New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-13
WASHINGTON.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
SAVINGS BANK DIsCL0sUREs.

CURRENT TOPICS AT The CAflihb'
SAVINGS BANK DISCLOSURES.
WASHINGTON Wednesday. Nov n, 1873
NJ the last sea sion directed the Controller OF
the Currency TO prepare q report and submit II al
the next session, State banks and savings DanAa
throu ghou country. Tho work or preparing sucn
report has going all Summer, but with very u
satisfactory results Trustworthy data rslatVe 10 'o
subject have received from only II out OF the o.
States The other States have declined to furnish IN
formation or statements that indefinite anu
therefore useless. inquiry into the subject has 10
yeoped the fact, however that a majority OF the 90
called savings banks In the United States not eg
mate according TO the Interpretation OF Justice hv'
OF the Supreme Court OF the United states, who held IN
effect that savings bank without capital anu
whose earnings should be applied to tho benefit Oh ~.
depOsitors Reports from Pehnsyyana show thai ou d
OF the 80 savings Banks IN that state all but one
/ their busiDess upon capital New-Englapd nae ~
sponded to the call for INFORMATION concerning I
banks az fully as desired, and so also has New-fotn
formation concerning these banks az has been
TO CoperSss it will no shown that the savings bank
system good one II correctly carried OUT, on @
fact will be presented that many brokers ana h
shavers are carrying what purp0rts TO be tue
ness of savings without being such IN realty a.
they in no way comply with the lax eo'efni"s S"'"
Institutions.
OPERATIONS OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
Tho operations OF the Signal Service during the past
year have boon very gratifying to the officers having
charge of ITS supervision VI r thought rs sphere can
be enlarged to the benefit OF the country and Cen Myer
will ask Congress liberal appropriations to bring this
| about, More stations at which observations can DC
made arc needed. There about IS in the United
States and additional desired in the Far West
The most desirable points there however, which enc
| Office "a satisfied would be important ones on
| account OF tho heavy gales and storms when
originate those regions not obaiDabe OWING 10
the absence Geographic facilities Tho Office contsm
plates establishing stations in the West inues
next year. and additional ones Will be added ~ SOON e
the English Telegraph Company completes us me lio
England, via the Bermndas ana Azores 10 .lo ,or
States Heretofore the money granted ny Congress w.
this branch OF the service has been for speelC Pps
and no extension OF the service such WOULD sues9o
itself TO the officers In charge could be carried ot U
the want of money. Important improvements WIN "
made year II Congress will grant tho necessary 'P
prOpTiauons therefor.
A SENATORIAL VIEW OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
Senator Scott VI Pennsylvania. who will proDaOy DO
continued IA q member Of tho Finance Committee, was
in town day or ago, and had conversations WIN
the Secretary OF the Treasury other prominent son
tlemen He takes gloomy View Of the prospect imam.
cally considered and does not expect that Congress VIII
be able to do anything TO relieve the depressed conaon
OF business He says that views so diverse on 'e
financial question that Il viii be Impossible ior re- m ava
ianche OF schemes for relieving the strngeney n @
money market and that these Will be discussed "inou
limit and without result He does believe that any
measures OF financial character VIII be pas'eu ~ a
A GOVERNMENT LOAN THAT CANNOT BIZ PLACED
II was stated at the Treasury Department today by
prominent Ofncer that all nope OF uISpuHHs Va Wv
naAder Of the loan at ~ ana per cent as conte
plated by the Funding Act. abandoned ana th't
the Secretary would ask Congress next session iot
authority to place the entire loan at per cent
WASHINGTON NOTES.
There delay in the appointment OF the comnis
sion to investigate the charges against Commissioner
Smith Of the Indian Bureau account OF the uechna
lion Of several of those prominently connected Win III
dian affairs To serve the Commission The Bon Mn
l.. Dodge Of New-York and Felix r. Brunot OF Ills
burgh are among those who have declined 10 serve me
Commissioner that he IL half inclined 10 regret MS
request for committee OF investigation on account OF
heprominence given 10 the subject which ne Claims
originated in attompt by persons in MINNESOTA 10
blsckmail him.
James VI Knowiton. the Washington telegraphc CORE
spondent Of The chicago Tribune for the past three years
died here Tonight Of congestion Of the lungs He was
married only FIVE months ago the daughter OF the Hon.
A. O. Riddle, ex-Inelnber OF Congress from Ohio and
although only years OF he was regarded by
hs OF the ablest and most brilliant men
I'm his profession. He was very popular among public
men. and named among his intimate ac4ualntances
many OF the leadingmen OF the country