The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-12
age during the coming year. In one bureau alone
1t VIII amount to several thousand dollars.
The Financial Fight In the House.

II VIII amount to several thousand dollars
The Financial Fight In the House.
In the House to-day the fight between the Com
mttee on ways and Means and that on Banking
and Currency was renewed, the occasion being tile
Introduction Of lngersoii's s43 100000 imitation biz
Ingersoll marshaed the forces Of the Ways and
Means, General schenck being temporarily absent
General Garfield and 5. S. Cox headed the Banking
and Currency and were reinforced by Sco1eld, Of
Pennsylvania, who moved TO table lngersoll's bill
emo thus dispose OF the whole matter. This was
defeated whereupon Garfield moved the reference Of
the Dill 10 the Committee on Banking ana Currency
which was carried amid the rejoicings OF the
antEnnationists by vote of SIS to 81 This was
test and Is regarded as settling the question OF In
dating the currency and the scarcely less important
one as to which committee OF the House Is to have
the shaping OF Its financial policy. The chances
that Ingersols OH Will be quietly locked up In the
Banking and Currency Committee, for 1--WE out OF
eight members OF tnat committee present to-day
voted to lay the bin on the table.
Another Fight for the Public Printing.
The movement against the olfcers OF the Senate
Ia just beginning to make itself apparent Clapp,
the public printer seems to be the first object Of
serious attack there is no doubt that there
serious combination against him. Defrees, tine I'M
mediate predecessor of Clapp, is said TO be
at the head OF the movement hoping, II
successful, to secure his own appointment
or reelection az the case may be. few
years ago concurrent resolution was passed giving
the Senate power to elect public printer and taxing
the appointment out OF the hands OF the President
Under the resolution Defrees became the printer
but now that he s out In the cold he and his friends
trying to have the resolution rescinded 80 that
the appOn tment viii rest with the President as Of
old. Defrees believes he could get the appointment
fail then an effort will be made TO give the choice OF
the printer to the House, which, 1t will be con-
tended, more entitled to 1t than the Senate being
the larger body ana having the greater portion of
the Congressional matter that needs to be printed
The first step in this movement exhibited to-day
In an anonymous pamphlet which was circulated
about the Capitol and which pitched into Clapp,
while It lauded Defrees correspondingly. Fenton,
who is expected here shortly, Will doubtless have
something TO say before allowing Clapp to be thus
sacrificed.
The Rights Of American Debtors Abroad.
new question OF international law is about to
be presented to our government. some years ago
an American steamship line between Bremen and
New York was organized and commenced opera
tons. After short time burst up and the leading
men OF II went into bankruptcy, taking advantage
OF the law OF Congress. One OF the leading men Of
and while Copenhagen arrested at the
Of Mr.. Bitner, to whom Kuger was indebted through
the unlucky steamship speculation. Ruger claimed
the protection OF our representatives at the Courts
Of Stockholm ana Berin but, though Mr.. Bancr oft
used every peaceful way of obtaining the release OF
Ruger, he was unsuccessful Finally the imprisoned
man obtained his release by compromising with his
creditor. Mr., Ruger however. considers that he
has case OF damages against the Danish govern
ment as a citizen OF the United States unjusty i'm
prsoned, and is about to bring the matter before
Congress and the state Department.
Indian Delegations Forbidden "a Visit the
Capital.
A circular has been issued from the Indian ONCE
forbdding the visits OF delegations OF Indians to
Washington for the purpose OF tran sactng the
business OF their respective tribes before the De-
partment. 1t is the opinion OF the Commissioners
that their business can be much better accom-
prshed by their agent and it Is held that the money
which would be expended In bringing them here
would be used TO much better advantage in buying
them provisions, agricultural implements and annu-
ity goods.
New York Assessors.
The following have been appointed Assistant AS.
SCISSORS for the Thirty-second New York Disirlct:-
William II. GrOgan, Priton Dwight and Theodore
Wandle.
Another Charge Against SchuremnD.
The trial Of Schureman tcoioredb formerly messen-
ger In the Treasury Department. indicted for passing
counterfeit money, was concluded to-day. He was
acquitted. This case was connected with the one In
which he was heretofore found guilty OF abstracting
certain unsigned national bank notes, bus Ia which
there was an arrest OF Judgment because of nfor
mality in the Indictment.
Weekly Fractional Currency Statement.
The receipts OF fractional currency for the week
ending to-day amount to s777,1oc. Shipments were
maze as folows:-To the Assistant Treasurer at New
York, $3.50 00O TO the Assistant Treasurer Phila-
dephia, $4,000; to the Assistant Treasurer at New
Orleans, $4,000; to national banks $17o,5o0.
Treasurer Spinner holds in trust as security
for national bank circulation s342, AGO. $50,
and for public deposits sio,29i,00O; mutt
lated bank notes burned during the week,
1I6,251; total amount burned $1s.3O7, 457; bank
currency issued for bills destroyed during the week,
$780, 100; total amount issued therefor SIS 49, $50;
balance due for mutilated notes. sls5.3o7; bank cir
culatop outstanding at this date $500 IA 2T2 irac
tonal currency redeemed and destroyed during he
week, S4s0,7o0.