Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
of the Alexandria Gazette.l

a bill offered IN the House Dy MI,
cbas. Fl. Morgan, of Missouri, pro-
noses that a e. S. bank shall be open
ed in every town of 1000 inhabitants
in which there is postofice by the
Comptroller of the Currency, who
shall appoint the directors for the first
year. After that they shall be chosen
by the stockholders, but the postm1a,s-
ter shall. ex otficio, be director. The
bank is to be located as near the post
Office as possible, in the same or ad-
Joining building if possible. Interest
3. the rate of 3 per cent. shall be allow
ed ON daily balances, without COM
rounding, and the United States shall
guarantee payment of deposits and In
terest. The President and Fice-Presi-
dent, Speaker of the House, Secretary
of the Treasury and the Comptroller of
the Currency, or a majority of them,
shall have the power to change the
rate of interest to be paid on deposits.
All deposits and interest shall be ex-
empt from any form of taxation, and
no part of the deposits may be with
drawn by the depositor within five
wears of the date of deposit, and then
only on ninety days written notice,
but they may be transferred 10
the credit of any other person by
check. Loans shall be made by
the banks at the uniform rate of e
per cent. unless the rate be changed by
the Comptroller of the Currency. No
loan shall be made to foreign country
or power, or any person residing in
foreign country. No exchange shall be
bought or sold by any bank at pre-
MUM, and no depositor shall be allow
ed to overdraw his account.
The Treasury Department to-day
makes the following statement about
the gold stolen from the Philadelphia
mint: "Since the bullion was stored in
the vault the weigh clerk, an old
employee of the mint, had sole
custody of it, and circumstances
indicated that he knew what had be-
come of the missing bullion. He
was charged with its embezzlement
and he finally admitted. He fur
nished information as to where
over 100000 of it was secreted,
which was recovered Yesterday, and
more will be recovered to-day, as he
has expressed q willingness to give ii
up, but as TO how much cannot be ac-
curately stated, but probably between
six and seven thousand dollars. 1t is
believed at the Treasury Department
that the government will lose nothing"
All the departments in Washington
will be closed on Monday in accordance
with a special act of Congress making
that day legal holiday in the District
of Columbia, for this year only, in
commemoration of the one hundredth
anniversary of the laying Of the corner
stone of the Capitol. The Senate will
meet at its regular hour on Monday,
but will adjourn at o'clock to attend
the ceremonies. The House adjourned
to-day to meet at o'clock on Mon
DAY for the same purpose. The stand
on which the ceremonies will take
place and from which Mr.. Henry will
deliver the address has been erected.
1t is built on the steps of the east front
of the rotunda.
Representative Swanson of Virginir
called at the Postoffice Department to-
dav and had long talk with the-Post-
master General in reference to the re-
moval Of republican postmasters in his
State, presidential as we'll as fourth
class, and the good effect that such re-
moval would be likely to have upon
the coming election. The result of the
interview was that Dir. Bissell at once
wrote an order that all the Virginia
cases be advanced, and sent for Assist
ant Postmaster General Maxwell, to
whom he gave instructions to the same
effect. Mr.. Bissell was very affable and
courteous, and expressed desire to go
to the full extent of his rightful power
to comply with the wishes of the Vir-
ginia democracy.
John A. Browning, jr., of Rappahan-
mock county, Va, was yesterday sworn
in as mail messenger on the Senate side
of the Capitol.
Representative Meredith called at the
office of the Marine Hospital service to-
day to urge the appointment of DIR.
Slaughter of Fauquier county, Va, to a
position in that service. He also called
at the White House with request that
+. II. Baker, formerly of Prince Will
liam county, Va, but now of this city,
be appointed a notary public.
The following changes in the fourth
class postoffices of Virginia were made
to-day Howell, Patrick county, c. r.
Joyce appointed postmaster vice Creed
w. Plasters, removed; Wittens Mills,
Tazewell county, w. B. Grecar vice
Martha J. Summers, removed.
A large majority of the democrats OF
the House will insist upon the passage
of the bill to repeal the federal election
law, and, it is said to day, will have
enough force on Tuesday next to COM
mence that work. In the Senate the
passage of the bill to repeal the silver
act seems even more remote than 1t
ever has been.
To-day witnessed in the Senate, the
close of the fourth week of the debate
on the bill for the repeal of the silver
purchase act. The debate was opened
on Tuesday the 22d of August by Mr..
Voorhees, although speeches on the
general subject had been previously
made by four republican Senator'S
Dolph, of Oregon, Lodge and Hoar, of
Massachusetts, and Morrill,, of Vermont.
Almost all Of the last four weeks has
been taken up with speeches against
the bill-Mr. Stewart ard Mr.. Teller,
each spreading his argument over
three days. Mr.. Allison addressed
himself to-day to "some phases of Che
nond;pc, nnesfion ~ and after the hill