The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-23
The Conference Report on the Geneva
Award COncurred In.
The Currency Act Signed by
the President.
NEW NATIONAL BANKS.
The Redistribution of the Excess of
Local Currency Begun.

WASHINGTON, June %, 1874.
Acts OF Congress Signed by the Presi-
dent.
The President signed the following acts OF Con-
PRESS to-day
The act to ascertain the possessory rights OF the
Hudson Bay Company and other British subjects
TO the territory which is within the limits oil the
award OF His Majesty the Emperor OF Germany,
under the Treaty OF Washington Of May Is. 1871,
and for other purposes
The act fixing the amount OF United States
notes, providing for redistribution Of national
bank currency and for other purposes
The act providing for the publication OF the re-
vised statutes and the laws OF the United States.
The.act amending the charter OF the Freedmcn's
Savings and Trust Company, and for other pur
poses.
The act to relieve Thomas Claiborne OF Tennes-
see. of his political disabilities imposed by the
fourteenth amendment to the constitution.
The act relieving the disabilities OF W. c. Jones,
OF Alabama.
The act fixing the time for the election OF Repre-
sentauves to the Forty-fourth Congress from the
State OF Mississippi.
The act directing the Secretary of the Treasury
to report upon the necessity Of public building at
Brooklyn, N. Y, and the cost OF the same.
The act to create the Bozeman land district in
Montana.
The act for the establishment OF life saving STA
ttoEs and houses Of refuge upon the coasts and
lake coasts or the United States, and to promote the
efficiency OF the life saving service.
The Redistribution of the National
Bank Circulation Begun.
The Comptroller OF the Currency is prepared to
receive applications Tor the organization OF ma
tional banks in all Western and southern States.
Applications may be made by letter, giving the
names OF not less than five shareholders OF the
proposed organization, which should be accom-
panied with the endorsement Of the Senator or
Representative OF the district where the bank is
to be located, giving satisfactory information in
reference to the character and means OF the APP
pltcants Applications will be considered mme-
dtately upon their receipt and, II approved, the
necessary forms for the organization OF the new
banks will be at once transmitted.
Under the new apportionment all the western
and Southern States and Territories with the ex-
ception Of colorado, Montana and Wyoming, will
be entitled to additional circulation. The State OF
Indiana will be entitled to about 2,soOooo, Ohio
to about $6OOO,00O, Minnesota 100000 and Ne
braska 100000 The other western and Southern
States will be entitled to much larger amounts,
The following banks have been authorized to
commence business:-
The Peoples National Bank of Rock Island. H.,
with capital of 100000.
The First National Bank Of Belleville, ILL.,, with
capital OF $l25,00O.
The Citizens National Bank of Winchester, KY,
with capital Of $126,500.
The National Southern Bank, OF Bowling Green,
Ky, with a capital OF $4,000.
The Marion National Bank, Of Lebanon, KY,
with capital of $6O,0oe.
National bank notes of the denomination of $40
are now being Issued to the national banks as
heretofore.
Action on the Reciprocity Treaty POST
pOned Till Next Session-The Injunc-
ton OF Secrecy Removed.
The Senate was in executive session nearly four
hours this afternoon on the Canadian Reciprocity
Treaty motion was made to give 1t publicity,
for the Information Of those more Immediately In
terested In Its provisions The discussion involved
the point whether this should be done by the
President or by the action OF the Senate, and It
was finally determined to remove the Injunction
OF secrecy. SO the treaty Is now officially made
public by the Senate. The merits of the treaty
were incidentally debated, but there was no VOTE
or any indication to show whether or not the
requisite twothirds to ratify 1t could be obtained.
The treaty win now 60 over until the next session
OF Congress for the 1nal action.
Confirmation of Important Nominations.
The Senate this afternoon confirmed the follow
ing important nominations:--
Lyman X Bass member of Congress from Buff
falo to be Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury.
BENJAMIN Moran, at present Secretary OF the
Legation IN London, to be Third Assistant secre-
act creating the ONCE will take effect.
3. F. Potts Governor OF Montana Territory.
Major William Myers, Quartermaster IN the
army, with the rank OF Major.
Samuel W. Brown, Receiver of Public Moneys for
Vancouver Washington Territory.
John b. Carpenter and James L. Van Elan to be
chief engineers IN the navy.
Ensign Lewis Lewis q. Herliner, master in the
Charles F. Maggie, Passed Assistant Engineer of
LewisJ.G. Ullck second Lieutenant Of the marine
sydney A. staunton and forty-six other midship-
men to be assigned in the navy.
John p. Van Dousto, United States attorney,
Southern Illinois, vice Bluford Wilson, resigned.
Blulord Wilson, solicitor OF Treasury, vice E. G.
Daniel J. Maiorkey, marshal for Oregon.
Robert NJ Douglass, marshal for the Western dis
uict OF North Carolina.
Curi0sities OF the CONTINGENT Fund OF
the Senate.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses, submitted report on resolution
offered W Mr.. Hamli2, that no order or fequisiton
for stationery Tor the use OF the reporters gallery
OF the senate should be issued by the presiding
omcer. Inc report s about four or five columns
In length, and is almost entirely devoted to the
history OF legislation concerning the contingent
expenses OF the Senate and an elaborate reply to
the criticisms OF the newspaper press on the cx.
penditure OF the FUND. 1t abounds in quotations
rom Az the accountG showing how money ap-
propriated for that purpose was generally used
For Instance, in The year 1s09 on the occasion OF
the funeral OF Senator Malbone. OF Rhode Island,
voucher was presented for seven gallons of the
best Madeira SIS; four gallons cognac brandy, s.
twelve pounds OF almonds, 81 so, and ten pounds
a. raisins ST. On this account the committee
would allow only TOUR gallons OF wine and three
snarts OF brandy $22; but nssaed another voucher