The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-02

Having presented these preliminary lions VII
differ shall upon your remarks and criticisms
and the features OF proposed substitute for the BILL
did not expect verbal criticisms but you have seen
~ 10 question the Of the phrase 10 cast co.'s"
inRs and that Legality, well In iact coin any
piece Of either Of the more precious metals o. adjusted
meat Tor s nominal value Ia the county TO which be-
Sy suitable sasavs snacenss ~hslses = ,hs same
be cast hammered, rolled, or in other manuiac
iyou will again to the third thirteenth sections
Of the bill, and read them atlentvely you will per
haps cease to conser them ambiguous IL Is matter of
arithmetic 70 cacuale from the gold required by law
be contained IN he eagle, or coin OF ten dollars the
sand dollars, or Of any other given denomination And
there be difficulty Of ascer,ainng the meaning OF
tor ingots Of value and the conversion OF such ngos
into such coins at the mint and It's branches by the RECON-
the o. those nKSs and Tor their into
CONNIE roia and domestic purposes,
With reference 10 the sections OF the bill along TO the
different officers their respective portions of tho work re-
qured for the fabrication Of the large coins insots.
not aware that there in them thing ncom patbe with
It's known that the bill would add the udic ial
responsibility, and slightly the labor of the assaye by
Of the ngots and certify the by stamping thereon
the said weigh. and iaeness and discriminating marx
privately the director Of the mint the
Ger, and nigh. be held he should be- suctes re-
sponsbiy The does appear be the proper
January lS 1897 and seems to be both lit and expeden
that such rSnser oil duty from the the
or as propose should be one Of the provisions of tho bill
When the mod c atoms Of the bill shall have been
made, 1t will think, confon the nlolmens Of
work IL the mint based upon the act approved 18Th jan
uaTy 1887 except in the aforesaid transfer judicial duty
from the treasurer TO the And the said act
framed. and L. as am informed. in close accordance with
the practice OF the mint and your views trust that
when modified the distribution Of official duties
respective officers will meet with your appreciation.
"a
act Of January 18th. 1887, much possible con
point any Inconsistency, Improperly, imperec
ton in it's working features, should be happy 10 have
you do So and will make The proper correction atera
In proposed substitute leave the allotment
tho regulation of the director approved by
the Secretary Of the Treasury instead Of prescribing the
am utterly opposed for the that when officer
.skes An 1ah faithfully % eri9 The duties OF his Office
wha, those duties are and when his securities give bond
right to know precisely what the conditions their
bond that when power is delegated, by legislation any
i be explicitly defined that when discretionary authority
Is granted loosely or vaguely apt 10 lead to negligence
scientous exercise of such authority by officer may if
attended with accidental loss failure involve him in diff
precise legislation alone can protect him finally that
want OF harmony between officers in their coordinate du,
duties shall be fixed by law.
tbs bin Of the the
respective officers and which treat of secondary inn
upon those features which you pronounce TO be lmprac
cable and Of no utility.
cannot concur with you believing it "impraccabls
and, if practicable sss, the six surfaces of
rectangular ngot with pressions and racey may be
deemed impaccable by the coiner of mint; and that
such 10 the case you have spoken its official head do
not doubt But cannot do 70 the ingenious and skllu
artisans of your city the injustice believe that would
he impractcabe for them TO contrve machinery adapted
s
that in believing the and mechanical SIX
rcarion coinage Of such rectangular ingots coins
covered with impressions and tracey. with degree Of
hitherto struck mint such work readily
be done In New York, II not in your mint or city.
have been pleased ascbe the execution of such work.
ipracticabe Tor assigned by would remark
objections apply well coins the United
States In TO the and much larger coins
which propose TO have crested lis equally true OF BOTH
foreign countries that they would be accounts
nomination.. and technical a, may be Customary
aud legal In said countries And long every
significant shall arbitrarily, and capriciousy vary adopt
and fix Tor its and purposes peculiar rd of
weight, measure and value, viii have
does in tonal exchanges and accounts
all commodities and coins whatever, that completely and
variety OF terms which you have ndduced as # it would
belong only, and valid objection to- such large
provided for in the bill AN objection which, If
what you design also prove that all foreign
mercc should cease and which, therefore, nugato and
sSoned by aa 10 Wisely
been, the commercial unit OF value OF the world And
par. a' ooas oq in"
OF de finite denominations in dollars will
military throughout the length and breadth of land
and co-extensvey with commerce and that of
nations over the globe.
You profess to be unable why ngot should be
Of any weight, hneness value whatever Excuse
then, for asking why the gold coins present
struck the mint may also be of any weight, any
moss, any value whatever Why might each be only
piece Of weighed and assayed though crude protect
Cd against mulaton only by the peculiar exterior aspect
of gold casting, stamped with the words MINT
Usrrxp STATES and such further stamp shall Indicate
In
the weight in troy ounces, aud the decimal parts of
and the net mint value in dollars and cents the
silver dollar being the andard accompanied
memorandum rom the treasurer Of the mint branch
mint stating the partcss Ia the deposite and
unprotected against countereiting either by skiul work
manshp by penal statutes IL the paper memorandum
should be lost Destroyed ali of them
would be- coins OF gold would still be precious metal and
they might be carried back the mint
ponse and Inconvenience for reissue of memorandum or
rsfabrcaton. There would longer be decmsl de-
nominations round sums and we would possess coin
sysem OF such Elasticity and aity
fancy and their met mint values would also huctuae
with every change In the OF charges deposos
the mint.
With reference TO the "unlimed amour, OF time and
money which you appear think would be necessary to
prevent the "nnpossbfty" OF coming the whole
Of large -sided permit that you will
find II difficult to persuade either others that any
great mechanical trouble or expense be spprchc ndc
the execution Of such work You WILL presume scarce
y venture that IL will be costly and abor-
Gus 10 adjust and impress single coin OF thousand
dollars than thousand pieces OF ten dollars each,
thousand pieces OF dollar each And, certainly
nave not found IL convenient cxpeditious and
nomoa 10 convert large of gold into litte dol
sf pieces tnan 70 manufacture the into double
Concerning tho limits of deviation in inepess and weight
which you pronounce TO be- quite in