The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-10
National Notes.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 0.-The banking cur
rency committee organized this mornin.
The general question Of legislation to pre-.
vent the contraction OF the national bank
currency was briefly discussed. Potter
Hunt and Brmentraut, democratic mem
bers of the committee, expressed them.
Selves as decidedly In favor OF such legisla.
ton and friends OF the national banking
system. Potter gave notice Of his p1rposo
70 introduce a bill providing for an ex.
change OF existing bonds for a twenty.year
per cent bond, and providing that the cir
cu!ation Issued on such bond shall be sub
ject to enc tax only. The bill authorizing
the First Nationa bank Of Fort Worth TO
increase its capital stock, not exceeding
$50 600 was acted upon fhyorably.
The house committee on elections deter
mined that the Chalmers-Ma aiming contest
shall be considered on the pima fscie right
TO modify.
Senator sherman's attention was called
20 the report that the office of president of
the Northern Pacific railway had been ten
dered him and declined. He said The
office was not rendered me, but the matter
has been mentioned by leading stockhOld.
ers and directors. ] have said that while
| would gladly undertake the duties and
h ave the highest opinion OF the value and
/
due regard to my duty TO my constituents
and colleagues in the senate, resign my po.
siton as senator, nor could ] while sena.
tor. act as president ofthe company.
Brewster Cameron, general agent of the
department of Justice, has rendered his
resignation to accept the position of reosiy.
err OF public money ut Tucson Arizona.
1t is understood that medical director
general OF the United States navy will be
appointed surgeon.general of the navy to
succeed Wales.
In regard TO the resolution adopted yes
torday by the house, calling on the post.
IN ster. general to examine into the truth OF
the statement that British spy, O'Brien,
was allowed to tamper with the
American mails in New York, where
plans were laid TO entrap the unfortunate
men, some Of them Americans, re Gently
tried and sentenced at Liverpool, Post.
mas ter. gene raj Gresham said that he had
absolutely no knowledge of anything
OF the kind having taken place. sharpe
chief Of the postufiice inspectors was d.
rected to proceed Immediately to New
York TO personally make thorough inves-
tirstiSn OF the truth OF the charge.
The postmaster general having received
a communication from the secretary OF the
Industrirl Centennial Exposition, denounc'
ing as ridiculous and UNANIMOUSLY false" tha
sta cement of one, West Steven, that the ex-
position was under the control OF the Louis
lana Lottery company, to-day sent the fol-
lowing reply:
WAsuiHoToS, ID. c., Jan. TO Snmusl Null
ler, ESQ Secretary. New Orleans;
DEAR SIR received your let1er OF the
9TH instant transmitinga copy ofaresolution
adopted by the board OF management relq-
tive to statement made TO me
by West Steven, to the effect that
the exposition was under the control OF the
Louisiana Lottery company. From what
| know of the character of the enterprise
and the gentlemen connected with 1t did
not suppose it was IN any manner coz
nectsd with the lottery. Permit ma to
express my sympathy with the exposition
which hope and believe will have an OK.
ceIlent effect on the Business interests of
New Orleans aud the sou,h generally.