The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1897-10-15

ment OF National bank Notes-Paper Cur
reneJ Issued During the Year, s31s.sis,-
900.
WAsmSoToS, Oct is.-The annual
report of the treasurer Of the United
states viii show that on june 20. 1896,
The total available assesis Of the treas.
ury were sS55,Gss sel, and on June 90.
| isa7, they had increased 10 ss74, 56l, ,sI7.
OF these sums s30s. .s5t.f AS was nvail.
able ON June 30, 1896. and s2sg, ~, 42i
on June 80, 1897, for the strictly
fiscal operations OF the govern
ment ON June 80. 1890, s547 $50 .g53 and
ON june 80. ls97. ss0l, ~. .g53 was held
ON deposit against outstanding ccrtia-
Gates and treasury notes. In addition
10 the net ordinary revenues, the
treasury received sl5, ,iss. go In deposits
Tor the rutifrmeHt 81 national bank
notes and $3.50 In refnnding GER
tiiicaics for conversion into bonds,
40 tha, the total income
available for the fiscal operations u
the year was sa6s. .l7a, g2s, ns against
this therc was disbursed besides the
ordinary expenditures the sum Of SILL
1850 on account Of bonds and frac-
tional currency. and the further sum
Of sii,o9a. a55 In the retirement oi
national bank notes, making a total of
s3ss ,si5.0i7 The net loss 81 available
cash arising from these operatorA.
therefore, was Ss5.U5i,o9l.
pnpar Currency.
In the issue Of paper currency the
operations % the year, which amount
I'd 70 s1Ti, SIS OOQ, was exceeded IN only
one year 1872 and then only by a
narrow margin. Tho rcdemptions,
amounting 10 ssgo,7lo,O Oa0, were also
relatively higher The presentation of
national hank notes FOR redemption in
creased 10 such proportions as "a over
:.< tha- capacity of the force employed
in counting and asserting. and NJ
quired considerable advances to be
made out of the general funds Of the
treasury by an increase Of the force,
however. the arrcaragc Of work was
brought up before the close of the
year
Supreme Court Meets.
The Octol,cr term Of the supreme
court ~ the United States began at
noon Monday with Chief Justice Fuller
and al the associate justices in their
seats No business was transacted be-
yond the admission of attorneys 20 the
har Tho conri adjourned until Tues
day in order 10 enable it, members, In
accurdana withlong established usage.
20 pay their rcsPccts in body 10 the
PRESIDENT
Before adjourning the chief justice
annonnccd that motions would lie heard
Tuesday aud that after these were
made the call Of the regular docket
would begin
Admissions to the BAR.
There were 10 admissions 10 the bar
at Mondays sitting. and Sir. Richards,
the new solicitor general was formally
presented 20 the court by Attorney
General McKenna
After adjournment the Justices were
driven 10 the white house where they
made their first formal call upon Presi.
dent Mckinley The reception tool,
place IN the blnc room. and besides all
the members Of the court, there were
present Attorney General Mckonna,
Solicitor Ucncrel Richards and Mr..
correllc Barnes, judge ot probate in
England.
Presidential Appointments.
WAsuisoroS, oct ~. The president
Monday made the following appoint.
ments
II. n. McGrcw, Phmnix, Ariz, 10 hc
register Of the land Office Of salt Lake
city, Utah.
Fred u Spriggs, OF New York. to b.
agent for the Indians at the Nevada
agency In Nevada
Edward Goldberg. Of Wichita. Kan.
10 be agent for the Indians Of Quapaw
agency In Indian territory.