The Portland daily press., 1867-01-22
WASHINGTON.
Mr.. MOrriEI's Gold Bill.
Petition for a New State.
Blu for The Examination of the
TREASURY.
TIE GAEEOE EIRRATT.
TEE CASE OF sURRATT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. p.
The following is Mr.. Morrilrs gold bill as
passed by the House to-day:
Be ii enacted, that after the passage of this
act whenever any sale shall be made of coin
from the Treasury of the United States, public
notice of not less than six days shall be given
by advertisement in one daily newspaper of
each of the cities of Washington and New
York, designating the amount to be offered,
inviting proposals for any part thereof naming
the place and hour up to which such sealed
proposals will be received, the terms of pay
nent, and when and where such proposals shall
be opened. Such proposals shall be addressed
t. the Assistant Treasurer at New York and
shall be opened by him in the presence of such
persons as may choose to attend at the time
designated in the notice. No propOsal shall be
considered unless accompanied by certificate
of deposit in the Treasury of the United States,
of five per centum of the amount of coin bid
for in such proposal, which shall be received
part pay for the coin bid for, when the pro-
posal is accepted, orrefunded to the party max
ing the same, when not accepted. Payment
NAV be received for coin thus disposed of, in
compound interest notes with interest accrued
thereon. The Assistant Secretary, with the
approval of the Secretary of the Treasury,
shall have the right to reject the whole or any
part of such proposals, provided that none but
the highest bid shall be accepted. In case OF
different bids at the same rates. said bids shall
be accepted pro rata.
Five thousand citizens of Western North
Carolina have petitioned the House of Repre-
sentatives through Speaker Colfax, asking the
f rmation OF a new State in that region, or the
+ construction of North Carolina on loyal
b isis. sE
The following are the features of the bill in
troduced by Representative Garfield to-day:
1st To provide for the appointment of three
citizens not holding any federal office, with
full power to examine all books, letters, papers,
vaults and deposits in the Treasury and Sub
Treasury, and to report to Congress in refer
ence to the receipts and disbursements of the
public money. I'd, The actual amount of
money in the Treasury, and specifying the
amount of coin, United States notes and ma
tional bank notes. Sd, The amount of pub
lie money deposited with the designated de-
positories and the mode of managing the
same. 4th, The amount and description of
the bonds deposited in the Treasury by the
national banks to secure their circulation
9th, The manner of paying interest on bonds
and safeguards against the duplication and
counterfeiting of coupons. 9th, The sales OF
gold, purchase and sale of bonds and other Sc
curities of the United States, with amounts
and rates of purchase and sale, and amounts
of commissions paid and TO whom paid 9TH,
Engraving printing and issuing of national
bank notes. United States bonds, legal tender
notes and fractional currency. 8th, Redemp-
ton and cancellation of all United States pa
per representing value. 9th Manner of keep
ing accounts, auditing claims, issuing warrants
for the payment of money from the Treasury.
10th, Any other suggestion or recommends
ton affecting the efficiency and security Of
transactions in the Treasury Department
The Supreme Court has announced an ad
iourned term commencing on the first Mon
day in April. The present term will close OF
the first Monday in March.
John II. Floyd and David Reide have beer
before the grand jury in the case of John Ii
Surratt, now on the way to this country. The
first named kept the Surratt tavern at Sur,
rattsville where Booth and Harold stepped
Reide on the conspiracy trial testified that he
saw Surratt in this city on the morning of the
the fatal shot was fred.