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The Comptroller goesinto long examination Of
this I'LL, and our laws, making an estimate Of the
Tux aud interest, accounts Of the government with
the ta,lks. and concludes by saying that under
this proposed measure the government would pay
81, I9e interest In gold, annually on the ~ rer
ceEt bonds required to secure the proposed
<es coo,e00 Of circulation, and the receipts from
taxes circulation would be reduced 81 900 in
cur7tucy, annually, when the * per cent bonds
Should be deposited to secure the
existing s5fo, 600 900 OF circulation. Atthe same
time there would be saved by the exchange Of
goldhea1ine bonds s, ,s62 DEL in gold annually, In
the difference Of Interest, which would be paid,
and by the proposed retirement Of the 8 per cents
Temporarily, II rsG5 900 currency Interest paid
thereon would also be saved annually, and the re-
cei1ts Of the government from taxes on
circulation, capital. teposita and net earn-
incs wonld be increased sl.6os ,9a3 In cur
rcncy annually, making altogether an
anuuat net gain to the government Of +, ,0s5, ,s5s
He further shows that in 1851 there were 1,to5
State hanks, with capital Of s4so, ,7oe, ,o15, and
total circulation Of SO, 1G7; while on the 1st
Of last October there were Leo National Banks,
With capital Of {4S3 1Gs Gil, and circulation OF
vision scaling down Eastern banks 50 as to get
$oa G, Geo redistribution Massachusetts would
lose s11,7se,04o: New YOrk, sa,1s0s sa5; Rhode
1siand $, ,ss' ,s14; Connecticut, s. 169 0e6; md
MARYLAND, $4,000
TIE CLERICAL FORCE n TIE TREASURY DErAR1-
AEST.
Tie statement haEing been made on the roor Of
the House that the number OF employees had great
Il increased IN the Treasury Department. Secreta~
y Boutwell,. in answer to inquiries from Nj. Law
renee, OF Ohio, sent in papers showing that the
number Of employees has decreased SID since he
came into Office and thai, although ,on account OF
u>4ertaSing the printing Of the currency, the
na,.>a}t VI labor done had increased IS per cent,
the Nu.S4ns force in the Printing Burenu had
been 1ncr.-.ed only q per cent from March /,
1859, to March !, ls.0- Tue net saving In
the Bureau Of Engraving Vas at
the rate Of ss5s,919 per annum, and
although the work in this bureau has do ubletl,
the working force has declined since January /.
1869, from s1e to as9 persona The Treasury is
NOT ahlc to do all the stanp work for the Bureau
OF Internal Revenue, but, 20 far 1t can execute
It: thc saving Is nearly oue-haf oTet the tates Of
The Bank Note Comnany.
THE Reform VICTORY.
The de1eat Of Bowen, and victory OF Emerr,
yesterday. WIS regular v Waterloo for the CITY
Hall ring, with which the city has been cursed
during the last year. Emery carried
ENeIt @A!A LII Au6 AQa mas I.zl3
majority. Els party elected nve Of the seven Al
derE1en, fifteen Of the twenty zone Councilmeu,
aid six Of the seven AssessorA An effort to make
1t appear a. Democratic victory Is the xrussest
kind Of 3 falsehocd. Emery has been Repub-
lcan Since the earliest dayB Of that pa1tF and OF
the twents-si1 Emery officials all hut one are de-
cidcd Republicans. 4 further noteworthy fact ts
that the Emery ticket po1ed about 1000 colorcd
votes. Bowen retsres on Monuay nexr, ana lnen,
for the frxt time IN twenty yearB. will know what
1t Ii TO he without an n11ce.
FREE coal.
