New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-09

| Ire ths-res usce fer par,irg and tougheuioR.
there stsll be chsrge &C hal pr cent pad 100
The 1fes.uIy thereon, which would have bsen / n
posso bsd the .sue been coined By the 6sa secao0
Of The act a 2lst FebDrJ 1883 ths Oh rgs Of one
hslf per cent yAs payable into The Treasury in al
dtob to tie charges for refining or psr,,og bullion,
whether il was paid 10 depositOrs in the foin Of coin
or In hers 1goi' obks But the 9th section Of the
at Ct March 3, 1888 chapter o. provides tha. the
charge for rthIitg casting forming bsrs rgOts or
dicks ths rot exceed the tctgsl cost Of the opera
non. The effect Of this provision IL - re1esl tue
eigr orsgs Of one half psr cent imposed equally
bullion cSi5ed. Withdrawn 10 the form Of fae bSs,
by the at of February q 1853 srd 10 restrict tai.
duty iIey to coin. Tbis is, Of course equivalent
70 paying o premium Of ore.hslf per cent upon 81
bullion expo tied in he form Of flee bars as /. would
have Teen subjected by Ia TO tina. burden hsd il
been ccited. concur with the Director il the opin-
ion ha. il is not good policy to impose this 1at pr
can't CT all bullion cgled for circulation, and at the
same tine exempt fks bsis withdrawn for expectation.
If dept sitor, Of bullion choose to export in the form
Of e bars they should be at liberty TO exercise that
opticp; but they should DO. be allowed premium OF
oIe.haf per cert upon such as is withdrawn for ex-
poiaon VIII ia She effect OF imposing that duty
ihs, bullion which is coined and exemp ting. as Is
dore by the section Of the act Of March g. 1853 re-
ferred 70 that hich is withirswn in the form Of fee
bars scc0rdiIgly recommend that the orignsl pro-
vision Of the 9th section of the act of February q.
1853, be restored.
By the act Of March 3, 1857, smeuda'ory Of " An
sect TO PROVIDE fer the better organ izston OF the
" fer snd disbursement Of The pubic revense,' 1t was
provided,
"Ttst each and every dsbursing officer agent Of
The United S:etes, having any money OF the uAised
States intrused h. him for disbursement, shall sDd
he ia hereby required 10 deposit tbs SANE with tae
Treasurer Of the United Staes or with some one 81
the Assistant Treasures public cepoSisaries, srd
draw for the only favor Of the persons ID whom
paymeIt lie TO be ade in pursuance OF law aud IN
shuetioDs, except when payments are 20 be maze IN
sunni under $50 in which cases such disburslog agett
ay check il his rsme. stSing that II Is 10 pay
small Claims
Tie obie ct Of this provision of Law was to project
the GoveIImeLt fr' m the improper he of the public
funds in the bsnos Of di-burspg officers. IL sos the
desire of the Department TO carry 1t out to the tu II
extent tina, il cculd be done. An enforcement of IA
pYovisOns according TO its letter was mprscicaoe. II
would have required considerable increase of the
clerical force OF different Offices for which provision
Lad been mace by Congress, and in some OF the de-
partn ents compliance with its requirements was In
Iosfibe. Payments by the discussing officers Of The
AMY ard navy, as well as payments by portion OF
such oficeIs in the Interior Department cold not De
mace in the mode pointed out. Pursers In the navy
settiirg with the cels ard cew Of avessel in foreign
ports; payma tes in the army at remote pont, FRO
any public depostary; osbursing agents charged with
the payment of lrdisr snnutes, coud not discharge
II eir duties if e literal c9mparce with this law bad
been required. Regarding the object OF the Law
Is wise aud proper, aud feeling bound
TO force TO the utmost extent in my power,
caused ciIcusrs Nos. , ard g. appsdded to tlia re.
ror to be Issued TO the vsY ,us public depositaties
ind discussing agents Of this Department, By which
it will be tba. the object OF the law hiss been
osned ont ard in he mode prescribed, as far as it
was possible 10 90 L. is believed tha the reguls-
,iors thus adopted will efrctusly secure the ohAo'
which Copgres bad ii view in the passage of the act
f Nsrch 3, 1851. and | would recommend that the
law be smebd, TO conform t. ID 'se regol'ions
Al AL event. legislation il absolutely necessary
IN the sul ject ard would ask the early attention OF
Coreress II.
