Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Bill neorganizIng tho treasury

A Bill ReOrganizing the Treasury.
New York, Nov. 26.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: A carefully pre-
pared bill, thoroughly reorganizlng the
Treasury Department. is now ready for
presentation to Congress, upon whose at
tention 10 will be urged early In the ses-
sion. Its passage will be respectfully IA
vored by Secretary McCullech. The effect
Of its becoming a law will be to prevent
the use of the department for partisan ends,
and will greatly increase its efficiency.
A Bill Regulating Impeachments.'S
A bill has been prepared by leading
Congressman providing that an officer on
trial under impeachment shall be suspended
from exercising the functions Of his office
during trial, and whether ything is done
toward Impeaching the President or not,
{ is probable that action will be had upon
,lis bill with view to settling a disputed
point OF law.
Anothe er sh arp Game by Claim Agents
hT7AH amd CLERKS.
A Herald,s Washington special says; A
combination scheme for the prosecution OF
claims against the Government, entered
into by claim agents and certain clerks In
the departments having charge of the set
Element of claims tor officers back pay, has
partially transpiredLhere. 1t is charged
that these clerks, who have access to the
muster rolls of the army, get from che rolls
the names Of officers appearing there a. en-
titled, under recent act to present claims
for arrears bfpay, and cause such mustered
out officers to be notified of helacts, at the
same time suggesting the name of claim
agent best qualified to prosecute the claim
for them, thus throwing into the hands of
the claim agents a large amount Of ,busi-
ness. 1t is supposed that clerks thus in
terested share the profits. ,..-I p 81
SOuthern Members Of Cong reSs ArrIy-
r. ....., .4mr ing. .I..,.. 'rfrD|
From Uraig's News Agency. % ,saU
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Southern members
of Congress, elect, are arriving III this city.
Hon. o. NJ. Roberts, Senator from Texas,
arrived last night. He reports that the
material interests Of Texas are tlourishine,
and that the people generally are in good
Nspirits.
The revenue from imports during the past
year foot up $200,000,000. It1s estimated
that the amount this year will be $l75,0OO,-
600, and that the receipts of goods will fall
short. ,,s-.H Hz ....r- HrcE rrrT5
4 Approval of Selections for Central
] Pacific Railroad.
I WASHINGTON, D., c., Nov, ,26.-The COM
mittee have under preparation list, which
h will soon be presented to the Secretary Of
4 the Interior for approval, OF selections for
the Central Pacific railroad OF California,
embracing $4,000 acres,
SeacOast tilicaliOns 10 be MOdi-
b." 1ied.' Gtt. ..h
Brevet Major General Geo. McCullum,
of the Corps of Engineers, and late super
intendent of the United States Military
Academy, has been detailed as member
of the board to consider the subject of the
modification of the existing seacoast fortiti-
cations. McCullum will be stationed in
this city. .r I. a..tL. -.a.r
I During the past three days about seven
ty postmasters have been displaced, nearly
Ill of the smaller classes of offices. Among
| the new appointments are the following:
Hiram Edgerton, Franklin, n. T.; John
McKees, Rhinebeck, N. Y, and James A.
Fairchild, Kennebec, Me. a
II has been ascertained that MaXimilian's
tenacity in holding on to Mexico has been
due to the expectation encouraged by the
reports of his late agent in the United
States, Degolado, who has just returned
/ to Mexico, that new civil war was Just on
the eve of breaking out in the United states,
and that this should certainly be the case II
the Radicals carried the fall elections 1t
.
appointed. The fact is known here that
Degollado could not obtain audiences either
with President johnson or Secretary Sew
ard while in the United States; all his Ell
| forts to have them having failed, notWIth-
standing his statements to the contrary.
Prize Money Ready for Distribu-
HON. ~
The prize money resulting from the cap
ture of twenty-five bales of cotton, by the
Monticello on the, 4th of July, 1861, is near
ly ready for distribution at the Fourth Au-
ol'Or' ONCE TJntrue. A." lr's, .IIs95
"A statement has been published that the
President has given to Mrs. Thompson
permit for her husband, Jacob Thompson,
| to return home. This is untrue. tl .s.rrs
/ WASHINGTON, Nov, 26.--Nothing definite
has vet been received from the British Gov
ernment in relation to the claims for in
demnity, growing out of the depredations
on American commerce by the Alabama
and other rebel privateers. The cores
Ipondence is still in progress between the
two Governments. The present Brltlsh
Ministry, however, show better DISPOSE
tion than the former one in che consldera-
tion of the important subject 7,y -u- /,
Another Race Over Iheo National
- -- Course. 81 -.---
There was anotherra over the National
Course to-day. Two local horses-Lady
elements and Unknown-were the contes-
tants. The time was nothing extraordi-
nary, but.there was q great deal of excite
ment among those in attendance owing to
the closeness. The race was match tor
$5OOpI mile heats best two in three. Lady
elements won the first heat in 2 :46, Un-
known the second in. 252, aud he also won
the third in 2:54. ----L