Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-05
FROM E WASHINGTON.
Confirmation by, the Senate.

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Combinations by the Senate. -r
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Senate has
confirmed, among others, the following
nominations: United States Minister, A. S.
Williams, San Salvador; United States
Consul, Andrew N. Duggan, of Michigan,
at Port Sarnia Governor of Dakota, An
drew j. Faulke, of Pennsylvania; Arbitra-
tor on the!part of the United States to re-
side at Sierra Leone,i #. A. Whittlesey, of
New York Post Masters, John B. Purcell,
bloomsbury, Pennsylvania; Daniel w.
Erwin, Oswego; New York. - ri .1eahUc3|
New York Custom House Frauds
Reprehensible Conduct of Collector
Smythe. fF a4 ..H.t'} .lepi Hllia
Thereport of the committee on alleged
frauds in New Y York Custom House, exposes
the most reprehensible conduct onth part
of the present Collector, Mr.. Smythe. There
appears to have been established what was
called general order business, which Mr..
Smythe sold out, and that Peter A. Van
Bergen, George f.. Thompson, Senators
Doolittle and Patterson. and Mrs. Perry,
had interests in the business. Mr.. Smythe
Informed Mr.. Humphrey he had obtained
$4,000 per anI3um for this business from
Messrs. Miller, g Conger. On Mr.. Humph-
rey's remonstrance against being trified
with in this manner, Mr.. Smythe cOolly of
fered gratuity of three thousand out of
this. 1t was shown the forty thousand
was divided as follows: George F. Thomp-
son, late of the Daily News, $1,000; Sena-
tors Doolittle and Patterson, $1,000 each;
Mr.. Embree, Deputy Collector, $4,000; Mr..
Humphrey, and by him at once rejected,
$1,000; Mr.. Brown, Private Secretary of
the Collector, and by him rejected, So, 200 !;
political fund, $4,000; Mrs. Perry, known
as Washington woman, $1,000; Mr.. Ber-.
gen, $4,000. This makes up the $4,000, so
as to correspond technically with Mr..
not to have a dollar of it. This showing,
however, left him sole almoner of the $10,-
600 political fund. The report also exposed
an existing systematized and protected ex-
tortion. .'.'' ''-' IT, ~ -
Report of the Impeachment Commit-
The majority of the impeachment COM
mittee reported they had examined q large
number of witnesses and collected large
number of documents, but they have been
unable to conclude their labors. They say,
however, the charges have not been mega
tived to such an extent as to admit of no
discussion, and also state that sufficient tes-
'smony has been taken to justify and de-
m nd further prosecution of the investi-
e ion. Mr.. Rogers, a minority of the
,mmittee, reported that there was not a
particle of evidence to sustain the charges.
Report on Capture Surratt.
The Judiciary committee, on the investi-
CATION of the discovery and arrest of Sur
ratt, made report that no effort was made
by the Executive to trace the movements
of Surratt Notwithstanding ample oppor-
tunity was offered; that the Executive
did not notify our Minister at Rome that
Surratt was going there, when the Govern
ment had every reason to believe such was
| his intention {; that the reward for his ar
rest was, revoked Noyember "a, 1865; that
from August s to October 16, 1866, no steps
were taken to arrest Surratt, then known
to be in the military service of the Pope.
The Protestant Chapel wa not Order
| ed Outside the " alls of Rome.
Minister King informs the State Depart
ment there is no truth in the statements
| that the, American Chapel had been re-
moved by direction of the Papal authorities
outside the walls of Rome. A letter from
Amos Kendall, however, says the chapel
Was ordered closed, and the congregation
according sought accon1mod odation out
side the wtlls.s ~ szsaas4z @a-aE A2z-S ~ -
Commission to- Report aTarIff Bill
The Timesrspeeial says it is understood
that a cOmmission to revise and report. a
| new tariff bill next winter will be appeinE-
ed at the first session of the next Congress.
-, Maryland senatOrshiP. -
The Mafgland Legislature win to-day
elect a United. States Senatorial place OF
Governor Swami, resigned. The choice
is between xEGoxernoF Francis Fhomas
and, Hon. E, B, Jpnes. fgngl 89T1
Conf Z rma a Il on Of Cen. .DixEOPPOsitiorl
- TO NIr. COtVan. =
The TribuneisFspeeiat saysgS fSef much
opposition in executive session, the nomi-
nation of Gen. Dix as Munster to France
was-con ntirmed by. over tWo-thirds of the
| Senators present. CoWan's nomination was
so fiereely. assailed that Mr.. Buckalew was
forced toremove it to the table.
Bills Approved ~
The President has approved the Bank
rupt bill; also the bill TO make valid the
proclamations ofsthe President, thus ex-
empting military officers andssoldiers from
Operations Of the coufts.liAA AAll the import
ant-appFepriation bills and all other biffs
presented to the President, including the
Wool Tarift<bill, have been approved and
signed by him also the Tax bHl.essn
AOfficial from mexicO.~ -.
ThesMexicah legation has official inform
alton of the capture of Guanaiuato by, the
Liberals, together with 150 prisoners, 500
muskets, s22 cannon, ammunition and, war
material The battle lasted six hours. -
u The Tables cleared. a.
All the important appropriation bills
have been passed, and all business on the
tables of the Speaker and President of the
Senate transacted. --.S
The President and his cabinet have been
at the Capitol this morning attending to
public business. 80 BE- $685. 1'''A '''''" -
IS Candid ties for Speaker.E -
WAsHINGToN. March 4.-The only nomi-
nations made for Speaker were Schuyler.
Coltax- and Samuel S. Marshall. The form
or. 107 anH tho laffar