Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-25
WASHINGTON.
Estimate of Deficieucie..

Estimate of Deficiencies.
WASHINGTON, June "a.
The Secretary of War sent to the House
to-day an estimate from the Paymaster
General of the amount required to meet
deficiencies in appropriations for the exc
cution of the reconstruction acts to June
Both, 1869. 1t is $63l,
Discontinuance of Freedmen's
81 Bureau.
Mr.. Eliot, Chairman of the committee on
Freedmen's Affairs, has prepared bill pro-
viding for the discOntinuance of the Freed
mems Bureau on and after the first OF Jam
uary next, but making General Howard
secure in the Office of Commissioner until
that time. --E..sL
InteIligencer on McCulIoch Again.
The Intelligencer has another attack on
McCulloch this morning, saying that the
TACT is becoming perfectly apparent that it
Is his Intention to remain at the head of the
Treasury Department, in open defiance of
the wishes OF the President that he should
tender his resignation. The article saws
that McCulloch intends to follow in the
footsteps of Stanton, and remain in Office
until the President makes direct removal.
Admission of Arkansas Members.
In the House, on assembling, the COM
mittee on Elections reported unanimously
in favor of admitting Arkansas members.
Mr.. Brooks entered written protest.
signed by all the Democratic members,
against the admission Of the Representa-
tives.
The report of the Election Committee
was then adopted by strictly party vote,
and the new members appeared at the bar
and took the oath OF office. 20
The Eight Hour Bill / N the Sem
ate. sr
In the Senate the first business taken up
10 q u tnhf e.,
Government work shops days work. Mr..
Sherman proposed an amendment. that the
wages of laborers and workingmen should
be correspondingly reduced, if the time
was set down from ten to eight hours. A
number eff speeches have been made both
for and against the bill, and it is likely. to
be discussed during most of the day. In
dications are favorable to its passage.
Mutiny ON the Great Republic
Allegro Killed-Railroad Bridge
at BisseI's Point.
.= ST. LOUIS, June "a.
The steamer Great Republic arrived late
last night from New Orleans. Before
reaching the city, some OF the deck hands
became mutinous, and one of them,a negro,
was put in irons in the deck room. This
morning he was found dead from a pistol
| shot wound. Some of the passengers think
he was killed by Captain Donaldson, but
majority of the others state that the Cap
tain lett the boat some time before the ne
gro was shot. 1t is not known, therefore,
who killed him.
The railroad bridge projected at Bissel's
Point has been planned by Benjamin II.
Latrope, of Baltimore. He estimates that
it can be built for $l,5000O0.
Message from the War
rem and CosteIIo-Another Veto
ExDecred
WASHINGTON, June "a.
| The President sent the House today mes
sage covering letter by Secretary Seward
to Benjamin Moran, in charge of our Le-
cation at London, enclosing copy of the
resolution passed by the House relative to
the cases of Warren and Costello, sentenced
in Great Britain for words and acts spoken
and done in this country, and calling his
attention to the fact that bill has
passed the House and is now
engaging the attention of the
| Senate, the effect of which, should it be-
dent to make reprisal In case of judicial
denial in Britain to naturalized Americans
| of the rights which are conceded to native
| American citizens. Mr.. Moran is instruct
ed to read the communication to the Brit
| ish Minister of Foreign Affairs.
| The Senate has recently approved a con-
sular convention and an extradition treaty
with Italy.
The constitutional limit of ten DAYS al
lowed the President to consider the omni-
! bus Southern States admission bill expires
| to- morrow, when veto may be expected
or the bill becomes law by default.
Additional Pay TO Clerks.
The House committee on Appropriations
decided this afternoon, at meeting, to in
sert clause in the Deficiency Appropria-
tion bill, allowing clerks in the Depart.
merits here the extra 20 per cent. addition