New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-30
VASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Wednesday. Nov. 90, 1876
The following is n statement OF operations OF the
National Bank Redemption AGENCY FOR the month oil
November and for the five months e2dng this day, as
compared with the corresponding periods OF last year.
National Bank Notes Disposed Of November. Five Mos
fssrnc t 70 the barS q s551sO7Oo
and delivered to the Controller Of
the Currency for replacement with , am oo 90 ooo
Y 0ss 0 Of failed. iiqaidatins and re-
ducing banks deposited In the 80, ooo ,o o,o ooo
Treasury. zipoOo I-,o'o'oOO
ro,o,s ,or,s7e 40 IN 600 s0349i 800
Totals for l42s99u0 69224955
Increase. ................ sl8 ECO s24 945
The following is statement Of United states currency
outstanding al this date: Old dcmandnotes sos 6O7 5O
legal tender new ISSUE j369 252; lcgateuder notes,
series OF 1862 $20S j92 eatender notes. series OF
1s74 S5Gs4l O79 legatender notes, series OF 1879,
SIS s03.077 oneycar notes OF 1863, S593b3 two,year
notes of sG3 Slsi50 tvOyear coupon notes OF 1868,
S24 400: compound interest notes @3lb0ZOi ITactoual
currency, first issue S429kOs6 So fractional eurItncy
second issue. S3lI67l0 -; fractional currency, thid
ISSUE - O63,3jS 23 fractional currency fourth issue
first SERIES S3.S9290l 53 fractional currency IonISn
ISSUE second series, T9s3206 10 tIae9n, erI'nGy,
fourth issue, third series, sl4Ol33l Io fractional cnI
rency fifth issue SlOOJ6oo4 64i total 09iool-oI 4o'
The ball agreed upon by subcommittee to be sub
med to the full joint Congressional committee hereto
fore appointed to frame form Of government for the
District OF Columbia provides for three commissioners
one whom il to be appointed by the President by ana
four wears; the second to he elected by tile House OF
Representatives by ballot for two years ana Tue thlld
elected By the senate by ballot Iot SIX years lmc tmo
Darist bn i'm regard 10 the commissioner appointed by
the President, merely citizenship OF the United states Is
necessary.
The British Minister has again called the attention Of
our Government TO the existing treasury regulations
adopted in April, 1878, in relation to the transit OF
goods from Canada territory as not being IN har
mony with the treaty Of Washington. Inc particular
ground OF objection is that goods from Canada desed
hoard ports are not allowed make the journey 20 the
seaboard in scaled by United states Consui IN
Canada 50 as 10 a'oiu uhoa"inB III" i"SP'''''" ~
frontier ports.
Col John l. Grgg sth Cavalry, has been appointed to
act as inspector OF certain articles Of clothing and camp
and garrison equpage on hand at the ST. Louis Arsenal
Tor which Major j. ". Todd. Ordnance Department Is
responsible Leave Of absence OF First Lieut. b. Rlce'
9TH Infantry, is further extended four months.
The Solicitor OF the Treasury considering the ques-
ton presented the claim Of national banks that the
2 Ga District OF Columbia bonds should be exempt from
the semtannal tax capital the same as United States
bonds The claim is made under clause IN tRs a% ex
emnug United states bonds from taxation Inc Treas
urer has heretofore held that the 36os are not SO eA
empt
The forthcoming annual report Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury will be furnished TO the press I'm the same
manner "a the report of last year distributed,
namely through the Sub-Treasures or other Govern
ment officers. to whom advance copies VIII DE sGnt LOT
delivery To press agents soon as the report Is pre-
scented to Congress-
The sum OF 5000, which had been Illegally withheld
from the treasury received by mail to-day at the
Trcasurers office aud Philadephian who had washed
and reused postagestamps Itmitted siXcent stamp in
atOnement OF her conduct
Nearly all the reports OF the heads Of departments
competed and the substance of all Of them has been
handed TO the President reference during the prepa
ration OF the message.
The debt statement TO be issued on the LIST OF Deem
her Will show decrease in the public debt, but 1t VIII
not no an hpayy reduction as has been the in the
last few months.
Secretary Morrill, has completed the treasury report
and ia now engaged in reading the proof and making
whatever revision may DC necessary
The Acknowledgement is preparing report, which
will probably be ready lay before Congress when the
Presidents message Is sent ill.,
Public business was generally closed in the Executive
departments at to-day, when the employees began
their Thanksgiving holiday.