Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-28

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The Star of this evening says:-The Treasury De
partment issued last week So 2 625 in National Bank
currency making total now in circulation of S2l7
3S5440 Prize claims adjusted in the Office of the
Fourth Auditor last week to the amount of $50 OOO0OO
Certificates of Indebtedness to the amount 1857 lS0
were redeemed during the week, and SSl0 $50 in mu
ulated currency destroyed. Two National Banks
were created with an aggregate capital of S75 000
with capital of S4Oi ,6l1 1880
A distinguished member of the Senate Finance
Committee has expressed himself in favor of retllc-
ing the taxation to the amount of Sr00GO0 000 be-
eving that the condition of the Treasury next year
will fully admit of it.. The Senator is opposed to
substituting tax sales for the income AK rs pro-
posed BY many although he admits that there WILL
probably, be adopted some important notifications
Of the present income tax laws.
SOUTHERN LABOR.
The Freedmen'S Bureau to-day received from
Montgomery, Alabama, communicat enclosing
copy of proposition made by firm in that city to
supply white labor. The company advertise that
they will furnish German enIgrants at the following
rates per year Men, Sl50 women, 800; children,
from twelve to fourteen years. $50 and house SER
wants SIS per month. They also contract that the
emigrantS thus hired out shall live in the ne
gro shanties be fed on the food as the slaves
received, shall pay S25 apiece from their wages for
getting the situation and when sick the time shall
be deducted they paying their own doctors bill, and
boarding themselves when out oi work. The Ger
man citizens OF the state pub ish lengthy article
protesting against the plan as scheme to defraud
and enslaye for the season such ignorant eigrants
as may fall into the hands of the company's agents.
PING OF so the Ra S @
the military authorities in Montgomery have been
called to the subject and some interference with the
game is expected,
BoUNTIEs.
:, The Paymaster Genera! has issued q circular
directing that no claim for veteran bounty will be
entertained unless the claimant has heretofore been
recognized and borne on his company rolls as such
veteran that colored soldiers applying for bounty
or before April 49, 1861" or wore enrolled and
subject to draft al the GATE of enlistment; that if the
claim is for back pay, the man must name the
months claims ta " hpra nTlO
what rolls hospital other) he has been mustered on
where he was on each muster-aay, from the time he
first claims ray t. discharge; that in cases OF
claims for unsettled clothing, the statement of
a commanding officer of the company to y;hicn the
fansnt sd Ge9nged M @ 50 n r. @s claim ia must be
must state when last paid and, possible the name
Of the paymaster who paid him.
PAYMENT or INDIAN AyxrIrIEs
George c. Whiting, acting Chief Clerk of the De-
pertinent Of the Interior has been desp ttched By
the Secretary special agent of the Department 70
visit the Miami Indians of Indiana and pay them
their annuities. lie left he city yesterday for that
purpose.
The Government has received no intelligence
eonirmatory ofthe recently published exciting reports
from the Rio Grande involving cur troops with the
French. All the volunteer troops in central Texas
have been paid of preliminary to their places being
supplied BY regulars.
NATIONAL BANKS,
But two National Banks were established last
week-the Fort Madison, Of Iowa, with capital of
$4,000, and the First of Kansas City, No. capital
SlOO00O Up to date, ,6l2 National Banks have been
sstabshed With an aggregate authorized capital of
National Bank Currency was issued By the Treasury
last week to the amount OF S3,213,620. Tho total
amount issued up to date Is S2l1,3S5 4l0.
THE FIFTY MILLION LOAN,
The Treasury Department are delivering the bonds
of the fifty million ivetwenty (conversOn) loan, at
the rate of 81, 500 900 day Between nine and ten
millions only remain to be supplied to subscribers.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The Secretary 0f tho Drposury lnolpS M &C
the tact that his forthcoming report on the finances
will be merely an enlargement of the views recently
presented IN his Fort Wayne speech.
THE WEST INDIA SQUADRON.
Commodore Palmer has received preparatory or
ders to take command of the West India Squadron.
which Is now being formed.
TRIALo OF COM. CRAVEN.
The trial of Commodore Craven was continued to-
day before the Farragut Court Martial. but nothing
especially interesting was elected
MISCELLANEOUS.
This morning a Military Commission. composed Of
Generals Hitchcock Mott and Seth Williams, was
organized for the purpose of investigating certain
frauds alleged to have been committed at Boston
Mass, by agents who by fraud and miSrepresenta-
Robert Heth was this morning released from the
Old Capitol prison by order Of General d. D. Town
send. He was committed. by order Of the President
on the charge of robbiug the Government,
Gated at Richmond, has offered to attend the sick
of the freedmen in the vicinity of that cty,-num
bering about 35 50O0-free of charge This is done for
the benefit of the students Of the institution The
offer has been accepted BY General Howard and a
member Of the faculty will superntend the medical
attention, subject to the control of the Freedmens
bureau.
r. NJ. I. Hunter. of Virginia and the rebel Brga-
dier General Roane, of Arkansas. were at the At
to-ney Generals office to-day. urging their claims
for pardon.
An order has been issued directing all officers of
the Veteran Reserve Corps, mot employed to pro-
ceed to their respective homes and report by letter
to the Adjutant General. The Veteran Reserve of
fcers in this department average three in number to