Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-09-06
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

The Committee on Statistics and In
formation, appointed at the recent meeting
of the Mississippi River Improvement
Commission, submitted Il plan providing
for full report by competent officer upon
the trade and commerce of the Mississippi
Valley, to be i'm readiness by the time
the Commission begins work. The Com
mittee TO prepare plan of operations
for the ensuing year submitted Il report
providing for finishing the surveys between
Cairo and the head Of the passes, SO rs to
complete the official survey of the whole
river; also for making bearings and sediment
observations at necessary points, and for
gauging the stream. The reports were
adopted. 1t is expected Lieut.. Smith 5.
Leach, of the Engineer Corps, will be desig-
mated permanent Secretary, with head
quarters at st. Louis. The Commission
adjourned to meet at st. Louis the :Dth of
November.
A committee of the House of Representa-
tives has been for some time in session mt
Long Branch for the purpose of agreeing up
on amendments of the rules of the House.
One of the objects of this revision, report
SAYS. is to diminish the autocratic power of
the Speaker. Another object proposed is To
increase the power of the majority of the
House over the business before it by remov-
ing the facilities now existing for filibuster-
ing.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has re-
ceived the report of the Examiner of Nation
al Banks for the States of Missouri and Illi-
nois. He states that the losses to creditors
in Missouri through State Banks and private
bankers since 1876 have been 81, 900,
while the losses through national banks in
the same State since their organization, 10
years ago, have been less than 81 200, 200.
In the State of Illinois the losses since 1874
have been $5,500,000 by private banks,
while the losses by national banks since their
establishment in 1868 have been less than
81 800, 200.
The Secretary of War has reviewed the
proceedings and findings of the Court-mar-
tial of January 16, 1864, by which Surgeon
General Hammond was dismissed the service,
and recommends that the findings and sem
tence be annulled and set aside, and that
the name of VIM. A. Hammond he placed
on the retired list Of the Army as Surgeon
General, without back, present or future
pay or allowance Of any kind whatsoever.
The recommendation of the Secretary of
War has been approved by the President.
1t is announced that President Hayes and
several members of his Cabinet will be pres
cnt at the Illinois State Fair, to be held at
Springfield Sept. 30 and Oct. l..
The public debt statement for Sept. shows
decrease of the debt for August of S3,
527, ,sa5; cash in Treasury, $ei3,696,22s; gold
certificates, SIS, lbs, 200; silver certificates,
S3,2Sl $50; currency certificates, $50, ,l15,-
900; refunding certificates, ) $4,396, 800; legal
tenders outstanding, S346, AZ, AL; fraction
al currency outstanding, 15,162, ,06. The
Comptroller of the Currency reports the
amount of National Bank circulation out
standing, $329, ,3i4, ,147, exclusive of s /, ,44S,
$40 of National gold bank notes. Total in
crease since the LIST of january last, S7,O2l,-
233. Amount of 1910 bonds on deposit
~ security for circulating notes
of National Banks, $10,512,000.
There was redeemed during August called
bonds to the amount of S31, ,595, 400, of the
proceeds of which S y, ,049, AIS was fixed by
check, and SIS, 155,376 was credited on the
loan account to the depository banks. The
balance on loan account in the banks July 81
is $50, 537 10; at close Of business, August
30. 81, $50 $40, showing reduction Of the
balance during August of SCI ,016, 100. The
amount of called bands outstanding is S a.
SI6,O74. During August silver payments
from the United States Treasury and the
United States Mints amounted to 5 ,S65, 900,
exclusive of the amount of returns for silver
certificates. The aggregate weight of coin
thus distributed was IS tons.