging the
passage of the bill prepared at the last ses-
sion for the reorganization of the Treasury
Department, or one similar. In this letter
they recommend an increase of salaries,
owing to the fact that the experienced
clerks. in consequence of the small salaries
received, are forced to resign to accept po-
sitiOns with better pay, very much to the
Inconvenience of the Department.
Approved-mOre Startling Frauds.
The structures in the Commercial Adver-
tiser upon Secretary McCullOch's report at
tract much attention and meet with gen.
eral approval.
The report of the Investigating commit
tee discloses startling frauds upon the Gov
ernment. Parties in high position in the
South during the war are seriously impli-
Gated. The frauds amount to hundreds of
millions of dollars.
The Public Debt.
WASHING TON, Dec. 5.-Thc monthly pub
lie debt statement, not yet ready for publi-
cation, will show very little variation from
the October report, $2I000.000 in coin hav-
ing been paid out as interest on $40 bonds
and as regular disbursements for the last
month will probably absorb receipts.
Surratt to be Tried Before a Civil
Court.
Conversation in judicial quarters is to the
effect that John I'll. Surratt will be brought
to Washington and his trial take place be.
fore civil court.