Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-08
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Assistant Assessors I'm Southern
fjdateS.

4 SlSClng OF Assessors BOWleS, OF Augusta,
/ Ca, and Collector Moses, of Sumter, s. g.,
4 to proceed to Washington for the purpose
4 II urging upon Congress the modification
4 Jt the test oath so far as it affects Assist
y int Assessors and Deputy Collectors. I'm
1 Ter the advice of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and in consequence of the i'm
possibility of obtaining men who could
J take the test oath entire, assistants have
z been appointed In many cases who could
? only partially qualify, with the knowledge
that their pay would depend upon the ac-
( ton of Congress in modifying the OATH
! TO urge Congress to do this is the first OBJ
ject of the committee, falling in which they
will urge that the salaries CT those Assist
| ants be made large enough to induce North
ern men to 20 to the South and accept the
offices.
The bill 10 Prevent the Spread of
Cattle Disease.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-The bill to
amend an act to prevent the spread Of for
eign diseases among the cattle of the Uni
ted States, approved December last, as 1t
| passed both houses, having been signed by
the President, is now a law.
1t provides that the importation Of neat
! cattle, and the hides OF neat cattle, from
| any foreign country into the United States,
Is hereby prohibited; provided, that the
| provisions of this act shall be suspended as
! to any foreign country or countries, or any
parts of such country or countries, when
ever the Secretary of the Treasury shall Of
ticially determine and give public notice
thereof, that such importation will not tend
to the introduction or spread of contagious
! or infectious diseases among the cattle OF
the United States, and the Secretary of the
Treasury Is hereby authorized and empow-
/ cred, and it shall be his duty, to make all
necessary orders and regulations to carry
/ this law into effect, or to suspend the same
| as therein provided, and to send copies
thereof to the proper officers in the United
| States, and to such officers or agents of the
| United States in foreign countries as he
, shall Judge necessary.
SEC. 2. That the President of the United
I States, whenever in his judgement the i'm
portation of neat cattle or hides of cattle
may be made without danger of the intro
I duction or spread of contagious or iniec-
tious diseases among cattle of the United
States, may, by proclamation, declare the
| provisions of this act to be imperative and
OF no effect from and after thirty days from
the day of said proclamation.
SEC. 3. That any person convicted OF a
willful violation of any OF the provisions OF
this act shall be punished by fine not ex-
1 ceeding $500, or imprisonment not exceed
ing one year, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, in the discretion of the court
The Debate on RecIprOcity-FeeI.
ing Between Western aud East
ern Men.
The Commercials Washington special
says: The House reciprocity debate yes
terday strengthens the growing jealousy
between the West and the New England
men on the subject of protection. The
Western members are in favor of libera
trade arrangements with Canada, and COM
plain that national interests are subordi'
nate to the views of Eastern manufacture
ers. Attempts are being made to so com
bine the fishing, lumber, coal and wood in
terests as to change the continental tarif
bill now under consideration, from reye
nue. to protection, by largely increasing thu
duties.
At the election in Alexandria yesterday
the Mayor and several others elected wer
in the rebel army.
Suit Against Gen. 7fussy-Centra
Pacific Railroad.
The Tribune's Washington special says
The District Attorney for this District ha
been ordered by the Treasury Department
to commence an action against Brig. Gen
II. d. Mussy, late private secretary to Pres
ident johnson, to recover the sum of TWEEN
ty-eight thousand dollars which it is alleg
ed was abstracted from the sum advanced
him for recruiting, and tor which 1t is claim
ed he has failed to account.
In pursuance of the report of the com
missioners and Chief Engineer of the Cen
tral Pacific railroad of California, the So
lictOr of the Treasury has submitted thu
opinion that the company is entitled tt
bonds to the amount of six hundred ant
forty thousand dollars, the sum allowed pei
mile being $4,000.
The New Army bill.
The Worlds Washington special says :
The House committee on Military Affairs
have completed the bill for the Increase O
the regular army. L. differs very material
" from the Senate bill, ignores entirely
the recommendations of Generals Sher.
man, Thomas and Meade. Itprovides that
the army shall be made up largely of vol
unteers. The Veteran Reserve Corps /:
fully provided for as an organization. II
also provides for the retention of several
negro regiments, to be officered by white
men. Boards Tor the examination of Off
GERS are to consist of a majority of volun'
teer officers. The proposition to revive the
grade of General will not be included il
the army bill. The probabilities are tha
the committee will decline for the presen
to take any action in this matter.
Selling Freedmen at Ten Dollar.
- n Head.
Well authenticated reports have recently
reached Gen. G. H. Howard, Assistant Com
missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau for tn
District of Columbia, Maryland and severa
of the Eastern counties of Virginia, to TIN
affect that certain unprincipled and unau'
thorized persons are engaged In transferring
freedmen from Baltimore and vicinity Il
Annapolis; where they are, by some proces:
unknown, disposed of to their employers
at ten dollars per head. Strong efforts are
being made by the Bureau to ferret ont anC
bring them to justice.
ll rg The Lonn BIII.
Secretary McCulloch was assured yester.
day by several members of the Ways anC
Means committee that as soon as the recip.
Irocity matter was disposed of the loan bill
would be called up and finally disposed of
They also notified him that Mr.. Stevens
substitute would not prevail.
English Contributions to the Freed
| anT men.
The Tribune's Washington special says
Another contribution from the Birming-
ham, England, association was yesterday
lreceived by Gen. Howard. The invoice
consisted of clothing, and amounted In
value to over $1,000. The money value ol
articles heretofore contributed by the same
association is over $4,000, all of which has
been donated since the termination of the