New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-16

uvroRT or THE CONGRESS INVESTIGATING COMMIT
,,r on THE CAPTURED COIN CLAIMED BY HE
RICHMOND BANKS.
~ lGLsGK.En 10 ThE fhbVNN - -. - H.
,,,,t,o ON Rerepchment, 20 which was referred inc
-, ., ,hc Richmond Banks 90 certain coin now Oh ue
-, m The United states Treasury, makes the folo"is
repent .o n, Virginia
ss,d an ar authorizing loan 20 the CoInoI rs1ks
Isso 80, i'm gold and silver by the several n"h ~
Tsd the application thereof TO the use :" o nav oycrthe
NoItlCrn Virginia, ordering tle ant% fdarae states
s5ne on the footing " loan 10 lne I,e~cran( bef
fther to the Secretary II War or 10 i NAV deem
az the Confederate army as n me for The purpose Of
most cNpedient 20 be used ehcusINeS w., bern Virginia
procuring subsistence for NE Ay from the Confederate
u,..it ~ 6esf securities they may nave u III w.
POWER TO oIet sflfe bonds as security therefor slc
~ vich IL now the QreaseTy OF the Untu 80 he,
ea Sy the State 10 credit in three banks ' s,o o
lie derostores as foloTt: Bank % bank $4,000 The
s,pfary Gf the Treasury caused TO be dehNeicu F" ''
Gc,omor Of the state the following e gIsgs Mu @
RoAsg c rfass toSa .d.s 400 200 IN coin tothc Gov
t @ ne use II hs Conui.say RIamen ana aEls s mr.
CIV, 1 1c ss E 5S, suS 5 S give sss. soe Of
~ ooO or Of sS N SecyetaS Of the Treasury
Capt erother of The ConedGIa9 Ai thy eyacnation If
Ei,InCnd he did receive AOec me O3nhs S5.se
5000 lie dsrsed $4,000 az kchmOuIh tbe Rank Of
~o T which S5lOoO were IN checks drawn ny ,I 1h ot
y,ois and lie Exchange Bank on thelr pidhCn ot S
ivtchLnrg Capt strother LETT Richmond 0,' uv
-, 80. win fhis sam under his control III cOnYdHg
Vim offccIs the bank, who mad IN chge
Two and three hundred Thousand Hol s - & f5nJs Al
10 tho backs each party III cont. 800 etrCtler
DanV,ic, on the SIN of April , 1am: ,haf in
et.''" 80, SN of his being cut off from Gen.
Lees army he would restore the Ieman1er W o ny,
80, Inns held they thon proceeded 70 Washington
I,cra G,lr Strother, on the 2lst Oh April, ioV
taking fcoai for the same, stating that the nd s So
should credited on the bonds proNl1eH SIo bere
ula lad m
was no statute authority authorizing IIns pa!ncrc
capt strother inc BANK o,Sli ,ra,Ndr Of the fund
toeether with their coin. IN May, Iogy, w f
a,Ss of Richmond obtained permit from Cen Paults
Ibe com about Ss500O; ot tins, SlVVOWdso w 60
ssiyed from G tSrI s Us%e robbed by Confedera
saI.lers disguised 10 Federal uniforms, oi $22VW
81 Virginia $i45,OO had belonged TO In
fe und The DAY after ON gCU If o %as Gen
xed az the property of the banks the REMAINDER cSu
moi a a,c6 aI9m1ted TO about soo subsequently d.
yered TO Gen ScedmaD, at Augusta ana nov Oh Spell
zines axgued by attorneys for claimants, ana the cover
snent before the Secretary OF tho Treasury, ahu ~ ~
pre,den The above facts those agreed upon ~ t
last argument. The bad tNth commenced 10y t.alH
6trother Was continued by the Dan5 U ' "r ca
ings efReen the banks and The Confederate CvONeiult
~ wbch n was entitled 10 OF any interest in one do
AZ nj the money mn question" The Officers OF the bank
verified hy their oath this statement yet tir fIiui
apparent nom their OWN subsequently, Admitted IaGi ~
TLey always furnished afdETits from The officers al I'd
Confederate Treasury Department. that me con ma ~. no.
