Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-03
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FROM W ASHINGT0N.
The Presidency. uessnpe.


The Presidents M easnge.
NEW York, Dec. 1.-The Times Wash
'ington special says: The Presidents mes
sage has been delivered to the agent of the
Associated Press, to be sent to the leading
Journals Of the country. Copies tor the
New York and Philadelphia press, how
ever, have been entrusted to the care of
special messengers, who will deliver them
when the reading of the document Is COM
menced In Congress.
A Bill 10 Confer Suffrage ON Negroes
da,I. in she district.
A Herald's Washington special says:
Senator Morrill,, 1t is understood, will. linz
medistely on the assembling of Congress,
introduce bill to confer the privilege of
suffrage upon the freedmen of this district
and will energetically insist on an early
vote, 1t is said to be his purpose to have
this new law In full force before the next
municipal election in this city. It was
Senator Morrill, who introduced and carried
through lhe,bill emancipating the slaves OF
this district.
designations. .'
There have been two hundred and
twenty-elght designations of clerks in the
Treasury Department during the past year,
mostly on account of inadequate salary.
A strong effort will be made to have Con-
gress increase these salaries.
Revenue Receipts.
The estimated receipts of the revenue for
the next fiscal year, Instead Of being $780,
100000, as has been published, are really
less than $450000OO0.
Return to Specie Payment.
The Secretary of the Treasury will not
recommend the issue OF any per cent
bonds, as stated, and will indicate the time
at which, in his judgment, the resumption
of specie payments can be safely effected.
1t Is his opinion that this may be done in
eighteen months, but hopes for an earlier
date.
Redemp ptIOn OF bonds I'm Gold.
Secretary McCulloch is desirous that Con-
gress should enact clear law making it
distinctly understood that the United
States are pledged to redeem the principal
as well as the interest on its bonds In gold,
but knowing the opposition which all OF
his measures meet in that body, he will not
directly propose it. In another form, how
ever, IL is not unlikely that this and several
other measures he has on foot will be
brought to the attention OF Congress at the
proper time.
-..- of Welcome.
A Washington special says: Judge Cart
ter, OF the Supreme Court of the District o.
Columbia, will deliver the address of well
come at the mass reception of Congress.
Arrival OF COngreSsmen-Tho Best Oi
Feeling PreVaIIs---The Question Oi
| Impeachment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA large number
of Congressman arrived here tonight, ant
although there are but about thirty Sena
tors and seventy members OF the House II
the city there seems to be no doubt of {
quorum of both houses on Monday. Tht
best humor prevails among them. irrespec
tive of party. So far as can be ascertainet
by consultation and otherwise, the idea o
introducing articles of Impeachment
against the President of the United State
finds little If any favor.
Representatives of he Press.
The press, it seems, will now be NOR
largely represented at Washington during
the approaching session than heretofore
there being an accession to the usual mum
Der Of correspondents.
Tho Message.
1t is said that the message of the Presi
dent will be about the same length as tina
of last year, and will occupy about an hou
In the reading.
- Secretary Stewards Dispatch.
| The Commercials Washington specis
says: Secretary Seward has not yet re
ceived any answer by cable to his long dis
patch to Minister Bigelow at Paris, direct
| ing him to demonstrate against the della
in recalling the French troops from HexicS
1t is anticipated that Louis Napoleon is no
| likely to be satisfied with the energeti
tone of Mr.. Stewards dispatch, much as h
may desire to get out of the Mexica
scrape.
| rF Contest for the SpoilS.
There will be warm struggle betwee
the Executive and Legislative branches {
the Government for the control OF the en-
i tire Revenue Department, with a view
| the possession of spoils of office. The Re
publicans will therefore attempt to detac
this department from the control of th
| President. With this view Judge Kelly
| of Philadelphia, is preparing bill to sui
stitute for the present Internal Revenu
Bureau department of revenue, under
commissioner to be appointed by Chief Ju'
tice Chase, who is to be authorized to MAX
| all subordinate appointments.
| Major General Sheridan has forwarde
| to the War Department a refutation of tn
charges of inhumanity against the officer
at Dry Tortugas.
Marine Intelligence.
Dispatches have been received at tn
Navy Department from Capt. VIM. ReyT
olds, commanding the U. s. steamer Lack
awanna, under date of October 9th, froi
Montevideo, announcing his arrival at thi
place. All are well on board.
Rear Admiral Gordon, com handing th
South Atlantic squadron, under date OF Or
tober Goth, reports the arrival OF the steam
or Monocacy at Rio Janiero.
Commander e. Simpson, commandiD
the u. s. steamer Mohican, under date I
October 18th, reports his arrival at Marar
bau, Brazil, thirteen days from Barbadoe
The receipts of internal revenue to-da