The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-12

notify the Secretary IN writing, and after the ex
pration of the six months allowed by act of Con-
gress for filing claims, the cases VIII be taken up
and disposed OF In Che order IN which such notit-
cations have been received, unless further delay IL
asked By the claimant or demanded by the public
interest.
The Eight-HOur Law.
John @. Graham, prominent In workingmen's OF
CARNATIONS in New York, accompanied by senator
wilson visited Judge Richardson. Acting Secre-
tary of the Treasury. for the purpose of making ar
rangements that the amount. due the workingmen
on the New York Post once for the extra two
hours work In the past paid directly to the men
themselves, through the committee they may APP
point. Judge Richardson promised to give the
matter his attention
The UncOnfirmed.
The following is the list OF ollces to which noml
nations were made but not confirmed during the
late session OF Congress deputy Postmasters, c.
c. Gillespie, Calvert, Texas; Mrs Mapy Il. HigIey,
Mincrsville. Pa; Henry Cochran, Selma, Ala
Local Appraiser OF Merchandise, James Coey, San
Francisco; Minister Resident 20 Buenos Ayres, c.
W. Legendre; Supervising Inspector General OF
Steamboats, Joseph Nimmo, Jr.
A Flexible Pension Law.
Mrs Collins wife OF DIR. W. 7. Collins, late PEN
sion Agent in this city called on the Second Comp
troller to-day to learn whether her husband Is stu
entitled TO pension, he being "A defaulter TO the
government The Second Comptroller informed
her that her husbands defllcation does not nval-
idate his claim to = pension, under law OF Con-
gress passed in $780, and that he would continue to-
receive his pension the other pensioners.
Southern Claims.
The settlement of claims passed upon by the
Southern Claims Commission, and for which awards
have been made by Congress, has been confded to-
the Third Auditor
Tho Duty SNUFF.
The impression prevails that the tax on snuf has
been reduced by the act of June from thirty-twO
cents to twenty cents per pound, uniform with
chewing and smoking tobacco. This is not the case.
az snufr was not included in the change.
Tobacco In Warehouse.
Commissioner Douglass has decided that tobacco
stored in export tobacco warehouses may be with
drawn at d reduced rate on and after July 1.
Failed to Pass.
Among the bills which failed In Congress last
night were the following
Amendatory of the Passenger Steamboat law.
Purchase OF a site for public building in Pitts
Relating to the limit OF steam pressure on towing
and freight boats on the Mississippi River and It's
MISUNDERSTANDING, allowing 100 lbs instead OF
For construction OF bridge across the Arkansas
River and to release to Indiana the lands known as
the Bed of Beaver Lake.
The Condition Of National Banks.
The Comptroller of the Currency has Issued cir
cuar calling upon national banks throughout the
country for report OF their condition at the close
OF business Monday, June TO-
New National Bank.
The Clinton County National Bank OF Wilmington,
Ohio with a capital OF 100000, was to-day author
lied by the Comptroller OF the Currency to COM
mence business.
Reprinting the Currency.
Among the important bills which failed to pasa
Congress was one authorizing the engraving OF
new plates for the national currency and the re-
printing of the issue.