Icen under their control From these aHeSatlUsls lh
Il Solicitor Of the }nted states Treasury tnen sud
A. q any mtog,,tof he Coicer Government IN M 'yA lt
rsaso9 81 upol ls Any ,'' ' tligg.y vii, the j,
,l,, TIE = n W" % Ss ,hshom B tbs certainly
.sy no1stent with the private owutIshl a~tLL t' ",
Ianis sry, ~ ai the rgattd - far vel could be b
She stai,1siG~f person n tht employ ~ TIE hs's' treasury ~
The President Of the United states then Issued az orde
the restoration of tie coin 10 the banks on certain
conditions wJdeh, in the Judgment OF the United Sate
Treasurer, not eOmRi lied with Certain United States
rad belonged 70 che Confederate Government when il
at last discovered that The negotiation had been car
Eel with The Confederate War Department instead Of
Iy e my p II the banks show the CHARACTER of the
sla There can De 20 dsputefa The banks loaned the
State Of Virginia SUD ia CON- expressly To be advanced
90 the Rebel Government The banks receive me state
iODds security and The State received Confederate
RE contract was e@TipIGte in law From that
moment the coin became forfeited 10 the United
fatCs Government Before the 2lst 81 April 10 wit,
the9tb Lee had surrendered: the 1st1 johnson com
nenced negotiating for surrender me Cl4ef OF The Con
tie Rebellion with al its hopes and treasure were N an
army wagon fastening 10 ger beyond the Missss pL II
~ idle TO pretend that Capt Stroller had the sd)W NJ
right to act as administrator Of The effects Of re sad
spoiis Of er+S>Siirrender of Lee al the pro
Tr % the Confederacy by that act passed TO the con
tro If the United states Government STROLLER had no
mo right 10 give 10 the Richmond banks $2Z392g than
he had TO give them S22SoO muskets had they been in
ms possession II was fraud upon the Government
hanks should DQl derive any interest heIerom No mat
hI Wnat De,S NJ @ 10 tn1e ey too n re
CON taken from stf5ifeT with their own, was safely
deposited ~ Washington, Ca by the BANK "%ens. Ihey
had right To attempt its removal 10 RlcinOnt ana
therefore became liable 10 the Government for the
GmCunt no matter how lost IL would be easy matter
TO have robbery by concert The robbers took SItgY
II the StTOther fund and SO5p0 of the Banks money.
How did tie robbers get knowledge of the facts and 10y
hat reason did they return <l10J few thousand more
Than the Banks motley stoeni Had the Banks succeeded
M putting III their vaults at Richmond the S2229 would
iLev .o have been clearly responsible 20 the United
Rtaies N that sunni They have claim 10 the 100000
I'm on SeSSs;: in the United states Treasury bu, should
.V M Ite Ia, the SO 100 retained 10y the Banks from
- sao 90 for me checks they destroyed OF $4,000 the
actual amount OF coin theT to OF rne srrurner runu
25O, and the balance taken By the robbers and not
restored. The n urs 6Mned no bullion No part Of the
tevcVy 0aIsd TO the Confederate Government was III
LulT vet part Of this SOo00 are 81 pieces of bullion
evidently taken early in the Rebellion from the United
States Mint at Charlotte aud DahlODega
The report concludes with the following resolutions
Ne Il ftsolced by The S,Ge and House Of RPfeseddceS
ia C0aOgess assembled, That the 100000 or thereabOuts
In coin and bullion special deposit IN the Treasury
Of the United states he by the United States Treasurer
sold and the money derived theTefrom covered III the
Treasury and that the claimants thereto the Richmond
banks may their light To the same ia tie Court
" Claims.