Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Alabama Constitution

Washington special says: General Meade
telegraphs to Grant that he Is not yet GER
| tain whether the new Constitution of
| Alabama has been accepted or rejected.
He says iu is reported that in some coun-
ties no election was held on the fourth
day, and in others none was held on either
of tho four days. He is Investigating
these reports, and If he finds them true he
/ will order special election in these ceun-
| ties, SO that the Constitution may be rati-
fed.
Personal Interview with Thad. Ste
/ vens.
The Worlds correspondent had per-
sonal interview with Thad. Stevens yes
terday, the details of which show that Ste
vens considers the President liable to i'm
peachment, and that he GStevens] was not
disappointed in the vote in committee by
which his resolutions were tabled, as his
long experience enabled him to know
eve-y coward in Congress.
Remarks of Thad. stevens on the Re
| lection of the impeachment ResoIu-
| tion.
The Tribune's dispatch says: When the
vote in committee had been declared
| against Stevens resolution ofimpeachment,
MIR. Stevens said: s-' .Lss....
"Sir, the Republican party has been
killed to-day by the action of this COM
| mittee, at the instance of General Grant
IL
last two or three days the men who shout
the loudest and throw their hats the high
est for U. S. Grant, have been using every
exertion to demoralize Mr.. Bingham and
the other members of this committee who
were supposed to favor impeachment; that
Grant has been using his influence every
where to defeat the scheme, and that An
drew johnson has to thank him that he
remains undisturbed in the White House.
1 have been in public life for forty years,
and though do not pretend to any gift of
prophecy, have seldom been mistaken in
my predictions. l tell you that to. day g
cOwardly action will cost US New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and probably three or
four more of the Northern States"
Constitutionalfty OF the Legal Tender
I--sll Act.
Attorney General Stanbery, in the Su-
preme Court of the United States, to-day
read letter from the Secretary of the
Treasury, addressed to him, stating that
the Department understood the question
of the constitutionality of the Legal Tender
act had arisen at this term in several cases
between private parties, and they had been
discussed, and were under advisement.
As the Government had no opportunity to
present an argument in support OF the law,
| and as a very deep interest was felt in the
subject by the Government and country at
large, it was hoped the Attorney General
would ask and obtain leave to present an
argument in support of the law before the
cases which had been discussed, should be
decided by the Court.
The Attorney General said that owing
to his multifarious legal duties, he feared
be would be unable to prepare proper ar
gument during the present term, and there
fore desired that the Court would not de-
liver its opinions in those cases till the
next term.
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ment. sr5 ssg s
+ One of the cases alluded to involves
purely question of ordinary debt, whether
party has right to discharge an obliga-
ton in legal tenders. Another case, argued
by Senators johnson and Williams, pre-
sents question as to whether debtor can
pay his taxes In legal tenders, the State O1
Oregon having declared all its taxes should
he paid in gold; and the third case, argued
by Messrs. Carslisle and Mills, from Cali
fornia, which has statute declaring all
fiduciary taxes shall be paid only in gold
Refined Oil Tax.
The committee on Ways and Means has
decided that the refined oil tax shall be
eight dollars per barrel of 45 gallons, and
on exports 25 cent stamps are to be used
The committee is engaged in forming 8
bill regulating the expectation of alcohol
lhighwines, &c. es,ils- al ~
The 7.3O treasury notes outstanding and
falling dne June 18th and July 18th next
which are convertible into $40 bonds
amount to over two hundred million dol.
lars, and it will require the full time be.
tween this and July 10Th to enable the De.
partment to convert them promptly at ma.
turity. The public are notified that unless
such notes which the Government is now
Offering to convert are promptly forward
ed to the Department for that purpose
great delay must ensue in the future deliv.
cry of the bonds. fa'
sS statistics.
The Director of Statistics has furnished
q table showing that revenues denied by
the General Government from the use o.
distilled spirits In the United States during
the fiscal year ending June l3. 1863, to '6i
inclusive, or for five years, were $l35, 1885,
355 in currency, total average OF $27,07l,.
27l, currency, per annum. ~
| SD Loss of Life. -a-. -... .---.t
| A number of persons were buried be-
meath the ruins of q falling wall at a fire
| One white and four negroes thus tar have
been taken from the ruins In mangled
condition. 1t is thought all will die. A
large number of hands are at work on the
ruins to recover other bodies. 1t is feared
ten or twelve were crushed. The fire was
confined to the buildings mentioned in the
dispatch last night. Loss about Size, 600
Salnave.
HAVANA, February 14.-Salnave's head
Quarters are now at Gran de Riyiere. His
chief army was defeated by the Cocos
rebels on the frontier. General Alexis
committed suicide, and General Nord has