Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-19
HEADQUARTERS.
PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY
INTERFERENCE IN VIRGINIA.
THE MISSISSIPPI HARBOR BILL.
THE FREEDMEN'S s A V n G. s
BANK,
AN ADDITIONAL ECTION
AGREED ON.

WASHINGTON, June 3-Noon-Judge
Harriss called on the President this
morning to protest in the name of the
people against military interference in
| Virginia. and to assure him that as
good order prevailed in Petersburg
as any city in the Union. The Presi-
dent was absent. He proceeded to the
Attorney-General's office, where a copy
of the telegram published elsewhere
was furnished, giving the latest phase
of the situation. Harris says that no
troops will be sent to Petersburg.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June -, 1874.
| L. s. Marshal Io7asoleU, Petersburg:
You are instructed to take the nee
essary steps to protect the property of
the United States from injury and the
officers of the Government in Peters
burg from any violent interference
with them in the performance of their
official duty, and to that end, if you
think proper, you may summon
posse of the citizens to aid you, but if
| these men are found inadequate for
the purpose you will be furnished
upon call, by you upon me, with
troops from Fortress Monroe. It is
desirable not to use troops if possible.
The House has non-concurred in all
the material amendments of the Sen
ate to the bill repeating moieties.
The conference report on the Cur
rency bill is now before the House.
SENATE-Mr West, of Louisiana,
from Committee on Transportation,
reported adversely on the House bill,
providing for the construction of the
II
mittee was discharged from its further
consideration.
He also reported from the same
Committee an amendment to the River
and Harbor Improvement bill, which
provides for the appointment by the
President, of a Board of Engineers to
be composed of two from the army,
two from the coast survey and three
from civil life, which Board shall max.
II survey of the mouth of the Mississ-
ippi River, with view to determine
the best method of obtaining and
maintaining a depth of water sufficient
for the purposes of commerce, either
by q canal from said river to the wa
ters of the gulf, or by deepening one
or more of the natural outlets of said
river. Placed on Calendar
The report of the Committee on the
disagreeing Ct the votes of the House
and Senate, concerning the Freed
mems Bank and its branches, recon-
meLls the enactment of the House
bill, slightly amended, which allows
the bank to continne business, but
prescribes the character of loans that
may be made and of the securities that
may be accepted in the future.
WASHINGTON, June 13-Night.-
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections reports the House bill
providing for the election of a Con
gresham at large in Alabama.
The Finance Com plittee reported
adversely on the biz, for abatement
On the repayment of taxes on bonded
spirits destroyed by casualty.
The Senate, by vote of 3S to II,
agreed to the request of the House for a
new conference on the finance bill:
Committee, Messrs. Wright and Ferry,
Of Michigan, and Stephenson.
HoUsE-The vote rejecting a Con-
ference Committee Oh the currency
bill was 1913 to 14G. The new commit
zee consists of Messrs. Dawes, Me
Crary and Marshall.
The snndry appropriation bill was
resumed. Among its appropriations
are the following:
The Navy Yard at Norfolk, Va,
iron plating shops, $4,000; for
the removal of the powder magazine
at Norfolk, $4,000; Custom House at
Charleston, S. c., 100000; Custom
House at Columbia, S. c., 1856, 500;
Custom House at Memphis, Tenn,
5000; Custom House at New Or
leans, completion of the building,
$191 900, payment adjusted: accounts
for granite work $43, 1927; Custom
House at ST. Louis, $3.50, 900; Knox
vile Custom House, furniture, &C.,
$4,000.
The House adjourned without finish
ing the bill and pending the amend
ment to abolish the civil service com
mission.
An additional section to the Freed
mems Savings Bank bill was agreed
upon by the Conference Committee as
follows: That the deposits of the Com
pany shall be held by the trustees of
the Company as special deposits, and
all investments made shall be held for
the use and benefit of the depositors
only. The trustees are required on or
before July 1875, to make full state
ment of the assets and liabilities and
lay the same before the Secretary of
the Treasury, who, if he thinks the
bank solvent, shall issue an order de-
claring that thereafter all deposits