New-York tribune., 1867-09-28
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
WASHINGTON.

ING TO REGISTER UNDER THE RECENT AM
NESTY ACT-DIsCHARGE OF EX-soLDIERS
FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
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WASHINGTON. Friday, Sept 81 1867.
In The Boston Posts Washington correspondence
published Sept. "A, there appears paragraph which
states that:
Secretary McCuoch's currency funds short. and
TO meet the daily demands upon the Treasury another
sale of gold will be made; Only s35OcoOo OF currency
now deposit including amounts In various National
existing laws have reason believe that s2oooooOO
will be thrown upon the market this week.
The Secretary authorizes the statement that the
whole purport Of the foregoing paragraph is errone
ous and not founded upon authentic information
The currency funds are not short" No order has
been made about the sale of gold official account
of the amount of currency on deposit has been fun-
ished to outsiders does the law restrict the Secre
tary as to the amount TO be drawn. Under the law
| every dollar can be drawn ont by the Secretary.
The statement that Mr.. McCulloch has 'but ten
millions in available funds to meet current
demands" is utterly unfounded, and the assertion
that this necessitates the sale of portion of the
$l07 100000 of gold now hand" and that 10000,
coo will be thrown upon the market this week,"is
equally unfounded. The Secretary does not give
specific or special direction to the action of Assistant
Treasurer Van Dyke in the sales of gold Mr. Van
Dyke is governed by the general instructions Of the
principles. which are applied to contingencies that
may arise. Mr. McCulloch has not given Mr.. Van
Dyke any instructions whatever to the sales
of gold during the present month. The pcrnicions
effect of erroneous and speculative newspaper para
graphs on financial matters, such as tho one quoted
above, based on curbstone gossip, and information
derived from irresponsible clerks of limited
knowledge of the operations of the Treasury Depart
partment, has induced the promulgaton to-day of
the following circular TO heads of Departments:
CIRCULAR.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT Sept. 81, 1867.
GENTLEMEN: Notwithstanding the rule OF the De
partment forbddlng any of its officers clerks, or en-
connected with 1t, any information regarding public
business, unless with the express appreciation OF the
Secretary AssistanSecreary, or head Of Bureau the
Department is continually embarrassed and public inter
esis seriously compromised by tne c9mnnnca'
tion OF important information TO the public press,
or to individuals which could ~ not possiSg
breach of official duty on the part OF some person con
nected with the Department or its bureaus desire that
you will call the attention OF every clerk and empoye IN
your epcctiye bureaus 10 the subject and warn them
rule and that a prompt and dislonOrabe dismissal
will follow an inraetion OF It, IL to be particularly
noted that the prohibition covers the EVIL practice when
believed to be quite prevalent though often from nno'
motives OF carrying private correspondence IN
upon the business OF the Department must be made by
Competent authority and form part 81 ~ .he ,ns Gca sna
ect, your attention Is also called to the regulation lot
ment any reporter the public press other person
not belonging to the Department, unless in connection
with the business OF the office, aud with the permission ol
the Head OF the Bureau, or the Chief Clerk thereof
TO the Heads OF Bureau.
Complaint is made of the tone and terms OF this
circular by portion of the representatives Of the
press but upon reflection they will doubtless COM
mend the action of the Secretary, especially II they
desire that their statement upon financial matters
shall be regarded trustworthy. Mr.. McCulloch
does not desire conceal the true condition of nan-
cial operations and the condition of the Treasury
Department On the contrary, his object is to pre-
vent misstaements of fact, and by compelling re-
sort to the best-nformed sources, he viii accomplish
this desirable end. Gamblers in gold and Govern
ment securities viii probably be the only sufferers by
reason of the rigid enforcement of the circular.
Positive information has been received here, that
in Alabama and Virginia, where the lists Of regstra
ton are being revised under the Reconstruction act
a number of Rebels who have been pardoncd by the
Presidents recent amnesty proclamation have ap-
Piled to have their registered In Alabama
the Boards of Registration by order of General
Pope have refused permission, and number of
these men in Montgomery, Alabama, have taken tho
matter before the Courts intending to test the con
stitutonaty of the Reconstruction act This. of
course opens up the whole matter again. ana may
cause delay in the elections.
Out of the 80 clerks in the Quartermaster-GeneraFs
Office, who have Just been discharged from service
Al were soldiers in the Union Army during the late
WAR This has caused much dissatisfaction among
those discharged. They held a meeting last night to
consider what action it is proper for them to take IN
reference TO the dismissal of ex-soldiers They alege
that about 12j clerks who have never been in the
military service are retained i'll the department
Col Messmore Deputy Commissioner of Internal
Revenue and presiding officer of the Metropolitan
Board had long interview with Mr.. McCulloch
this afternoon-with what result Is not definitely
known but from authentic sources it is learned that
there are no specific substantial charges made
against Col Messnore, and the Secretary named
none Certain persons complained that Messnore
did not serve the public interests, but when called
upon for facts to substatate the charges the proofs
were not presented The whole upshot OF IT appears
TO be that whisky ring wants Messmore out OF
the way that another may be put in his piace-one
who will approve bonds signed by men of straw sub
serve the interests of the ring and wink at frauds
upon the Revenue for " consideration" teie-
gram was received here to-day, stating that the
Metropolitan Board indorsed Col. Messmore at the
meeting this morning. The probability IS that the
g ring" will fail of their purpose.
The receipts from customs from the 10Th 10 the
21st September have been rs follows New York,
A. 9o6 si3 II; Boston, s412,996 a.; Philadelphia,
sls49 Gj: Baltimore, $l2S, 200 SO; San Francisco.
August TO II. $685. IA. Total, $4l0S5S0 70.
The Ne,c Orleans Times. received i'll Washington
tonight says it has excellent reasons for believing
that Gen. Mower will not interfere with the pro
gramme laid out by Gen. Sheridan.
dispatch has been received at the War Depart
ment from Gen. Mower, at New Orleans, announcing
the death from yellow fever yesterday, OF Lieut.
Wing of the Fourth Cavalry The other officers are
doing we'll.
Gov Fletcher of Missouri, arrived in this city to-
day.