Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-11

the government. Yet no just statement Of the
condition 1T the balances On the books Of the
treasury can bo made until il ! l. ne.
The report # the Solicitor II .tr Treasury NJ.
PSI alsu accunVauis- tbs Trrari and exhibits ih"
operation. Of that fife. and the attention give
to the trial of suits, and the collection Of money
upon judgments in favor of the United States
with suggestions a To the proprety Of AMENDING
the law. 80 n 10 authorize commission to us
trci attorneys for the collection 81 old judgments
and the propriety It auihoriug the department
10 make compromises and settlements ] he at
tentiun e Congress Is cail.d Ia the subject, WIN
n recommend alton that the department be "'-
;Iag:zfd 10 auY district attorneys and 'ihcrs.
,inplo, cd for that purpose, nis-ion i' ''-
cesding ten per cent. on the amount collected.
Tho report Of the Treasurer at the |. states
No 20 also accompanies thi-. Tho business
IN the office II the Treasurer las breH PROM iit
and satisfactorily peri ,rmed. The money both
If the United States and The dishprsine gents
Of the goveTuWe ut. deposited Las been eHi''N
kept Oue additional clerk FIR tire Treasurer,
Office il recommended. for tie reason stated ny
the Treasurer ia hi report.
In lr the llth section Il the independent trrn-
slrv law, il was thought advisable 10 hay" the o.
hce of the assistant trea-urers. and the d"P"'ita-
r;es Of the United STATES. examined by an agcrt
Of the department, AM Mr.. William NJ. G"uE"
vas appointed 10 t1nm5ne all Of them, except
1
appointment No 81. accompanies this report d.
ailo his general report upon the condition md
operation If the offices used A. depo>iaric, Of the
public money! and hy fhe Disturbing agents Of
ihe government, cAhlhi,ing highly satI-tnct"ry
condition uf -aid offices. tie keeping the books
aud public money. ami tie duties Of the rc-prc-
tive officers lie will be required t"fAain'nr NE
southern Offices not heretofore examined 10y Inn.
The assistant treasurer. office Mt san frnnc>c"
has been examined lay J. Eo~s Bro"ur, another
agent Of the department, and that office found
in good condition. and the business promptly
and satisfactorily performed.
The table, 81. which accompanies ih- report
exhibits the imrort aud exports oi CON IRON the
3oth day Of September, lS2l, 10 the am day ct
June l-ji; and the fable. y, which arcomgan.
ics this report exhibits fha coinage Mt the n'tcH
State mint from the ysar l7'f2 T. the Ph day
Of Sertcmb5r ISL: AMI the table, -, which ol-o
accompanies this report. exhibit, the coinage TT
the UuitcI States mini and branchcs, from our
own mines. from the year iooi to the 30th day OF
September 1874.
Under the oct # l-53 there Las been $40 lo2-
10 # silver coined nj the mnt II Phllndrl PhIh
aud branch mint nj New Orleans, aud circulated
at Philadelphia, New ork, Boston, Detroit, thl'
Gag, Baltimore, Nashngfon Richmond Nor
faik, Charleston. Savannah. New Orleans -. Lou
Is, Jrfrrsonyile, Cincinnati, SIM Francisco and
other places This has tended to keep sound
currency for change in circulation, and afforded
great convenience 10 the Pnblicbu the circulation
Of large amounts of small bank notes has contrac-
ted tho benefits Of the silver change IN many
places, or Or ven it AWAY, or tied it up III the
pockets Of tho people. The full benefit of silver
coinage for chang" can never lie realized whilst
small bnuk notes are encouraged under bank chnr-
ter, and made current by the patronage of the
Tho" fables give some data from which an cs-
Inmate may hc made Of the increasing amount
Of gold nud silver IN retained IN the country.
The table. 81, with the remarks annexed, which
accompany this report, exhibit estimntcs. made
by Secretaries of the Treasury and othcr., Of the
anorut # gold and silver coin in the country at
different periods & gives the amount on the ;}Uth
of Scptctphcr lSJI, ut @2tl nOO, 900, which is
believed not To- he Il high estimate. OF this sum
there was about 500. 900 oOo in the banks, and
s28, 900 600 in the United States Treasury: the
rest being in circulation AIMING the people, or
boarded an
Il appcnrs from the report on the hunks from
this departments submitted to Congress on the
9Th of Nay. 1851. TINT in l45O.5I. there were
SO hnnk, ia the 'nitcd States with a capital of
S227 sol lH} and in ls.J:,-'li there were l..uS
hunks with a cnpitu1 Of SOL .756o7I, being an
increase nr &13 obs 53s In Ia5O'5I the cir
c,,lntinu of ,L. so l,ul,s ,yns Sl55 IG525I. de-
posits SI2s .oj7.1l2. due Ia other bank. $40
III uoS ,pd top,tLcr ,E3a so sol. nnd in
I-,3 ~ thu, c;rrni,t;.n 81 the zoos hnnks was
s2ul ESQ oO7 the d,no.its Slss ISS.7lI, aud
tL,,, ,,,. l,,,.,, ,,,Ir La,l.s s.,n goo I6J and
tncc,Lrr slIa ono ~ not;ne nm increase nf
$40 Gfn 5no u,i,b .nacfa IN ,h,ir vaults il,
is,n',,I ~ Sia 81 ota nd i, I451,5i &c so
an o5l L;,,,,,,, ;,,,n',a.a, an 40 on5 Thnso
,nllns c,L,I,;t n hunk crcolat;on If @oOl $50 ono
against the aolI GOO ono IF goll and silver in the
country. m, indcn, ndrni treasury of the I'ui
,od St,,tos ncoi,;,i, md ,.nyinc, Tor tho fiscal
ycar Isll mara ,lnn go nm oGo in the current