New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-23

Bills signed.

WARRINGTON, d. c., June 22.-The Presi-
dent has signed the currency bill and the
bill for the government OF the District.
The Situation in Congress-PrOspects OF
the Canal and the Levee Bills Favor
able-The Relief Bill - Carpenters
Election Bill and the impeachment Of
judge DureIl Dead-PersOnal Mention.
The following seems to be the most re-
liable statement Of the situation --L. l
The Fort St. Philip canal bill having
passed the House is on the Senate calendar
TO he acted upon by the Senate next ses-
sion. The President, it is believed. will ap.
point engineers under the new Dill Just
passed, who will report in favor OF the
canal project, which will probably secure
it's passage The same is true as TO the
The appropriation Of $5OO,O0O for there
lief OF the overfl0wed has passed uboth
housee; also the two bills creating com
mission to report on both the Fort st. Philip
canal and the levees The whole subject is
now before Congress in such manner %
to make it pretty, certain that Congress
will take charge Of the levees and construct
the canal. 5AJ 4+uI o. .9Ioq lta,j rrR,
Mr.. Carpenters new election bill is, OF
course, killed
Tie Impeachment matter Of Busted and
Governor Kellogg and Marshal Packard
20 to New York. ~ u .lA
? In the Senate toauight Mrd Carpenter,
from the Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses, submitted a report, accompanied by
q resolution, authorizing payment to John
Raw and William l.. McMillen OF their ex-
penses in presenting their claims to seats IN
the Senate, from Louisiana, in the Fsrty
second Congress- Ordered to be printed
and laid on the table.
Combinations.
LYMAN R. Bass, Of New York, as assist
ant secretaryi Of the treasury; BlnfOrd vii
son, as solicitor Of the treasury; Robert NJ
Douglas as marshal Of the western dis
trict Of North Carolina; Benjamin J. Mercy
as appraiser. Of merchandise at New Or
t''1''' The Geneva Award Bill.
Tie Geneva award bill passed. There
are to berafve commissioners, clerk, a
shorthand, writer and government lawyer
.-.,-.. Meeting of Pilots.
A meeting of the pilote, Representatives
of the different ports in the United States
Captain ). 5, Wood, representing the vir
ginia pilots, in the chair, was held in thu
Capitel to- day. and q series of resolutions
was offered BY Captain Henry L. Gurney,
representing the Boston pilots, which wat
unanimously adopted, inviting the numer-
ous pilot organizations in the Uuited STATED
to send delegates 10 q convention to be helt
in New York on Wednesday, September ~
1874 q Il 'L'.'i q se e.t. q
Natioual Banks in the south and West
(ilIThe Controller OF the Currency is pre-
pared to receive applications for the organ
izatiou of national barks in all the Western
and Southern States, Applications may b'
made Fby letter, giving the names OF no
not less than five shareholders Of the pro
posed organization, which should be accom-
panied with the Endorsement OF the SenatO
or the Representative cf the district wher
the bank IA to be located, giving satisfac
tory information in reference to the Char
acter aud means of the applicants.
Applications will be considered imme
ldia tely upon their receipt, and, itapproved
| the necessary forms tor the organization
| the new banks will be at once transmitted
Under the new apportiOn ment all tn
Western and Son.bern States, with tn
exception of Colorado, Montana and Wyo
| ming, will be entitled 10 an additional cir
cula ton The State of Indiana will be en-
titled to about $2,sO0,000; Ohio, abon
$4,000 900; Minnesota, about 10000; Ne
| braska, &3OO,OO0. TIE ether Western ant
Southern States will be entitled to mud
| larger amounts. .......,
The following banks have been author
lied to commence business: The Peoples
National Bank of Rock leland, Illinois
with a capital OF 100000; First Nations
Bank of BellevilleJ Illineis, $25,6007 Cit
zens' National Bank Of Winchester, Ken
lucky, $l26, 500; National Southern Bank
Bowling Green, Kentucky, $4,000; Mario
National Bank of Leb anon, Kentucky, $6O
900. National bank notes of the denomina
top of $40 are now being issued to nati0na
banks aa heretofore. ~ lIl l-l-- d. |.