New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-15
WsnSGToS. Monday. March H. 1854.
THB EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

This mornings ChTCa,0e COhl8ins III drl'0e
which says:
Gen wsdwor. l.n th. city for Fortr... Monroe yss..
d. with c-iors from the Wax Department 70 stop al
6 -es Of prisoner. upon the basis recently, s',-d "a By ~
kebr. by which lc Rebel prisoner. exchanged for rs0
10 o OUR po.-e-sion Of the Rebel authorizes Gen Wa
worth hes been instructed 20 state that 10 more prisoners VII
be cTcharsed spon the rn-Pe o; Haa tor mahG4
that, too, Without regard to COLOR
This il auhorNstively denied. With the exception u
the single fact that Gen. Wadsworth has left the city
there IS not shadow of foundation for the sboss
statement OF any portion Of il. The Government has
10 intention OF interfering with the business Of resu
le.ine the exchanges iEiruslcd TO Gen. Butler.
FREzpMRys SCHOOLS IN ALEXANDRIA.
The Rev. Dr. Mcleod of Ney-York city has
been for the past days in this city and Alexandria
Va lie has been engaged IN aiding tie oTgansaf!0s
OF schools among the freedmen at Alexandra. Se'ors
schools have been started and the Rev. Nelson Z.
Crou, Of the Reformed Presbyterian Church Ii af
pointed 10 take charge OF them. Large gifts Of clothing
&C., have been received from the churches In New.
York and elsewhere by tie mission. DR.. Mcleod had
hong interview few day, ago. with Secretary
Stanton in reference 10 this matter.
THE NATIONAL CURRENCY ACT.
The bill remodelng the National Currency
act. as reported to-day from the Committee OF Ways
and Means BY Representative Hooper Of Massachusetts
the term Of office Il; yc years Of the Controller Of the
currency. Associations for banking may be formed By
not less than five persons. slo0Cc0 is the minimum
limit of capital and 10000 IN cities Of population
5000. Banks are empowered TO discount aid ncgo-
tiste promssory notes checks End other evidences
debit To receive deposits buy and sell coin and bulens
loar money, and circulate notes Increase Of capital
allowed the maximum 10 be determined b. the Con-
t:oilcr and the capital may b. reduced bys twothirs
vote Of the stoc shoders.
Fifty per cent must be paid in before commencing
business, and United States registered bonds bearing
interest shall be transferred ~ the United States Treas
uT.r to not less than one.thrd Of the amount OF ~
capital stock paid In but in case less than sSOu0o.
On delivery OF such bonds 10 the United States TTea<
urer banks entitled TO receive notes TO the aoast
OF per cent OF current market va!ae OF United stated
bonds transferred The amount Of circulation ~ hn-
tied 500 600 0C the total liabilities OF any lndt.
yidual company shall az time exceed onetenth S
the capital stock paid but bona de bis OF exchange
drawn against actually existing values are not Regarded
as money borrowed.
The rate OF interest fixed Is seven per cent which
may be taken in advance. anu the taking OF kish2
rate shall forfeit the entire interest Banks In 81
! Louis iouisysie. Chicago, NeS-OTiesns Cincinnati,
Baltimore. Philadelphia. Boston. New York. snd San
Francisco shall have in hand at least twenty five Ter
cent II the aggregate amount Of circulation and depos
its: all others fifteen per cent Whom lower IN undx
no discounts or loans be made make dividends u
profits until the amount IL restored Each bank shall
select association IN one Of tho principal ei''esto
redeem its notes ut par.
Before declaring dividends one.tenth part Of te
profits be carried 10 surplus fund un;il i shall
amount 70 20 per cent Of the capital Stock No bank
shall make Nsn discount on security Of its own
shares Of capital purchase such shars unless nooes
say 10 preyentoss upon debt pIeNiourl! contrscteds
and stock 80 purchased ice sold within six month";
All associations under this act when designated By tho
Secretary Of the Treasury may b. fepOstaTies u public
moneys excepting receipts from customs.
GUERRlLLAs SENT IN.
Five noted guerrillas were forwarded from
the od Capitol Prison to Font Warren to-day. These
men Gre reported TO be desperate characters and sas
thought advisable to put them in secure place where
they could DO no harm.