The New York herald., 1866-05-17
The Message Ordered Printed
and Laid on the Table.
Restrictions Placed Upon the Trans
portation Of Nitro -olycerine.
Consideration Of the Tax Bill i'm
the House.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1865.

DC. &c. &c.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1865
THE COLORADO VETO MESSAGE.
The message from the President vetoing the bill for
the admission Of Colorado received yesterday, read
to the Senate this morning Immediately after the reading
OF the Journal As most OF the Senators had already
peruscd that important document while lying on the
Speakers table and of the local papers had pub
lished It in full before read to the Senate very
httle interest manifested No expects the bill
TO pass the veo and the Senators elect from that
Territory will soon leave for their Western homes sadder
but wiser men.
THE TAX BILL.
The House TO day refused TO increase the license
dsters and TO reduce the tax distlers Of less
han fifty barrels per annum. This indicates that the
sentiment Of the House adverse the stringent law
regulating disng reported by the committee, and
which is substantially the same as that reported by
tho Revenue Commission. This action will probably
prevent the receipt Of any such large revenue dis
titled spirits during the fiscal year has been antic
paied by Comptroller Clarke and others.
1he action of the House in regard to the tobacco Is
looked forward TO with good deal Of interest by
facturers who represented here by several dele.
cations from New York and the West sharp
hight will be made on the amendments pro-
posed by Mr.. schenck, which make the duty on
cigars ad valorcm instead Of specific at
present Mr.. schencks amendments in opposition
to the views Of the Ways and Means Committee, and
also Of the Revenue 0ce but will be undoubtedly sus
tained by considerable portion Of the Western deega
tions.
The House made very good progress to-day the
ssderation Of the revenue bill nearly finished all that
part Of the bill referring 10 licenses The members
generally do not appear TO take very great interest
IN the discussions under this bill and 1t Is at times di
cult 70 conduct business for want Of quorum.
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK FAILURE.
The examination Of the accounts Of the Merchants Ma
honai Bank Of Washington has been carried on from day
70 day by Mr. John Ball. who has finally ascertaned that
interest the OF four per per has been
paid the balances Of Of the disbursing officers
and agents who kept their accounts in that bank This
interest drawn by outside party, who claims
compensation from the bank for securing the nsttu
zion their deposits, but who, 1t is believed common
ageut for them all The total thus 70 be drawn is
forty two thousand dollars
The military commission called 10 investigate all the
circumstances connected with Paymas,er Pauldng's de-
posits In the Merchants National Bank Of this city
cicited such testimony to-day induced the placing Of
Major Pauldng under close The board will pro-
bably complete its labors within few days, when
curt martial will be ordered for his trial
INTERESTING TO NoTEH0LDERs OF NATIONAL BANKS.
The following letter from General Spinner Is intended
10 those Of little faith in national banks
TREASURY or THE UNITED STATES,
WASHINGTON, May 16, 1860.
DUR sm-Your letter OF the 10th instant has just
been rooeived You ask to what s the govern
ment liable for the redemption OF the notes OF the
national hanks the full nominal face value
a every note issued by the Comptroller OF the Currency
70 bank and by the banks pu. into circulation. You
AK should the bank deposit with the United States
Tn a
hanks dcpoetng them be inadequate TO the redemption
Of the notes OF the bank by reason Of the decline Of the
securities deposited s the government bound TO redeem
part The section Of the Ma
ena Currency act not only gives the right to forfeit all
ment has first and permanent lien upon
Ill the assets OF defautng bank there
Ssaiu csuld The sb.oate % failure Of national
bank impair the value Of the circulating notes OF the
bank making such failure' ] answer no; on the con
trary the notes Of national bank that has failed
rather better than those OF bank In good standing
away from the business marts commercial centres Of
the country, or the that the Treasurer of the
Unaed States becomes the cashier OF such defsultng
bank and will through his assistants and all other gov
srnment ofeer. redeem suen % CIRCULATION S,. You Ask
yopd the fact Of their being legal tende greater Sc
cuy TO the holders than the currency Of the national
afford greater security TO the holder than the
notes Of national banks The only real difference be-
tender from and TO the government thc former are such
legal tender from and all parties whether rnuncipa
ssa corporations or individuals
V'y respectfully Eoqr SPINNER rr s.ursr q. 8
4 C. DAWN, ESQ, Cashier Merchants' National Bank,
A notice has been issued from the Comptroller Of the
Cunency this evening the no,shode Of the venango
National BANK, Of Franklin, Pa, and the Merchants
National Bank Of Washington C., TO forward the bills
or these Institutions for redemption
VISITORS TO TEE WHITE HOUSE.
fne crowds at the white House unusually large
through the entire day Scores of people arriving
and departing with no other ostensble object than 70
prvmenadc the East Room 10 take last look at its
diuxy furniture and pas out to make place for ohsrs
The halls up stairs however were crowded with large
number OF ladies' and gentlemen who waited patiently
a. Presidential audiences, by the hour
SuR BILL TO RssrRIcr rHx APPOINTING rovkh
or rHE PRESIDENT.
me bill introduced by Henderson, Of Missouri, In the
ssnaas AZ q substitute for the rrumbull amendment
which was killed restricting the appointing power Of the
prssdsn, Ia likely 10 NEE, the fato The conscrva
eve senss Of the senate viii endorse any such high
hasdsd outrage
SHE MEMPHIS RIOTS INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
NJ shankiin, OF Kentucky, hes been added 70 The
scmmI,tce for the investigation Of the Memphis rots Ia
vaace Of Mr. LeBiond, Of Ohio who refused 70 serve
hsy depart 10 morrow On their mission The absence
n 6washburne for the noxt few weeks II surmscd 70 ~
ssck Of Thads 70 60, him out Of the way for thirty
'sys until railroad projects have been dspose OF
-LAR TO COLLECTORS ov CUSTOMS on rHx
Thefc. roRTHERS. FRONTIER.
Esrthem ana circular 70 collectors Of custom on the
Sssass hes been thwes,ern frontiers or ths United
from the Treasury Depstment; =
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