New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-13

eeeds tGOO00 but does not exceed SOVOVV ~ pr eehlum
Of such capital 10 each association whose capital exceeds
00O COO % per centum Of such capital bat no asoeahcn
and every association having lafgs amount VI
notes than IS herein prescribed shall az soon Hs piaoabe
withdraw from circulation and return 10 the controller OF the
Currency 10 be Cancelled all B circulating excess OF INC
limits heTen prescribed and m association shall d. m
NAV ctun he ccplan notes any oer National banking
association Any esng rhnk or uahhng ASSOCIATION organ
un1or I'D not having its
share Of banking capital Which shah have applied FOR authority
to become National bank or 3ea9 6fgahed shan have ap
bank be found by che Controller Of the Currency TO be good
standing and credit receive authority TO become National
Territories which have secured The raeabe proportion
circulating pro d that The entire amount Of circulating
banking associations hanks whose capn shall be found
aforesaid shall exceed si5 O0oCO Tie total amount o
Circulating be delivered 70 associations organ
lied shall exceed SIS eco 600 until after the Isl day Of Jan
uary ls6s when any potoa Of tie s5cooooO Of ereuat
ING notes allotted for the conversion Of existing State banks
shall remain inappropriate the amount remaining may be
used The organization OF associations o the increase
caon Of National banks JIG TO be restricted now, and -
not at any time TO exceed the sum Of s3oooo0oOo
The remainder OF the new bill is substantially the
same as the one reported last July. The House TO-
day, motion of Representative Hooper, who hae
the bill in charge, ordered it to be printed.
The Retrenchment Committee are on the track OF
some startling facts, which will lead TO important re-
suits by breaking mp system Of plunderlng Tie
Treasury which has grown up during the Rebellion.
Amid the conflicting accounts respecting the ques-
ton Of the cOnstitut0naty OF the test-0ath, as
brought before the Supreme Court OF the United
States, the probabilities strongly incline TO the J1dg-
ment of that Court against the c0nsttutOnaty OF the
oath. One of the Supreme Court Judges holds the
balance, and there is little no doubt be will go
against the legality Of the oath. So far our niorma
ton is authentic or course, any such decision, or
special use OF the OATH would not settle the question
of its use in all quarters but il might have serious
influence upon il.
The first case to be called by the United States
Supreme Court tomorrow is that OF FTedenek f.
Sickes agt. Boylen w. Evans, after which the ease
of The Union Manufacturing Company agt John ID.
Lounsberry. Judge Curtis and Mr.. Keller viii APP
pear for the Manufacturing Company, aud Mr..
StOughton for the appellee. These are important
patent cases. The docket has been entirely relieved
of the Southern cases-39 in number, pending from
the commencement of the RebelliOn-they having
been argued, continued, submitted. The Court
will now resume the call Of the regular docket.
Commissioner Wells has completed the Tariff bill
which the Secretary of the Treasury instructed him
to prepare. gentleman who has seen II says II rs
more of revenue measure than protective in It's char
acter. The delegation Of French importers, who
here with the idea that the duty on wines might
be modified from that which passed the House last
session, and is before the Senate Committed, have
failed in their mission. The old duty was altogether
too low, and the pressure brought to bear by the
California and Western wine-grOwers has convinced
Congress that it ought TO be considerably IN
creased The present tariff on wines costing fifty
cents or less is 90 cents per gallon and
- per CeDLumi over, u per BaiLOH anu - ptI
centum In the bill Of the last session, which IS now
before the Senate Committee the tariff is fixed on
wines costing not % cents per gallon, at 40 cents
per gallon, and % per centum over % cents per gal
Ion and not over 81, IS cents per gallon, and % per
centum; over 81 per gallon, 81 per gallon and %
tariff will be wines costing 81 or less, 30 cents per
gallon and 20 per centum costing 81 or over, 81 per
gallon and % per centum He proposes considerable
foreign brandy and all kinds of foreign
.1ng ra.lV.a I.raaa 10
whisky to 81 % per gallon IL is not very likely that
Congress will adopt the latter suggestion The pres
emit temper of both Houses seems 10 be for high
protective tariff, embodying the feature of the bill
which passed the House at the las: session.
The report that the Secretary OF the Treasury in
tended to dispense with the services Of the female
clerks in his Department creates great futter
among the fair qudryers and the pressure to retain
almost each lady employed IS greater than the
previous opportunities for appointment There is no
telling where the matter will end. The mode Of
tactics at present in is the vehement urging upon
the Secretary the justice of gradually eSsening the
force in order that they may not all be thrown out OF
employment at once, each lady probably believing
herself competent TO control sufficient influence to
retain her place.
The people Of the District, here through Commit
tee have asked Congress Tor an appropriation OF about
a quarter of million Of dollars TO clean the camel
here and drain the city The chances OF the present
authorities ever getting the appropriation are very
slim.
Cen Van Wyck, Member elect from the XIth Con-
gressional District of New York. is here, and is max
for the return of certain arms 70 his
Fenan constituents
Regarding Rebel property in England, and the set
Element recently made by Mr. Morse, the United
States Consul in London, with Fraser, Trenholm 4
Co.. the Government has rendered It's decision, which
repudiates the settlement in toto. The arrangement
was made without consultation with either Mr.. bud.
lev the Consul at Liverpool, Minister Adams, ana
the action Of Mr.. Morse has been entirely set aside
large batch OF appointments OF ministers minis
ters-resident and consuls 10 foreign countries were
sent into the Senate to-day. Among them was the
name of John A. Dix Minister to France.
delegation OF merchants, planters and capitalists
from New Orleans arrived in this city last evening,
and this morning petitioned Congrers to pass law
allowing LOYAL citizens Of Southern States to appeal
from the State to the Federal courts in all suits
brought against them in the State courts, and which
are clearly designed 10 persecute Loyal men and drive
hem from the South.
The Annual Meeting of the National Union League
1f America was held at the League Rooms on Ninth-S
at II o'clock to-day The officers for the ensuing year
chosen. most Of the officers being reelected as
follows: J. NJ Edmonds, President; A. Chester aud
John ". Forney Vice Presidents; and W. A. Cook
L. q. Baker, Secretary OF the state
Council of New-I York, chosen Secretary pro tem
in tbs temporary absence Of Mr. Cook. The session
was very harmonious, and but little business was
DONE Another session was held this evening a,
"ultu buucCb vi Ctllaiu ~ NJ VI tho
League discussed, to the present and future
issues. EI-Speaker Grow Of Pennsylvania and Mr.
Cook held quite animated discussion on the objects
Of the League the former addressing the League at
considerable length. The question OF the expulsion Of
Andrew johnson from the League was also under
consideration The deliberations wore being continued
at the closing Of this dispatch.
The Committee of North Carolinians, headed by
Gov Holden, which has been here for several days
has prepared address to Congress- setting forth the
conditiOn of aars In North Carolina and re-
plan for the restoration Of the State
into iia fnrmar nosiinn I'm the Union The addres.