The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-24

TO the chairman OIL tEc JOHN Coihulittee, III
which he says he cannot, after reflection,
find that the board has done anything mo-
rally wrong in its prosecution Of the i'm
provcment system.
CONGRESSMAN Sener introduced number
of his colored constituents to the President
today.
kilograms received from Massachusetts in
dictate the election of Mr.. Dawes senator to-
| morrow in place of Sumner. T1aoN.
ASSOCIATED Press telegrams.]
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. March 23.- Sendte.-The
| financial question was discussed at length in
| the morning hour.
The New York Cotton Exchange, which
is nominally against imitation and for specie
| resumption, has in several letters urged
Congress to say whether it would initiate,
| contract, or do nothing, saying that the pre-
sent uncertainty paralyzed the spring bust
| ness.
| The Committee Of Finance has reported a
| new bill as q substitute for the one pending
| for The redistribution of the currency. 1t
| provides for free banking and limits the le-
BARTENDER circulation. 1t is compromise
measure. Mr.. Sherman, who reported the
bill, said he gave adhesion to some Of its pro-
visions with great reluctance. He will ex-
plain the points and bearings tomorrow.
MIR. Morton, of Indiana, spoke two hours
in favor of imitation; after which short
running debate ensued, and the Senate adj
journed.
House.-Among the bills introduced and
referred to-day was one by Mr.. Huntop, of
Virginia, repeating the law forbidding pay.
ment for army supplies, DC, to persons not
known to be opposed to the rebellion. But
it will never be passed.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr.. Young. of Georgia, appropriating ten
thousand dollars for certain Georgia rivers
one by Mr. Smith, of Virginia, authorizing
the Washington, Cincinnati and st. Louis
railroad to extend it's line through the Dis.
| trict Of Columbia.
The House passed by more than a two
thirds majority bill reported from the
| Committee of Ways and Means fixing the
limit Of legal.tender notes at S4O0,000,000.
| Amendments were offered by two members
| of the committee to fix the amount at $780,
| 100000, the present legal limit, and at $685.
| 100000, the amount actually in circulation ;
| which were defeated by majorities of con-
| sderably over two-thirds.
| The representatives from the New Eng
land States and New York voted for the
most part against the bill. Those from Penn
| sylyania, the West and South generally for
| it. The House also passed the bill for the
| removal of the kickapoo and other Indian
tribes from the borders of Texas and New
| Mexico to the Indian Territory.
| Supreme Court Decision.
| WAsH1sGros, March 23.-The case OF
Fsnv HeidIeback & Co. against the First Ma
tional Bank of Cincinnati was to-day decided
in the Supreme Court. The case is thus
| stated in the decision: A check drawn by
S. & NJ. on the bank for S2G 50 in favor OF
Heidleback was raised to $500, and the pay
er's name changed to E. Heidleback Il Co.,
and offered to the latter by stranger IN
payment for bonds and gold purchased by
him. Il. HeidIeback & co. sent the check
for information to the bank, where the teller
replied, 1T is good" or 1t is all right"
Suit being brought by the bank against Il.
HeidIeback s. Co, Judgment was for the
plaintiff and in error to this court 1t is held:
5 First. That where money is paid on q
raj, ed check by mistake, neither party being
! in fault, the general rule is that it may be
, recovered back as paid without considera-
ton, Second. But that if either party has
been guilty of negligence or careleSsnesS by
which the other has been injured, the negli-
gent Dartv must bear the loss. Third. That
where a party to whom such q check is Of
, fcred sends it to the bank on which it is
drawn for Information, the law presumrs that
, the bank has knowledge Of the drawers
signature and OF the state of his account, and
II is responsible for what may be replied on
these points. Fourth. That unless there is
Something in the terms in which information
) il asked that points the attention of the bank
officer beyond these two matters his response
that the check is good will be limited TO
them and will not extend to the genuine
ness of the filing-in ofthe check as to payec or
amount. Fifth. AS to whether the endorse
mont of the word "good" with the officers
initials under such circumstances Woulu
make the bank liable beyond the genuine
ness of the signature and the possession OF
finds TO meet the check certified, "querle.'
Sixth. Where the present Is certheo ior Inc
. purpose known to the bank OF giving II
credit for negotiation or circulation 10 DC
used as money, and it is so passed lhto Tue
hands of third persons, Inc oanh WOMB Nc
bound, though the case might De otuel"lse
when it was only certified TO give Tue parry
presenting it assurance that IL way Soou ~
his own satisfaction in taking II. oecenm.
That IL IS GEAR lnat fCi p"i tSP'J' =
check, is good given for the information .a
the party about to receive it extends only 10
matters of which the bank had knowledge
or is presumed to have by the law, unless ne
is told that more extended information IS
expected or asked for as to the validity OF Inc
check. MIR. Justice Miller delivered the
opinion.
The Underworld Case.
WAsuIsGToS, March 23.-The case OF the
late Judge Underwood against McFe'gn,
from the Virginia Court OF Appeals, having
been submitted to the Supreme Court OF Ap.
meals. on a motion to dismiss for want OF
Jurisdiction, the motion was to-day granted,
and the case dismissed, because the VIII OF
error should have been directed to the Court
of Appeals of Virginia, instead OF the Judge
of the Corporation Court of Alexanarla'
MIR. Justice Clifford dissented.
The court below gave judgment IN Iavoi
| of McVeigh on verdict which found tnat
there was fraud in the procurement oil tne
sale and confirmation under The proceedings
in confscation.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON. March ga number o.
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