Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-27
WASHINGTON.


Texas, asking that an additional regiment Of
cavalry be sentt that State, was received to-
day at the headquarters of the army and re-
ferred to the Secretary of War.
The letter of Comptroller Knox to Repre-
sentative Beck begins by regretting Mr.. Beck
didn't call upon him, instead Of the deputy
! comptroller, when he could easily have salts
fed Beck that his course was in exact COM
pliance with the law He requests Beck to
have read an extract from the comptroller's
last report. where it states under the act of
July II, 1870, the comptroller is required af-
ter the "a millions are taken up to make req.
uisition upoa the banks of N. Y. City, Mass.
r. l. and Ct for % millions, and if not CO m
piled with within Is months he can sell the
bonds and deposit the legal tenders in the
treasury. But there is no provision for re-
turning the National bank currency to the
treasury for redemption and the act is there
fore imperative. He also asks Beck to have
read letter from the comptroller to Phelps,
last Feb, enclosing q bill prepared by the
comptroller for the prompt withdrawal of rs
millions National bank circulation from the
east and distributing it to the west and south.
The bill of the comptroller requires National
banks in n. Y, Mass, X. l. and CT. to de-
posit legal tender notes in excess of $50, 900
of their circulation with the treasury, and re-
quires the treasurer, assistant treasurer and
repositories of the U. S. to absorb the circu-
lation Of these banks and return to the comp
troller of destruction and authorize the latter
thereupon to surrender to the banks the bond
held a. security of such circulation. The
comptroller is confident that within 60 days
after the passage of the act he can supply
every application from the west and south
for the next two years with the currency
with held from other States.
A telegram from Harper's Ferry, received
at the signal office, says the Potomac river has
risen l-2 feet and is still rising at 7 80 P.
NJ.
The following postal changes are ordered
for New England: Postmasters appointed
Jacob S. Graves, North Vienna, Kennebec
Co Me-. Edward Holmes, Greenland, Rock
ingham Co., N. H.: James Thomas, Belvider
Corners, VT; Mrs. Olive w. Day, South
Killingly, Ct; John p. Carpenter, w. Well
ington, CT. Saml T. Weston, Westville,
Conn.
The senate finance committee will this
week consider the house finance bill. 1t is
thought by many conservative men that the
bill may be framed acceptable to the senate,
combining the feature of redemption proposed
in that bill, with the right to issue additional
bank notes, on condition that a certain pro-
portion OF the legal tender notes be with
drawn at the same time, and many are of the
opinion that should such a bill be reported
from the senate committee, with a provision
authorizing free banking, it will pass the SEN
ate and house and receive the approval of the
President.
The U. S. and Mexican commission has dis
missed II cases against Mexico, mostly arising
from acts of the so called Zuloaga and Mer-
anon governments of 1858, 80 and 60, for
which the commissioners decline to hold the
constitutional government of Mexico respon-
sble.
VIM. Hunter, % assistant Secretary of
State, left here several days ago for Europe.
on official business of somewhat general
character affecting the various legations.
Although congress has passed a bill for the
relief of the sufferers by the overflow of the
lower Mississippi. it has been found that no
supplies can be spared from the various mill
tary stations in that region. Therefore the
Secretary Of War, after private conference
with the President, directed the commissary
of substance to purchase 5OO,O rations Of
meat, -four, beans and rice, and to carry the
law into effect ask an appropriation of $780,.
600. The estimate is based on an issue to
20, 900 persons for 25 days.
A private letter from Gen. Sickles says he
viii return to the L. S. in two months.