The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-01


WAuSGroS, Feb. 2S. 1857.
IKs O0rspcsxNes In Relation to tAs Frooesdsss Of e "
0sJdscs Osmxsnee IN San FaRcisco- Estassion @ Post
O6cs Accommodations in Buffalo -Nus'r and smsIu-
mesks Of fCl9u In the Stats Deparhwsnt-As Neo Navas
Works at Passaoola-Ar. Crows Ke~sas 8itl-Cgaims
0 Henry s~d Frederick ksy~-Repor Of As Director
and Superintendent Of ne Mint for ls6o-rhe Nep
Bridge oue the Potomac-COryepondsnc the Prscss.
masioa Of Martial Las in WasAington Tyi0ry &c., dc.
In pursuance Of the plan which adopted In recent
letter Of giving you the ponu Of the reports and doou
msnz daily laid before Congress, and soiae Of which
might otherwise escape notice. proceed to give you
resume or those which have recently fallen into my
hands.
report OF the Secretary OF War; which has just been
presented 70 the Senate gives the
uon the proceedings Of the Vigilance Committee In San
Francisco Many Of the letters comprised In II have a.
ready been laid before the public and the only remainng
documents which of interest refer to the terms Of the
refusal OF General Wool TO comply with the requisuon
Governor johnson 10 supply and ammunition to
the State authorizes. The question as to whether Gene
rsl Wool made unqualified promise in the first In
stance 10 Governor Johnson that such aid should be fur
nished, gave rise, will be reoolsotei to sharp
cross-Hrs paper between those funodonares. From
the evidence before would appear that the promise
far from being positive one It's very suggest
Admitting, however, that assurance oil this positive
character had been gven General Wool folly just
ned In not acting upon when he found that the law
gave MIN discretionary power In the matter the
hory bess vested solely In the hands Of the President
The Postmaster General in q recent report 70 the &c.
nate gives the reply Of Mr. Doke Postmsster Of Buffalo,
10 the building being eoted city the 90
commodagon Of the Custom House, Post Office and
United s;.'es Courts ar posis states that the new
present and prospective wants OF the Post Olse Dspart
ment he recommends that an addition be made to It
by taking down the principal front and removing II
twenty feet seneca street. which It faces
on the south. This, he says, wlinvove expenditure
prove the appearance Of the buudug anmding al the
came me ell The accommodation required or the bust
meas OF the department
lss Of clerks employed in the ssae Department dur
Ing the year 1850 has been recently laid before Congress
By this returnit appears that here twenty regu
lar clerks In the department. with salaries from 80 200
down to S679 IL, and amouatng In the aggregate 70
$3l, 200 o6. There u . messenger at . salary Of $780,
and an assistant messenger With salary Of $500 rnere
are twenty i've extra clerks packers and lAoorers,
are oil paid by the cay or MONTH WITH the xsep.on Of
seven, who are on yearly salaries Their united c,mpCn
letter from the Secretary OF the Navy In answer 10
resoluiion OF the House Of Repre- ensatvs calling for
sacola gives the oeroAns engineers EN- 10y ID to
superiDtenc the works wuch STATE tnem TO be SUB
ssntay In accordance Win the rsqairem ats Of
tract. II these eer'idoassu she department
ater due confederation ana examnston Of the resent
egsson Of Congress 10 relation thereto decided re-
ceivinE the properly toe United states
Mr. Grow, from the Csmml,tee On rsrrltories has re-
ported bill TO annul all the acts OF the gisls
Assembly 6 Kansas and to provide for the election
Of another Legislature by the Actual ients OF tns Ter
Mr.. Black from the. Committee on Claims, has Just
made report adverse I, tae bill for ths rssf Of henry
ana Frederick ". Meyer merchants OF Nov York Tas
document u bafed the dissenting opinion OF judge
Black Of the Court Of Claims, the ground Of wooh that
the duties sued for P.d without any objection what
ever, either written verbal rns payment beng vo
luntary, cannot. he says be ega ly recovered back.
has just been laid before the senate bits tue oi
lowing resus.-Tas amount Of gold and silver bullion
received during the year at the Mint and IN branches
including the Assay Office wa-god deposits s5b,
4o2 20; silver deposits includng purchases, sb 100
GA a. total $50 lss oS6 90 fne c,IAg, Tor the
period Including pars az folio ws-God coins S36-
6s7 1913 so; s cotns ss,ls62,; cooper n,lns S27
loo TO- gold bars s22 o4s sos s5 d bars ss s30 T
total amount OF coinage ting So s67 lea 40
The number Of pieces Of coin struck we're $50 siI
the number OF gold aud silvcr bars, ITO Zoe sum
Tsy exhibit Of the coinage o. zoe o,aren, pins iron
Gold coinage, 5o477 s29 9s silver c1nsge sio5 $685.,
b16 OF copper c,insse, co. eutive coipsge-
pisc.s, cosess,1s0; snurs co'sse-vslus, $685.,
repor. OF the Superintendent Of the Mint oa tbs due
gives the Moving resuI:-Tos gold c,Ios OF arsa. Bd
TAIN II no. less than els boasa ctns doe, receivable
4 cents per penny Weight sad gold coins OF Franco,
not lss than 500 thousaudhs At "a cents per peauy
wteht The gold coins OF other countries named In the
got either DO not fual the term, stated have been
prsUedcd BY mes Issues Ok different -.silrds Al ihs
silver coins made current by tho asia o. Congress jan
rs 1854 and March g. ls48 ived o. toe mint
In domestic trade generally, al premium upon the legal
rates. that the provisions 10 respect 10 super
seded The following Is . ss,eneat OF tnsir average
wesht Hnsness ana value per piece a,d per ounss
paid for by purchase a the mai II sd oulf be noIet
the fractional psrs OF psns and other dosrs
included In the acts OF Congress legally current
They have nevertheless held far larger place Ia
rency than any or all others named 10 Jse acts Il ID
graiyipg 10 able ssy that the bare anticipation OF
law defining their value What inf rior TO theIs
yield the MINT has already mad no eneot OF thro
them ont Of currency 70 great extent and send1g hs
here for coinage II SHOULD be observed thu. In
raging these coins ihos, which worn To be
thoso IN hal condition