New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-17

-o,o-,, and Iieutenant-General s y. Lee, OF Ms
,.s,,,i ona % the Confederate leaders. met FOR A
common purpose both advocating the preservation OF
rho battlefield OF Vcksburg. Colonel Grant repre-
sen,ed Tho Army 81 the Tennessee and .ieneral lee
he confederate Veterans Association They are the
leaders OF A commission having FOR rs purpose 'l'
n MA by the Federal government perpe.uity
The Park Commission. represented by ,rranl aIi
sisi,@ Of speaker Reed and Messrs. Henderson and
DaIze to plead that day may be set ase ,q
for the preliminary work Of surveying and marking
the lines Of battle As he on carries an appropria
IJe said thai the matter could not be considered on
II. sentimental side alone
rsham c Harris Of Tennessee. the veteran Senator
,on, that state has received telegram saying that
his wife IL seriously Ill in Paris. Tenn. and advising
him 20 come home AZ once The Senator himself VINO
reluctantly owns up 10 seveniy-nine years OF age
bas hen for some lime in such condition OF falling
hesI,h az 10 arouse the sympa HES OF his friends
He has been confined TO Ms rooms tor over weeN
hrt sarted FOR Tennessee this afternoon accompanied
bv his son. Edward Harris
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day sent 20 the
House A list Of the amounts allowed by the Depart
nent in favor Of the Union and Kansas Pacific Rail
road companies aggregating s5s4s. and list OF se,-
ements in favor OF the central branch OF the Union
Parinc for INLAND mail transporia tion amounting
to s no APPROPRIATION being aya able for the P1 ry
vision for their payment in order 10 close the book
OF the Treasury.
The cruiser Detroit. which has been ordered 20 re-
turn 10 San Francisco from the Asiatic Station and
the gunboat Yorktown left Shanghai to-day for
Naeasaki where the other vessels OF the fleet viii
rendezvous in order 20 send home the Detroit all
,bei- enlisted men whose terms have expired. The
PEREZ now a. Mare Island. will relieve the Detroit
men FOR the neet The flagship San Francisco Of the
Mediterranean squadron arrived at Gsn9a yes,eraay
The coast-defsnce vessels Monterey ana Mohannoch
~. a.. Santa barbara. Cal
The IIouse Committee on Banking and Currency
gave hearings to-day 70 r. A. Lancaster banker
and broker OF Richmond. Va; Gamaliel Bradford
NJ BOSTON and r. 3 Ferris. vice president OF IN"
Bank OF New-York all OF whom had suggestions to
make concerning the solution OF the currency
,rohIan, Mr. Lancaster made a brief statement OF
w., ,iau,s but did not present any definite plan in
tho form, Of 4 bill 10 change existing law Mt
rarris advocate the passage OF bill which he eX-
nlsined WAS chiefly drawn By himself and had been
introduced by Mr. Mcclellan. or New-fork Mr..
Ferris said his plan was no. new system out WAS
amendatory OF the present National BANKING ac|
Among other features. the 'onro"er Oh the 'u'-
ro,cv .hould be authorized 10 Issue notes 10 banks
-, - tho mar value OF their bonds To provide for
10 raen,ntion OF the notes issued under this act.
,ho s.cre,,rv of the Treasury should be authorized
- croatia redemption districts each bank In such
district TO select a bank in the central cry OF
such redemption district 10 act n It's re"etip'o'
,g.n, and TO be required 70 Keep Win tnls re-
Ismntion agent "A deposit eguai 10 Per cert Oh IL
~ n,iry circulation. Mr.. Ferris also argued In
Sor ~ nsrmlting banks Of large capital to estab-
IN hrenhs. in their varI)u redemption districts.
Tor which provision was mae rsm rr nv saving
,ha, h,s banking experience tegan In 1851 and ina
be been ana- b IN a old siir bank system
Tar ,h,rty Years he had devoted himself to me
study Of various problems nw m. pepe Of IN. United
s shsn.e could be blamed for going asray on the