The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-14


contained in the Appropriation act approved July
% ,see "a suficient warrant to pay all
,e,r,a,tions the of Paymaster General on this account
the pavmaser General being therein directed to pay
all those boupties out Of any moneys in the Treasury
| no, otherwise appropriated. Although there is no
for an especial act OF appropriation meet
the rayments of additional bounty,the money will
nevertheless be paid our OF the Treasury, and there
40 not the slishtast opportunity presented to practise
-------, this item OF expenditure. It is under
stood that the amount estimated to met the re-
| quirements OF the division Of referee claims
in paying the additional bounty during he fiscal
year ending June 80, 1862 is $45 O00 OO0 $4,000 900
Of which will be needed up to next December This
sum, 1t Is expected will be suicient to pay u, all
existing claims, and when disbursed will make a
total expended In paying additional bounty granted
py the Thirty-ninth Congress Of $76, o00, 600.
A Women's Rights Committee Asking for
Suffrage for Females Of the District.
reputation. consisting Of Mrs. Josephine Gut
mig, Mrs. Mary Corner, Professor j. K. II. Wilcox,
George T. Downing (colored) and Mrs. Julia Archi.
bald Holmes, waited upon the House District OF
Columbia Committee at halfpast ten O'Clock this
morning. The object Of the visit was to impress
upon the committee the propriety Of enfranchisng
the women or the District. There were present
Messrs. william H. Koontz, Martin Welker and
SpeeCne6
were made by Professor Wilcox and Danes Grimm
and Corner Professor Wilcox read q lengthy ad.
Dress which was signed by several ladies and gentle
men, among them Judge On, of the Supreme Court,
and his lady. The interview seemed to impress the
House Committee.
Contracts Awarded for Carrying the Overland
Mail.
The Post ONCE Department to-day awarded the
contract for carrying the overland mails to Carlton
Spaids OF the California Stage Company, at the rate
Of about 500 per day, between the termini Of the
Pacific Railroads. distance of about nine hundred
miles, The mails over this route have heretofore
been carried by Wells, Fargo & Co. This time,
however, they were the highest bidders They
have also had the contracts for carrying the lateral
or side mails on this route, but this time lost them
ALSO with the exception Of one from Bear River
Junction to Virginia City, Nevada. The oregon mall
which leaves Salt Lake City, was awarded to G. M.
Lockwood, Of Oregon, whose bid, it is stated, was
$4,000 per annum less than that OF Wells Fargo &
Co.
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:-Mchael Coye Brennan to be
assistant surgeon In the navy william Brown to be
assistant surveyor Of customs for Hannibal, Mis-.
souri,; George J. Anthony, collector Of internal reve
nue. for the district of Kansas. .,....-.-
Weekly Financial Statement.
The fractional currency issued from the Printing
Bureau Of the Treasury Department during the week
ending to-day was $4,000.
Notes Of the denomination Of 81 and So received
amount, in addition to the above, to s234 900.
The shipments for the week were as follows =
Assistant Treasurer at New York ..... 5000 900
Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans ....... 10000
United States Depository at Buffalo. $4,000
National banks and others. 1855, 625
The United States notes forwarded were as fol-
lows
To Assistant Treasurer at Charleston $40 900
Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans. ....... $4,000
United States depository at Buffalo. ....... 10000
Nationai pankS. ", lao
The United States Treasurer holds in trust for ma
tional banks at this dates
AS security for circulating notes $34l $500 400
For deposits OF public moneys with the
designated repositories. ........... 3S 467 $50
Fractional currency redeemed and de-
strOyed during the week. ............ $685. 800
National bank currency issued during the
week. INSTRUMENTATION. 1OO,15O
Total to date. .$30S, 307 ,911
From this is to be deducted
INITIATED bills returned. $7s7s1A2
Notes Of insOlvent banks redeemed and
burned. ........................... 522,2o4