The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-23
NE VISITS THE PRESIDENT On SATURDAY
The Payment Of Boul.ies Provided by
Last Congress Not stopped.
AL Applications to be Returned
for Amendment.
GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL MATTERS
&c. &c. sc.

WASHINGTON, Sept, 20, 1855
Improvement In Secretary Stewards Health.
As an evidence Of the continued Improvements in Sec
seary Stewards health, it may be stated that he this af
ternoen paid visit to the President.
No Truth in the Statement That the Payment
of B0unties Had Been stopped.
There is truth the statement that the payment OF
bounes provided for by the last Congress has been
stopped, the following tclegraphc correspondence.
which has just been received tho oco Of Military
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept 81, 1885,
10 ANDREW JOHNSON, President
Tho following Is published in Ohio, and doing an in
jury We know II Is false, but want authority for
positive denial
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT srArg or ONO,
MILITARY Agency, WAsHINGToN, sept. ~ 1865
oSone, LacEEy ESQ., of the ailtsry Commission, Gicad
Dr4n sla-yours Of the 9Th inst received You ask,
ere the paymaser General and second auditor stopped
es nas as a s's P1iia PRag is
shose higher IN authority f The latter has been nrnscl
'1a soi = dPon aay hSsu1 Ss
sha be paid to Union soldier or r. f@ 4 he can nhep
Signed by j. Fl. Grigcr and John q, Thompson, Chair
man Of tho Democratic sta Committee.
TREASURY DErARragST, Sept. 90, 1885,
10 J. H. GRlGEa and JOHN g. TpoaPsos, Chairman De-
Inecratic State Committee. Columbus olo:-
Reports that the President Serretsrv has delayed
Che payment OF bountes are un nfoundcd Paymsnts
win bc made under the rules which have Just been com
petad by the War Department The Payinaster General
has been instructed TO commence payments at once.
IL McCULLoCH, Secretary.
All Applications for tho Additional Bounty 10
be Returned.
All the applications hle al tho Payrnater Cen
erals once and at the ONCE Of tho Second Auditor OF
She Treasury for the additional bounty authorized by the
oct Of July 49, 1885, be returned TO tho applicants
containing the endorsement "seiurnsd FOR amendment.
IN conformity with the regulations from the War De-
partment Of September 49, 1850 - There arc In the
seghborhood of two hundred thousand or those appl
cations now on Ole, very many OF which will never be
venowcd, since tho publication Of the regulations undor
which they TO be paid excludes thom large pro-
portion OF them, also, not accompanied BY the
discharges, and some have bcen mado BY who
are not entitled under the law. On tho backs OF those
copies Of the regulations for paying this additional
bounty which TO tho Assistant Aajatant Cen
erals OF the States Paymaster General H. Brce caused
q be written endorsement requesting them TO gvo
general publicity throughout tho States tha. applca
Non be entertained II not in and 1T raj
Sormty with the regulations Applications OF h'irs,
70 for al claims OF deceased soldiers az app icatlons
Tor bounes OF every class accruns TO colored soldiers
living dead must be made direct tho Second Audi
sor Of the Treasury and not tho Paynascr General
Governments Financial Matters.
Tho disbursements on account Of the several named
departments during the week ending today aore as fol.
bc,..-war Department, ss55,4l2; Navy Department,
asll. SOD Interior Department, s2,zz9,23I. Total,
oa.6s3. .203.
There national banks Authorized during tho
week The National Bank Of Portland Oregon, has been
designated depository Of public moneys National
bank circulation 70 the amount se9S ilo Issued
during ise week by tho A2tIng compyoler q The Cur
Ssay The total circulation 9f bsonsf banks is now
o2e2 72o The securities held b. the United States
Treasury today amounted follows .For circulation
ocS,soo; for public scp5sits, sss.so9Soo Total
es7o, 77s,soo
The following statement exhibits The amount Of fluids
y tho cash vaults OF tho Treasury Department at the
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