The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-22
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.


IMPORTANT BILLS INTRoDUcED-THE FREED
MANS BANK BuILDING-FoR REHEAEING
OF THE VENEZUELAN cLAIMs--sUBsIDY FOR A
BRAZILIAN LINE OF STEAMERS.
Tho bill introduced by Senator Dawes to-day directs
Secretary OF the Treasury TO purchase the Freed,
mans Bank building and adjacent property ownod by
the Freedmans Savings aud Trust Company, oppo-
site the Treasury Department IN Washington. The
price is not TO exceed s27S.000, and tho money
be placed In tho United States Treasury 10 tho
credit OF the commissioners OF tho said insolvcnt
pany for distribution among It's creditors. Tho bill
also provides for tho removal OF The United S,atos
Court Of CLAIMS to tho Frecdman's Bank building, and
appropratss $4,000 TO 1T up tho first story for It's ac-
commodation.
The bill introduced by Senator Eaton to-day rela-
tive 10 tho venezuelan Mixed Commission directs tho
Secretary OF State TO abctatn from distributing any
sums now IN his custody or which may hereafter be
received account Of awards Of tho Conn issoncrs
tho arbitcr or under the convention Of 1866,
and recommends that tho President propose to
vepczuela q now commission tor a rehcsring
OF tho claims which laid before or passed upon
by said Commissioners and arbiter, and also for tho
examination or such other international claims az
may be presented. Tho bill also provides for the i'm
mediate repeal OF the act OF February IS 1873 which
the said Convention.
The bill introduced In the Senate to-day by Mr..
Eusts of Louisiana, directs tho Postmaster General
10 contract mail service between tho United States
and Brazil as follows;-
Ftrst--For a monthly limo OF steamships between
New York and Rio Jane'ro, touching at s,ch inter-
mediaie ports as toe Postmaster General shalt con-
sider cxpedieut aud necessary.
Second-For monthly line OF steamships between
New Orleans and Rio Janeiro. touching At inter-
nadia m u0rfc ho Pref0n mall
sidef expedsent and necessary. 49,
The bill provides that the service shall DO for
tho term OF ten years. aud shall be performed
with American built and sound vessels, OF
not less than 5000 tons register, to. be Of
iron and OF approved construction ana capable
OF n speed oil thirteen knots pcr hour and that SAID
vessels shall be built accepted under tho direction
and inspection OF naval officer % be designated
by tho Secretary of the Navy and that said vessels
shall at all times be suhjcot to tho 'uso OF
the government ~ reasonable rates OF charterparty
saton for the upon said lines shall be nxed at
the rate OF 81 per mile Tor the distance which tho
mails actually transported, and also provides
tho government Of Brazil shall contribute to tho
maintenance OF tho lines.
THE POUR PER CENT BoXDs-crRCULAn FROM
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The following circular TO national banks has just
been issued from the Treasury Department.
BY virtuo OF the authority conferred by section
oil the Revised Statutes Of the Unt0d States tho
Secretary Of tho Treasury Will designate as dopos.
tory OF public moneys any national bank that will
comply with the terms and conditions OF this circular
letter. Under such designation the bank Will be entitled
to receive only deposits In coin Of tho
four per cent bonds sold under the popular subscrip
invited by tho circular OF this OF the
DO issued upon the receipt OF proper
certificate from tho stating that the
coin has been deposited 10 the credit Of the
Treasurer OF the United States but they will BIO held by
the department security until oher United States
bonds Of equal amount substituted IN
their stead, or the coin deposited has been
paid upon Treasury drafts The proper blank
Certificates Will be furnished to tho banks
from. timo to time as needed. Banks desiring
tho authority OQnicrred by this circular advance OF
subscriptions may deposit United states bonds with
the Treasurer oil the United Stasos security for
posts TO aftcrwerd made; and certificates OF
post proper form, the bonds SO
regular transcript blanks for the Trcssurers general
account will 90 used IN reporting deposits MADE on
account OF this loan, and will be furnished on de-
mand, to any national bank becoming depository
under thts order. lI e..
TEXANS MEAN TO HAVE PROTECTION.
General Ford, a State Senator OF Texas, was OK.
amined by the subcommittee OF tho Committee ON
Foreign Affairs to-day. Ho gave statement OF tho
condition OF AFFAIRS tho Texan border, To the effect
that raids Still continue and that the people do not
has been asserted. ask for war against tho Mex.
cans, bus merely want protection, which they mean
to have.