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WASHINGTON, Jan l4ih,
The Treasury Order of July ll,h is TO BIO
revoked by order of the President, on Tues
day. So stated Mr.. Walker in his speech
on the Land, Bill to-day.
WASHINGTON, Jan, II.
Under date Of the 18Th gave you sketch
of the proceedings before the Committee Of
Investigation in The case Of Mr.. Whiiney TO
Saturday evening the l4th inclusive.
Previous to Saturday. however, the Sec
retary Of the Treasury in reply to certain in.
terrogatorics, had sen. to the Committee
voluminous communication, accompanying
which we've sundry letters from the Cashiers
of Banks. SC. As understand this commu-
ncalon, i. is a labored argument to prove
tina, a numerous class of agents reside at or
visit Washington. Some as land agents;
some under the French and other treaties;
some as pension agents, and Mr.. Whitney as
the agent Of the dcpostc banks; that all
these agents arc courteously cceivcd, and
that it is due to them generally TO say, that
their conduct is dccorous and proper.
There arc, however, exceptions referred to
by the Secretary among the pension and land
agents. Great frauds, he says, have been
committed in these departments, and then
he enters into some particulars, for what rea.
son God only knows, unless il be to give un.
necessary pain 10 those who were connected
by the most endearing ties with the pcrpetra-
tors of portion of these crimes. Why these
details arc introduced, or what conncxion
they can have with Mr. Whiiney'S case, | am
unable to imagine. They may tend to be-
wilder. but they cannot enlightcn middle
headed man.
Among the letters transmitted 10 the Com
mltce is one signed by sundry Cashiers Of
Banks, which is complimentary to the late
Bank OF the United States, lnasmlch as it
proposes, SO far as it is practable, TO adopt, in
relation to the public business, the system
which that Institution pursued. But as the
depositc banks were seperalc and IndePen.
dert corporations, and could not be brought
under the immediat o control OF any one
bank. these gentlemen Cashiers very mod
estIy propose to establish, at their own cx-
uensc. burenu in the Treasury department.
/ MIR. Z. NJ Whitney TO be placed at The head
of it, aud to receive a salary OF five thousand
dollars per annum. Thus, then there was 10
have been Government Secretary Of the
Treasury, and Bank Secretary Of the Urea
sury.
This letter bears date October, 1893, and
is signed by w. d. Lewis, Cashier Grarc
Bank, Philadelphia Robert White, Cashier
Manhattan Bank, New York. r. Taylor
Cashier Bank of America, New-york. Fl
Baldwin. Cashier Mechanics Bank, New
York c. Hood, Cashier Commercial Bank
Boston. F. Haydn, Cashier Merchants Bank
Boston.
The Bank Of America seems to have had
some qualms about signing, as it makes GER
tain exceptions ltappcars, however, that il
was deemed incxpcdent, until the Session o
Congress was over TO act on the subject, and
accordingly the matter was permitted tc
sleep until November 1886, when the appca
TO the Secretary was renewed by M. Whlne!
himself. The Secretary in reply, expresses In
opinion. that the law will not authorize HI
creating a bank bureau ;Ibui suggests that thu
banks may effect the object, by making tn
appoinimcuimcnt themselves and MI. Whtt
nel St ales, that The banks, might in .fSca
and Commsrcjalview derive great advantage
from an agent of their own.
, From the tenor of the Sccretarys com
munication 10 the committee, II wouI
appear, either that NJ. Whiiney trans
acted no business with the department, o
that it was all done orally for Mr.. Tood
bury expressly states, that there is no Letters
Of his (Wh,ney's) on file in the department
> In relation to Mr. JVhtney's compen,a
ton, the Secretary has 10 knowledge
but snpposes the banks pay him what
reasonable and proper give you III
subsistence Of The Secretary's answers to tn
r Committee us have received them, and
y believe It Wi! be found correct.
Yesterday [Monday] no witnesses WEI
examined.
= To-day, [Tncsdayl EIdridge, Of Bosto
formerly an plficer IN one Of the banks, wi
examined for the purpose of csiabllshn
: the fact lhat Mr.. Whitney was employC
;, by the Institution with which he was col
meet cd.
The Secretary of the Treasury was ais
y before the committee to-day, for the pn
: pose OF giving some explanations OF II
document he had previously sent them
:, He !, To appear again to morrow.
When the mo,loH was made yestcrdO
=, TO subpnnae the Secretary OF the Treasur
{ 1t was opposed by Mr.. Hamer, on tt
. ground, that he was privileged charactt
. bv virtue of his Office and Mr.. Hamer
:, logic was reiterated sustained by Mr. Gil
I" of New York, and Mr. Pearce. of Rhod
:. Island. "What think you of tina, Mast'
y Brooks'"
: THE SPY IN WAsTuNPToN.
r d" Tho Expunging Resolution Of Benio
passed The Senate at late hour on Monda
night, aud the ridiculous farce of draWin
black lines around tho resolution "a, ",
enacted in the presence Of the majority. tn
= "a expungers,-lho minority having with
9 drawn. MIR. Clay and several other VIII
i members, made Il powerful. but unsuccessfl
effort to stay the maniac spirit Of part
z which was about TO deace a. trample upo
a. h,uhoot louisl, iivo hodu in If