The New York herald., 1868-03-08
WASHIN GT0N
The Summons Served on the President to
Appear Before the Impeachment Court.
Passage of the Pension ApprOpria-
tiOn Bill i'm the Senate.
Debate ON the Financial QueS-
ton i'm the House.
WASHINGTON, March 7, 1853.
The Impeachment Summons Served Upon the
President.

WASHINGTON, March 7, 1853.
The Impeachment Summons Served Upon the
President.
Mr.. George 7. Brown, the Sergeant-atArms OF the
Senate, waited upon President johnson at four
O'Clock this afternoon and served upon him the sum-
mons to appear before the Court OF Impeachment.
The President replied that he would attend to the
matter.
Work Before the Senate.
The chief object Of the Senate In holding session
to-day was to bring up for consideration the appro-
priation bills already passed by the House. Very
little other legislative business 1t is understood will
be brought forward between this and Friday next.
That body Is far behind the House in its
work. All the appropriation bills except
two have been passed by the House and are now
upon the table Of the Senate Committee on Appro-
priatons. Mr.. Morrill, chairman Of that committee,
viii endeavor to have all these disposed Of before
anything else is considered.
The Weekly Treasury Statement.
The fractional currency received from the Printing
Bureau Of the Treasury Department during the week
amounted to $4S7 900. The following are the ship
ments for the same PERIOD
To the Assistant Treasurer at Boston $780, 900
To United States depository at Pittsburg.... $4,000
To national banks and others rs........... 144, S67
The amount in United States notes forwarded dur
ing the week was:-
To the Assistant United States Treasurer at
To tns assstant rreosrer a, Nav yor oo oOo
To the depository at Baltimore. ............. $4,000
To national banks and others ............ 375,464
Total shipments 81, ,0923 33l
The United States Treasurer holds in trust
rty for national banks the following amounts:-
For deposits Of public moneys. 3s,12795o
The national bank currency issued during the week
amounted to $112,ae0. Total to date $500, ,5so331.
From this is to be deducted the following amounts
Mutilated bills returned, s6459,7o5; notes OF insol-
vent banks redeemed and burned by the United States
Treasurer, $685. $780, leaving in actual circulation at
this date, s299, ,765.
Fractional currency redeemed and destroyed dur
ing the week. 1927 900.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
The receipts from internal revenue to-day were
$273, ,40s making the total amount for the week end
ing to-day $54S5629, and the total since the begin
ming OF the present fiscal year $134, ,s3S,013
The Land Claims of Settlers Along the Line
of the Pacific Railroad.
The President has approved and signed the bill
that nothing In the act approved July 1892 entitled
"An act to aid In the construction of q railroad and
telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific
Ocean, and to secure to the government the use of
the same for postal, military and other purposes"
and the act amendatory thereof shall be held to
and entry under the privileges Of the Presumption or
Homestead laws the even numbered sections along
the routes Of the several roads therein mentioned
which have been or may be hereafter located, pro-
vded that such sections shall be rated at So SO per
acre, and subject only to entry under those laws,
and that the Secretary of the Interior be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to restore to home
stead settlers, pre-emption or entry, according to
the existing laws all the numbered sections OF
land belonging to the government, and now with
drawn from market, on both sides Of the Pacific
Railroad and its branches, wherever said road and
its branches have been definitely located.
The Postal Money Order system.
The money order system Of the Post Ofice Depart
ment has not only proved to be success as far as
the public convenience is concerned, but also a
source ofrevenue to the government The washington
Office issues and pays about thousand orders per
month making a total Of $4,000 paid out Of this
ONCE monthly. The profits derived from this branch
of the Post once Department throughout the United
States amounts to $25oOo annually
Land Oflcc Business.
The Commissioner OF the Land ONCE is in receipt
of returns showing the disposal Of thirteen thousand
four hundred and four acres OF public lands at the
local ONCE at Brownsville, Nebraska, during the
month of February last The greater portion Of the
land taken for actual settlement and cultivation
undcr tne Homestead law, anu tue reinaihuer mas
been located with Agricultural College scrip and
military warrants.
Sioux Indians nj Fort Laramie.
private letter received here from Fort Laramie,
Kansas says that White Cloud and the band Of Sioux
Indians had come in to that fort. The writer also
says that 1t is believed there that greater proba-
bility exists of making treaties with all the hostile
Sioux this spring than ever before.
General Lorenzo Thomas in the Cabinet.
washington March 81 correspondence OF the Boston
Post1
General Lorenzo Thomas Secretary Of War dd
interim, will hereafter attend all Cabinet meetings
Secretary OF War, and the President will transact
all business pertaining to that department through
him. General Thomas was present at the meeting
to-day with the other members OF the Cabinet but
there no business Of importance requiring atten-
t0n and the session did not continue more than half
an hour.
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