Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-14
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Why National Banks are De-
creasing.
Statistical Returns Concerning the Distri-
button and Consumption Of
Wheat and Corn.
Probability OF the Presidents Signing
the Dependent Pension Bill.



roi 'u. pas, TWO h'on'hs 'hefe mas oeen
MAJ NV oesi'aSe ih '',s nuu'p'r OF us"
->a'o"ai pahAs tor.heo anu 'ie numoer o
'riou'eu III oiheiai circles TO the nncertaint,
as 70 'he aeuo'' Oh congress oo'n as 10 th'
e's''n ,.. y, 'ne oa'Nins ta"s anu as 10 iegis
a''oi ""'''o'i~'hs government purchases oi
'onaS' ma
me eonP'ro'.er oi ,he currency mas oeet
.niof'hea oi H'a'e pahAs uesuing 10 enter the
Na'oi'ai system, anu OF o'leFs desiring IL
ofsa'i@e uHuef Naaohai charters, wheh ar,
"e'erreu iroiii action at present oy tue nn
cer'a'n'y us 10 'he course 10 De aken by
Nons''sS' nie"i'eis oi 'he nhaneiai com
'.i'..e' "ie "iSo III 'ev''P' vi iniurhia'ioh Oh
s'"'iiar cases, Inc HOUSE banking commit
zee Is sraauai'y progressing win the codlh'
'"..o'i oi "anA'hs laws
ing latest anieh"uie'' Is one 10 proNid'
'n"' 'he in'i' 'hPoseu ps Ia" upon tht
amount oi money Whieu can pe deposited
'.'oii'hs oS Na.'ouai o,'hs ior 'he fedemp-
.'oi, y. eii'uii''o"' shai' nov oe construed as
ihciuuing any money deposted on account of
saies Oh ooiius 10 'he government ihe ef'
,ec, Oh ,ii's provision would ne To reheNe
oahhs Oh an oos'acie o'hef"lse existing to
'he saie oi oohds oy hem TO the govern
ihent'
ihe pio'tsioi oi 'he ne" eoue "mch mas
cane" ior'' 'hc suoogest endorsement by
Wv Jams ,"'' ic"u'Hs 'ie minimum
amount Vi oo'ius "hich IL Is ihade ihcun-
oeh' uPo" pahhs 10 depos' as security Tor
Vircuia.'oh' IL mas peen demonstrated to
'he sa'lsiacuon OF Tue House committee that
most oi inc pa''hs Which now hoid only the
,'''''n'u'', a'nou"' required ny 'he prtse"'
""' "o"iu tei'"q"'sn oo"uS as promptly as
possio.e' anu ava" themselves oi 'ie aethori-
" ~ i"i'lei ie"uee 'he,i ho'uinSs 10 'he
i'',n,i'"'i' prtseiipeu ny 'he proposed code
Inc s'"isucal retur"s Oh the department
Oh agriculture ior Mafeh reia'e 10 'he dls,
.riou'ioh anu consumption Oh wheat ana
corn 'he STOCK III farmers hahds' the pro-
Poruon OF merchah'aoie ana unmerchanta-
oie,
me corn crop is 'he smallest since 1851
anu 'he re'''aihoeI on iarhis aiso the snaiIes'
III seven years II Is es,.'iia.en at '"H'ooo'-
wv uusnois non on ag"'hs' oo''ooo'ooo '"s' year
anu .'o,'oo,ouo '"o y'als ago me proper
''oh is of'' per cent Oh tne crop 'he lowest
pelceh'aee eAcep' III 1901 Nheh II was '"'-
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