Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
The New Army hill.

New YORK, April 2.--The Tribune's
Washington special says: The House
Military committee have instructed Gen
eral Schenck to report to the House, to-
day, the bill for the reorganization of the
army. 1t does not change the number Of
the army from what Mr.. Wilson's Senate
bill provides for 1t authorizes the Veteran
Reserves to be consolidated and continued
in ten regiments. and all officers hereafter
appointed in that division are to be wound
ed volunteers. 1t omits The two regiments
of colored cavalry, and reduces the colored
infantry regiments from ten to eight. IL
favors officers of the line and in the field,
and does not, as present laws do, favor Off
GERS on detail at Washington and elsewhere,
with increased pay and perquisites. The
pay of Brigadier Generals on duty in
Washington is S5,43575 cash, and forage
worth $S34 or $5,269.75 per annum in
money. If that same General goes into the
field he gets $l,455.25 less.
A bill is now before the Military COM
mttee asking increased pay for Generals
Meigs, Dyer and Townsend of $l.2l4 per
year each, making their pay $7,4S377. 1t
will be reported upon adversely.
The Mexican Loan ResOIutiOns-A
Hint 10 Napoleon.
The Herald's Washington special says:
1t is now admitted that the resolutions
guaranteeing the Mexican loan will pass
the House of Representatives. The OPP
pOnents of the measure conceed that much.
1t is understood that a number of the mem
bers will vote for it for the purpose of Civ
ing Napoleon to understand that this
country is in earnest in regard to its in
dOrsement of the Republic of Mexico.
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for that measure in the hopes that with its
passage in the House Napoleon will take
the hint and withdraw from that country.
1t is understood that after it's passage in the
lower House it will be held in the Senate,
to see whether the French Emperor will
take the hint without further action by Con-
gress. Both Congress and the President are
very determined and positive in their oppo-
sition to the Imperial Mexican scheme.
While there is no opp Jsition to having any
serious complication with Napoleon, there
Ia a determination to do something that
will show him that this country will not
submit to any doube-dealing or doubtful
course on his part. For this reason the
vote will be very decided in the House.
The action of the Senate will be upon Ma
poleon's action, after the House has given
him a decided hint by the passage of the
measure in that body.
Mrs. Davis en- ROuIe 10 WaAhing-
ton.
Mrs. JEFF. Davis is understood to be en-
route to Washington in hope of obtaining
permission to visit her husband in his
prison at Fortress Monroe. She will prob
ably arrive in company with A. II. Ste
phens, within day or two.
+ The Loan Bill. ......
The Finance committee of the Senate
have decided to report the so-cal.ed loan
bill In the precise shape that it passed
the House. The report will probably be
made to-day. An effort was made in the
committee to modify, but failed. 1t is con-
sidered by majority of the committee to
be harmless as it is, and, therefore, best to
pass it without amendments.
Vote on the Civil Rights Bill.
The Tribune's special from Washington
states that the vote on the Civil Rights bill
will be postponed until Wednesday, owing
to the absence of the Senators to attend the
funeral of the late Senator Foote.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Senate gal
leries are densely crowded to-day in antici-
patton of the debate on President Johnson's
veto of the Civil Rights bill but it is said
that the subject will not be called up until
Wednesday. a"f EliE
Iti believed certain parties connected
with the French Legation are engaged in
inducing parties to take contract to coli
lect Imperial revenue in Mexico.
Rewards for the COnspIratOrs.
The Worlds Washington special says =
A number of persons have been called here
by the premature announcement that the
rewards for the arrest of the consDirators
were about to be distributed. No decision
IN that respect has been arrived at by the
War Department. aslal
The Negro Celebration at Rich.
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WASHINGTON, April 2.--To-day's Ma
tional Republican says: There is report
that the Government here has interfered
with the proposed celebration by the COL
ored people of Richmond on the anniversa-
ry of the capture of that city on the I'd
inst. We have the best authority for say
ing that neither the President nor General
Grant has interfered in the matter in any
manner, The subject is entirely within the
control of General Terry, who Is man of
safe judgment, and being on the ground
knows best what to- do in The premises. He
isauthorized to act prudently in the event
Of any unnecessary or.illegal disturbances
Of the peace on either side.' O'in ~ =, II