, 1870-05-23
Z: WASHINGTON. ::
Condition Of the Mail
Service.
Legislation In Pennsylvania
against the National
Banks.
Congress Going at Work in
Earnest.
The New Bond and Banking
Bill.
Congress Going at Work in
The Unpleasantness Between President
Grant and General Hancock.

" HA8H1N{31QN% M8F 2A-IAe foreign UQAu EErF$CG
! IN better working order under the treaties con.
1ded By the present administration tban at any
r.yIous per1od. Except that our relations with
ance are h1uken on. everything is going On in a
.isfaetory manncr, The change Of the Enr1,sh
On better footing In regard IN tha c.rTtn1 ~
.. oEu closed mails for The cnnt,nant
-uuKh ENGLAND. Th4rp ara tnalcetions
ich point tn thc nercsrttr a, ron,~
'ltr,g the French tn rnroe IN +ar7,s .r,tt nc A,
ne the a4airs of crtsrn11,s de,,o-+,n.,-+ ore IN
lost prpmIstnc condItjop Tho rryeope thns far
, sbeet lighter 1han YES ernecte., me Tonse
Ep1pp.tation Cnnnmfttee hna -4r.s,, him ali ,,o
ed for. and. In fart ,ncrroeeff I'm er,rn far .he
.c,ca111er systam go; ooo T., ORDER n nasc II
re efficient.
NATIONAL 8Axxs m PENNSYLVANIA
he Baufdng and Currency Committee have un-
reconsideration various matters from the Ma
lal Bank men III Pennsylvania concerning lex-
tiou In that State hostile to these banEs- 1t ap-
-1H that the Legislature has Incorporated num-
: OF loan and teposlt companies With authority |
.tay higher rates Of interest than is allowed by
d: National Bank law. The State Tax 3aw also
eliminates against the h2nka. The committee
stnilar class complaints from other sections
he they are disposed to remedy the mat1er II |
sIb1c. they ind the subject a dIG1cust one to
l
= can meet the case presented by Legislation.
NEW HOUR or MEETING.
1e order carried through BY Dawes, that the
1se shall meet hereafter at II, and sit SIX hours
= Day, w1n setre to push business along TAP
=.
EvEs1HG SESSION.
: he Senate has adopted tn order, going into op-
:: ion Tomorrow, under which an evening ses
Is to be held every other day for work on the
-. ''-NA 49,
-.s.- .o.,1ssss - ~ ~ -. 80 1aA@.ouJ lug,
isoa5 sessions are 70 ue deyoted to Important
sures. while MI private and minor bills will be
d ou IN the evening. The nrosnects sra pcod
-un nnnnthu NJ srtITa h,,s,ra.,
.---.t 80 ~. e~u,s .'-s ..eu oa.eas
:: ~" hoan ASD baShSo bu1- -
ected bT Carffeld,s committee anf, .x11, anne.r
Aont the came form an or+,,n.iv .ona-.oT
~ I'M ,,-o,s,,- ~ +,a a. aelu1au.
staJ. Washhutn viii then have the toor
I the Postal Telegraph bll. 60 that Garfield cau
uy get hts measure cous,deret, before nerr
~ ..u.aAs. .As Il eao " cat17eo tnfou&o Win
snon-essential amendments; but mnny care i
bse1Tess think it VIII be defeated, If not in the |
4,n-E.@1 @1.a~,-
. +..+,,,1.''N nonA1p y. 49, 1p'SsEs!.aAIlos. n
re the Howard fnsesttcatior- c1oeed Testsr'
he has mada ss+tIa,ns-+ -, %-usse go esse
M..,s.e1 .1 s1s SSN se.eheAs VI 6alIy 1afm
'.-@A - ~" A'oAA%A+9s AV4+Au Ii $l7uN H1lUlL-
:zal Howard gave his individual note to settle
Subsequently, this paper had been Withdrawn.
cenerp, Ds,,.ocI 10 ,d,o,, = ,.->s.,.. - ns
At The 1ntrersitr no. 10 ~, sota. sn +s;s ~ It's
~ ue ain'etcAt, " cover talS 3 transac- l
: insolslng some *e,0Oo, With the Congrega- |
!: Il church, also came to light, The books OF |
,ulre.sitT arr mt c1rar nnon tho 11rst r,at+ar-
:fai do"ard, however. Claims that he can
lsh complete explanations
. ITO the Associated P1rss.1
AsH1hG1oH, May ee-It appears frem pub
q GmZesnondence that General Hancock, on |
ts1f ~ St Anril teleeraphed to General Sherman
achanEe In departments made tt practical he |
I1ed The St Louis station. General Sherman
"a that the President had fairly considered
1s preference for the Department Of Mis-
,fd him, od1eially and priTateiy, aosolsed him {
hat the changes TO be made would not touch
department Of Dakota. or the Military division
4ssou5. Hancock, on April =. writes: 4Asthe !
mand vi not Se fsssrded, Rsa notEitas,aadine 1dh
add ha4 9 ahnE aoE nsn oRsn the subject bns
ktahlfsh. that military rank In Sims Of Deoce q
not -casu the eousidtt1ton hitherto con- ,
q 70 t. b
sherman, DO not appear IL hfs letter: I am
estcd by the President to inform Jou that ,
: Is AotaMR II !ouf pessonal 1eias1ons 70 Gen
NtAnt, or u Jour omc1al relations to his ad- 81
su8don, that could Justify your promotion | s.
/, or lead you to expect 1t herrafter.H e.
ference Y General Shernau's letter TO the To- ~ ~
d which Hancock chose to assume toward the | 50
dent, ofnct8{ly and privately, and ahsoiy1nG |
Iences, is TINS explained: 1t The time the | =
instruction acts we're nut in operation. ca
ncE *as transferred from the Department Of | se
5urt to the District Of Louisiana Grant as ve
modified, OF revoked, one Of bo
;ock's orders, to which the latter took strong -,
'nal exceptions Shortly after, By order OF | 49,
resident Hancock Was assigned to the COM
81 TIE Division Of the Atlantic aud came to
He went to General GRANTS head lie
mply registered his name, which was unusual, -
conAaeled discou1uons Grant havtng no
Eteo9e of apprehension that Hancock was Of | IL
.o, auu AeeIng MIN on me Street shoIny Al .
en. 1Gssea Iaa,. Mn M u Haendg way, GOOD h,
y ing. aancoGE" 10 tn4s HANCOCK made no ~ ~
u ASsl'"asS, u1% AnE1e!} A1uCAto LIE Ha3 anu / -
q ~. ennsulae ~ supseq1ent, a a #edohg | r.
~, a.,ta.s sutnse tnt n1s oacS On am. tat Ii
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9nar n1.re Straa | ii,
n f3enefs1s ,shrn Hancdcf 9,se,1 ,aIrnsTa
l ~. ..nre11..o, s.-.s,.aesF4,t 80 ,.fHS
~ " 13e e+nsI4rr n31sIr a rn|s,, ru wv, IF
- 1n K1a n co1n,nanu ~ -. num vi
General Thonnas dted fhers Taee = iett Tarr
fsene,staN NEe1iocE ,rto 1,,T 1eor 49, ~ 80 |
= Cossf and fai seTra.1 rnt hts ,e-,o ~ drtr. he
Tso Vas oe1ed @ ssH tae con- as LIT
ming in Philatielnhjae inns the rhn;ce ,aT | tic
sen 4anccA - ~: auo Ssaousa a4e Mauer va
rhnnei1 ~ sanf w he par,nt. iaay,, @ eo
ghe1e be WIS, In command Of one OF tha tn
n I