Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-01
SUNDAY NIGHTS REPORT.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The following
circular In relation to the payment Of
bounties has just been issued:
WAR Dept ADJ'T GENERALS OFFIcEl
WAsHTGToN, Sept. 81. !
In order to correct misrepresentation in
respect to the payment OF bounties author
ized at the last Congress, the Secretary of
War directs the following statement to be
published:
The payment of bounties to soldiers un-
der the act of Congress has not been delay
cd by any action or interference of the
President. Soon after the adjournment of
Congress board, with General Candy as
President, was authorized to prepare rules
and regulations for the payment of the
authorized bounties. This, duly involved
the examination of numerous acts of Con-
gress, and the regulations and practice of
several bureaus, and upon it depends the
proper disbursement of over fifty millions
of dollars among more than million
claimants. The board devoted themselves
diligently to their work; when 1t was COM
pleted made report to the Secretary of War.
That officer revised the regulations, and
having doubts in respect to- some legal
points determined by the board, referred
their report to the Attorney General, who,
after consideration, advised certain changes.
The matter was again referred to the board,
with instructions to revise and amend the
regulations. This was done, and the amend
ed regulations being approved by the At
torney General, were promptly published
and orders issued to carry them into effect.
In the whole procedure there was no in
reference by the President or the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. The report was not
suppressed or seen by either OF them. The
regulations were prepared under the direc-
tions of the Secretary of War, with as much
diligence as the difficulties of the subject
and the magnitude of the disbursements
would admit.
In respect to the order temporarily sus-
pending payment of bounties to colored
troops, Congress had manifested an anxious
desire, by amendments Of the act, to secure
these bounties to the colored soldiers, and to
protect them against fraudulent agents and
| assignees. The amount OF these bounties Is
estimated at nearly twenty millions of dol
lars. The Secretary of War felt it his duty
TO have the regulations of the Pay Depart
ment carefully revised, so as to provide any
additional checks that might secure the
| bounty to colored soldiers and protect the
Treasury against fraud. The subject was
therefore referred to Gen. Canby's board,
and upon their report being made payment
| of these bounties was ordered. For the
temporary suspension of payment neither
the President nor the Secretary of the
Treasury is responsible. All the time
taken up was required by justice to the
colored soldiers and the Public Treasury,
and to carry out the manifest purpose of
Congress, so as to protect the soldiers, as
far as might be done, by carefully prepared
regulations against being cheated out of
| his bounty.
| D., o,Jar of tba Coorata ~ of War 10.
| +. ID. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
ChoIera-Drafts for Capture OF tho
| AssassiDss
New York, Sept. 30.-The cholora yes
terday showed signs of further abatement.
| Only three or four cases were reported
During the past week, the city was healthy
and the weather cool. Two deaths were
reported in Brooklyn.
The Herald's Washington special says
There are yet remaining in the u. S. Treas
ury office drafts for the following named
persons who assisted In the capture of the
assassins of President Lincoln: James w.
Purdun, citizen, $2SS.7S; privates Martin
Keller, Daniel Barker, VIM. McQuade and
Frederick DertZ, each $l,653.S4.
President johnson has caused to be pre-
pared silver medal and a certificate of
merit, which, together with one hundred
silver dollars, are to be presented to Hoo
cap, a chief of the Blackteet tribe of Indi-
ans, as reward for his noble behavior in
1864 in rescuing a white woman from cap
tivity. The medal weighs about half a
pound and is appropriately inscribed.
From Washington.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The Postoffice
Department will next week be prepared to
supply the public with stamped envelopes
at the reduced rates of $32 so per thousand
or SO 28 hundred, and in this proportion
for smaller quantities. Instructions for the
letters to be returned to any busines house
which may be designated If not called for
within ten days, will be gratuituously
printed on the envelopes when the latter
are ordered in amounts not b low 500.
Many of the letters returned to the dead
letter office show the fact is not generally
known, that revenue stamps are not lecOg-
nized for postage. The stamped envelopes
| will serve to render more certain the delv-
cry of letters. MOL .-g q .N'
The Secretary of the Treasury has des-
| ipnated the First National Bank of Rich
mond special depository for the safe
keeping of public money under the act of
June, 1864. . ~
The Treasury Department having reach
ed the limit of $S00000 of $40 bonds eX-
changed for 7-30 notes, with interest pay
| able in May and November, the coupons OF
those to be hereafter issued under u like
conversion will be paid on the first of jan
uary and July next. ..n
1t is positively ascertained that General
Dix has not rs yet signiipd either his ac-
ceptance or refusal Of the French mission
as heretofore stated. 1t remains subject to
his pleasure.
US. Senator from Oregon.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Sept. 30.--A Portland,
| Oregon, dispatch last night says II. W.