Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-21
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General Rousseau ResIgned-Ex-
change of 7-3O's for, S.4O's-Fees
Received by COnsuIs and COnsu-
lar AgentS-Educa1IOn of Freed
men at their Own ExPense-Pay
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Re.
jected by the Senate! 9ns a.u
New YORK, July 20.-Morning papers
contain the following specials from Wash
ington - ~ ~ ataHa .13
General Rousseau has rendered his resio-
nation as q member of tbe House OF Rep
resentatiyes to Governor Bramlette,of Ken
lucky.
The Secretary of the Treasury has au-
thorized the acceptance of 1905 from any
bond-holders In exchange for $40 bonds OF
1855, upon equal terms as respects prlnci-
pal and interest being adjusted according
to the amount due on each security. The
Assistant Treasurer in New York has been
making the exchange for some days past,g
but In consequence of the present high
price of 1905 not many demands are re-
ceived. There Is so little advantage in ia
vor Of 5-2O's at present that holders OF
small amounts of 1905 do not find it to
their interest to avail themselves<of the
opportunity offered to change them.
A communication from the President, in
compliance with law, gives a list of the
aggregate of all fees received by the. vari-
GUS Consuls and Consular Agents during
the last year. Those at London were over
$4,000; Liverpool, $4,000; Manchester,
$4,000: Montreal, $1,000; Paris, $4,000
Matamoras, $4,000; Havana, $4,000; Ham
burg, $4,000; Belfast, $4,000. These are
the largest amounts, and the scale descends
to very low figures. fa44 Et.t.a
7. B. Randolph, formerly of New York,
now of New Orleans, is on here to arrange,
II possible, some plan whereby the freed,
men may be educated at their own ex-'
pense. He has had several interviews with
officials, all of whom encourage him in the
sensible viewhe advocates--t that Of prepar-
Ing the negro for the position of good citi-
zenship. He is to have an interview with
the President tomorrow. u 1Ua .ula
The Second Comptroller of the Treasury
has decided that when soldier, on his re-
turn from desertion or absence without
leave, Is sentenced to make good the time
of his Illegal absence, will be paid at the
rates that he obtained while he was absent,
and he will not be allowed the benefits of
any law changing these rates until he shall
have satisfied the sentence or served u time
equal to that which elapsed between the
desertion and the passage of the law.
The Senate COMMITTEES on Foreign Rela-
tions agreed to recommend the rejection of
Tuckernlan, of New York, recently ap-
pointed Minister to Greece, and also to
strike out the salary for that mission. They
also agreed to report adversely upon the
case of Ex-Governor Holden, of North Car
olina, appointed to a foreign mission, on
the ground of his participation in the re-
bellion.
Quite a number of members of Congress
are leaving for their homes.
The Pacific Railroad.
Secretary Harlan received dispatch to-
day from General Dix, in New York, stat
ing that another twenty mile section of the
Pacific railroad had been completed, maxi
ing in all 145 miles. Commissioners have
left to examine and report if it be suitable
for the Government to accept it.
Henry Stanbery Accepts.
1t is understood that Mr.. Stanbery ac-
cepts the office of Attorney General ten
dered him by the President, and that his
nomination will be sent to the Senate to-
morrow.
A Joint Resolution 10 Admit Ten.
nessee Passed the House.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-The House has
passed the joint resolution admitting Ten
nessee into the Union again by the follow
ing vote: Yeas 125, nays IL. Even Ste
vens, of Pennsylvania, voted aye. %. ... ..
The President this afternoon nominated
to the Senate Henry Stanbery, of Ken
lucky, to be Attorney General of the
United States in place Of Speed, resigned.
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