, 1874-04-25
The Departmental Landaulet Ques-
ton Discussed in the
House.
Mr. Nesmith, Of Oregon, Pays His Re-
spects to Attorney-Gener-
al Williams.
And Mr., Williams Thereby Loses
His Family Carriage.
Eanborn's Connection with the Old
Whisky Ring.
TIE FINANCES.
Special Dixpateh to The CHICAGO 7Fibuas.
sx,1.

Epteial Dirpa.ea The CHICAGO nti5uas.
FACTS AID sPECuIAz1oSs-
W4sH1So1os, April 25.-rhe tnaatioutsts had an
other little to-day md this sort of thing threat
ems to become Inonotonous. Senators Carpenter AND
Hyey deny tonight that there Is any understanding
that the inhaLonists will address to tho peo-
ple WHILE the other hand, 1t is stated good
authority that Senator ingalls, is now drawing up
tho document. Senator Morton ia not communicative
this evening" Bleine is interesting himself among the
members Of the House collecting the various compro-
mise productions, with view to hitting upon soma
satisfactory adjustment Of the difficulty. Senator
Sherman, who returned yesterday, is also actually
gagged in similar work. There is fair prospect
that the session will be prolonged till late in July as
the rhole currency battle is to be fought orez again
ITO the Axsoe1aied trets.l
STATEMENT FROM COMPTROLLER Knox.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 25.-A letter addressed to
dn aud read 1T the request Of Mr. Beck in the House.
calls the attention OF r Beck to his statement OF Er
day. thut The Comptroller had represented to the Pres-
not taken when there we're 1os applicants Tor it, and
that he had deceived the Pre- den and held the clrcu~
lation 10 <o5 900 900 to his friends in the East
The Couptrol1er asks Mr. Beck to to be read IN
the House extract from Ills last annual report show
ing the difficulties in the way Of the execution Of the
act OF July u, 1870 The substance OF the extract
the Comptroller required after the s4 900 Ii
New New Tosk p " city, M.tsachusetts, Hhode Issnd Ind
Connecticut fo 900 co., and il those acquisitions
not complied With within one year thereafter: he is
authorized to se bonda and deposit 1egalteuders in
the Treasury hut there is provision III the act for
tho return Of the National Bank currency to the
Treasury for redemption and the act is therefore
operBtiye, and under ita provisions considerable
amount Of National Bank currency would be returned
for distribution for eighteen months after tie
requtaitlon Is made. The Comptroller also
asked III: Beck to read a copy Of letter
addressed by the former to #. ". Phelps, Of the
Committee on Banking and Currency, on the third
Of February last inclosing bill which he had pre-
pared for the purpose Of promptly Withdrawing s25
100000 Of National B,Dk circulation from the Eastern
Etates, and distributing the to the West and
South. The bill Of the Comptroller requires the
National Banks In the States named IN the letter to
Mr. Phelps to deposit 1egatender in Of
$500 600 Of their circulation with the Treasurer As
Histan. Treasurer, and Dspositoriea Of the United
Bres to assort the circulation Of these banks and
turn it to the Comptroller for destzuction and author
Ices the Comptroller thereupon to surrender to the
banks the bods held security for such circulation.
The circulation OF the notes Of banks which have
failed ind are in ltqndaton are also to be assorted
md returned to the Comptroller for destruction, End
Immediately thereupon the amounts destroyed are to
be reissued to banks in the West apd South. The
Comptroller 1s confident that within ai1ty days after
the Of the act he supply every application
from the West and South for the next two years with
currency withheld from the other States.