Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-18

The Postal SAVINGS bank scheme.

elnment postal telegraph. and enforces at
length his views in favor Of postoffiee say
ings banks, some time ago given tothe pub
| lie. The report very fully enters into the
details of the postal savings bank scheme
and there is little doubt that the President
will recommend it. Il is believed that all
the cabinet are unanimous in favor of the
system. The following are some of the de-
tails: 1t is proposed at first Is introduce
the system only IN what are called the
Presidential oifices-that IS, pcstoffices the
salaries Of which are 81 900 and over. The
entire system viii be connected with the
postal money order offices. One clerk will
be detailed TO receive and account for de-
| poSits. AS each deposit is made certifi-
cation OF deposit viii be entered in pass
book. The general Office at Washington
viii be notified Of this deposit, and of the
name of the depositor, after which a certifi-
cate of deposit viii be forwarded from
Washington to the depositor as a further
| guarantee. Deposits may be withdrawn
| both from the office where they were de-
| posted and from any other within the gem
eral district, but no deposit can be with
drawn until permit has been obtained
| from the general Office at Washington.
| This authorization of withdrawal has been
| found necessary by Great Britain and Can
ada to prevent fraud. One feature of the
| scheme is the establishment of several
grand divisions, to which the local offices
shall report directly. All moneys received
on deposit n.list be deposited within a
stated time at the nearest national deposit
| CRY. The Postmaster General is informed
that the plan is very generally approved in
the West, and he has recently received
communication from prominent Eastern
banker, advocating the plan as very eff
cient means to strengthen the credit of the
| Government, anG preventing national
panic in time of crisis. The flow of cur
rency into the treasury at such times, from
savings, would enable the Government to
purchase its own bonds. and thus relieve a
stringency by keeping currency in circula-
tion.
The Estimates for the Next Fiscal
Year.
General Garfield has arrived in the city.
He seems to think that the expenses of the
government cannot be reduced much below
the present figures, but believes that Con-
greSs viii cut down in every way possible.
Two or three weeks ago there was consid-
cradle discussion in regard to the probable
amounts Of the estimates of the Depart
ments for the coming fiscal year. 1t was
stated that the estimates, including those
regularly presented by the Departments for
the next fiscal year, and those to be sapa-
rately made for deficiencies during the
present year, would largely exceed the
amounts which were asked from the last
session of Congress. 1t was indicated at
that time that the increased amount would
probably be caused by several large defieien-
~.
ply. IL is fact, however, that the regular
annual estimates, when the publication is
authorized at the beginning of the session,
will be found to be largely in excess of the
regular estimates presented to Congress one
year ago. They viii be largely in excess,
indeed, of the estimates for several years,
though the exact figures cannot be at pres
ent obtained, and probably win not be ac-
curately known to the country until the
meeting of Congress.
Registered Letters.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 17.-The
reducing the registration fee on domestic
letters and packages from Is to cents,
commencing on the first of January next.
The Rights OF Color vs.. Railroads.
In the case of Catherine Brown colored,
Georgetown Railroad Company, TO recover
damages for personal injuries in being put
out of the ladies' car, the Supreme Court
to-day affirmed the Judgment for the plain
tiff, holding that the court below had iIris-
diction, and that the action was properly
sustained against the company. This does
not decide the general question of the right
Of railroad companies to make regulations
separating the races in their cars in the alb
sence of charter provisions prohibiting it.
The Coming Message.
WAsHINToN, Nov. 17.-During a brief
conversation, the President said he would,
in his message, again recommend legisla-
tion on Utah affairs, in order to relieve ill-
dicial matters in that territory from present
embarrassments. He would, in calling at
tention to financial subjects, submit plan,
not yet fully matured, rendering currency
more flexible, and preventing It, if possible,
from being used, as recently, for gambling
purposes.
Candidates for the Offices of the Next
House.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial
WASHINGTON, Nov. I5.-The candidates
for the clerical offices of the House of rep
resentativeS are assembling, and button
holing the members as they arrive. There
and Doorkeeper's pieces, Messrs MCPHERSON
and Buxton being popular men who pay
little attention to politics. For the offices
of Sergeant-at-a1ns and Postmaster there
is warm contest. Ordway, who has held
the Office Of Sergeant for eight years, has
become unpopular with many of the old
members on account of his association
with Oal1es Ames. as the cashier of the
Credit Mobilier checks. His office is COM
monty alleged to have been the headduar-
tiers of the railroad lobby, and used by
William E. Chandler w. S. Lincoln, Con
gressman-elect Gooch, and the Rollinses, of
New Hampshire, to call members out of the
House for convenient augmentation. His
large interests in District ofColumbia proper
ty, and the great new markethouse have
attracted attention, no less by his rapid ac-
emulation of wealth than the controversies
he has put in the District of Columbia
politics. Moreover, there is clear major
ity in the next Congress of new members
numbering one hundred and eighty-five,
whose votes he has had no opportunity to
secure by the usual accommodation of adj
vancing their salaries during recess. VIM.
S. King, the last postmaster, became so ner-
vous after his connection with passing the
Pacific Mail subsidy and giving such sin
gular testimony thereabout under oath,
that he voluntarily retires. Several of
the new applicants will compete for
both places alternately. Among them
are General Markland, of Kentucky, for
merly deliverer of the mails at General
Grants field headquarters; General Dwyer,
of Ohio an out-of-door factotum for Secre-
tary Delano; j. T. Wilson, an invalid
soldier, of Peoria, Illinois; Captain A. E.
Lee; of Delaware, Ohio; Captain William
Rrown, of Marysyille; Pence, of Missis-
sippi, carpet-bag member of the last Con-
gress; Captain S. 5. Blackford, one of the
under-door-keepers, also of Ohio, and two
otherscontestants, one of whom is the Post
master at Norfolk, Virginia, and the other
from Michigan. The patronage of these
offices is considerable, the Seargency-at-
arms being solicited generally for the value
of the office, and the Postmastership for its
lobby facilities.
HeadstOnes for soldiers Graves.
Washington City bidders carried off the
majority of the contracts for furnishing the
National cemeteries with marble and gran
ite tombstones. The Secretary of War;
however, gave one large contract to one of
his townsmen OF Keokuk, Iowa. There
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