New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17
IN AND OUT or CONGRESS-.
SOME NEW FINANCIAL SCllEMES.
ONE or MT. PETERS by REQUEST BILLS
UNITED STATES BANKS PROPOSED
NEWS FOR DEER.DINKEEs-MoLE
ST. NICHOLAS.


ST NICHOLAS.
washington. Sept. lG-IIere Is another OIL oen".o.
p.r.r,s "bv request" bills. The Kansas senator
-, 49,, ,rhollv iudorse IT, but says some or 'he
,,o.s ,ro good The Secretary of the treasury u
1iracte1 TO purchase all the silver bullion inne
In the United States that may be o'ered III 'o'' VI
the value Of not less than 800 EACH al s par 'u'
of a 2,2a per ounce. less the usual charge ioi 81,
Inc .tc which prevailed prior 10 February u, 1910
Gold or silver coin or full eSa-tender h''eu "'"'D'
,,o, rode.moble in gold or silver may De EN-
I'D T., the purchase OF this bullion. ana wheh
tbcse notes are redeemed they are TO De re'SSue'
The silver bullion may be coined INTO uo.'''
u9i. grains as was done under the act vi '"'"a,'
"a lgg7 or the bullion may be cast mo p"' 80 ~
dollars TO b. legal.tender for any amount ~
iii directs the Secretary of the lreasu'! " -
t.h, ,,r,cs the value OF the bullion purchaser III
loral-tendcr notes. rcdeemable IN goa VI e,
nrov,lod that this new issue shai ho' e
ga oon o0o IN any one month. and shal continue '
hree wears The Government is also directed 'o
lo,u money on real estate 10 two-thlrds Oh us ,'"
AZ an annual rate OF per cent the p'''o'p"' NV
~ run Longer than eight years
,,o,her "bv request" bill offered In the mouse oy
charles IT, Morgan. OF Missouri proposes INA.
United States bank shall he opened III every ~.
| ~ 90 inhabitants in which there Is Il pos'oe'
~, m, Controller of the Currency. who shan APP
=. a., hoard of directors for the first year.
/
nor ,b,, they shall be chosen by the stockhohers'
hu, the postmaster shall, exoi'lcio, De u'eo'o''
TIN. bank Is 10 be as near the posto''ce as po'
sihle Interest ut the rate OF J per cent s"",, De
,uovol on daily balances. without compo"hu'"e,
AL tho United states shall guarantee payment u
d.nosts and interest The President anu Ne
! President the Speaker OF the House. '"e
! ,ary ~ the Treasury and the Controller ol ''e
! CURRENCY or n majority of them. shall have power
| ,o change the rate OF interest to be PAD o" "e-
| nosits All deposits and interest sha" W eN'"P
| from any form OF taxation. and no part OF '''e We
nos,ts may be withdrawn by the deposor wi'h-
! I, five years from the date Of deposit, ana 'heh
,,. -, ninety DAYS written notice. but they may
| ho Transferred to the credit OF any other person
| bv check Loans shall be made by the DRINKS ~
the uniform rate OF per cent. unless the r"'e "o
changed by the Controller OF the Currency NO
! loan shall be made foreign country or III any
ncrson residing In a foreign country. No exchange
shall be bought cr sold by any bank at premium
and no depositor shall be allowed 10 ovcrdraw MS
account The Controller Of the Currency snail pro-
| vide books for the banks. and appoint examiners
70 investigate their condition
Thrifty bccr drinkers have cause FOR worry In the
| statement made to the state Department by Frank
f. Mason United States Consul at Frankfort Ger
| many that the hop crop of Germany for this year
will show a deficit OF l6.OcOO 900 metric pounds. or
e-thrd OF the entire crop OF last year IL Is
/ estimated that the crop In the United states
amounts TO 100000 pounds. a gain OF 4OOoVt
pounds and the total worlds production. li6.CoooO
metric pounds. net deficit of 1.VoOoo pounds from
lat wear From MIR. Mason's statements that the
United States will be called on for large exporta
lions and that the price or lops mas areaus
sharply advanced. 1t is not unlikely that Tor tn'
next year beer will rise in price or the glasses VII
grow smaller.
The important matter or securing Mole St Nicho-
las for use by this country as coaling station VIII
be rcopened the arrival in Hayu OF Henry Is
Smythe OF Virginia. the new Minster-Rcsident anc
Consul General to that country. Mole st. Nicholas
has been the subject Of diplomatic negotiation
during recent years, and Mt one time the Unite.
states, through It's Minister To Hayt, Erederct
Douglass. had practically concluded nesoaiati9n:
Government broke off the arrangements because OF
the belief mat the OF Two %
intimaton that the HaytianS would do well to
ccpt the offer OF this country. Mr. Smythe will gC
with instructions to diplomatic endeavors 4
secure the desired privileges.
At the present time there are seventy-one publ,
! buildings in course Of construction In the United
States, and the plans for forty new ones. fo
| which appropriations have been made benl
prepared in the Treasury Department.
| The first half OF September shows that the ex
| penditures have exceeded the receipts by nearl,
100000 the figures being: Receipts Sl27i6.OOo; ex
fiscal year the expenditures have exceeded the re
ceipts In round figures so cOo.o0O at AN averag
turns for the first half OF September show a con
siderable Improvement on previous figures
Unpaid judgments found by the Court OF Claim
amounting to AI55S56 were reported to the Senat
Yesterday IN answer to resolution. The hcavies
items are Sl.s2i336 IN favor of the Southern Pacih
Company and $9S 2o7 in favor OF the Central Pa
cihc Railroad Company.