Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-06
KAUFMAN BANK SYSTEM.


WAsH1NaTON, Dec. 5.-Mr Buck
ner Of Missouri, chairman Of the com
mitteo on banking and currency, says
his committee will try to pass through
the house some bill TO secure ma
tional bank system and avert n imam
cial depression. He expects TO meet
with opposition, but says that some
thing must be done,
Whatever action Is taken, however,
will have TO be- before the 18th, for after
that time IL will be too late 10 get "A
day assigned.
OTHER MEASURES.
The Interstate commerce bill will
possibly not occupy more than two
days.
Cable of Indiana, chairman OF the
committee on public lands, will make
an effort To pass some additional land
grant forfeiture bills
There will be an effort made to pass
a bankruptcy BILL
The canal men are preparing for n
fight 10 get their bills through this
session.
The hardest work will be done by
those Interested In the Hennepin, the
AAilo anu Nho AAhA lhhN ~ AfIihN oAu
canals.
The Nlcaraguan canal men will at.
tempt To have some action taken by
the house 10 the advancement of their
interests.
There will he an effort made at once
to pass Il bill restricting the coinage Of
silver dollars.
THE FIRsT COnrTROLLER or THE
TREASURY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Sat meet.
ingor the committee on expenditures OF
the department Of justice to-day
Chairman Springer read letter from
j. j. Barker, former treasury clerk,
reiteratlng the charges by him some
time ago against the management
OF the first comptroller OF the treas
ury's department. In explanation
Of the charges, Mr. Barker said that
he called the attention of the comp
trOler to what ne considered Illegal
allowances of per diem charges.
HE tthe comptrolleT) said that he
had written n decision ON this sam,
subject. him told that his decision
had not reached the fourth door oil
his ofilce. The comptroller told me o
one bill for per diem charge which wa
outrageous and said that IL should no
be allowed, but Il was allowed
In other cases / objected 10 the pay
ment OF claims which are Illegal, but
they were allowed. called tn,
attention of the chief of the division
to certain irregular vouchers and IA,
replied that II was none of our bust
ness, There We're other account
for $1,000 that were the result
of the Rtar-route trial. toll,
the comntroller that they wer
Illegal, He said that he had signe
them without reading them. | tnl
him that he could not afford to sig
them. He replied that he could n
ford to, because no had already don
40, l think the Encouragement In
nuenoed the comptroller To allow tn
$1,000. l won't TO the chairman
this committee and TO Sens
tors NanWyek and Harr
son and attempted TO hav
these things corrected, hut | foun
every obstacle thrown in my wayn
Referring 10 the first comptrOllt
Mr.. Barker said; ~ believe Judp
Lawrence TO be honest, but he Is
exclusively engaged in the productio
OF his decisions that he has not time
attend TO the details of his ofllce.n .
Before adjournment the oommittt
directed the chairman toappoint su
committee 10 investigate the matte
referred 20 by MIR Barker.
A resolution WAS adopted requestiI
the secretary OF the treasury TO furni,
the committee copies of all voucho
ON file In the treasury department co
corning payments 10 United Stat
Marshal Wright and other court Of
cials of the Southern district OF oh
for general and special deputy m,
shals at the congressional election
October, and for II statement OF I
amounts allowed and paid ON accou