New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-02
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF NATIONAL BANKS.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, April /, 1875.
The Controller of the Currency has received 20
appIicatons for National banks during the month Of
March, amounting to Sl,T1O,0OO, Of which amount
81 AGO 900 are from the Eastern and Middle States;
$4,000 from the Southern, and S25O,O0O from the
Western States. During the same month the
amount of applications for increased circulation
from banks now organized was 100000. of which
amount $4,000 was from the Eastern and Middle
States and 100000 from tho Western States. The
amount of legaltener notes deposited for the pur-
pose of surrenderng bank circulation during the
month of March was S2,slS4l7 OF which amount
1869 800 was surrendered by the State of New-York;
$4,000 by New-Jersey; SlS5,OOO by Kentucky;
81. 024 700 by Illinois, and S29O6OO by the State of
Iowa. The total amount of legl-tender notes de-
posited with the Treasurer for the purpose of
surrendering circulation since the passage
of the act of June 20, 1874, is $l7,296,037,
of which amount S4.S4s,OOO was deposited by
the State of New-York; S2g7eOO by New-Jersey
Sl53 900 by Rhode Island; Sl59O00 by Pennsylvania
$4,000 BY Maryland $4,000 By o West It Er erna
1900 1900 by tennessee. ss5so.oOo BY Missouri
By ohIS Sj b. s asSis Sy l1s s b. %seo ny
sin $4,000 by Iowa S5S5,0O0 BY Minnesota;
$3.50 by Kansas, and S27OOO0 BY. Utah. The
Of bank M and s ra@
70 March 81 6O8 55-total since the passage of the
act of Jan. H. 1875, S3.5j66OO The amount Of Ma
tional bank notes surrendered and destroyed Of
banks which are in liquidation and which have de-
positedegal tender notes since the passage OF the
act of Jan. II, Is S4lf24l9
NETWORK CENTRAL SCRIP DIVIDEND SUIT
The Supreme Court of the United States, it is ex-
pected will render opinion on Monday next IN
the New-York Central Railroad scrip dividend case
Government officials entertain strong hopes that tine
courts decision will sustain their action in the
premises the Attorney General expressing himself
as confident that the tax due from tho Company on
this scrip dividend, amounting to about 100000,
will be paid believing that the decision of the court
will be In favor of the United States. The Com
pany on the date Of the issue of this scrip. readily
placed it on the market on a par with its capital
stock, and the scrip continued to pay dividend of
eight per cent until 1t was finally merged into the
capital stock yet the Company hold that such scrip
did not represent the earnings of the road although
by means of it outhOuses and railroad shops were
put up, and other similar Improvements begun
THE CRUIKsHANK ENFORCEMENT CASE.
The Attorney General to-day closed the argument
in the Cfuikshank Enforcement case. The impor-
lance of the case, in political point of view is SO
great that it will not be decided by the court for
some weeks. ii during the present term. The
opinions will OF necessity be very elaborate and
carefully prepared and the current business Of the
court requires the entire time of the Judges. Sew
eral decisions will DO withheld until the Fall term
to give the Judges opportunity 70 prepare their
opinions in the recess The Attorney General said
to-day that there might be no decision IN the En-
forcement case until next winter, although no
Thought il ought not to be delayed longer than
essary
The annual meeting OF the Patent Association 40 out
growth OF tho International Patent CONGRESS held II
Europe Some two yesrs ueo. will be called early this
Spring II has been dsndsd to hold the meeting IN New
York City