The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-11-13
GENERAL.

Tho first step IN resumption mas Deen Ia
ken, it having been ascertaned from secretary
Of the treasury that the government will pay out
silver as soon as it can be proftably and con-
veniently coined for that purpose
The Duke Of saxony, eldest son OF the
late King John, has assumed the succession
to tho throne of saxony. His majesty issued
a proclamation, in which no promises to up
hold the constitution and announced that the
present ministry will remain in Office.
of the Eve or six hundred depositors in
tho banking house of Jay Cooke Co., all
but about thirty have signed plan agreeing
to place the settlement in the hands OF the eX-
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Rollins.
These thirty arc either distant from the city or
cannot at present be reached.
Secretary Richardson's order to Treasurer
Spinner directing the payment of silver ia as fol-
lows: You will please, on and after the receipt
of this letter, and until otherwise ordered, pay
public creditors should they desire it, ON ac-
count of currency obligations, but not in OK
change for currency, q sum not to exceed five
dollars in any one payment in silver coin
The report of the second auditor OF the
treasury shows that the number OF accounts
examined by that bureau during the past fiscal
year was s4s, 969, ,924. 20; and for bounty ar
resrs of pay, etc, aggregating over forty-nlne
million dollars. 1t is expected that an enectu-
oil stop will soon DO 5iron to tho fraudulent
practices in the bounty claim business The
number of cases awaiting action is four thou
sand seven hundred ard forty-nine.
Estimates for the Legislative branch of the
government have all been prepared and show
an increase over those Of any previous year.
This is accounted for by the fact that the pay OF
members and senators now is more than here
tofore. Estimates for salaries Of senators for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1874, S55j,OOO,
and for pay of officers and employees Of the
senate, Sl44, 900; for contingent expenses,
sl99 600; for salaries of members Of tho house
80, 400, 600, for salaries of officers and en-
ployes S2lS,OO contingent expenses, S267,-
900. Another cause Of the increase il that
the number Of members of the house now il
992 instead OF 242, as under the old Hpportion-
ment.
Secretary Richardson hopes to keep up
payment of silver, expressing tho opinion that
he will be able to do so unless run upon the
treasury be made, and silver taken out for the
purpose Of being hoarded. There IL at pres
ent about s5OO,OOO of silver in possession Of
the government, which, it is thought will last
some weeks. The work of coming will be con-
tinued, though not more rapidly than hereto
fore. There is an abundance Of silver bars
in the country, and the silver Of the mints IL
sufficient for coinage of about 55,O0O 900 in
silver, without interference with other coin
ago. With the exception Of that in California,
there il but little silver coin in tho country
now, not owned by the government.
The secretary of the treasury, relative to
the contemplated issue of silver coin to take
the place of currency in making payments by
the department. says he does not know exact
" how much will be paid out, and expects it
will be convenient for him next week to issue
about 5000, 900 in the regular course Of busi-
meas, but it will depend on circumstances if
gold should go up silver would not be paid out
nor will it if sold again to bankers for specu-
ative purposes. 1t is not to be expected that
the treasury will begin the let of November
to pay out silver coin for every purpose and
thus exhaust Immediately the entire amount
held by tho government. One illustration OF
the manner Of making such payments was pre-
sented by the secretary to-day, who said that
if person should present check for 1855 40,
the chances we're that he would receive five dol
lars and forty cents Of the amount in silver.
The determination Of the department is to is-
sue silver to whatever extent it can be conve-
nienty done, and ss there il bullion sufficient
to coin about 100000 within week. this will
be used az a beginning,
The following statement has been pre-
pared by Commissioner Drummond, Of the
general land office, for his forthcoming report
during the last fiscal year, Of public land dis
posed of as follows, the figures represent
ing acres in round numbers: Cash
paid GIG, ,262, ,626; located with military war
rants 2l4 $40; taken for homesteads 3,793,'
1856 located with Agricultural College script
65s, ,446; certified to railroads G. 0S3, 1856; certi
fed to wagon road 1856 approved to states
as swamps 23s, 548; certified for Agriculture
Colleges 10, 29s certified for universities 81,
22s; certified for common schools 79,90S; GER
titled for seminaries 800; approved to states
for internal improvements. 19O,79O; Indiar
script location, a. 223; total in round numbers
10, O3O, ,6O6; disposal Of previous year, II, 1854,
s75; increase Of disposal, 2,163,63l. Cash re
ceipts under various heads amounted to 8, ,40S,
SIS; surveys during the same period show &
total Of 30, iss, ss9 acres surveyed during the
previous year, 9,45O, s99 increase in number
OF acres surveyed, l,037 1874; total area o.
land IN .tat6s and territories, l 1874, ,9ss IOt
acres, and making the proper deduction, l.
! 2is, AS, sos acres are yet to be surveyed