The prospect for free coal ut this session OF Cou-
Gress notwithstanding the yote Of lis to y in the
Htuse yesterday, Is by no means 60 good as IT
might Ike. General Schenck promised that the
bi1l III obedience to or,ler should lie brought in
TODAY, but the business OF drawing 1t has been
entrusted to Mr. MAYNARD, vino will not present it
before tomorrow or next day. He ia opposed to
it, and will probably be willing tp allow 1t to 60
the foot Of the calendar, where 1t can hardly be
reached this session. II it Ia caled!up by one OF its
friends, there are threats that ali sorts Of amend
ments will he offered, with r1eT to kill It by talk
and tndlrcction-
TIE TAX AND TARIFF BILL
WIS referred in the Senate, to-day, to the Finance
Committee, which meets tomorrow morning to
givc II active consideration. The tax question has
aIready been fully debated In the committee,
There has been some talk about the tarin ques-
IL
the whole subject in the course of q week. What
view thcy will take no one can ret tell Cpnver-
sation among Senators shows that an effort will
he made to LII the Income tax, which Mr. Sh er-
nan will strcnuous,y resist, probably with SUCCESS
The HOWARD INVESTIGATION.
General Howard began bis defence To-day by
submitting considerable documentary evidence
The principal parts considered this morning were
his annual reports to the Secretary Ct War suce
the organization Of the bureau, which contain
orders and circulars TO Assistant Commissioners
and agents, and also general statements Of the
financial operations Of the bureau. To explain
the fact that he had given his individual note to
the Barry farm fund for s. SUI, which was subse-
quentlr replaced by receipts from The Howard
T1Iyeseity for the amount, the General submitted
statement signed BY himself, and endorsed By
Senator pomeroy and John r Elrans, the other
Trustees Of the fund, setting furth that the trans
action WAS proper one
on1o RIVER BRIDGE ELL
Senator Scott has introduced an amendment 10
lie Bridge Till for the OEio River, proTdng that
spans shnh be continuous and ninety 1eet IN Int
Gear above low water; that the channel span
shall not he less Than -FOUR hnndred 1eet ana tna1
tne onose hnan c1oas u eusa "as ~ nase .ns ~!
peis sue 49,, ~ s n - ~ y. tat., ~
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eo'a 1Is4 -s.s.n. ~ ,ha commencement ~ cer.
:. $500. .-s1 s.,tara for 4htrtr +boneant
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cea1ine t1o e+A'e1s oaAS1 - "1~ q
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Et11sAoAAs.
Five bills fHr land grant subsidies 10 Canals In
s1fcr,,ts Of :cp sections to the mile came IN TO-
aar. nlFo one from MI. Pomcroy, With a rery
oa* Al1" o..~ 1,.. ~. 49, ss.4...,.n - :.
har1iless loNA, pAos!as ~, suo eSsene.ou y.
su-u sz0sn tnat1zntHEF, TN Faeans'ara' westward
u Aafshan, Texas. with grant Of ten sections to
al, cost 1an,ls M the 1iuc at the Union Paclat
Tna,, y. ,n,t ror,,n,v at the minimum, pnre,n,
Iaept price,
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3he foIuesa 1iA1ou4ts "Al' A1!''1tco ~ Lii
R"h:nRcn contains 49, nae . Qua.e % naIaoe, @
MIN n. rqfee. Of Cincinnati.
Stlo ~ ''~~' ~, y. .--, e,-r.-rerop
Asn,aa ~. ,e."s.,eH s...t -. c.na-., po,.z
ns Ohio. for successor to Governor Ashley, VI
s.nt,, -, .,nt .ook mn rnte The debate tndi
ceIcd cnnr-m.tton .rheneyer final ncttoa is taken
TIRE cf1BAN xoBRS,
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n11. .on"s-.e .s.,..s ta,,- na-n go
The rcmtscs IN M Teoard to secur,ng the influence
Of senn,or Morton arc wholly discredlted, so fal
rs any knowledge Of TIE latter On tue psst OF Ine
nenA.os - eoueetned- 1ne m1n"fa.t tspo1t w
inc Suoan question was drawn up ps At. An'
blef, taoogn II comes into the House fom MI.
Oith as The senior member, aud Is signed by
O1tb, OF Indiana; Judd, Of Chicago: Willard, o1
Vnr1non+ and Amber of Obto
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ITO the Associated P4ess-l