New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-01

committee. Those who conducted the examination
do not hesitate to say that the evidence fully exone
| rates Mr.. Knox, the Controller of the Currency.
and Mr. Theodore M. Davis, receiver of the bank
and shows that the affairs of the bank have been
managed skillfully aud honestly, and in the
interest Of the depositors and stockholders,
The receivers accounts. and his stale
ment of the assets of the bank, disposed of and
remaining on hand. were fully examined, verified
Gallatin National Bank of Hew-York; j. o. Yer
milye, President of the Merchants National Bank of
New-York, and Charles A. Meigs, Bank Examiner
The complaints and charges against the receiver
came from persons who obtained from the bank be-
fore its failure than $500,000 the security
| of the bonds and stock of the Portage Lake Ship
| Canal Company The money so obtained has not
| been repaid and those who owe IL have resisted
every attempt of the receiver to collect it. Since
the receiver first res0rted to legal proceedings
against these debtors, they have made repeated
to believe that the receiver will be able to pay the
creditors of the bank in full if his plans not in
| teTfered with.
WHOLESALE DISCHARGE OF TREASURY CLERKS
| The Treasury Department employees were consld-
erably agitated to-day in view of anticipated re-
duction of the force. The ladies particularly
disturbed and collected in groups in various parts Of
the building discussing the subject. This morning
the heads Of all the bureaus handed to Secretary
Bristow the lists of those to be dismissed
The heaviest discharge was in the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, the services of
S75 female employees being dispensed with,
leaving 1900 persons still employed in
that Bureau. The scene of dismissal was marked
by sadness. Fourteen of those discharged tainted
when the announcement made to them, and
physicians were called to their assistance. Forty
clerks were dismissed from the Second Auditors
office and other discharges will be made tomorrow.
1t was recommended by the officers of the Bureau
that only one of q family be retained. and this
Recommendation was generally followed This
wholesale discharge will cause much suf
fering, which. however will be somewhat
alleviated by the payment of two months
extra salary to every victim of Congressional
Omy. About % permanent and the same number of
temporary clerks discharged from the Interior
Department. This includes a contraction Of the
force in the Patent Office the appropriation for that
Bureau having been reduced $4,000. The COmmls
slOncr has accommodated his business to the crcum-
stances although he shows that the Government
will lose largely by che curtailment of expenditure.
Mr. CREswELLs FAREWELL TO THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT. .
At the close of business to-day, the clerks of the
Post-Ofice Department and the Sixth Auditors
office assembled to say good-by to Postmaster-Gen-
eral Creswell, and presented to him unanimous res
olutions expressive both of their high eseeem for
him and Of their admiration of his official
administration, which, they asserted. had not been
excelled by the most distinguished of his predeces
sors In reply Mr.. Creswell said the sight of their
familiar faces and this manifestation OF their esteem
excited in him feeling of sadness at sunderng the
ties which had bound him and them together during
more than five years; but that, although he reln-
quished his position without single pique
sentiment he left official life voluntarily, without
any regret. He would never have retired of his
volition, he had done, while any imputation
against him remained unanswered. But this
no longer the case, and he felt he had
effected every reform which he could
hope to accomplish by staying in office
until the close of the Presidents term. He could
now confidently challenge any banking or railroad
corporation to show proportional amount of bust
ness transacted with prOpOrtionaly small loss in
comparison with the business of the POst-Ofiice De-
partment during his administration of its affairs.
In conclusion, Mr.. Creswell babe farewell to the
Bureau officers and clerks individually, and
pressed warm desire to meet any of them at all
times as friends.
THE CENTENNIAL RESOLUTION TO BE SENT
ABROAD.
The President having directed that all correspond
ence on the part OF the Centennial Commission, or
any of its officers, with the Government, may be
conducted through the Department of the Interior.
Secretary Delano has called the attention of the
Secretary of State to the Joint resolution approved
June s. authorizing the extension Of cordial invi-
exhibition, and requested him to transmit copies ~
the resolution abroad. Secretary Delano says in
his letter to Mr. Fish that he has been informed it
has been considered necessary by the Commission in
charge of the exhibition to revise its general regu
latlons, heretofore issued and to extend the dates
assigned for certain stages of the work. and that
the revision is now in progress Mr.. Delano there
fore requests that the of other nations
be duly appraised through the representatives of this
Government of the foregoing facts and that all the
necessary information in regard to the Exhibition
which may be desired by them can be obtained by
communicating with A. I. G0sh0rn. DIrector-Gen-
eral of the Exhibition. The State Department will
comply with Mr. Delan0s request WITHOUT unDeces-
saTy delay.
CLAIMS BEFORE THE WAR DEPARTMENT RULED
clause in the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
Appropriation bill, passed at the last session of
Congress- provides that, from and after the LIST OF
July 1874 and each year thereafter the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall all unexpended balances of
approximations which shall have remained upon the
books of the Treasury for two fiscal years, to be
carried to the surplus fund and covered into the
Treasury provided. that this provision shall not
apply to permanent specific appropriations for rivers
and harbors. lighthouses, Notifications and public
buildings, the pay of the navy and marine corps
In consequence of this clause several thousand
claims pending before the War Department. will be
ruled out, and the money heretofore appropriated
for their payment will be covered into the Treasury
These claims are for subsistence stores, quarter
masters supplies, army transportation. &c. and will
require special acts of Congress hereafter to provide
for their payment For several days part of the
clerks of the War and Treasury Departments have
been busiy engaged in settling such of them are
;1rfectly LA anu over Ciosa94 were completed
yesterday and to-day.
THE SPANISH INDEMNITY.
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