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Show More "Influence" Itoutflit. Washington, 27. Representatives of tho New York Bank-note Krurrav-ing Krurrav-ing Companies wero before tho House Banking Committcp, to-day, seeking to regain the printing of a certain portion of greenbacks and fractional currency, formerly dono by them, hut recently given to the Columbia Bank-noLo Co., Washington. Fred. R. Stanton appeared as the representative of tho Columbia Co., and during the moeting the fact tran-suired tran-suired that $30,000 of tho stock of tho company was given to S. P. Smith for his influence in getting the printing contract from tho Treasury Department. The New Yorkers proposed pro-posed to examine the treasury employes, em-ployes, but assistant secretary Sawyer Saw-yer protested atrainst this without first aj plying to the Secretary. |