The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l6.-Revenue receipts o-da,
amounted to S4SS,000
There is full Cabinet to-day with the exception o
Boutwell,.
The Collector Of the Port of Charleston is author
lied to increase his force, owing to the increasing
trade Of that port
The steamer Yantic has been discharged from quar-
antne.
The Tennessee House Committee Federal Rela
tions have reported against the ratification of the h
teenth amendment.
The following is an account of Southern Natona
Banks on the 9th of October:
Vireina-Resources loans and discounts amounted tC
four millions; bonds, two and half millions; due
from other banks, half million; bills of other
banks eighty millions; specie, twenty three millions
Liabities-Capita nearly two and quarter millions
profits, three hundred and hirtyone thousand; notes
outstanding, two millions; deposits, over three and
quarter millions; due other banks, nearly quarter o
smillion.
North Carolina-R Resources, loans and discounts are
nearly million and half federal bonds, nearly
three-uuarers of million due from other banks,
nearly quarter of Il million; bills on other banks,
seventy thousand; specie, for'ysix thousand legal
tender notes. nearly quarter ofa million. Liabilities
Capital nearly one milon profits, one hundred and
ffty-fve thousand; notes outstanding, two hundred
and seventy nine thousand deposits, one and half
millions due to banks, seventy thousand.
South Carona-Resources,l loans and discounts, near
ly million and half; bonds, over quarter Of a
million; from other banks, hundred thousand
bills of other banks eighty thousand specie, four
teen thousand Liabities-Captal over three quarters
of million; profits, one hundred and sixty-seven
thousand; bank notes outstanding, one hundred and
e;ghty-one thousand; deposits, one million; due to
banks, one hundred and seventy three thousand
Georgia-Resources, loans and discounts, three quar-
tiers of million; bonds over million and quarter
due from other banks three hundred and forty ght
thousand; bills of other banks, one hundred thous
and; specie thirtytwo thousand legal tenders,
half million Liabities-Capita, one and half
millions; profits three hundred and eighteen thous-
and; notes outstanding, million one hundred and
twenty-five thousand; deposits, nearly million and a
quarter due banks, two hundred thousand.
Acknowledgements, loans and discounts, three hun
dred and twenty four thousand bonds three hundred
and eleven thousand; due from banks, eghty-six
thousand specie, seventeen thousand legal tenders
one hundred and fourteen thousand. Liabilities four,
hundred thousand profits, eighty-sx thousand; de-
posts, quarter of million; due to other
banks, six thousand; bank notes outstanding, over
quarter of million.
Texas-Resources, loans and discounts, nearly
half million bonds, nearly quarter of million !;
due from other banks one hundred and fifteen thous
and bills other banks, thirty thousand; specie,
three hundred and fourteen thousand; legal tenders
seventy thousand. Liabes-Capital over half a
million profits, quarter of million notes outstand
ing three hundred and eightysx thousand; deposits
six hundred and eighty-nine thousand; due other
banks, ffty-three thousand.
In Supreme Court Bank of Louisiana VS.. United
States for cotton seized land, but tried in Admi
ralty argued Appeal is from Admiralty jurisdiction.
Pierpont has been instructed to push custom house
frauds investigations, matter whom involved.
The Supreme Court refuses to enter the resolutions
on the minutes in the Walker case.
Judge Dent will be in Jackson on Sunday, and will
reopen the Mississippi canvass on Monday he has re-
ivad sGi General AmeS and
his supporters, of fair election.
One portion of the financial policy of the Admins
tration is at last agreed upon, and that is recon-
mendaon against any change in the internal revenue
system which will reduce the rate of taxation The
present Secretary, Boutwell,, and Commissioner Del
ano appear to be united this though the two latter
officials will suggest changes in the adminisra
tive feature of the law. There was some hope that
the Commissioner would favor reduction OF the in
come tax to three per cent while speculative interest
desired him to recommend that the tax on distilled
spirits be placed at one dollar but his report is
just completed he ignores both and suggests no
change in the law The object alleged is to give the
present rate of fair trial for the rest of the
fiscal year.
Inquiries having been made by telegraph as to the
rumor that the Supreme Court would decide the legal
tender act next Monday, they may be answered that
there is no intention of the kind among the judges
other Supreme Court officials The inference is, that
because these important cases were argued last oanu
ary decision, if favorable would have been rendered
months ago does not hold good, for the reason that
there are dozen other on the calendar on which
a decision has been delayed for the time. eIhe
general belief however, among lawyers and others, is
that the decision of the court is adverse to the const
tutionaity of the legal tender act but that its opinion
is not written out and will not be for some time to
come
The Western congressman who are here say that
both parties will be united in Congress to increase the
national bank circulation in the West and declare II
this is not done the Western men will not for any
proposal to consolidate the debt with lower rate of
interest The bureau of engraving and printing ex-
peets to be able to issue the five dollar legal ten
ders next week. the tes about the first OF December
and the balance oftbe seres twenty, one hundred five
hnndred and one thansand dollar notes. BY the 18th