Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-02-09
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE


"Ihe Committee Of Ways and Means have sen, for a
number 0f The Directors at the Bank OF the United States
70 be here on "ednt sday next Their object inquire
mo the conduct oil the Bank in relation TO the three Der
cents and investigate far as they can i'm that mode
other charges which have been confidently made against
that institution. IL has been with gre dificultv liza, ana,
nvesIsaiio whatever could he obtained The influence
M the Bank is felt in every nook aud corner of Congress
ana III almost all the executive offices here. Ii is like The
frogs oil EsyPt--we find it all around u.s. almost in our
ovens and our kneading tromghs There are too MANY
members oil Congress aud public officers, who would be
exposed by thorough investigation. 1t would be unrea
sohaDie To expect men to expose themselves
The bank Organ in your cry stated some time sao
ana us brother IN his city copied it, that certitica e of
ne ee per cent stocks arranged bv Ihr Bank in Eng
nh mao arrived and were ready 10 he delivered over q
lhe government TheWuth l.. that received amount
10 less Than SO OuO, leaving about four millions behudl
conn emily sS'e', that the amount OF pubic de bt
whch "as PAYABLE on he first OF October and the first OF
nu"ry and has NOT yst beef paid by The Bank is about
PDe millions, think it will turn o he more.
"a State Bank has been established In Indiana as we'll
The same effect before the Leg stature OF Ohio and
henucky. bill has passed through branch OF The
latter 10 establish City Bank Louisville with capital
oil S2.SoO,OcO. ". T. Standard.
"wAsHINGroN Jan. 81, 1898.
ne Bank Directors summoned here by the Committee
oil avs ana Means have arrived. They have brought
win them long report OF the Exchange Committee vim
dicaing the Bank aud assailng the administration IL is
probably intended as reply to the powerful expoions
wmch nave been made in the Globe, and shall un
ioubtedly have IL out in day two The Committee
mare had Cen Conoahdder under examination TO. dan.
but know not the result."-I6.
AN AMOUNT OF THE DEPOSITS
IL VIII be remembered that when the Secretary of the
treasury referred TO the probable insecurity the govern
nent funds IN their present place Of deposit Mr. Bidde
assuming that the only ground Of apprehension the
don oil the bank authorised his confidential editor in
PhiladSphia 10 put forth statement Of its affairs repre
'enng them to be IN the most nOurshing Situation and 10
make the opinions Of the Secretary appear still more rd
cuous he subsequently authorised he same faithful agent
10 publish Ms an actual fact that the deposits for the safety
Of which much anxiety felt amounted to only nc 900
while the bank had, 10 that claim upon t. assets Of
the value OF $1O,O00000 and upwards. The newspapcrs
IN The interest OF the bank seized upon this fabrication with
aVldly and much upon the
Secretary have rumped forth in al corners Of the coun
try The Commercial on Friday last had grand flourish
upon the subject and, IL may be, believed what il said
Now, although MIR. Bdde may impose false statements
upon his editors who put him on his responsible
~ there quarters in which he must speak the truth or
At least apparent truth The official monthly statement Of
the Bank to the Government, seem TO be accurate
and the one last made, which has just been received com
peiey exposes the asehood Of tie tale about the SIG 900
dePots We have been shown this before but here we
have the evidence Of the bank itself The deposits amount
ed ON the day named to nearly S3 1000 The follow
ing the items;
Public moneys entrusted 10 tho Bank for
the redemption Of the public debit S6.723, 7O3 ie
"On account Of the Treasurer Of the Uni.
ted States" 41sOsI3 IS
"On account Of public officers" 90 meet
aPProPHadonsJ 1slsO27 81