New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-12

other measure can DO Inatured, or bis own ia
adopted He desires to get q vote on Mr. Hendersons
amendment reducing the rate Of interest to ~ per
cent. The friends OF Mr.. Sherman's measure arc do
sirous Of ascertaining the views of the Senate on
s point and it ia probable that it will be disposed
Of before any final action is taken
The Committee on Retrenchment will report to-
day upon the charges which bir Logan has preferred
against the Treasury Department, that the paper on
which bonds are printed is issued by the Chiof
Of tue Currency and Printing to tbs
Counting division. where ID ~ counted by
three Official counters. the person receiving
being charged aud accountable for every sheet. AZ
me same time, the character and denomination or
the bonds are assigned to EACH that tho aggre-
gate values are known at each Issue. Some
tlineS however, Iii the course Of prepare
ton, some sheets soed, or torn or de
fectiyely printed. OF Hch record ia duly
made counted by q committee burned or destroyed
by maceratiOn under tine direction of another cora
mittee. with the same particularly as bonds once
issued and returned This is the theory and practice
of the Bureau. This is the process committee Of
three or four, each from the Secreiarys. Regis
ters and Tfeasurers Offices to count the bonds and
currency returned for destruction. Then a
committee Of four, one each from SAID Offices
and citizen outside tie Department,
appointed by the Secretary, whose duty il
10 receive from the first committee, and SEQ
that all such bonds and currency are actually de-
stroyed However, all bonds for destruction must
come through the Registers Office where they aro
cancelled by punching both the bonds and tho
respective coupons, III the case of coupon bonds.
Three books Of registration are kept in which
tries OF the number of bonds destroyed, and their
denomination certified by tho Counting Committee.
Also certificate Of the Second Committee that tho
same have been burned or destroyed; said books
kept, in the SecretaryS and one in the Registers
and one in the lTeasurers Office When sheets partly
printed or blank are destroyed. it has been usual.
not only TO designate, not only the number VI sheets
but the determination they. would have
ii the sheets had been perfected into bonds and
Everything
perfect except that at the top Of the page Of the
book OF certificates is stated the value and character
of the sheets destroyed IL not complete bonds toe
statement shows how far the sheets were printed,
sometimes on the face, back. tinted bronzed or
blanks. During Secretary Chases term the PRINT
ing Bureau beng charged WIN INC ndmDci OK
sheets and tho denomination thereof, the
same printed, claimed credit sleuld be given tho
Bureau for each sheet as money the value u wls
intended to possess. SecTetary Chase sustained the
view of the Buroau; Gen. Spinner, the Treasurer.
not only dissented but refused 10 have them 80
credited 1t was finally amcCd that thero
should be the same fornalities IN counting
and destroying and the same record as IN the case Of
not money. but denominated Statistical this il
formal and designated record 10 correspond with the
original issue. The present charge OF abstraction -
of registered bonds issued under the act al biaTch
3, 1863. Sheets were issued IN Jnnc and
July, 1864 to print a large number Of different de
nominations BEFORE they were al used q Commit
tee Of four was appointed by Secretary McCnlloch 20
make inquiry into the affairs Of the PiiNng Bureau.
who made an inventory OF all hords complete gnd e-
tCctINc IhcYalSO fOun0 certain nNnh hntel' Tor ib
issue of bondsbeirg the lot IN contIoyeiSy-not yet
printed or soiled. These they also took, making an
account thereofUnder the denomination 10 have Octn
attached 70 them by printing, folded and deliycred
them 10 Mr.. Root of the 1reasureT'S Office VINO re-
cepted for the 5000 sheets rs blanks
with the denominatlons NAMED. re pihaee99
of the East Room who placed them
safe in his vault where they remained till December
should be made of them, the Secretary ordered that
they shonld be destroyed. They were then duly
counted by the Counting Committee ~ to the mum,
Der and intended denomination, OF winch record
was duly made, and they were then DENY
cred 10 the destruction committee To De destroyed
schedule of the number Of the sheets and denOml-
nations was delivered to Mr. Ncae of the Registers
office, of tho destruction committee hol Know
ing the meaning thereof Us he had never before de,
strOyed any perfect blank sheets except IN small
Quantities although he had been in that Department
Is months. Mr.. Neale made inquiry why SAID
sheets were TO be destroyed and why record OF
denominations was added. lie was informed AZ
above stated and declined signing the ordinary GER
tiicate OF destruction until the counting committee
had certified the condition of the sheets. They were
then destroyed, and certificate in accordance
with the facts signed on the proper books,
before described. and containing the statement
and certificate of the counting committee. On the
top of the page which the said statement and GER
tihcate entered is distinctly stated and they
and made part Of this report. No person through
whose hands they passed had any idea
that they were DESTROYING them in
All knew they were blanks; the whole proceeding
was public and OPEN After being taken by the See
retary's Commission of Inquiry the sheets were not
again in charge of the Printing Bureau. The atten-
ton of Cen Spinner was called to this matter about
three weeks ago
The Committee having found nothing irregular in
the matter referred to- that no frauds had been at
tempted, neither could any have been consummated
in the of registered bonds asked to I've discharged
from the further consideration of the resolution.
The Post Office Directory published to-day, Fshow
25,7l2 post-oces in the United States, 20 of them
are money order Offices and about June LIST 200 more
money order offices to be created.
Col Timothy p. Andrews died this afternoon aged
about rs years.