Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-17
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.sniIsiSu1r EsakrstGDoMn Rossst n
C9psAltatIQn With sllle PEesldenJ.
New YORK, Feb. 16.-The Tribune's spe-
cial dsays - Treasurer SpinnepYestepda
commenced paying in cash all war and navy
warrants Rth9gpting tQrS1 QO00, add suider,
apd all qnatteri1a asters' and nd6therdisbursin9
officers checks under $4,000. All claims
amounting to more than the sum MENTION
ed, VIII bepaid one-haIf In cash and one
half in certificates of indebtedness, in ac-
coFlsnc IVA recent regulation of che
Treasures. EAss only abOdC one third 2as
many certificates are being issued as for
merly, the TreasuferoB Induced to believe
that those now IN The market will soon
come up 70 par value
Major General Terry is expected in Wash
ingtOhko day IN, aus Weft0 asumhons fr0m
tile RecOhstructibnSc committee. IL ~
Judge Barrett, Commissioner of the Pen
SION Bureau, yesterday decided relative to
the claim of an exlrebeF soldier for land
bounty on the ground that he had rendered
military service to the Government in the
wal, 4Sl2, that by-hiSFRaFtioipati
war agalhet tlie Union. The had Forfeited HI is-
title to any awards for services prior to the
rebehlon.f a. ga' % p rr'Yi8IgO .yy'tETat
John Ross, whose claims to the Cheftain-
ship OF the Cherokees were ignored by the
cOmmission--gece sent OUT to- form
treaties -withS the-Ahostife' 'fndianStribes,
yesterday held long interview with ,Presi-
dent johnson. Ross is represented by, the
members of the commission as possessing
great wealth and living in a style OF ele-
gance unsurpassed by hismore enlightened
Eastern bretNen. His yistto Washington
his recognition by the Government as Chief
of the SheEoBeeg aizyls w AsIIgGih
~ National .Ba II ISs. gI,us., "
The Worlds special says : The House
committee on Banking win hTeportin favor
of adopting some policy whereby the MAJ,
tiOnal Banks will be compelled Co. Change
the present system Of allowing said banks
to hold terest-bearingHega tender notes
for the redemption of their Liabilities. This
course will compel the. National Banks to
surrender the Understanding legal tender
notes and substitute legal TENDERS. THIS
will be the first move towards eonIac-
tion of thelcurrency' question: II Saye.q
Report of Tax, Commissioner, q
The Ways and Means committee have di-
Vided up the various matters connected
with the tax commissioners report to sub
committees Wb0arg holding daily sessions
and examining fnto'the matters referred to
the respective committees, p twill be some
time before the subcommittee will be
ready to report to the cSnpiitSe. gIJzsIa
Connecticut POIities-ReceIpts Of
H' HnIcrnal REEVE 77 s.ra1
TheTribuhe's special says: A private dis
patch in Washington from a prominent
member OF the Connecticut Onion State
Convention, states that a resolution recon-
mendipg. the early, admission of Tennessee
wasWoted down inthe -committeeon Reso--
lutiOns. .s.rry, r,OYg,
The Tribune this morning publishes the
tables, prepared for the report OF, the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, which show
that the receipts of internal revenue for the
wear ending June 30th 1865, were SPILL
129f529 IL, of which the amount collected
through the collectors and assessors was
$lS3, lI2S04 69J The expense OF collecting
this sum was S4,7G966G.3l.
DissatIsf ia c iiOn, Among Army OF.
IVS - -slGcet-s. l-S!ia9I q
The Times special says: There is much
dissattstaet0neHpTesSed among army Off
GERS who have served with distinction in
thsswaE that themiltary mA eslast report
edto the Senate makes no brovision for the
promotion Of any of ithe' fof1cers who
spraAg from or ,served with .yoluntsers.--
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feature in the reorganization of the army.
''@ NIinister 10 Mexico '''f
Hon. Lib. .Campbelb recently appointed
Minister to Mexico, arrived in Washington
yesterday and had an iuterViewlwitH the
President. He visits Washington upon
private business and will return to Ohio in
a ateWedays, there foreman until the Sen
ate shall have.acted upon his nomination
as Minister to the Mexican Republic.
photographer in Washington.
iAidelegation of leading photographers
in the United States are in Washington,n
asking to be relieved from the payment of.
any duties on their products in stamps, and
to be permitted to, pay per centage on
monthly sales each month. The commit
tee on Waysand Means gave them hear
ing yesterday. Among the delegation are
NIB. Brady, d. Gurney and G. ID. Freder-
ickss of New York, and Allen Gardner Of
"asshlnstonIG ISM SgaFTF.E TH,TTE
.sss g1il Want 10 Compromise, a.
! New YORK Feb. 16.-The Commercials
Special says: Influential politicians are en-
deavofing to effect a compromise on the
Free1men's Bureau bill. The basis Is that
If the President signs the bill the Ten-
nessee delegation will be at once admitted.
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