Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-29

FROM WASHINGTON.
Reduction of Expenses in the. De-
parlments.

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Reduction of Expenses in the De-
Pariments.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-The Times special
from Washington says: The action on
Washburne's billin the House augurs well
for sweeping retreLchmenta all around. The
committee on Appropriations will report
the executive and legislative appropria-
ffon bill in a few days. This committee
cut down the Secretary of the Navy's esti-
mates twenty million dollars, and the esti-
mates OF Secretaries Seward, McCuIloch
and Browning, Attorney General Stanbery
and Postmaster General Randall will be
decreased i'll the same proportion. The
committee have been making thorough
examination of all the Departments, and
will recommend a large reduction of
the clerical force employed in the Depart
ments, and the abolishment of number OF
offices which they deem useless, and only
an; expense. These the committee will
abolish by making no appropriation to
continue them. A number of those now
holding fat offices under the Government
will be surprised when this bill is reported
to find no provision made to pay their
salaries. sE iAo5
IngersoiPs Bill.
The Secretary of the Treasury is opposed
to Mr.. Ingersoll's bill for the issue of forty
five million dollars of new legal tender
notes. 'fAat fti a'ii siiaI
Important Decision.
4 The case of Elyes against the United
States, which has been before the Court for
long time, was finally disposed of to-day
| in favor of the Government by the Su-
preme Court, affirming the Judgment of the
Court below. The suit involves some hall
million dollars, the proceeds of abandon
ed or captured property, and the decision
sends the money into the Treasury of the
United States. tsf f.1<
7ifi The Anti-Contraction bill. ar1
II Tt Is generally believed by Mr.. Johnson's
friends that he will sign the Anti-C -Contrac-
| ton bill passed last week, and now in his
hands, but it is possible that he may con-
clude to permit the bill to become law by
the lapse OF the constitutional ten days.
Steamboat Disasters. '-i'''
+ CINCINNATI, Jan. 2Sl--Particnlars of the
sinking of the Cincinnati and New Orleans
steamer Emerald, on Saturday last, have
| been received here., Tue accident occurred
while rounding out from Tunica bend, or
4 the Mississippi fifteen miles below thu
mouth OF Red river The boat careened
causing the cabin to slide overheard. The
hull righted Immediately, but struck log
Icausing her to sink in a few minctes. Mrs
sIDr. Richardson and, daughter, the second
tchambermaid and lady unknown wer'
swept overheard. The captain and crew
were saved. but the cargo and books wer'
Host. The Emerald was valued at $50 600
and insured in Cincinnati offices for twent!
thousand. She had on board six hundred
lhogshrads of sugar and twelve hundret
barrels of molasses. valued at one hundred
and eighty-six thousand dollars, which i
insured in Cincinnati offices. The tota
loss on the boat and cargo is about tw,
hundred and thirty-tive thousand. =.
The New Orleans and Arkansas rive
& stern wheel packet, George d. Palmer, wa
snagged and sunk, on Sunday, in the. Ar
kansas river, fifty four miles below Pin
Bluff. She was insured for nine thousan'
dollars in Cincinnati offices. -o -+s-@o..,.,