The New York herald., 1870-06-30
action OF the House.
The Assay and Coinage Business.
The Secretary OF the Treasury nas sent the follc%

The Secretary CT the Treasury nas sent the folc%.
ing communication to the House:--
TnKAsuaY prrAarsESr, wAsHrsoTos. June %, 1870.
RI the acknowledge the receipt OF
luton q rae House OF under date OF the An
sonse copies Of a correspondence between Department
and officers OF the mlnts and oces and other
By the secretary Of the treasury e ,ns Finance Gommes
j enc.ose herewith communication from the Deputy
Comp OF the Currency, ira snng, as Tar as pract
cau OF the correspondence called tor by the resou
Ihaye the honor TO be, very respectfully,
Hon. % BLAINE Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE CoMrTEoLLER OF the CUREiEsssooY(
sIn-I encesc herewith i accordance with resolution
OF the House OF OF the lth inst. copies &
revising the mint aud coinage laws the United States
Of the Finance o the and he
Speaker OF the House OF on the 10th OF April
ia month of December last. accordance with your
.aned an the existing esis.a.n upon the subject
This was printed with ana add
opinion from those person VINO were known 70 be ias
closed dated prior 70 APr % much Of which WA, was
The Of o. az The obs
Try were written upon printed copies SO Oh s ge p ana re-
faiy considesed and IN many cases adopted mprsc
TO furnish 10 an @ manner am wo a. aso a., ,n,
repondence however comprehensive tbat j. Is not
poser Tss notes OF Robert raersSn, whose name has
b. familiar al persons with Mint at Phia
with that Institution tnan twenty years
accompanied with carefully prepared BILL the nReiai
sp ndence above referred to- bill
prepared Mr.. n. H. Linlerman late Director of the
having 6een associated with IN the work, at your
Iuest -, a.,
Other correspondence points geane to the bill in Its
s1n e mors recent in rsreee 70 he
and the redemption OF the bronze ana nickel
coinage ON the chief coner OF the hnt
the subjec q wasase and tolerance, and valuable
paper 4. r. Eiot Of the Treasury Department,
npon tolerance and other kindred SUBJECTS will command at
tention The hrgisn government mas aufhg ne preseht
revised It's Mint laws, bringing together various orders
In conns proc anaons resna,ons % ~ and acts o. re & Ina
Jucng important reforms Tho present Dill mas
been formel wh ke purpose me correspondencs mere
ronducted and the necessity for the reforms propose
The discussion, Of these subjects by the Con-
s,antiay Ike that proposed will simplfy our iegs
lion those subjects and render more eas accessible
and eventual adoption Of udeols system OF international
coinage copy Of tho bill hnally prepared s also ap
'e"'Ne' bepuiy Comptroller OF the Currency.
Hon. GEORGE 5. BOUTWELL,, Secretary OF the Treasury
The correspondence referred 10 includes more than
thirty communications from different officers of the
Mint, from Patterson, Peae, Suowden and Linder
man OF Philadelphia; from Dunning, OF New York,
and from Bonzano, OF New Orleans and other ex.
perts throughout the country, 3uRing suggestions
and recommendations relative to the Improvement
OF the mint and coinage legislation OF the United
States.
A Disclaimer ~ Senator Sumner.
Senator Sumner authortzes the contradiction or a
despatch from this cay 10 a New York evening
paper TO he effect that he intends to attack the al
,nInstraton Of President Grant relative to the 81