Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-12
WASHINGTON.
Miscellaneous News from the Ma
tiOnal Capital.

tional Capital.
WASHINGTON, March 11-Rear Ad~
miral Wyman, commanding the
United States naval force, on the
North Atlantic Station, reports, uns
der date of New Orleans, March 7,
as follows
Omitted States vessel Alliance
left this anchorage on the 5th for
Baton Rouge and Natchez The
Kearsage sails on the 9th for Mobile,
Havana, Key West and Hampton
Roads. During the visit these ves~
sells at the port of New Orleans every
courtesy and attention has been ex-
tended to myself and officers by the
officials of Louisiana and by the
citizens of New Orleans. Never
during my service, which has
been in every portion Of the
globe, have I met with SO much
kindness, with such profuse and
generous hospitality. Thousands
from many of the States of the
Union have visited the vessels,
Strengthening me in my opinion
heretofore expressed, that in the in
terest of the Navy, vessels of the
North Atlantic squadron should
visit our home ports, North and
South, whenever they can be spared
from other duties, and espe ciaily
those ports where our citizens have
little or no knowledge of the Navy"
The Democratic Senators held a
brief caucus this morning and unan-
imously agreed to carry out the pros
gramme heretofore agreed upon for
the immediate organization Of the
Senate committees. The rumors Of
compromise with the Republicans
for division of the control Of the
Senate have no substantial founda-
ton No such proposition was con-
sidered at to days meeting, and
prominent Democratic Senators say
that they have not heard of any
proposition of this kind from either
side.
At Cabinet meeting this alters
noon, the request of the national
banks to be allowed to deposit bonds
and withdraw lawful money, deposit
ed for the purpose of retiring clrcu-
lation, was considered,
Secretary Window was directed to
prepare decision on tho subject.
What ttat decision will be is not
known, but it seems to be the impres
sion that the request VIII be refused.
Secretary Windows decision rela-
tive to the withdrawal of national
bank deposits for retirement of cir
culation was not completed until q
late hour thit afternoon. The decis
ion takes the form of a letter, ad-
dressed to the president of the Mer-
chants National Bank, of Cleveland
Chic. The secretary recites that
since the 18th ultimo but $4,000,
900 of legal tenders have been de
posted by the bank for the purpose
of retiring the circulation. OF this
amount $100,000,000 was returned
by the treasurer, request, there
fore, having been received be,
fore any redemptions OF ths
notes having been made Or Sc,
curity been delivered of the remain
ing $19,O00,000, the security bonds
therefore have either been surren'
dered or redemptions against tn,
amounts have already been made
and the transactions have been ST
far completed that it has been de-
cided that precedents of the depart
ment in similar Cases be adhered to
and no return to legal tenders b.
made. Secretary Window also de
cides that the identical Unite.
States bonds held as security fo
circulating notes which were recent
ly withdrawn by the banks, can b
redeposited without transfer, pro
vided the bonds bear no assignment
except that of the treasurer of th'
United States to the bank return
ing it.
s. "