Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-23

Referred to committee on Pacific road.
The resolution to admit Mr.. Thomas, the
Senator elect from Maryland, on taking the
oath, was taken up and debated by Messrs.
Doolittle, Drake, Upton and others.
The debate was interrupted by the an
nouncement of the death of Representative
Noelly. Eulogies-were pronounced by
Messrs. Henderson and Drake. The Gus
tomary resolutions were adopted.
Messrs. Morrill, of VT, Sherman and Hem
bricks were appointed second conference
committee onlthe cotton tax bill. .ineita sfF
Adjourned. 'o@''is 20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. FERRY offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on Naval Affairs to in
uuire into the expediency of establishing
a Navy yard and Naval depot at Grand
Haven. Michigan. Adopted.
Mr.. BUTLER offered a resolution call
ing on the Secretary of War for informa-
tion as to the reported suffering of United
States troops in Sitka from .eoldlan hum
ger. Adopted.
The House proceeded to the considera-
tion OF the Senate amendments to the Def
ciency bill, and disposed of them all. The
Senate's amendments were concurred IN
without question, except the last, which,
by way of new section. repeals all laws
pertaining to transfer of appropriations
from one branch of business in depart
ment to another branch, which was nom
fconcurred in. The bill goes back to the
Senate for its action on that amendment.
MIR. WILLIAMS, of Pa, from the Ju-
dietary committee, reported back che bill
providing for holding the Circuit Court in
| Erie, Pa. Passed.
Mr. SHANKS, from the committee on
Indian Affairs, reported the bill authorizing
the Secretary of the interior to cause the
lands of the Miami Indian reservation in
Indiana to be patented. The bill passed.
Mr.. WASHBURNE,s of Indiana, from
the Military committee, reported back
Senate amendment to the House bill,in re-
laJion to additional bounties.l Pending the
discussion, the morning hour expired and
the bill went over till to-morrow.
| Mr.. VAN WICK, from the committe on
| etrenchment. made the following report /:
l. The committee, on Retrenchment, to
whom was referred the report of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, giving the
reasons why the scheme known as the
Gettysburg ASYLUM for invalid soldiers was
exempt from the payment of special tax,
would report -
That they examined many witnesses,
among them some of the originators of the
scheme, and interested in its success, and
the prominent facts were obtained from its
friends, and not its enemies. Substantially
the facts are as follows:
Before the close of the war prominent
and wealthy tobacconist of New York city,
Mr. rJomgAnderson, for greater security,
invested largely i'm diamonds. paying for
the same, as was claimed, between one
hundred and fifty and two hundred thou
sand dollars. A portion thereof, and the
last lot obtained, were in some particulars
tainted with fraud. Criminal proceedings
were Instituted by Mr.. Anderson and his
friends. So great was the crime, and so
clear the proof, that the swindlers were ar
rested. No other diamonds but these are
advertised in the Gettysburg lottery. After
the war government bonds advanced,
while diamonds purchased with gold at
200 and $50 rapidly declined.
| Mr.. Anderson wanted to realize on his
diamonds, and also expressed desire to
aid disabled soldiers; both objects COM
mendable If pursued-in an upright and
/ legal manner After due deifberation BY
some friends, gathered at Mr.. Anderson's
house, among them one or more prominent
| gentlemen from the State of Pennsylvania,
an enterprise to establish an asylum at
j Gettysburg was agreed upon, and at the
outset the nature of the scheme is manifest.
1 ed by the character and the men obtained
to carry out the design. Experts of large
experience hthat which was to be its lead
| ing feature, and who were valuable by
! reason of their knowledge of the devices
whereby the laws against gambling coulC
| De 6VaO6O, Tile CT6lluiOuSf -SnCTdppSO, DnS
moralist and Christian assured that vict
4 was only an exterior under cover of which
piety and charity might be fully developed
were required, and r. France, p. A. Edger.
ton, and, s. T. Dickinson, well known al
professional lottery gamblers, were select
ed, as leaders, in cause, the only ostensi
BILE object of which was to benefit disabled
soldiers.
As the sentiment of the Christian world
and particularly the laws of New York
4 were opposed to all species of gambling
these men Immediately take counsel how
the moral sense can be deceived and tn,
laws defied. They appeal to an eminen
lawyer, one who had long been their cOun
sci, ex. Recorder Smith, and he INFORMED
them that the courts in the ease of arb'uniOi
; association had decided against all lotteries
no matter what the object, or however Gun
i ningly devised; and that an act of the leg
islature would not afford the pretext they
sought, because the constitution of tina
Stale forbid the legislature from legalizin;
any lotteries. They then wished him Il
examine the constitutions of all the State
to ascertain one, if possible, where no pro
hibition existed, SO they could make an at
tempt for Incorporation. Judge Smitl
7 pursued the inquiry, and In due time re
: ported that.the State of Pennsylvania hat
, no suchkprohibition. Thither there char
= table patriots directed their steps, an
2 hid away from public, gaze, they pul
2 the wires, and moving in the shadow of tn
names ofGenerals Meade and Pennypacke
! as incorporatOrs and trustees, with tn
l promise of 100000 to the treasury of tina
} State, procure a charter masking the res
q design under the clause authorizing fairs
the act nowhere justifying lottery sue
] as they advertised. Ten thousand dollar
0 advanced by Mr.. Anderson were paid int
4 the treasury of Pennsylvania.
A meeting of the trustees was called
Neither Generals Meade nor Pennypacke
were present. and, only one of the trustee
: in the bill. The mask is now removed.
!. resolution passed making France, Edger
ton, and Dickinson members of the assoc
q alton. The master spirits step upon tn
y boards Another resolution is passed NAL
: ing them supervisors of the asylum.
The charter provided that before eac
y disposition of property $4,000 should
maid into the treasury. This contemplate
;. thirty different dispositions. The pre-
. pramme was then arranged to draw $400
OOO from the people before each dispos
ton: making $l2,000.000 to be collected
> at least 5000 900 of which would go to til
d operators. After opposition appeared
} Pennsylvania, these shrewd men discovt
: thew could not have more than one fispos
Ition, and as they were only required to pa
| $1,000 before each disposition, without r,
n gard to the amount of money raised,
l. value of property disposed, they dete
,f mined to raise 100000 before the fir
i disposition n Y i5l ..-..,...5,
ratify the proceedings OF the former NEE