, 1873-01-11

In fact, ho had no political standing In tho
State, and Oh tho statement Of dol.eral Smith,
sonatSsapH sESs Hiats { eoa 81: ssSo sy "0u nave D'
III answor 10 oroaa~guoatlon by Caldwell him.
eelf, Clark said tbat ho hnd distrustod Caldwell
from tho first. and now considered lin worry
tlishonorablo mud oontomptiblo man, and denied
to got $4,000 out Of Ualdwoll Tho only othor
witneGa examined to-day wna J. N. Luce, nlon-
bor Of tho Legislature that olocod Caldwell, and
Ills Testimony was uninlportent:
Tho HouBe Committee OIL Banking and Cur
rolioy transacted considerable important bus
inesa at thoir meeting today. bforrinu1'H bill to
authorize tho organization Of National Danks
without circulation was unanimously agreed to,
opportunity. It provides that banks without
circulation may DO organized Under Ill not euti-
tied an act to provide National Currency, go
cured by pledge Of Unit States bondB, aid to
asyass ao%son fGs ~ .ppevoa p1S"dS? Juno g. 1885, g.
upon tho deposit wifi tho Treasurer Of the
United States Of not loss than 31o, 600 Of United
States Registered bonds, as provided III scc-
tion 10 Of that act.
vote to report 11oar's bill to provide, for tho
safety Of tho bonds Of tho United States, tho
purpose Of which is to facilitate tho buying aud
aolllng Of bonds. Tho bill authorizes the Soc
National BankH III each State, from tino to time,
fS United ID ' ssatos ix bonds E IN I'M trast 3 TOR for
the ownors; that such bonds aro
to bo. registered in tho namo Of the bank holding
them In tho following form: National Bank rs
Trustee. and tho intorest to DO paid to tho banka
or their ortlor that tho honda 30 registered may
10 surrondolo cd Or transferred like other regia-
torod bonds held by Huch bauk. Tho bauka nre
numbers and other descriptions Of tho bonds
hold in trust, and tho uamos Of tho ownor thoro
Of and authorized to Issue to such
ownora certificates aignoa by, the Pros.
seh |asat bonds ena Ga'h'tE s thet ar tey eyg hSd saa
to collect the interest md pay over tho aamo
without compensation. Tho equitable tit1o to
st1ch bonds nlay bo transferred BY surrender Of
such certificates to tho bank, GU tho issuing of
q now Que to tho purchaser thereof.
Tho Committee tllac,1ssod N1erriam'B bill for
Tho Issue OF $2500D,001 additional National
Bank currency and decided not to report 1t.
The propoeition to lpreal the uAury section OF
the National Banking Law was alHo discussed. a
favor Of rcpcallug tho aecsion: It is vol known
to DO almost a dead letter, and ita retention OIL
tho statute book works IN injury rathor THAI
benefit 10 borrowers.
[7o the Associated Pstss]
GOAT ISLAND.
WARRINGTON, ian. 10.-Chief Of Engineers
Humphreys reports to the Hecrotary Of War
that cortatu portions Of Cont Island can bo re-
linQniBloa by tho Govornmont to accommodate
tho wants of commerce without materially i'm
pairing the powor OF tue sea const dofcncon pro-
jcctod for Tint island. Twonty-oight acres cal
thua ho roIlnquishod. Neither will thoro be
my injury to tho harbor OF San Fran
ci9co by, the erection Of rei1road or
Oakland. The Pacific Coast Board OF Engincors,
hoadcd by Gonernl Alexander, Bay in their re-
port to General Humphroys TINT the whole Of
Yorba Buonl Island should DO retained by tho
city Of San Franciaco, aud that the oiloct Of
approaching tho island by n bridge Of piles, or
by cauBoway, would work serious damage tot
harbor Of sall Francisco.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION.
The Houao Committee on Appropriations to-
day finished tho Post 0itlco Appropriation bill.
It pro7ides tho necessary means for conveying
FREQ matter out OF the nnmn appropriated in tho
deficiency bill, and arproprlntos an additional
half million Of dollars for rallroRd postal car
service, wlic, 10 to bo improved. Tho bill ap-
rroprintos about $50, ,003, ,000 Ind authorizes tho
postmaster General to roadjust tho componsa-
ton for railroad mail service according to tho
prescribed schod1llo
A delegation Of diBtillors from Pittsburgh,
accompanied by Representative Kolley, was at
tic Internal Revenue Bureau to-day, concerning
tile liability of spirits to Seizure for discrepancy
botweon tho marks on tho barrels and tue actual
proof tlorein, when tho proof hna boon ratBca
by tho heating process. Ten barrels wore re-
Gently soizod al Pittsburgh. Tho question will
be further argued anil submitted in writing.
CABINET.
Nothing important was done at the Cabinet
session to-day.
TIE 1uoMAs MONUMENT.
The Committee OF tho Society Of the Army Of
tho Cumberland Oh tho design and location Of
the Thomas equestrian statue determined at q
Meeting, hold hero yesterday, to invite tho mr.
lists Of tile country to submit models aud Bpecid-
will, of tLa rnht Ia thu Fnrn,
mistee, at Pittsburgh, on tho 18th OF September
next.
RECOGNIZED.
Tho President has recognized 7. II. Hartman
I nt Consul Of tie Netherlands at Cincinnati for
tho 8tatos Of Ohio, Indiana and Kontloky.
JEw1su PRESCRIPTIONS IN Roua1AN1A.
| During Init summer, Secretary Fish suggested
to onr Minister ut Vienna TINT If the sympathy
which We entertain oowa for t1o to TO-
| rrincipalitios Of Moldavia ana Wallacha
| wore mado known to Austria, it might quicken
and encourage tue oirorts of that Government
| to discharge its duty as protecting. power,
pursuant 70 obligations Of tho trcaty between
informed A1r. Fish Of tho result Of Ais intoryiow
| with tho Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs,
tho latter informing hin, that q ioini
note. lad been addressed to tho Rou.
Of tho Jows, in which Austria had united with
ot1or powers, and that u',ch an oppression o'
| opinion, whothor on the part Of Europe o.
Amoriea, would be proper, and would undoubt
etlly havo MI influence. But IL view Of the
actilal state Of tic noumauiau Government, Of
tho attitude Of the opposing parties, mt
Of tho projudices of tic people
which noutralixod in such casos tht
powor Of tho Government by tue right o
trial by jury, tho question OF foreign intoryon
tion WIS ono OF extremo delicaoy, md 30 fa
from accomplishing tho desired object, an In
toryontion might result iu diminishing thu
ability OF the Government, and iu nubjecting th'
1sraelitcs to increased prejudice aud furtho
persecution.
The Prince OF Roumanla WAS known to bo Il
| favor of securing to them protection, aut
oyery effort Of hin Government In that dirootio,
would bo rather hampercd than assistcd by for
egn Intervention, for tho reason that anoh in
teryention would give NOW strength to tho op
position, and enable them to ralao tho cry tim
tho Government was administered by foroig,
indenco, aud had ceased to deserye tho conf
denco Of the people, e,and while Government va
thwar:ed in ita efforts to protect tho IsraeliteA
they would 10 moro than ever exposed to inBal
| mud allunn. III tla iuIract cauae Of foreign In