The New York herald., 1868-03-25

ton OF this system up the present time there has
been manufactured $685. 0o00 600 OF fractional curren
cy, involving the handling many times over
OF twenty-seven millions Of sheets, and pro-
ducng $44 OOO 900 OF notes, without the loss to the
government in that division Of single note Of any
denomination. General Spinner, in his response,
says;-Frauds on and after the delivery OF the cur
rency to the oce except by outright stealing could
only be perpetrated by COLLISION with employees OF
the printing division and the Treasurer's oce. As
this Office none have been detected
The Land Oaice-Titles Confirmed i'm Cali
fornia.
The Commissioner OF the General Land ONCE has
received from the Surveyor General Of California
return OF the survey OF the following private land
claims founded on Mexican grants before the acqui
sition Of California by the United States:-Rancho
Ornochumnes, confirmed to Catherine Sheldon et al.
containing 1s661 $1,000 acres situated in Sacramento
county, on the Consumes river and contiguous to the
rancho San Juan de los Moquelumnes Los Otos
rancho confirmed to Mariana Soberanes, containing
$500 171OO acres, situated in Monterey county, ad
joining the ranches Piogo Milpitas and Pleyto The
cases are returned with view to the obtaining Of
patents, and will be acted upon in the regular
course.
The Supreme Court of the United States mas de-
lvered an opinion affirming the decision Of the su-
preme Court Of Connecticut in the Of the Society
for Savings against Gabriel w. Corte, treasurer.
The society, on the 1st day OF July 1853, having in
vested OF its deposits half million Of dollars In
the securities Of the United States, deducted
that amount OF Its deposits and duly paid
the treasurer the tax on the balance. The
treasurer insisted and demanded that the society
should account for and make payment of tax on
the full amount Of deposits, which the plaintiff in
error refused to do. Upon the being submitted
the Superior Court held that the society was bound
to pay taxes on the full amount and upon this
Judgment was affirmed by majority of the Supreme
Court of Errors. 1t was not claimed on behalf
of the State that its government may rghtfully tax
the securities of the federal government. The prln
cipa question in the whether the statute OF
Connecticut sought to be enforced by the Treasu
rer imposed a tax upon the securities
The Supreme Court Of the United States, Mr.. JUS
tice Clror,: delivering the opinion held that this
was society si1nrr.vv for receiving deposits and
paying interest on the lmoaney invested. That
tax upon the deposits held by savings panK is
not a tax on the securities in which they ny be IN
vested, for the tax upon the deposits accrnes
whether they are invested or not. Mr.. Justice Mei
dissented from the opinion for the reason that this
tax was only tax on government securities in
another mode.
Cases in the Supreme Court.
The following cases were taken up in the Supreme
Court to-day
No. 122-Unlted States vs.. Hart. Appeal from tGa
Supreme Court Of New Mexico. Argued.
No. 121-United States vs.. Gilletr. Appeal from
the Supreme Court of the same Territory. Argued.
No. 115-The United States Vs. Glon ct al. Appea
from the Court of Claims. Argued.
No. 125-Gordon ct al. Vs. United States. Argued
No. 12S-Smith ct al. Vs. Cockrel. Argued.
No. 129-Steamship James Battle VS.. United States
Argued.
Army Bulletin.
Special orders No. 60, just issued by command Of
General Grant, directs that General L. U. Eaton De-
putty Quartermaster General will proceed to st Louis
No. and temporarily take charge Of the duties OF the
Chief Quartermaster,. Military Division Of Missouri,
until the return of Brevet Major General j. L. Donald
son, until other cicer Is assigned as Chief
QuarterInaster Of that division in place OF General
Donaldson.
Brevet Brigadier General G. G. Card, by the same
order Is directed in addition TO his present duties
Depot Quartermaster at For Leavenworth, Kansas
to take charge OF the Office OF the Chief Quarermaser
Department OF the Missouri, and attend TO its duties
during the absence OF General Eaton.
Naval Bulletin.
Captain John De Camp, OF the United States Navy,
has been placed on the retired list.
The following midshipmen have resigned:-Win-
field Gwinn c. s. Richardson Nelson A. Pinckney,
Frank L. Clark and II. A.. Kauffinann.