Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-15
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Legislative, judicial and Eek.
eCMIiNe APPROPRIATION RiII.

Ahe Legislative, judicial and Eek p.
ecuGtVe Appropriation bill.
New YORK, May 14.-The Times special
says: The bill making appropriations for
| Legislative, Executive and judicial ex-
penses, will be called up in the Senate to-
morrow, and either considered at once or
set as the special order for given day this
week. In this bill as it passed the House,
there Is an appropriation of $4,000 600 for
expenses of issuing treasury notes and au-
thorized loans, with prOvisO that no fur
ther expenditures shall be made for the ex-
perlmental system of hydrOstatic printing
by the Treasury Department, until such
experiments shall have been definitely au-
thorzed by law and distinct appr0pria-
tion made therefor. In the face of facts
susceptible of the plainest proof, showing
the propriety of the proviso above set
forth, Mr.. Clark has succeeded in getting
the proviso stricken out by the Senate FL
nance committee.
Distribution Of the $4,000 Relief
Fund.
Gen. Howard has begun the distribution
of the S25,Oo0 appropriated by Congress for
the relief OF destitute and suffering freed
men In this District. A board has been ap-
pointed, with DR.. II. Eborn, chief medical
officer of the BWreau, as President, and the
city divided into four districts. with a su-
perintendent for each. Every case of des-
titutiOn reported is thus thoroughly exam
ined and the relief afforded is granted with
care and discrimination.
Reconstruction Resolution in the
SENATE,
The reconstruction joint resolutions is not
likely to be reached In the Senate to-mor-
rot ,,nlocc all Ill
ate is much behind the House in the mat
ter of business. AT present the appropria-
tion bills, which have all passed the House,
are pressing upon the consideration of the
Senate.
The Volunteer Army 10 be Re.
duced.
The Worlds special says: Every means
which may be consistent with the welfare
of the country will be used to reduce the
number of volunteers yet in service.
Pay 10 be Stopped.
The Paymaster General has issued spe-
cial order directing that the pay of about
one hundred officers of the volunteer and
regular armies should be stopped until they
rendered satisfactory accounts to the Gov
ernment. SO much negligence has occurred
in this regard that the Paymaster is deter
mined to use the most stringent measures
to overcome the abuse.
The Massacre at Fort Goodwin.
Gov. Goodwin, the Delegate in Congress
from Arizona. does not take the doubtful
view of the massacre story attributed to
Ross Brown. Gov. Goodwin says that it is
an every day matter for the Indians to gath
er force OF two thousand for treacherous
pYnp1ifinn q lil.n thu ~ ran n al ou
turing Fort Goodwin and massacreing its
Inhabitants. The Department have reason
TO fear that it is true.
Financial.
The Trbune's special SAYS: The total
receipts of Internal Revenue during the
week were $4232,376 so. Receipts from
Customs during the week ending the 18th
inst, from the ports mentioned. were as fol-
lows: New York, So 253, 800; Philadelphia,
SOB $50 as; Boston, $290.4l5 81; Baltimore,
$4O266 "A, making an aggregate income
received from these sources for the period
mentioned $6939053 So.
The disbursements OF the treasury on ac-
count of the war, navy and Interior depart
ments for last week. were as follows:
War, $3OSOll; Navy, $l,2S9,27G; Interior,
$l57004.
$l.Gl6,730 OF National Bank note currency
was issued last week. Total amount issued
up to date, $273, ,S7S,S95.
The following is a statement of the
amount of funds in the cash vau Is of the
Treasury on the 18th instant: u. S. legal
tender notes, $2GS00O National Bank notes,
$92 $50; fractional currency of all denom-
nations, $l,476,7S5; gold, 3030O0; silver.
$205O00; cents. $500; reserve funu, tenn
pOrary loan, $3O,000000; reserve fund, sur.
plus issue U. 5. notes, $37,932,425; reserve
fund, surplus issue compound interest notes,
So 467 1870; compound interest notes in re-
demption division, $4,960,000.
Choice Seeds from Austria.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has
lately received from the Royal Agricultural
Society of Austria a very fine collection OF
choice seeds, donated to the United States
for experimental purposes. The Commits
sioner is of the opinion that experiment
will satisfactorily demonstrate the adapta-
bility of many of these seeds to the Ameri.
can climate, and thereby prove valuable
acquisition to the agricultural interests OF
the country.
Sabbath School Union CeIebra tiOn.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Sabbath
School Union, composed of 3S Protestant
schools, S7S teachers and 1000 scholars, J.
ebrated their anniversary to-day with six
bands of music, national flags, emblems,
floral decorations, &c. They proceeded to
the capitol grounds, where they we've en-
tertained with vocal and instrumental mu-
sic and addresses. The spectacle was beau
tiful and interesting.
The Habens Corpus BlIl Signed.
The Commercials special says: The
President has signed the amended Habeas
Corpus act. The act is intended to protect
civil and military officers of the Govern
ment from malicious prosecution for acts
committed during the war. in discharge of
duty or in obedieece to orders.
Committee 10 Visit Memphis,