Tie sum # 81, eco appropriated a. the last ses-
zion Of Congress ito enable the SECRETARY OF the
Tieasury 10 such experiments and analyses OF
" o Ient beds Of to test whether any OF such
GREE, In heir native stste possess soys that will re-
" sist the tendency to o1ydze to greater ex ent
than Others, and 10 ascertain under whist clrodm-
stsTces they ale found, and where 10 Ordor TO Ia
foilitate the proper selection OF iron for public
"works." To cary out the object in view, caused
circulars TO be cent 20 all ircnmas'ers whose nsnes
could be asceTtaned soliciting specimens of ore aud
iron I'D caIcg for il formation pertinent to The sub
iect AID, in compliance vito the req lesti already
large number Of specimens have been received aod
are berg received daily Tie specimens are accom-
psitd by Letters msif-sttg great interest Ia the re-
ult ara conSui icb Ing much valuable lot )fma'tnn
in relation to the prooaricn of iron rh eh has b.
come one If the great rational ndustBai lnrre's 10
econ a. the tpe elm NJ all received and arranged,
and The iIfpin,a, on which accompanies them has
teen abstraCtCo ard c, listed, competent chsm,,t
or ne,slUIs;it vii b. employed TO MAKE The e1 eri-
meLts d Analyses Conc U.iv- evidence as aIreacy
beer received that 6eCesd difference IL the su:cep-
titiliiy # cfertpt ro 90 cxydize does exist aud 1t
il pad that the proposed an. Yses VII dcoyer the
cause. However, should the expt rimens ~, IN this
respect, they will a. least how tn )caht'es from
eLoh the least oxydzsbe iron cen be procured.
Some i6es may be formed Of The mportsnce OF being
able dscumii ate between rors as to their suseept
biiy to o1yoZs from the fac' that the quantity used
by the Government, in ibis Department alone, since
JsIus1y 1872, t1ct eds 40 600 900 pounds; AMI the
Navy ard War ID, psItmert' may each safely be put
Gown for equal sIof UNITS. The use Of iron capable OF
resisting o1y gen, FIR rigging, anchors, chain Plates
sbeettpg, &c, in our COMMERCIAL msilne, would %
in men,e.
In accordance with the authority vested in the Sec.
etsiy OF the Treasury b. The JON. resolution approved
February 20 1851, 10 lrovde for sscertAns The relt
tive vsloe Of the con &c of the United States and
Great Britain anofxrg toe relative value OF the ua
sry Gins Of tee tive countries appointed Professor
ii. Alexander Of Baltimore, comm .loner to conier
with the proper fulctonarss IN Great Britain In rela
ton 10 son plan plsr- OF 70 mutually arranging, 90
tie decimal bsss the coinage ~ the two couurles a,
bst the respective units shall hereafter BE- EASILY ar
exactly CONN., psurable Professor Aersrd er Is nov
u LoIdo ard eIp ct the result OF MS mission WI
be n bodied 10 s'ateme ut ard report fron him at an
tsIly day which will be laid before Congress as soon
e. received 49,.
TIE ioIt resolution to prevent the cIDn'erfeitiug
the coins 81 the UIed States approved February -,
ls57 enpcyrred the Secretary Of the Treasury to
cause inquiry 70 he made, BY ,wo eonpetent commits
sontrs into processes and means claimed 10 nave peen
OF covered by Il. Barclay esq, for preventing tue
abrasion counte,fetrg and deterioration Of the coins
of the United States Under said suthortL appoint
en- L, ofessols Henry Veihake sDd X L Rogers, OF
Penn syvaris srd directed every facility TO be afJrd-
I'd them ST the Mint in Phil.ceIphis, % puroue their
rv stiga iona. sLticpste, al fsry day. TO CD n
nun caie Il results OF the sad inquiry 70 Congress,
With my opinion to tie probable value OF the a.
lfgsd discoveries.
Ia the settle Of The accounts Of the Geek OF the
He Of Representatives by the accounting ocr. OF
he treasury question to the power OF the
two HI of Congress their respective contn
gent fluids Under resolutions passed by the 1ass oil
lie preseniaives the Clark bsi paid certain sam: 70
cifsIeut employees CT the House for extra services
r.Idrfd by The m aud the que .ton presented 10