Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-06
THE TEXAS CONVENTION.
A Majority SeceSsiOnists.
Washington News.
The MtIffarArencr.


NEW York, February 5.-The Tribuns's
Washington special says:
Col. E. R. Goodrich, formerly in charge of
q Free Military Agency in Washington, was
relieved on the lst inst, by order of Gov.
Fenton, but allowed to retain full rank
and pay till the LIST of April.
Col. J. E. Lee, formerly Captain Of the
24th Independent Battery is at present act
ing as State Agent. Since its establishment
this bureau has been of great value, in re-
lleVing the wants and settling the claims of
New York soldiers The necessity for its
continuance will probably exist for two
years to come.
Captured Drafts to be Collected.
Gen. Spinner on Saturday mailed to Eu-
rope, for collection, three captured drafts, of
ESQ each, drawn by Col. Harrison of JEFF.
Davis military family to the order of Sec
rotary Trenholm. Several captured Eng
lish drafts have been sent forward for col
lection, but returned with the endorsement
"No funds" As the Government has
knowledge that these are good, the action of
Liverpool bankers is awaited with interest
The Freedmen's Bureau Bill.
A Herald's special has gained circulation
in Washington that if the F~reedmen's Blu.
reau Bill shall pass in the House in the same
shape that it was received from the Senate.
the President will issue d proclamation de-
clarins the privilege of the writ of habeas
corpus restored in all the border States.
National Banks-CIrcuIar.
The Tribune's special says II HAVING
been represented to Treasurer Spinner that
a lumber OF national banks located in cities
where clearing houses are in operation, have
estimated deposits subject to duties from
the balances alter. exchanges at the clear
ing, and not from balances at the close of
the day, as required by the regulations, he
has issued a circular letter to the cashiers |
Of the national banks in such localities, in
which he says the former method cannot
be accepted az correct, and requests them
to inform him whether, in making up the
~semi-annual returns Of their banks for six |
months preceding January LIST, 1865, they
estimated the average Of deposits from the
balance at the close Of the day, or from the
balances after the exchanges at the clear
ing houses. In conclusion he requests, in
the event that the regulations were not
complied with by them, that an additional
return be furnished, which shall contain a
statement Of the deposits estimated from the
balance of deposits at the close of the day in
excess Of the average of the balances SO re-
turned as made up after the exchanges at
the clearing house, and that they remit to
MS omce an amount equal 70 o~ne-quarter of
one per cent on the differences Of compu-
tation.
Decision. |
The Second Comptroller has decided that
non-commissioned officers, mustered out on
the consolidation of the regiments before
the reduction of the army, are only emit
tied to the instsllments of bounty which
occurred while they were in the service.
@ Disinterred.
The bodies Of the Union soldiers who fell
in the sktmishes near Falls Church, in
1861, are being disinterred for reburial in
Soldiers cemetery at Arlington.