Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-19

WASHINGTON, June lS.
Compensation TO Government
Employees.
The House joint resolution giving in
creased compensation to employees of the
Government in Washington, was recon-
sidered and tabled by vote of 6S against
81.
Congressional Salaries.
An,effort will be made to reduce the SAL
aries of members of Congress from $4,000
to $1,000.
A Pittsburgher ON the Ohio River
Bridges.
Colonel Roberts, of Pittsburgh, was be-
fore the Senate committee on Postal At
fairs this morning. He delivered an argu-
ment in support of bridging the Ohio river
with not less than 500 feet spans. The
committee have come to no conclusion in
regard to the matter, but, as the majority
are interested in leading Western railroads,
it is presumed that they will report ad-
versly to "Long spanners." Senator Nor
ton is confident however, that the long
span bill can be carried through the Sem
ate, though the committee should report
against it.
The Bogus Assessing Clerk.
A. HI. Reed, the clerk in the Paymaster
Generals Office who was arrested for send
ing circulars throughout the country to
oficeholders, assessing each SIS for the al
legged purpose of carrying on the expenses
of the coming Presidential campaign, un-
der instructions from the National Manag-
ing Committee, was to-day bound over to
appear at the next term of the Criminal
Court, and allowed his freedom until that
time by giving 50 600 bail. Since Reeds
arrest upward of fifty letters have been re-
ceived and detained at the Postoffice, con-
tanning money directed to the so-called
National Managing Committee.
The Chief of the Printing Bureau.
The resignation of Mr.. Clark, Chief OF
the Printing Bureau of the Treasury De-
partment, yesterday, was occasioned by
the factthat the House Retrenchment COM
mittee has lately been investigating mat
tiers in his bureau, and found everything in
a deplorable condition, and affairs badly
mixed up. The committee were not at all
pleased that one of the most important
bureaus of the Government should be
managed so loosely, and hence they CON-
menced forming report to be presented to
Congress, recommending a number of very
radical changes. Clark, hearing of this,
became alarmed, and at once rendered his
for long time, but, tor some unaecounta-
BILE reason, could not be effected.
The Case of Surratt.
RTdHu jury Tile SOuTl
has found true bill against John 81. Sur
ratt, charging him under the second section
of the act of July 18th, 1862, with giving
aid and comfort to the enemy.
Chase's Platform.
New YORK, June 1S.
Washington specials give the following,
which is declared to be an authoritative
statement of the platform of Chief Justice
Chase, and is said to have been drawn up
by Judge Chase himself:
Universal suffrage is recognized Dem
cratic principle, the publication of which
is to be lett in several States, under the
Constitution Of the United States, to States
themselves.
Universal amnesty and complete re.
moval of all disabilities on account of par.
ticipation in the late rebellion, is not only
just and wise measure of public policy
but is necessary to the beneficial admins
tration of government in the States re-
Gently involved in civil war with the
United States, and to the full anC
satisfactory re-establishment of pune
tual relations of those States with
other States of the American Union and in
time of peace is compatible with the prin-
ciples of civil liberty established by the
Constitution; nor can the trial of private
citizens by military commissions be tole-
rated by people jealous of their freedom
and desiring to be free.
Taxes should be reduced as far as practi-
cable, collected impartially and with strict
economy, and so apportioned as to bear on
property rather than on labor, and while
all National obligations should be honestly
and exactly fulfilled, no special privileges
should be allowed to any class of individ.
uals or corporations.
The Chinese Embassy, the President
General Schofield, General Hancock, and
other army officers and numbers of proni-
nent civilians, were entertained at noon
to-day with parade at Lincoln barracks
of United States troops now stationed at
Washington, and also with display OF
some steam fire apparatus. Thousands OF
spectators were in attendance.
This morning Senator Fessenden had an
interview with Mr.. johnson, it being the
first time he has visited the President since
long before the impeachment trial.
BY direction of the Secretary of War,
leave of absence, on a surgeons certificate
of disability, granted Gen. Hooker, has
been extended to the 10th of September.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
BUFFALO, June Is.