Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-21
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FROM WASHINGTON.

The Constitutional Amendment.
I NEW York. June 2O.AThe morning pa
pers have the following special kilograms
from Washington:
z Although the Constitutional Amend
ments which recently passed the Senate
have been published as official by order OF
the epSecretary of the Senate, IL is runlored
that Mr., Seward will decline the RESPONSE
6ility of sending them to the Governors OF
States except by the Presidents direction
The Tariff BiII.
The Ways and Means committee held a
protFacted session to-day over the Tariff
bill, which will probably be reported about
the last uf the week. The committee have
not reached the iron clause of the bill. 1t
Is understood that the wool growers will
carry their point in the committee, but the
result is doubtful when the question comes
before the House. The committee, after
finishing the Tariff bill, will take up the
Adjournment resolution, which was re-
ierred to it by the House. ka
There isa strong lobby influence at work
to get the committee on Ways and Means
to give six months notice to the proposed
new tariff, so that it shall not 90 into effect
until six months after the passage of the
bill. The committee, however, Is nearly
unanimously in favor of putting the law into
immediate operation. This, 1t is also be-
lieved, is the temper Of the House.
" hat is known as the Colwell Tariff
bill was before subcommittee of Ways and
Means, and is1being slashed to pieces by the
committee. ..'" '"
Consul General 10 the Danubian
S-y -" PrincipalIties. -
The name of l.. j. Czeapkay, Of Califor-
MIA, has been sent into the Senate for con-
firmation as Consul General to the Danubi-
an Principalities. Hitherto the United
States has not had a representative there,
but the impending war in Europe renders
it necessary that our Government should
have one there to look after American in
terests. DR.. CZeapkay was U. s. Commis-
sioner to the exhibition at Berlin, Prussia,
last year. i,- .
Gen. Grants Father.in-LawD Dan
I .s.,.,,- ,,- RerOusly Hi. ..,.- r..,....r
/ Mr.. Dent, father-in-law to, Gen. Grant, is
dangerously i'll of cholera Enorbus at the
Generals residence in this city, and in con-
sequence of his advanced age and enfee-
bled condition, but little hopes are enter
tanned of his recovery. The General and
Mrs. Grant were informed to-day by tele-
graph of his situation, and are doubtless
returning ere this.
Dick Turner Released.
The notorious Dick Turner, turnkey Of
Libby Prison during the war, was yester-
day released from confinement by order OF
Secretary Stanton. Turner was arrested
shortly after the capture of Richmond, and
has been in confinement ever since.
PennsyIVania Contested Case.
The House committee have awarded the
Pennsylvania contested seat to the sitting
member, Mr.. Dawson, (Dem)
/ . Miscellaneous Items.
The Senate Naval committee will report
In favor of transferring the Philadelphia
Navy Yard to League Island.
There will be majority and minority
report on the Memphis riot case.
! Mr.. Sehenck's army bill will no doubt
pass the House, but it will be so amended
in the Senate as to send the whole question
to the Conference committee to be finally
settled.
AS to the time the new Tariff bill will go
into effect, there is no doubt importers
will have the usual sixty or ninety days to
make their arrangements. A. j .l
/ The Conkling-Fry Investigation commit
tee continued the taking of testimony to-
dav, and will continue to review the evil
dence onThursday.
The House Military committee to-day in
structed their Chairman to report the SEN
ate bill for the establishment of an armory
and arsenal at Rock Island, Ill.
The Treasury Department commenced
to-day a small disbursement of the new five
cent coin recently authorized by Congress.