Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-03
From Washington.
Condition of the NntionaI Bhnks.

NEW YORK, November 2.-The Posts Wash
ington special says the quarterly report of
Freeman Clark, Comptrollerof of the Currency,
shows the loans and discounts of the Nation
al Banks at S4S5, 100000 The circulation
was $I7I, 100000. Individual deposits were
$495, 100000. The circulation of the State
banks is about $50, 100000.
Remission of Punishment.
WASHINGTON, November 2.-Orders have
been issued from the War Department under
date of October 2S, to remit the unexpired
portion of the sentences of a number of en-
listed men and others tried by court martial
upon various charges and sentenced TO be
imprisoned for the war.
Recovered.
Frederick W. Seward has sufficiently re-
covered to resume the duties of Assistant
Secretary of State. He has not been in at
tendance at the State Department as yet,
but he transacted official business at his res
idence. To-day, for the first time in six
months, he attached his signature to a mum
Der of dispatches.
Newspapers Giving the Law.
WASHINGTON, November 2.-Leading jour
mails have recently published a statement of
law governing the clerk of the House of
Representative, in making up the roll for
"
strues that law sc as to preclude from the
rolls any representative elect from rebellious
States. This statement they have Incorrect
ly attributed to Che clerk himself was
written by Mr.. Whitaker Reid, the Librari-.
an of the House, for western Journal, with
which he is connected, but there is sufficient
reason for believing that it faithfully and
exactly states the view Of the law on which
the clerk will act,
1t may therefore be considered as an or
ganization of the House. No members
elected from the insurrectiOnary States will
participate after the organization. Their
cases will come up on the presentation of
their credentials and will doubtless be re-
ferred in due course to the Committee on
Elections. Mr.. Mcpherson himself, how
ever, has published nothing on the subject
and is not likely to volunteer printed eX-
PLANTATION of his intended course in ad-
vance. @
Court Martial. b.. ..
The Farragut naval court martial met
again to-day, when Col. Marston, of the
marine corps, was charged with misappro-
priating large sum of money placed in
his hands for new recruits, to which charge
plead guilty, and submitted a written
hstatement in extenuation of the offense.
The court was closed for deliberation upon
verdict.
The next case to be taken up will be that
of Commodore Craven, charged with viola
ting one of the articles ofwsr in not engaging
the rebel ram Stonewan in the port Of
Ferrol.
Provisional Governor Parsons, of Alabama,
had another interview with the President
to-day. One object of his visit is said to be
the adjustment of the Freedmen's Bureau,
on the ground that it has caused much
trouble in the Southern States. The reme-
dy, however, is with Congress, the Bureau
having been created in pursuance of law.
But few if any amnesty pardons have
been granted for several days past, owing to
the Presidents time being devoted TO other
business. Applications continue TO increase
in large numbers.
Henry Ward Beecher has an Interview
with the President.
New YORK, November 2-The Posts
Washington special says Rev. Henry Ward
Beeeher had an interview, yesterday, with
the President
Mr.. johnson was very frank in his state