New-York tribune., 1873-03-13
but the caucus had not been called st the time the se
ate adjourned

hut the caucus had not been called st the time the oeh
ate adjourned
THE NEW INDIAN COMMISSIONER.
President Grant gave the Senate snd probably the
couutry one OF hs surprises to-day by the nomination
OF Edward Payson Smith be Comm ssioner OF lhuish
Affairs in the place Of Gen. Walker, who resigned seN
months ago accept professorship in the oeen
tihc School at New-Haven. Mr. Smith was oeiore 'no
war; az Congregatonallst preacher in the West anu
during the rebellion a field agent Of the Christian
Commission. BE is now agent OF inc NniP
pewa Indians in Minnesota. Some complaint
has been made against him. that in selling the timber ON
one OF the Chippewa reservations ne threw oIt eo %
of r. L. sturgs one the largest and most responsDe
inmher dealers I'm Maine on account Of some techni-
cality. and awarded the timber TO lower uiuui w. , M
Mnncsota II also said that he sold the timber on an
other reservation without advertisement required Dy
law he was. however, nominated by the feaoe Nor s
mission. and is said by his friends 10 DO Ah
DOUBLE POSTAGE AGAIN.
The perversity with which the Postmaster ueneiai
adheres 20 his ruling that printed matter not i"y
prepad which is sent Its destination. double the u
paid postage must collected. still continues 70 DO ds
oussed both among officials and in the Washington news
napers Mr. Cresvgen pretends derive his authority
for this imposition Section l52 of the Postal Code
and says that the late decision OF the At'or-
ney-Gereral applied TO letters only. Section h2
is the same one on which authority was claimed
20 collect double postage partially prepaid letters
The Attorney decided that that section applied
only to letters on which postage had been paid and
which were partially prepaid. As the law u similar on
this point regard 20 all classes OF mail matter there Is
no excuse for constituting IL differently In regard TO mat
ter OF the third the Attorney mas IN
regard to that OF the first class
AMOUNT OF LEGAL TENDER RESERVES USED
Since the adjournment OF Congress the Secretary Of
the Treasury has Issued $4,000 Of the reserved green
back fund Mr.. Boutwell, says this is to meet the
immediate demands the Treasury, and has no bear
ing on the condition Of the money market being merely
for immediate use. and TO be returned IN a few days
The funds were necessary order TO the increase
of salaries provided by Congress, which amouAts TO
nearly s2OOO,OOo
GENERAL PRESS DISPArCHl
The Secretary Of the Treasury states that the Use by
the Department of the legaender reserves Will not ex
ceed SOOOOOO and IL is hardly expected to be much over
e. OOO0 The amount drawn from the reserve fund Is
for convenience Of the Department alone ana mas
no relation whatever the money market, and IS not
concentrated any place. but is distributed IN pay
ing warrants 70 parties all the country There Is no
intention at the Department 10 permanently expand the
currency and in the this subject Assistant
Secretary Richardson fully aeCOrds with Mr.. Boutwell,
The Treasurers statement today shows the egal Ten
ders outstanding be S357 0j9450 being N05y4sO IN
advance Of the amsunt shown IN the last DEBT statement