The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-09
SPECIAL TAXES PAID BY STAMPS.
The Question of the Subdivision
Of Collection Districts.
u NPA RDONE ED u X LU ".
The Solicitor General to Represent the Govern
ment Before the Court Of Claims.

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decide at the meeting to be held on next Saturday
the question whether the inhabitants OF the United
States who have not completed the five years OF
! residence required Tor naturalization, but who
| have declared their intention to become American
| citizens and actually reside In this country are to
be protected or not by the government OF the
| United States This question was settled at the
time Mr.. Marcy was Secretary OF State,
ana everybody remembers the case of
| Martin Kosota. The course adopted in this case
| by that eminent statesman and supported by Con-
gress is of the titles OF honor OF this country.
The same question presented in the United
States and Mexican Claims Commission sitting at
| Washington. but 1t was settled in the same way
| by both Commissioners, and also by the umpire
! The following cases are the most important among
| those in which such decision was given Peter
| Jarr vs.. Mexico, James Hunt VS.. Mexico, Caroline
| Sprotto VS.. Mexico, Christine Eigendorr VS..
Mexico and Christopher II. Gosch vs.
Mexico. Thomas l. Durant, the advocate of the
| United States In the Spanish and American Com
| mission, has made a strong argument in favor Of
the American doctrine as settled by Mr.. Marcy and
| the Mexican Commission.
The Row Over the Baltimore Pickings
and steaiings-A Disappointed Dcle-
| cation.
"My Marylandn has come to grief within the
republican lines. For several years there has been
! conflict between Postmaster General Cresswell and
! his followers the one hand and local Baltimore
| clique on the other. Recently the President re-
moved the Collector and Naval Onicer of the Port,
or rather declined to rcappoint them. Tomorrow
the last relic OF the Cresswell opposition viii be
sacrificed the commission OF Il. Fulton, Sur
veyor OF the PORT expires. He opposed the ap-
pointment Of Washington Booth collector and
A. f. King as Naval Oficer, and both these gentle
| with
Albert, and dozen Cresswellites invaded the
White House to-day, expecting the Pres
dent would receive them with open arms,
listen to their prayer, disregard his
promises respecting civil service refuse to reap
point Fulton and put one OF John Gilpins descend
ants IN the Office. Fortunately for the railroad
company the President not here, and the dele
cation compelled to return to Baltimore only
TO renew the trip tomorrow, when the Chief
Magistrate will be ready to receive them. Mr.. Full
ton represents what was once supposed to be
power-the oldest paper in Maryland-but OF
late its columns have poured broadsides
| of criticism into the President for pretend
| ing to stand by civil service reform when
his acts proved the contrary. With the removal OF
Fulton, the only important Office under the control
OF the President passes into the hand OF the Post
master General. Among the rank and file Is A. M.
Hancock, Consul at Malaga, appointed from Mary
land He has been conveniently absent
from his post for nearly eighteen months,
has mixed in politics. run for Congress
against Stevenson Archer, was defeated
and has since then been making himself generally
useful. Civil Service has only recently found its
way into the State Department, and day or two
| ago Mr. Hancock informed the government
paid him Tor attending to the Consulate business
| at Malaga, whittier he was expected to go without
delay or else tender his resignation. Mr.. Hancock
takes the hint and VIII depart this country on the
18th.
The Relative Strength OF the National
and State Banks of New York.
In order to correct the general misrepresentation
in reference to the relative strength OF the national
and State banks OF the city of New York during
week ending Saturday, April g. the Comptroller of
the Currency has caused careful analysis to be
made OF the returns of the national and State
banks for that week, made to the Clearing
House, from which 1t appears that the fifty national
| banks in that city held an average reserve Of
% S3l00 per cent OF their liabilities on hand, and
the State banks held at the same time
| average OF 81 $500 per cent Two OF the State
banks were largely in excess OF twenty-five per
cent OF reserve upon liabilities while the remain
ing twelve State banks were all deficient. Deduct
ing from the aggregate the proportion of casn
funds held by these two banks the proportion of
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than sixteen per cent, three OF which held less
than twelve per cent reserve and eleven less than
twenty per cent Twenty-Five OF the fifty national
| banks were largely in excess OF the twenty-five
| per cent required by law, and only five or
the whole fifty national banks held less
| than twenty per cent The State banks In their
returns to the Bank Department at Albany inva-
! riably include national bank notes with legal
| tender notes. II national bank notes are included
in their returns Of legal tender notes to the Clear
| ing House, which Is believed to be the case they
| should be deducted, which would still further re-
! duce their percentage of reserve The lawful
money reserve OF the national banks Of the city of
New York on February 49, 1873, the date OF the last
call OF the Comptroller, exhibits average of
| "a s4-1oO per cent, being slightly less than the
twenty-five per cent required by law
| The Payment of Cotton Claims.
| The Treasury Department has commenced pay
ing the cotton claims filed under the act OF May 49,
1872 over twelve hundred claims have been pre-
sented covering over six millions OF dollars. More
than one-half OF them viii be rejected on account
OF insufficient proof Fifteen millions OF the cotton
fund remain in the Treasury. The claims being
paid are for cotton seized by government agents
after June 80 1865.
Treasury Balances.
The balances in the United states Treasury at the
close OF business to-day were :-Currency
$2ls4,77O rs; special deposits OF legal tenders Tor
the redemption ofcertiGcates Of deposit s25
coin, s7o122379 81, including $23697, 500 In coin
certificates legal tenders outstanding, $685. se4, eo9
The Sub-division OF Collection Districts-
| Decision by the Attorney General.
The Attorney General will tomorrow dispose or
the question reierted to him by the Secretary OF
! the Treasury whether the Department has the
| right TO subdivide collection districts and the
proposed to subdvide the Fifth collection district
Of Virginia into two districts. The question was
| raised as to the authority to do The Thirty
| eighth Congress- enacted that there ah0uld be "A