The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-06
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 4-Outstapdlnp
legal tenders, $3.50 10000
Isaac d. Sturgeon, OF St. Louis, Com.
missioner 10 examine the Texas Pacific
hailwAy, has submitted his report 10 the
seesotaty OF the Interior. he examined
109 miles from the boundary line bel.
rweon Louisiana and Texas, west via Mar.
shall TO Dallas; "A miles from Marshall
northeast to Tulatksns, and SO miles from
Sherman, east TO Brookstoue, Sturgeon
reports that the road Ia well built and
equipped, and recommends its accept
ance.
The case Of Buell., the newspaper cor.
respondent, arrested for libel, has been
continued until Tuesday next
THE AMENDED FINANcR BILL.
The following is the finance bill as
amended and as It now stands before the
Senate:
Bill to provide for the redemption
and reissue Of United States notes and
for free banking.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate aud House
OF Representatives Of the United States OF
America In Congress assembled, that the
maximum amount Of United states notes
Is hereby fixed at $500 100000,
SEC. 9. That the lorty.six millions in
notes for circulation In addition 10
such circulation now allowed BY law.
shall issue to tho National Banking Az.
ISOLATION now organized, and which may
be organized hereafter, and such in.
creased circulation shall be distributed
among the several States as provided In
section one Of an act entitled an act TO
provide ior the redemption Of the three
per centum temporary loan certificates
and ior an increase OF the National Bank
notes approved July 18th, 1870.
SEC, .. That each National Banking
Association now organized, or hereafter
TO be organized, shall keep and maintain
as part o! Its reserve required by law
one'tourth part Of the coin received by II |
as interest on bonds Of the United States
Deposited as security Tor circulating notes,
or government deposits, and that hereal-
ter one fourth Of the reserve now prescri- |
bed BY law for National Banking Asso- |
Citations shall consist OF balances due 10 |
an association available for the redemp-
" $40 ShSutottub uOtCS IUu hA6OCl- 1
ations In certificates OF redemption and
upon which balances no interest shall be
paid.
SEC. 4. That nothing in this act shall
be construed TO authorize any increase OF
the principal Of the public debt Of the
United, States. gT"EGs
The Association Of the Veterans Of the
Mexican War, at meeting last night,
agreed upon circular 10 be distributed
throughout the country for the purpose
oil having enrolled all survivors of that
war, and the widows OF such veterans,
with view to laying before the Pension
Committee Of Congress the exact number
Of persons entitled 10 pensions for services
In that war; what amount Of money will
be required to place their names on the
rolls of the pension office. The Commis.
sioner ol Pensions states that the number
Of survivors Is about 80 600, but the As.
sociatlon think this Is not fair estimate.
A dividend of 25 per cent will be paid
to the creditors Of the First National
Bank Of New Orleans, as soon as the ne.
ceasary schedules can be prepared, max.
Ing the dividends 90 per cent In all to |
the creditors Of that bank. n