The New York herald., 1867-04-03
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, ls6z-TRIPLR SH

at the present tms for the Informs
uon OF the Senate very interesting communication
which has recently been received from Louis Garnet
ESQ., OF San Francisco, who formerly an officer OF
the Branch Mint In that city, and s now connected with
vAs prepared al the suggestion Of John Jay knox, Of
this department. dufing his late visit In California upon
ofhcial business, and is addressed 10 him.
l am very respectfully your obedient servant,
H. MoCULLOCH. Secretary Of the Treasury.
TO Hon B. r WADE President pro tenn OF tho SENATE
Of the United States.
In tho communication referred TO Mr. Garnett says
'he mines Of the state Of California and the adjacent
Territories have for the past seventeen years produced
an ..rage Of sixty millions per annum, aggregate
of one thousand ,icps Of dollars Of bullion and yet
~ unr.marn,Ive ars qining operations as whole that
/. would be d,oul. o-day % ans ,ns' sac q: man
for each ono hundred millions VINO has Oy
working the mnea Mining is to-day. II always has
been fascinating illusion, and complete abrosatiOa
of all taxos and restrictions UPON mining enterprises,
and repeal OF all charges a the Mint would tend 70
develop tho country and enhsncs its products IT..
present tax levied upon foreign buliao6, uQusally
drawn 70 this country for assaytss, refining ada c
age. amounting and three-quarter per cent on
gold and two aac half per cent on silver has the effect
to repsl the products Of Mexico and British
Columbia and force them into other chsnnsls
inc coinage OF money Is necessity Of the
government and benefit TO the entire community, and
It's expense should not be borne by the few who produce
the material Other governments have long since re-
strcted their ints to coinage only and II the Secretary
OF the Treasury will with private reners for
exchange OF crude for refined bullion, and throw the
small expense OF coinage upon the Treasury the results
which will arise the reduction OF the price or gold
and the consequent advance in national securities
u much more than compensate for the loss Of revenue
s.,. this source"
NV" elena. Montana, Port Of Entry.
~,,oe ctary Of the Treasury to-day addressed the
1"o =" Or to the Collector of Customs at Helena,
MontaaaTefrN, TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
WAsHINGToN April 2, 1867
70 rg.ess creating tho collection dis
sR-Ti'e act or - ta6o, approved April IS, 1866.
Nv. " M ~ ,,s - rhe SCI Vetary OF tne treasury 10
designate tbs port OF entr, ,on me bv the said act
'irtus OF tue power csns, in 10 Territory Of Mon.
ana, the poyt OF eutr5 In HIGH Iau NJ A'cCULLOCH
uily cncre,arv a. the Treasury
py.ceedinu. In, ,tcr q aited states supreme
COu,st.
rr. Court busiu ass to-day takiag up the
Kansas Indian title and tazstionc ao "'suVns "
ch was concluded sefator He soricks appea'es LOT
he plaintiff in error conteudfng tss 1os aale cannos
lax lands hold by Indians under pat - o'"s 'A'
right Of sale.
Three causes were argued togs.bor Nos sa aas and
327.
The first cause tomorrow will bv No. 156
Tho United States Court Of Clnil ~.
James T. sutting, Of Richmond, Va, was app 'in'eu
commissioner OF the court
Robert Floyd Tho United Statcs-Chef j. s'00
Casey delivered tho opinion OF the court in this Se
hiding $50 292 80 due TO the claimant Judge Loril
iissented
j. Smith Speed and David h. Davids va The United
Justice Casey delivered the opinion or the
ourt in this case finding TOO so due to claimants
udgo Loring disscnted
Joseph r. Nourse ct al, executors &C., vs. The United
states Justice Casey delivered the opinion OF the
,ourt in this case sustaining demurrer and dismissng
me petition.
John Z. Reeside Tho United States The argument
this opened BY Mr. Fuller for the claimant
Adjourned until tomorrow at II o'clock A NJ |
Personal.
Mr. Sylvester Mowry, OF Arizona, 10 in Washington,
looking after Arizona and Mexican affairs.