The Portland daily press., 1868-01-06
WASHINGTON. POD
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan 4.-During the wee end
ing to-day, there has been received at The
Treasury Department from the printing di.
vision $43f,000 in fractional currency. frhe
amount shipped for che same period. was as
follows: To the U. S. Depository at Chicago
$4,000, and to the National banks and others
$l32,571.
The amount of securities held by the Treas.
urer OF the United States in trust for the Ma
tlonal banks reported to-day were: For circu-
latlng notes, $40 942 $50; for deposits of public
money, S37 ,S57 $50; total, 1913 10000. -aFf
The amount of National bank currency is
sued during the week, was 4770; making
the total amount issued up to date S3n5 560
921. From this is to be dedocted the currency
returned, including worn out notes, amount
ing to S5726,955; leaving in actual circulation
at this date S299, 1886.
The amount of fractional currency redeemed
and destroyed during the week, was 1891 400
The receipts of internal revenue for the past
week, was S6,251, 172 and for the fiscal year
commencing July LIST to date, $104, 572, 521.
FINANcIAL-PoRTUGAL ENCOURAGES THE I'M
PoRTATIoN OF CEREALS.
The warrants issued by the Treasury De-
partment during December to meet the re-
quirements of the governments amounted in
round numbers to the following sums: Civil
miscellaneous and foreign intercourse S4761 :
600; interest on the public debt $8,3O00O0;
war S12,955,000; navy $500 900; Interior pen
sion and Indians S985000; total $50 ,621 900.
The Director of the Bureau of Statistics re-
ports that by the rova decree of November
9th, the Imperial duty on foreign cereals into
Portugal is temporarily done away with up to
the Both of June, 1868, and until that date all
vessels importing said cereals are exempted
from tonnage dues proportional to the amount
OF cereals they import. This is in consequence
OF the shortness OF the wheat crop. -Lala
CLEVER TRICK
A financial difficulty has existed for some
time past between the Register and Mayor of
Washington with regard to payments for the
support of the public schools. The Register,
a radical Republican, refused to countersign
the check for the payment of salaries of teach
ers IN the white schools until checks were
drawn by the Mayor, conservative for the paw
ment of the full amount of requisition of the
trustees OF the public schools, making the
sum S42,559, all excepting $4,000 being on ae-
count of arreages to the coiored schools. This
afternoon gentlemen, irrespective of party,
Drought about an accommodation. The Reg
lister drew three checks, viz:-$6,000 on account
OF the colored schools proportion for the pres
ent year, Sl5,00O on account of arreages to col
ored schools and a check for $21 $50, the bal
ance of arreages for colored schools and S12O0O
for salaries of teachers of white schools. The
Mayor signed the last named check first and
the others afterwards. The Mayor, it is said,
thus gained his point with the Treasurer
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF ABANDONED PROP
ERTY.
George S. Parker, of Boston, has been ap-
pointed chief of the division of abandoned
property in the Office of the Secretary of the
Treasury, vice Samuel H. Kaufman resigned
Mr.. Parker has been assistant to Mr. Kauff-
man for some years past in that office.
ADDRESS OF THE CONSERVATIVE ARMY AND
NAVY UNION. q
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 5-The conservative
A prou a,,1N ,xr- JT,,;.~ l..
to honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of
the late war; warning them against the al
legged designs of the opposite party, who have
issued calls throughout the States and from
this city tor Soldiers and Sailors Conyen-
ton for the noRlination of candidates for pres-
ident and Vice President of the United States.
But few of the Congressman who went home
TO spend the holidays have as vet returned to
Washington. For this reason it is not certain
there VIII be quorum to morrow.
THE PURCHASE OF ALASKA AND ST. THOMAS.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4-Washington specials
state that the House Foreign Committee will
bring the Alaska purchase before the House
during the present month and make an effort
TO pass the appropriation bill therefor. Sever
al months will elapse before the st. Thomas
and st. Johns purchase will be brought TO a
final test. '.#. .--a-a EH..r .. :
MEETING OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE RE-
PUBLIC. .s.A
az hlSS9lnS VI tne 6fand army of the Re-
puOHc ID Washington Friday evening resOlu-
tlons Ignoring politicians, calling for a Nation-
al Convention of soldiers and sailors and en-
dorslng the nomination of Gen. Grant were
passed.
BUFFERS FINANCIAL VIEWS.
Gen. Butler argues in favor of his bill to Sc
cure the reissue of greenbacks to replace the
amount withdrawn by contraction that money
now bring two per cent. per month in some TO-
lions OF the west, and six per cent. a month
IN the South. He also asserts that the general
relaxation in business in the North is owino 10
the better inducements offered by the Govern
ment for the Investment OF loose capital. He
says that no one in the present state of money
matters, is willing to put capital in o any enter
prise unless it will bring more than ten per
cent, Tor the reason that the Government be-
ing large borrower and giving the equivalent
of that amount, holds forth more desirable
chances of investment.
DEsTTUTIoN IN THE SOUTH.
The President is gathering all the official in
formation in the possession of the War De-
partment in relation TO the restitution in the
Southern States, and has called upon Gen.
Iraht TO report on the subject. Tomorrow
zen. howard, Commissioner of the Freed
mems Bureau, will transmit to Gen. Grant ex-
tracts from the reports of Gems. Hancock Gil
lem, Scott, Ord, Candy and SchofelI in regard
to the present poverty and the expected future
suffering in the .outhern States Con How
ford relief of some kind to enable planters to
put in crop. Gems. Hancock and Ord advise
That the Government repair the levePs of the
mississippi, and Gen. Candy f4vors relief
through fund established by the Government
from which planters may draw sufficient to
carry on their work by paying a fair interest,
as9 suggests the plan OF issuing provisions
anu taxing lien upon the crops for security.
THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU.
Deh' howard, 1t is said, will in a short time
appoInt 1t number OF the officers who have Ie-
CehIiy oqeIi mustered ont OF service as civilian
agents OF the treedmen's Bureau. 'rbeqe an
pointments will be made as soon AZ H., &c -
in command of military districts JoSiao 70
such as may be required in their resns1 10 ,D
commands.
RU1IoR CoNTRADICTED.
Minister Morris, at ConStantinope, has not
resigned.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The regular statement of the public debt for
the month of December will be issued on Mon
day next, the 9Th inst, but will show no re luc
ton.
THE CASE OF FATHER MCMAHON.
The House Committee On Foreign Affairs
nave investigated the case of Father McMa-
nor Convicted IA Canada as a Fenian raider,
ana Judge ORTIZ viii at an early day report to
me House Joint resolution asking the Brit
Isn GovernmeR mt for his speedy release
hE'ALIfh OF THE TENURE OF OFFICE ACT TO
BE TESTED
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-A Washington specia
dlspatch says 1t is stated on the authority of A
member Of Congress that in Aha 90 - e "a -
Senate voting in favor of Mr.. Stanton,s I rue
turn 10 the War Department. the Pr. 3D.
will throw the case into the SunTema Gonrt
with view to testing the constitutionaIitv of
the tenure of Office act. vi
RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS At THE SOUTH
The same dispatch says Gen. Grant has an
proved of the plan OF Gen. Howard to sunmiy
provisions from the funds Of the Freedmen,s
Bureau to persons actually suffering in secur-
lty OF a lien on the crops and instructions to
carry 1t INTO effect are expected to be given TO