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SUPPLEMENTAL

PROGRAM

GOVERNORS1 CONFERENCE
November. 1Q2U
Washington.
This program i s composed of topics submitted by the Federal Reserve
Board or Federal Reserve Banks too l a t e to be included in the regular
program previously c i r c u l a t e d .
1.

2,

3•

What amendments to the National Bank Act are necessary in order that national banks may be b e t t e r able
to meet banking requirements and that the development of the national banking system may more closely
follow the trend of banking development in the
country at large so f a r as experience shows that
t h i s development i s along sound and strong l i n e s ?

F.R.Board

What steps should be taken to bring about the
gradual retirement of the national bank currency
and the f i n a l retirement of the legal tenders?

F.R.Board

Reports of Examinations of National Banks
Recommended
That the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency revise reports of examinations of National
banks so that these reports w i l l contain a separate
schedule showing notes rediscounted with the Federal
Reserve Banks and pledged as c o l l a t e r a l , c l a s s i f y i n g
same slow, doubtful, undesirable and l o s s , with such
other information as would be of value to the Federal
Reserve Banks.

Atlanta

4.

Correspondence between Examiners and Comptroller f s
Office.
Recommended
That the examiners f u r n i s h the Federal Reserve
Banks with copies of l e t t e r s to the Comptroller's
Office by d i r e c t o r s of banks under c r i t i c i s m and the
r e p l i e s to such l e t t e r s by the Comptroller's O f f i c e .
Atlanta

5«

Whether or not a Federal Reserve Bank may properly
receive maturing collection items with i n s t r u c t i o n s
to deposit the proceeds of the collection in some
commercial bank f o r the account of a member bank.




San Fran.

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8.

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Communication from the Austrian Association of,
Banks and Bankers r e l a t i v e to counterfeit currency.

New York

Member Bank Expense
Discussion of c i r c u l a r s issued by the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and New York r e l a t i v e
to the comparison of the operations of representative
member banks.

New York

Whether or not i t might be advisable to suggest
to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta the
question of employing a counsel representative
of a l l Federal Reserve Banks to take part in the
pending case of Pousson v. Federal Reserve Bank
of Atlanta.

F.R,Board

H. R. 976s - Congressman Thomas, Oklahoma.
This b i l l would remove the Secretary of the
Treasury and Comptroller of the Currency from
membership on the Federal Reserve Board as
e x - o f f i c i 6 members, provide f o r an additional
appointive member to represent labor, and increase the salary of a l l Board members to
$25,000 per annum, e t c .




F.R.Board