The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-21
The Presidents Message on the
District Affairs.
FINANCE in THE HOUSE.
Three Hundred and Eighty-tWO Million Dollars
the Maximum OF the Currency.
The Civil Rights Bill Not
Passed.
WASHINGTON. June 20, 1874.

President Grant at the Capitol.
The President was at the Capitol to-day and had
. conference with various members Of Congress.
The District Affairs.
The joint Select Committee on District Affairs
to-day examined General Mack, OF New York, an
employe OF the Custom House in that city; but
upon what points the committee for the present
decline to make public. 1t Is said that the experts
who have been examined and have made COM
PARSONS OF NetLleships writing with the anony-
NOUS letter to Mr.. Harrington, apprlsng MIN OF
the attempt to be made to rob his safe, pronounce
the letter to be in the handwriting Nettleship.
The committee expect to make report Oh Mon
day.
The Question Of Adjournment.
1t Is generally conceded that congress win adj
journ on Tuesday at twelve O'Clock, it being the
extreme limit which can be fixed for Mondays
session. To accomplish this the Senat viii have
to work both night and DAY, as the ,a is far in
advance with Its business, and the a, othng in
tine way to prevent this branch (. Cong. ess from
being ready to close up, provided the Senate take
action on the several Apr apriatlon bills row be-
fore It,
Bills Signed by the President.
The President has approved as follows:-
An act to provide for the election OF Congress
men at large for the State OF Alabama.
An act making appropriations Tor the legisla-
ernment lor the year ending June so, 1885, and for
other purposes
An act granting q medal to John Hova for his
heroic exploits In rescung men, women ana
children from drowning in the Detroit kiver.
An act to authorize the issue or duplicates OF
agricultural scrip where the originals have been
lost or destroyed.
An act to correct the date OF the commissions OF
certain On1cer5 OF the army.
An act making additions to the fifteenth section
Of the act approved July 2, 1854, entitled IAN act
to amend an acs TO AID III me construction OF a
frnm no ri
River TO the Pacific ocean. and to secure to the
government the use OF the same Tor postal, mill
tary ana Other purposes; approved July l, 1862"
The President has signed the bin providing for
new government for the District of Columbia.
Nominations by the President.
The Presidens sent the following nominations to
the Senate today +.
Bluford wilson, to be Solicitor Of the Treasury,
vice Ban1eld, resigned; John NJ. Allen, to be PEN
Register OF the Land Office at WortningGon, MINI. ;
Captain William Meyers, 10 be Quartermaster, with
SeuW Major jahn Il ,So d pa sake rahx
astant Engineers John B. Carpenter and James L.
: Van Claim. to be Chief Eneineers IN the navy; En-
.HiGn Lewis HeLnOr, TO be Master; Assistant
Engineer Charles +. Maggie, to be Passed Assistant
Engineer.
The Government and the Union Pacific
Railroad.
The Attorney General is considering the course
Of proceedings to be adopted against the Union
k2CuC hauTOdQ uuucI Iuo act IcCeuLiy puSScu re-
quiring The collection OF the five per cent on net
earnings. 1t is said that after the expiration Of
thirty days from the demand made by the Secre-
rary OF the Treasury should the money not be paid
the Department Will move for an adjudication In
bankruptcy.
An Executive Message ON the District Of
Columbia.
The President sent the following message to
Congress this altern0on:--
TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
RESPECTFULLY invite the attention or Congress to
one feature OF the bill entitled IAN act for the
government Of the District OF Columbia and for
payment OF the debts or the District in bonds to be
Issued by the sinking fund commissioners, running
Gfty years and bearing interest at the rate OF three
and slxtyfve one hundredths per cent per annum,
with payment OF the principal and interest guaran-
teed by the United States. The government by
which these debts were created is abolished,
and no other provision seems to be made for
In other bonds there are good grounds, in my
opinion, 1or apprehension That bonds bearing this
rate OF interest when Issued will be worth much
less than their equivalent in the current money OF
Just to those 10 whom these bonds are to be paid,
and the extent of difference between their ACE
and real value looks like repudating the debts Of
the district. My opinion Is that to require credi-
tors of the District OF Columbia to receive these
bonds at par when It Is apparent that to be con-
verified into money they must be sold at q
large discount win not only prove greatly
Injurious to the credit Of the District, but will
Of the United States. would recommend, there s
fore, that provision be made at the present session
OF Congress to increase the interest upon these
bonds, 20 that, when sold, they will bring an
equivalent In money, and That the Secretary Of the
Treasury be authorized to negotiate the sale Of
seeds thereof to those who may be ascertained to
have valid claims against the District OF Columbia
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, June 90 1874.