New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-15
WASHINGTON.
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and The Treasurer ought 10 Issue duplicate under err
cumstancrs which would Justify prudent banker IN -
sung like duplicate uni S. the law plainly prohibits
IT, After the expiration year from the date Of the
the cneck that 10 has ever been received been
ceved and Is lost and up0n such other security ma con-
dtous as the First Controller may tmnk rgtt 20 pr
such the guarantee ~ bank or banker on e.
tapishrd credit against liability ON the original check
tine Office which drawn that hNr
giual hns been and WI not De paid would deem
that Treasurer mad exercised sucn reasonable a-
gcnce 10 pieFen 0sr"- Woud jl-iHy uim I4 -7''ii -
duulicate, and | would advise that 10 De- done. Ihis
opinion ~ al course, Will not relieve the Treas
urer from ieclnlcai had my, oti " -ucl l.,g -. ~
arise. there l. scarcely doubt hut that CONGRESS
wou 4 At once grant relief It Is Tar better That me
Treasurer should nay check twice tnan ms tne n"
ers or our securities should DE compelled u submit 10
OF he ban had been ADVISED the disposition Of his
lett aud copy Of this letter nag 3eee sem nl
Ine n JAMES GnFGrLAS' Treasurer United states
NAVAL EXAMINATIONS FOR PROAOiIoN.
4 c, mmupication from the Secretary OF the
Navy was received by the Senate to-day ~ response 10
IT'S resolution Of the 12tn inst, which called
for information regarding the medical e1amlh'-
ton OF naval candidates for promotion. secre-
tary Thompson states that the DEPARTMENTS
order OF AUGUST = 1869 directed the Medical Examining
Board, 20 cease making personal inspection OF the
body after the candidate for promotion mas attained
the grade = ensign" Dut required them 20 refer TO the
records u tie Department ant ~ the Medical Bureau 20
ascertain tie candidates condition Of health and also
required at candidates certify their honor, that
.
Mach ID, 1915. Dut the erthcate o. the eln-
diliie. as VOL IS u reference TO me recoTus;
eJc. was san required and it was provided
"tuat au unnecessary p'rsona Inspection ~ tif o'y
should be- avoided bIt when neccssn y me Boafs were
empowered f0 make such nspc uon -s '-oi4 ID d' irl
sati.'aerary THE Secretary has no know edsc oil" any
Instance 10 which the Board or Medical Examines nave
failed t0 perform their d1-T 300 conformity io aN' ana
ta1t BOB Li- Judgment such instance exists brrA-o
nome such have been brought fo Dis notice H. d. There
fore. of opinion That additional legislation - ueces-
sary for che purpose indicated
TEXAN IDEAS As TO TEXAN NEEDS.
The Texas delegation have had full con-
ference upon matters pertaining the interests " their
state and agreed uDon ne general outlines ~ oil 20
make a Judicial District ant reorg1rzs the Federal
Districts Of th1t stat. The matter OF The Texas and
Pacific Railroad was discussed There seemed 70 be
almost entire uuaumlry the point that Goycrnm nj
eucourareueut SHOULD Do EXTENDED % one main line
W-- FO,r Worth directly Cd sem Diego Win li any
connection with fAe southern fHrihc of 'huIuiHli'
ALSO ru.. u.a-cu.ui Dob ure GIrc. l' from some pom.
ou the already COMP atod rUli un 'lc Eastern boundary
of Texas tp -e Mississippi River 40 Memphis Nica7uuIS
OIL .wJl-tu. uli-r hc do u- best uy ihc interest
East 0l Tie Sis sup, d. 7nr, go lT 10 it - -ii ny
frrnds ~ tlc road, thai -u"l proposition wv" rir'-
-luI.-s to- tIe protection M cltuor'tE lh rs Q"
,.. freight. ld strong i-i. ares s0 project rae t'ft-
mont must loss, VIII gain '0r t-lt Ht Hf' many "'f'
Gates WHO nave heretofore been uNrNain or opposed
d.