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Show Wat!iiiiK(on Ailvivt. Washingfon, 25. Thu Kub-Ciui-mitteo an Hanking and Currency investigating in-vestigating the allaim of thu First National Hank, to day, submitted their report in full. The committee charges gravo irregularities on the part of. lho oflicials of tho bank; among other things, that just previous to tho failure of the bank capital was deposited with Jay Conko and Calsn; that the indebtedness of the Northern Pacific Railroad bad been carried by the bank biuco July 7lb, 1872. Between August and September Septem-ber of that year the current account by Jav Cooko fe Co. was increased from $i23S,SS2 to $74S,JGO without securitv. Of this amount nearly iJUOO.OOO was after September let. The committee say tho offences cannot can-not be punished under the existing laws, and recommended an amendment amend-ment to tho lawd to cover such cases. |
