Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-16

- So -fg5- ag~-tg HOUSE.
Several amendments to the rules of the
House were adopted, but none important
Mr.. BOUTWELL,, on leave, introduced a
joint resolution relating to claims against
the Government. Referred to the commit
tee on Foreign Affairs. etG
MIR. HURBBURT offered a resolution
requesting the Speaker to appoint COM
mittee on Public Expenditures, and for such
committee to take into consideration the
report of the committee of the last House
on the subject of the New York Custom
House, and report what action, if any, is
advisable in the premises. Mr.. Hurlburt
replied at some length to Collector
Smythe's card, declaring, in the course oi
his remarks, that the New York Custom
House was, under Smythe's administration,
reeking with corruption. In reference to
the bonded warehouse business, more
f1agitious, improper, disreptuable and dis
graceful transaction than that shown in
the testimony had never been made pub
lic. He also declared that the evidence
showed that while Smythe took an oath
every month that he received nothing from
carriage, &C., he actually did receive, every
month, $3.50 from that source, which money
was handed to his Secretary, who Kept it
until the monthly oath had been taken by
the collector, and then paid it over by
check or otherwise. He would never for
get che Indignation he felt when witness
testified Mr.. Smythe had said to him, II
am damned sorry that ever undertook to
carry the Presidents daughter" Mr..
Smythe, to be sure, denied that he had
said so, bnt the witness said to him, 81 do
not know what you thought; l do not know
what occasion you had to say so, but
I do know you used these very words.''
Referring to- the name of Mrs. Perry, he
said she was no myth. Her veritable pres
ence in the executive chamber was proved
more than once.T and the soft, low words
there spoken to her. 1t was in proof she
was to have shared One-third of the profits
of the General Order business, and one Of
the witnesses had told him after he left the
stand, that Mrs. Perry had a written agree
ment to- that effect, and that the President
of the United States had read that agree
ment and he characterized Mr.. Smythe as
a vampire, smoking, out the life-b blood of
the commerce of New York. Hanlperihg
the commerce and making it subordinate
to his own personal saggfanClizement, and
to political objects. No-action taken. = =
~ The SPEAKER presented a message
from the President with letter fr0m. the,
Secretary of State, transmitting an ad ;
ditional report from Minister King al
Rome, dated Feb. 18th, on the subject Of
the reported removal of the American Prot
estant Church from Rome; Referred to
thecommittee Foreign Affairs.
Ei9 The, House agreed 70. asaJj0uyER to-day
i, Mr.. ELDRIDGE, on leave introdu uced a 4
bill for the creation of a national bureau of
Insurance. Referred to COMMITTEES on Ju-
The SPEAKER laid before the House,
a message from the President, ANNOUNCING
that he had approved and signed the House
bill making appropriations for expenses
for commisk ioner to the Indian country, :
/. d Mr.. VAN WICK, from the committee on
Retrenchmeht, to which was referred the
resolution of inquiry in reference to coin
of Richmond banks, now on special deposit
in the Treasury, reported joint resolution
directing the Treasurer to sell the coin and
bullion, about S1,0O0OO0, and place the
amount in the treasury, and allow claiW: