The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-03
CURRENT NEWS.
WARRINGTON.

The President has signed the Dill aoolsh-
Ing the District Government and establishing
an al interim commission.
The Comptroller Of the Currency is prepar-
ed to receive applications for the reorganiza-
ton of National Banks in all the Western and
Southern States. Applications may be made
by letter, giving names of not less than ive
shareholders of the proposed organization,
which should be accompanied with an en-
dorsement ofthe Senator or Representative OF
the district where the bank i 10 be located,
giving satisfactory information in reference
to character and means of applicants. APP
plications will be considered Immediately up
on their receipt, and If approved necessary
forms for organization of new banks will be
at once transmitted. Under the new APP
portionment. all Western and Southern States
and Territories with the exception Of Colo
RADIO, Montana and Wyoming. will be enti-
tied 10 additional circulation. The state of
Indiana will be entitled to about s2.s00,OO0,
Ohio about S6.0OO,0O0, Minnesota S600,OOO,
and Nebraska 100000. The other Western
and Southern States will be entitled 10 much
larger amounts.
The following nominations Were confirmed
by the Senate on the 22d Lyman X. Bass Rep
resentative from New York. Is Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Treasury; Benjamin Moran,
present Secretary of Legation in London. a.
Third Assistant Secretary Of State; b. +.
Potts. Governor of Montana Territory.
The President has signed the new Curren-
cy bill.
The President on the 23d. sent to the SEN
ate the names of Alexander Il. Shepherd,
late Governor of the District of Columbia.
William A. Dennison. of ohio, ex-Postmas-
ter-General. and Henry +. Blow, of Mis-
souri,. formerly Member of Congress and
afterwards Minister TO Brazil, a. Commits
sion to govern the District of Columbia
until a new form Of government shall have
been prepared and adopted. The Senate
was in session about two hours and half
on these nominations, the debate being alto
gether confined to that of shepherd. Fin
ally his nomination was laid on the table by
a vote OF thirty-six against six. The other
two nominations were confirmed without a
division. The President subsequently sent
in the name of A. G. Cattell. ex-Unted States
Senator from New jersey, a the third Com
missioner who was confirmed. This gentle
man is the only one of the three Commission
ers, it is stated, who has real-esta.e interests
in the District, but all are non-residents.
The names of the six Senators voting for
Shepherd are stated 10 be-Sargent OF Califor-
mia, Jones of Nevada, Spencer Of Alabama,
Clayton of Arkansas, Flanagan of Texas.
and Patterson OF South Carolina.
The President. having approved Of the bill
for the distribution OF the Geneva award.
nominated the following gentlemen TO be
Judges Of the Court Of Commissioners Of
Alabama claims: Hezekiah G.. Wells, of
Michigan; Martin Ryerson, of New Jersey
Kenneth Raynor, Of Mississippi; VIM. A. Por-
ter, of Pennsylvania, and Caleb Baldwin. of
Iowa. Also, John Davis. of Massachusetts,.
to be Clerk Of the Court OF Commissions.
The nominations were confirmed.
Lyman X. Bass has declined the appoint
ment Of Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
Postmaster-GeneralC reswel has rendered
his resignation to the President. 1t Is re-
ported that the Hon. Eugene Hale, Of Maine,
is 10 be his successor.