Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-05
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The New Plan of reconciliation

| The New Plan of Reconciliation.
4aNEw York. Feb. 4.-The Worlds Wash
ington special says: The highly import
ant consultations which the President.and
! HIS Cabinet have been holding with lead
/ ing Southern men on new plan for recon-
'stTuction, and alluded to last week, ended
last night in an agreement that series OF
resolutions in favor Of suffrage, based on
reading and writing and property quail
flcation of $3.50, should be submitted for
| adoption to the Southern Legislatures, to
pave the way for the submission of the
| question by the President in his" message
to the 40th Congress. These resolutions
\ were sent to the Governors of the Southern
J States to-day, accompanied by an advisory
letter stating that they meet the Presidents
approval. The question of amnesty does
| not appear to have beehan essential feature
! of the proposed plan. The Governor of
North Carolina was telegraphed tonight
to keep the Legislature in session to con-
slider the proposition, and similar measures
Were,sent to the Executives of Alabama,
\ Georgia and Mississippi. Governor Orr, of
South Carolina, left Tonight to submit the
! new plan to the Legislature OF his own
Custom House Frauds.
The Times special says investigation OF
the Custom House affairs in New York and
Boston have been completed and the COM
mittee returned to Washington. Several
| days will elapse before their report win be
| made.
Anew plan.
1t is understood a majority of the Recon-
struction committee have agreed upon a
plan which, if adopted by Congress, will be
acceptable to the South and will speedily
settle the question. The leading Southern
men now in Washington give assurance
| that their constituents will at once comply
with its requisitions. 4 .r|air.. Fra
The Loan Certificate Proposition.
The loan certificate propositioni is approv-
ed by Senators Fessenden and Sherman, and
there is little or no opposition in either
| House to it. Secretary McCulloch also ap-
proves it.
Nothing Done in the impeachment
/ -l.yNT Business. l ffAFt
A Washington special says the judiciary
| committee have done nothing in the i'm
peachment matter yet, except comforting
with several gentlemen informally, and
this has been done by Radical members at
| the request of Mr.. Ashley, ia order to see
how much of prospect there was to sus-
| tain the charge.
| Gen. Sheridan TO Go for the Indians.
1t is rumored that Gen. Sheridan will be
sent out to the plains to conduct the i'm
pending Indian war.
| New York Sub-Treasury.
The Joint Retrenchment committee don't
| yet find foundation for the charges against
l the management of the sub-Treasury in
New York. They will examine a few
more witnesses and report this week.
EmDeachment
| The Herald's special says it lis settled that
| articles of impeachment will be presented
to the House at an early day, but the SEN
ate will not take them up till next session
| Another Veto.
/ A prominent Senator says the President
informed him if the tariff bill passed the
House in its present shape he would be
compelled to veto it. The bill can pass the
Senate over the veto, but whether it can
the House Is unknown
Che RecOnstructiOn Committee CAM
| Agree.
The Tribune's special says in the meet
ing of the Reconstruction committee Sat
urday each plan was debated thoroughly
-! Mr.. Stevens advocated his plan, but 1t Is
said he did not receive much encourage
ment. They adjourned to meet OH Tues
day. 1t doubtful whether majority will
agree upon any ofthe plans before them.
New Orleans Riot Committee.
The New Orleans Riot committee will re-
e; port against the bill TOR Professionally gov
erning Louisiana until it is admitted to rep
resentatiOn in Congress, and also an enaDl-
| act. -##... f = ~
Monthly StatementOf the Public Debt
The Tribune's special says the monthly
statement of the publiodebt won't make as
favorable an exhibit as preceding ones with
regard to the contraction of the four mil
lions. The Secretory won't publish it this
month, owing to heavy demands on the
Treasury.
Plan for Establishing Peace With
lndianSs
I WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-Senatorf Wilson
| submitted to the Senate to-day a commune
cation from. the Secretary of War, trans
mitting from General Grant a plan pro-
posed by Colonel Parker, of his staff, for
establishing permanent peace with In
dians. 1t proposes, first, to transfer the
management of Indians affairs from the
War Department for many reasons, among
which is the necessity of abolishing the
trading and agency system; second, the
establishment of territorial GOV
ernments for Indians; third, the appoint
ment of an Inspection board as a tenn
porary.. measure TO examine the accounts
of Indian agents and inspect goods
and agricultural implements furnished
/, Indians; fourth, commission, consist
ing of whites and educated Indians, to
visit all tribes, hold talks with them,
show them the benefits of permanent
peace and the Abandonment of nomadic
life, the adoption of agricultural pursuits
and of consolidating in one Territory
The American Government protests it can
never adopt the policy of a total
determination of the Indian race without
the cost of untold treasure and lives of heI
people, besides exposing herself to the alb
horrence. and censure of the entire civilized
world, ,'Ai-A} s..-a ~
'o'''' FROM NEW YORK. cr,.a
Suit for Division of SpOils.
New York, Feb. 4.-Chariotte Hough
has brought suit against the firm o.. Jar
dan, Marsh & Co., of Boston, for money due
her from cotton speculatlons during the