Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-06

$7,619. The years fees at Liverpool
were $S7, 1857, and the salaries S11,510.
AT Manchester the fees were s2S, 535, and
the salaries SO, $50. AT, London the fees
were .$l9, 07S, salaries s,7as. Havana,
fees SIS, 800, salaries 81, 70S. Sheffield,
ices SIC, S4S, salaries $s,764 These
consulates exhibit the most favorable
showing. AT the bottom Of The list
stands Moscow, where the fees were 80
and salaries 81, 2S8. Brindisi, fees 81. so
and salaries s., 064. At Tripoli and Tunis
there was not dollar In fees collected,
while the salaries at each place are 3d.
600. This department has 70 engage and
pay interpreters and guards for consulstes
in Turkey, China Japan and Siam, be-
sides keeping up prisons thare for Ameri-
can criminals aG an annual expense of 81
OOO, and the consular courts, which cost
SlO, 900 more. L,al .ae sa
The Report of the Comptroller Of
Currency, Ti
about which so much has been said, is at
last printed, and viii be sent to Congress
to morrow. It is brief and unimportanf,
containing but one new and positive re-
commendation, and that is the placing
uader legislative restriction of all the de-
posts which center in New York from
the country banks, and on which interest
is paid to them. He says tfThey should
be placed Under such restrictions as would
obyiate the necessity of their use by the
depositary banks" He adds that be does
not think sweeping enactment would
have much effect, as the city banks would
md some way to evsde it, while private
banks would be unrestrained. IA ..r
i Regarding the new law of last session,
for giving the West and South increased
banking facilities, the Comptroller speaks
as follows "Phe amount of capital in
the Western and Southern States not par,
manently invested OF actually employed
IN business of various kinds. but immedi-
ately available for the purpose of orga-
nizing National Banks, can't be very
large, and the impression that many mil
lions OF cash capital were awaiting the
| opportunity of investment IN National
banking institutions has not been fully
sustained Tue provision made by the
lale act is undoubtedly ample fer the sup
ply of those S ates which have less than
their proportion, and would probably
suffice to supply all reasonable demands,
eVea if not restricted in its distribution"
The propriety of providing for the re-
! moVal of such restrictions after the ex-
piration of one year from the date of the
passage of the act is recommended. The
report then adds that there are one thous-
and four hundred and thirty-one Ma ional
Banks IN operation, and that twenty -one
no rel - H. L. I.
four of which are gold banks.
.. The Mexican Policy.
The subject of the establishment of free
ports on the Rio Grande will at en- early
day in the next session of Congress be
brought before that body. More than two
years ago the. Committee of Foreign affairs
of the House made report pursuant 70
the resolution Offered by Mr.. Blain in
spucting that committing to enquire
whether the action of the Mexican Gov
eminent in establishing free ports at Mat
amOIas and other points on the Rio
Grande is not a violation of treaty stipula-
tons and unfriendly to the commercial
rights of the country. This subject was
brought to the attention Of the Mexican
Government by Mr.. Plumb when acting
Charge d'Affairs at Mexico, aad also by
Minister ROsecrans. The Ministtr of
Charge d'Affairs informed Mr.. Plumb
that the Government has considered and
will continue to occupy itself in consider
ing this subject with the Importance 1t
requires, butinstesd of affording remedy,
the free system las been exte ded.
A Little scheme Fooled.
Secretary Boutwell, has checkmated
parties who desired 70 make remittancss
of cash from Eastern cities to the 5Juh
or West, free of cost to themselves, by
using the Treasury Department The
plan WAS tn get together torn and defaced |
currency and forward it to Washington, |
with Instructions to send the value there |
of. in new bills, 10 the place to which |
they desired to remit funds This mo- /
only wronged the department BY making
it pay the express charges, but the ex-
press companies, who carry money for
the department at half the usual rates.
Henceforth the value of mutilated and /
dirty currency will only be RENTED back
to the sender
Negroes In Railroad Cars.
A case of some importance Is now be-
fore the Supreme Court OF this District,
involving the rights of colcred people in
railroad cars and other lines of travel.
The plaintiff, Catherine Brown, colored,
sues the Alexandria Railroad Company
for damage for being elected from the
cars III 1868, and alleges that she pur-
chased first-clsss ticket, the same as
sold to white persons, and the company |
performed only part of the contract
The case is still going on. I
A Negro In the House.
Among the members who have arrived
is the eolored man and brother who will
present himself to the House tomorrow
in the person of J. II. R2iRey, of South
Carolina, elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the enforced resignation of White
more. So there will be in the House
colored contemporary of the Hon. Mr..
Revels in the SensIe, and the equality of |
races in the two Houses will be satisfac-
tjrily maintained.
Commissioner Wilson.
Since the arrival of members and Sen
ators, discussion has been resumed as to /
the probability Of the removal of Com
missioner Wilson, of the General Land |
Office. The current of opinion seems to
be that he viii be speedily replaced, for
the President, when approached on the
subject, does not indicate in any manner
hat that he intends to retain Mr.. Wilson,
although many of the laiter's friends have
endeavOred TO modify the Presidents ex-
pressed views. Mr.. Wilson has many |
friends among the Western Senators and
and those from tSe Pacific slope |
are especially friendly.
The Pay of Governments Officials. | I
An interesting tabular statement is in | G
course of preparation, from authentic {
iources, which viii exhibit at glance the /
,sy of the officers of the Government, at
Tarious periods from 1889 down to the
present time, and will disclose some curl
Jus fac.s concerning the increase 'of pay
If various officers. II will show that,
While the pay of certain officers has been b
increased three and four fold, others
emain as they were in 1889, and $
till others as in 1920, without P
Increase. The auditors in the Treasury
Department in 1920 received $4,000; in I
$40 the same. The Second Comptroller
u 1920 SO, 900; in 1881, SO. 900. The Reg G
ster received in 1920 $4,000 and the
anne in 1870. The Solicitor of the Treas
Iry and the Assistant Secretaries have II
lad no increase for over half century,
.od now receive only $4,000, while al 5
he officers appointed under the laws ?
passed since the war are more literally q
aid. In 1899 ordinary clerks received u
500 year; now clerks receive from Il
Il 200 to 5000. The table fromzEhich a
hese facts are derived Is valuable for f