Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-28
5AR1s, Feb. 27.-United States bonds 81
FROM WASHINGTON.
Report on the New Orleans Custom
House.

Report on the New Orleans Custom
House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ,26-The committee
on New Orleans riots, who were instructed
to inquire into the alleged frauds in the
/ New Orleans Custom House, have made a
| report on the latter branch, in which they
say they decide not to attempt an investi-
cation of matters concerning which no in
| formation had been given to them, or into
| occurrences said to have transpired at so
remote a date as 1852; but confined their
action to that part of the resolution which
regarded appointments. The conclusions
| at which the committee arrived were, first,
that it does not appear that the Collector,
| Mr.. Kellogg, has made appointments OF
persons whom he had reason to believe had
been in any way connected with the rebel
service; second, that it does not appear that
Mr.. Kellogg deemed it his duty to INQUIRE,
/ and that he had not in fact inquired, as to
the antecedents of. applicants for. Office,
with reference to their connection with
the Federal or rebel service; third, that
removals had been made, some of which
were quite recent, of persons employed in
the custom house, when it appeared that
they had been actually engaged in rem
dering aid, during the rebellion, to the rebel
cause; fourth, that great and continual care
should be taken in the appointment of Off
GERS whose duty it is to protect the
| Government against frauds upon the
revenue laws-that none but genuine
and-known friends of the Government
| should be appointed to office; fifth
that such care has been uniformly taken
in all the departments Of the custom
| house, Representative Boyer, one of the
committee, does not unite with the majori-
ty in this eonclusion]; sixth, that the
effect of the examination and inquiry
made by the committee, will be to insure
1 the exercise of greater care in the retain
/ ing of parties now in Office, and in the ap-
! pointments hereafter to be made; seventh
that it is not eXpedient, at this time, to rec
| ommend to the House of Representatives
any action concerning appointments to
| office in the custom house at New Orleans,
20 The Collector, in a letter to the commit
tee, says of the 252 employed In the custom
house, ~ have served in the United States
army, IL in the navy, and % have been con-
| nected with the army as clerks, or nearly
80 per cent. of the entire number. All the
regular appointees have taken the oaths
! required by law. Some persons who had
served III the rebel cause obtained appoint
ments under cover of the test oath. but
whenever cases of this kind were brought
| to the attention of the Collector he dismiss
ed them.
General Grant.
The Times special says: General Grant
yesterday expressed his intention of visit
| ing the. President for the purpose of ad.
yising. him to sign the Military Recon
struction bill.
| Penalty Against Selling Cigar ROxes
With Cancelled Stamps.
A severe penalty against selling cigar
boxes with stamps cancelled upon them
was put in the tax bill. Government has
been greatly defrauded by the practice. -
- Wanted TO See Surratt.- *
The Herald's special says: A man at
tempted to obtain admission to Surratt
yesterday by pretending to be his brother,
just from Texas; but the guards were not
satisfied of his Identification and refused to
admit him. - III
Prof. Bache's Successor. III
Prof. Benjamin Pierce has been appoint
ed to succeed the late Prof. Bache as Super
intendent of the Coast Survey.
Not Confirmed.
The Tribune's special says: The Senate
committee on Foreign Affairs yesterday
voted on the nominations of Dix and Ew-
ing, Ministers to France and the Hague
The vote was three for confirming and
three for rejecting, johnson, of Maryland,
not being present. He would have voted
tor confirmation. r. III -ft-'' g ' si.s.t'.,
The Senate Paris Exposition bill appro-
priating $4,000, has been ordered reported
by the House committee. 1t is doubtful
whether it can pass.