The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-23
WASHINGTON.
WAsHINaToN, June %.

" noHANu'ot'i " UhS -A'
The President has signed the cur
rency bill reported from the last com-
mittee OF conference and it becomes a
law.
The Presidentsnd Cabinet and the
Presidents clerks are at the ca pitol ex-
amining bills presented for his sigma
ture. Contrary t expectations, the
conference committee on the Geneva
award bill have agreed to the report
which will be presented to the Senate.
The President has nominated Ben
jsmin Moran 10 be the third Assistant
Secretary of State; George B.
Chalmers to be the Apprs,eer Of Mer-
chaudise at Pittsburgh, and Robert NJ.
Douglass, to be United States Marshal
for the western District of North Car
olins.
Lyman X. Ross, a representative to
Congress from Buffalo, has been nom-
mated for Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury.
The President signed the following
among other acts OF Congress to-day :
The act fixing the amount Of United
States notes and providing for the redis
tribution of National bank currency
and for other purposes; an act pro.
viding for the publication of the re-
vised statutes aud laws OF the United
Slater; an act amending the charter OF
the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Co.,
and for other purposes; an act to re-
lleve Thos. Claiborne, of Tennessee, OF
mis- political disabilities imposed by the
Fourteenth amendment 10 the Consti-
tuition.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Bass as Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury.
New National Banks.
The Comptroller of the Currency is
prepared to receive applications for the
organization OF National banks in all
the western and southern States. The
applications may be made by letter
giving the names Of not less than five
shareholders of the proposed organiza.
ton, which should be accompanied with
the endorsement of the Senator or Rep
resentative OF the district where the
bank is to be located, giving satisfactory
information in reference to the charac-
ter and meaps Of the applicants. The
applications will be considered i'm.
m ed lately upon their receipt, and it APP
proved the necessary form for organlza-
ton and new books will be at once
transmitted. Under the new sppor-
tionment all Western and Southern
States and Territories with the excep-
tions OF Colorado, Montana and Wyo'
ming will be entitled to additional cir
culatiou. The State Of Indiana will be
entitled to about So, 800, 600, Ohio abou,
Sc 10000 Minnesota $6OO,OOO and
Nebraska 100000. The other West,
eru and Southern States will be entitled
10 much larger amounts.
The bill for the distribution Of the
Geneva award, as agreed on by the
committee OF conference, provides To-
the appointment of court Of five com
missioners, to be appointed by the
President with the advice OF the Senate
the sessions OF the court to be held II
| Washington. The salary of the com
misioners shall be $4,000 each, with
| a clerk at $4,000, and short hand re
porter at $1,000 per annum. Ih'
President may designate coHnsellol
at.law 10 represent the interests OF th'
government in all suits and cla'm'
filed for indemnity for losses. The cour
shall exist one year from the tune o
| its conveniug, but If the business 10 no
completed within that time the fres''
dent may, by proclamation, extend INT
term not more than six monthe.
The Senate was in executive session
nearly tour hours this afternoon on tn
Canadian reciprocity treaty. Ihers
was no vote or any indication to SNOW
whether or not the requisite two-thIrd'
to ratify it could be obtained. In
treaty will go over until the next ses
sion of Congress for final ac'ioh.
At midnight both houses are still II
session and will probably continue al
night.