, 1880-02-12
WASHINGTON.
Substance Of the Report on
the German National
Bank.
Tho Directors Strongly Censurcd
Tor Failing to Guard
the Moneys,
And Allowing the Greenebaum Man.
agement to Wreck the
Concern.
Democratic Plan to Rob Min
nesota Of Her Repub~
lican Majority,
BY Ousting Congressman WASH
/, burn and Seating 1gnatius
Donnclly.
The Ponca Indians Pleading Their Case
Before a Special Committee
Of Congress.
j. d. Harvey Appointed Receiver
OF the Mnnttincturcrs' Ma
tionnl Bank.
Probability Of a Bitter Debate
Over the Fitz John
Porter Case.
A Lively Breeze Yesterday Over the
Census Supervisor Appoint
ments for Ohio.
j. D. Harvey Appointed Receiver
OF the N1anuiactnrers' Ma
tiOnnl Bank.
Probability Of a Bitter Debate
Over the Fitz John
Porter Case,
A Lively Breeze Yesterday Over the
Census Supervisor Appoint
ments for Ohio.


Special o'naseh to Tue c"'eaao 1Houns
report ef tho 0crt''nn National llank lnsesti-
n.ortlng Dy Mr.. Price. Mr.. Price brvips With
tao uv was .ns "nn srs! WHICH
''11l conptnncewth which resolution the Sub
Committee, consisting Of Uuckncr, Lo,,usl,erry.
md prtes' ~; visited chleago on tho 1oth 'lay Of
rs attorney for tic petitioners at whose insta'ca
an, Henry f,rroncn,,,n ,v,n ,y,s p,1.s,,t NJ t}a
,"s,, hnt,. ,..' ~ ..n ,s,, ~ a., 1.," Va ~
also present, m rho &c Committee @ r. rc,ninc @ in scsso n1
fur several ttnys, examining witnesses in refer
once to Mi 1nattcrs co,npnnc,i Of, and nlso In
examining tho pooxs ol the nahR. III when cx-
nmtnatlon tho conm!ttoo WIS assisted by IN ex-
pert pert. acsountant The testimony Of s' w.t..
Ereat Irrsxuarlty sa oeen pr.s'sea IN con-
ner Of kcepIe Cooks nud % been % or such , '' cr- %
meter M 10 mike r. yrry t,lt]ir,lt ror cvcn nj, cx-
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transactions. Tho irregularities were so titl-
nscro.ls nit, so grcat ns tn Impress tho minds Of
tho Committee with suspicion that
THEY WE'RE 1srES1inNst.
Tho language of QUO Of tho witnesses who was
think thev h,Iy,, l,eon kont II, vcr, ,nouc ,u,,,
1,cr, and In making tho examination va hnyo
Yn,,'," '.',, 80 n....1,a ,a'1" .,,',.., "as
ao'1''" aMhy e"tt'es VI o'n'ik eAaracter'
Again this witness Bnys: Only purity famllillr
will, tho books could truce many Of tho entr,ca'
Axain ho says: .As rule tho entrlcs urc Of
sueh o!iha cnhfctor tnnt II u Win great ul''i-
Guilty that anything could bo traced to ita true
origin
.Your conmitteo e,so f,na that oooa asa,ts
.' oo''''n''seo ".H'' ''i41 tn''t kouo .S7o'e
"ese s"sed n1tef lnslure OF Ills pat'k 70
pny, preferred orstitora, which WIS clenrly IN
tr0tlcr Ut tho Currency aslti Of tho Receiver nlo
cotcurct, thu letters put III evidence n1ltl tho
Testimony OF witnesses on the stand Indicate u
:ispostiou oa tho nllrt Of those officers to pro-
tcGt tho rKhta OF the Stockholders and creditors
Of the ba,!k. Possibly litto ore Vigilance and
CLERGY might have bccll exercised u kDf,d pslr-
ptse. And in tho opinion 0f your Committee q
fair constraetion nf law would hayo authorized
stringent IAcnsures t0wnrtls the Directors ard
managing officers Of the bank, far tho testimony
ulsclosEs riiE FACT
TINT transfcra were ,nnto nm fin hooks nj
I'm h"nr ~ uhI"h 1n.,i oaonta luz wo ,,ss.l - -
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