Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-09
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Excise Tax ON Frin1ing Paper
and Printing Materials.

The Excise Tax ON EDrin1ing Paper
and Printing Materials.
New YORK, April IA Washington spe-
cial says the Ways and Means committee
have decided to report in favor OF the re-
peal of the revenue excise on printing ma
terials, such as paper, ink and type, togeth-
er with the materials which enter into their
composition. The association of Weste rn
Printers 81 Publishers have been urging
upon the committee the request that soda
ash, wine, gauZe, bleaching powder. felting
cloth, and materials used in the manutac-
ture of paper, shall be put on the free list,
and that the present duty of 20 per cent. on
unsized paper shall be reduced to not eX-
ceeding per cent They hold that cheaper
paper will increase the demand for that ar
ticle. The committee Is disposed to favor
ably consider this last suggestion, as it is
believed the revenue would not suffer loss
by its adoption.
A Mixed Company.
Washington specials state that Lieut..
Gen. Grant gave splendid reception at his
residence in Washington last evening,
which was attended by President Johnson,
Thad. Stevens the French Minister,
Madame Juarez, Minister Romero: Alex.
Ii. Stephens, and many members of Con-
gress and ladies Of the Capital.
Semmes Released on PnrOIe-Fe-
male POsImas1ers.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE National In
telligencer says Captain Raphael Semmes
was released on his original parole under
the JOhnstOn-Sherman Convention, under
an order issued by the President yesterday.
,One-fourth of the persons just appointed
to take charge of the twenty-four post
nf In
Virginia are women. Two of the women
previously appointed could not take the
oath.
Bills Approved by the President.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE President has
approved and signed the bill more effectu-
ally to provide for the punishment of GER
tain crimes against the United States. 1t
provides that if any person or persons shall
falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit, or
cause or procure to be falsely made, altered,
forged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or
assist in the false making, altering, forging
or cOunterfeting OF any bond, bid, proposal,
security, official bond, public record, afIida-
Wit or other writing tor the purpose of de-
trauding the United States, or shall utter,
| publish or issue, or cause to be uttered or
| published as true, any such forged, altered
or counterfeit bond, bid, proposal, guaran-
tee, security, official bond, public record,
affidavit or other writing for the purpose
of deiraudng the United States, knowing
! the same to be false, altered or counterfeit
ed, or shall transmit to or present at, oil
cause or procure to be transmitted to oI
presented at The Office of any officer of the
United States, any such false, forged, altered
or counterfeited bid, proposal, guarantee
security, official bond, public record, aflida-
Wit or other writing. knowing the same tC
be false, altered or cOunterteited, for the
purpose of defrauding the United States
every such person shall be deemed ant
adjuged guilty Of felony, and being
thereof duly convicted, shall be SEN
fenced to Imprisonment and kept at hare
labor not exceeding ten years, or be tineC
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or bOtl
of said punisbments, at the discretion o
the court. 1t further provides that if any
offense shall be committed in any place
which has been or shall hereafter be cedeC
to and be under the jurisdiction of til,
United States, which offense is not provided
for, or the punishment thereof is no
specially provided by any law of the United
States, such ollense shall, upon conviction
thereof, be liable to aud receive the SAM
punishment rs the laws of the State il
which the place is or may be situated, nov
in force, provided for the like Otfense whel
committed within the jurisdiction of sucl
State; and no subsequent repeal Of any sucl
State law shall affect any prosecution TO
such offense in any of the courts of th
United States.
The President has also approved the bill
providing that in case any officer of tn,
navy or marine corps, on board vessel il
the employ of the United States, which, BY
any casualty or in action with the enemy
has been or may be sunk or otherwise de-
stroYed, shall thereby have lost his persona
effects, the proper accounting officer ar,
authorized, with the approval of the Secre
tary of the Navy, to allow to such officers
sum not exceeding the amount of his ses
pay for one month as compensation for thu
loss.
The President has also approved the bill
providing for the transfer of the custody O.
the Library of the Smithsonian Institute tt
the Library of Congress.