New-York tribune., 1878-05-01
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
Wl.HNGT0N, Tuesday, April 30. -

WA.HNGroN, Tuesday. April 80, 1873.
The House Committee on Expenditures in
the state department decided to-day that although Mr
George Seward. Minister 20 China, has been requested
90 appear before the couuittee II Is the duty of the
committee troll the Investigation and report to
the House az any tme but that In the event Of
Nj Stewards being able 70 reach here II
a reasonable time, the committee Will be very
glad 10 afford him opportunity OF being
heard The counsel for Mr. Seward were not prepared
% begin Tho xamnat5u Of G. Wiley Wells to-day
and Mr. Convey c1iei clerk IN the Filth Auditors
Office was recalled and iuierroated with regard to the
accounts OF the Consular building az Shanghai ana
OF Tie building occupied bY the es3ion ar lrhlnE II
the OF Nj Seward the rent % the Cpusu
ar building va, increased from 500 to $50 Per
uuartrr. aud q building % less value obtained
and that the for the legation building charged
call FOR that SUN annually, while the owner OF the
premises. s Well, Williams. present professor OF the
Chimes anSu2E' a. at ae rGf only M rgsyes 53a9s s S
v0TSber In tbc Trcasnrv Department which show thar
Ml. Seward has had any repairing done 20 tht building
\ CALL FOR FIvE-TwESTiEs.
The Secretary of the Treasury issued the
afty-sIxth call for the redemption % $50 bonds
con.1ls o. 1862 to-day Tie call Is FOR SJ,OOOOO0 The
principal aud interest will be paid at the Treasury on
and after the 3Oth OF July next and the interest will
that day. The following are the descriptions Of
the bonds:
Coupon bonds dated July l. 1885 namely: $50 Nos.
5OOOt to $4,000. hoth inclusive elGO. Nos. s3,Ool to
10000. both inclusive $500, Nos. 6O,COl tO O3OOO,
both Inclusive ~ OOO Nos. lO5,OO, 70 Ili4OO both
inclusive. Total coupons, S3,OOO.OOO.
Registered bonds redeemabie AZ the pleasure Cf the
United states after the lst day ofJuy 1870 follows:
$50 NOs. 17jl To 800. both inclusive; 500, Nos.
il IOl % lJ.2OO both inclusive 500, Nos. s7Ol 10
300 both inclusive $1,000. Nos 2-,75l iu 3OlOo both
inclusive; 81 900. Nos. sOJI. $500 both inclusive
$4,000, Nos l4,s51 I5,5O7, both inclusive IOtal
registered S2OOOOOO; aggregate, S5,OOO,OOO
MILLIONS OF FRACTIONAL CURRENCY OFT.
General Butler said, in debate in the House
yesterday that there only sixteen millions OF dollars
m fractional currency outstanding and that little OF this
amount Will ever presented az the Treasury for re-
dcmptiOn. The figures at the Department TINS morning
show that the amount outstanding is Sl6-O5oOO. The
printing or fractional currency stopped February,
1876 ana although large amount was on hand al tut
time n was mostly destroyed II n thought at the De-
partment than four or fve millions OF tho
SUM still outstanding viii be presented Tor reuenl
ton
PAYMAsTER CUTTERS CHANCES.
The last meeting of the Senate Naval Com
mttee t. investigate the accusations against Paymaster
Cutter Of the navy nominated for PaymasterGeneral
will be held tomorrow The testimony thus far has
been all on one side and In favor OF Cutter. II nothing
Il discovered tomorrow, Cutter VIII Dy uh1Alnloua
vote be- reported tavOrably.
A HUNDRED DOLLARS TAX UPON All SIN
The House Subcommittee on Education and
Labor has agreed on bill imposing tax OF 800 each
on Chinese immigrants. The bill has yet to De sub
mltlel 10 the ful committee for consideration.