The New York herald., 1873-11-25
w A S HIN c I O NJ.
WASHINGTON. Nov. "a, fB73

WASHINGTON. Nov. "a. 1878
Justice miller To He Chief Justice-Other
Changes In the Judicial slate.
RI was stated to-day that Associate Justice Mil
Ter, OF the Supreme Court will be promoted to the
place OF Chief Justice; that Attorney General VIZ
liams will be appointed Associate Justice in place
OF Miller and Edwards Pierrepont, OF New York,
be made Attorney General
As Mr.. Williams halls from Oregon and Associate
Justice Field il from California this would give
two places on the supreme Bench to the Pacific
coast
Specie Payments Growing Small by De-
grecs.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has issued an
order modifying the previous instructions in ref
erence TO the limited disbursements BY the Treas
ury OF silver coin In lieu of currency so that here
after, In making disbursements, silver coin Will be
paid only for the fractional part OF dollar, instead
OF in sums not exceeding SIS, as heretofore.
Coercion for the Comanches.
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs to-day sent
the following telegram to Mr.. Hayworth, the
United States Indian Agent at Fort sill, Indian
Territory
Issue no more annuties to the Comanches The
demand for the five raiders and murderers is not
RENTED, and II not complied with in 10 days after
the receipt OF this despatch you Will stop their
rations entirely, and IL they still refuse they will
be handed over TO the military. II you unable
to act as agent during military operations, you
can be relieved temporarily on application. Assure
the Indians that the government Is in earnest and
that arrangements are already being made to
compel the C0manches to do right.
No Convention OF Postm astcrs.
The Postmaster General having received num-
ber OF inquiries from posJmasters as to whether q
circular issued by the postmaster at Westerly,
r. l., calling for a convention Of postmasters at
Washington on the 9th January 1874, Is in accord
ance with his wishes, states that his name was
used in the circular without authority and he has
directed that the project be abandoned and the
circular withdrawn as far as possible.
The Public Printing.
The report of A. M. Clapp the congressional
printer, gives detailed statements OF the operation
OF that establishment. 10 appears the orders made
by the third session of the Forty-secOnd Congress
for public documents, exclusive OF the usual num-
Der Q,650), amounted to ,oSs volumes; 1862 1s1
copies of documents were finished between March
The publication OF proceedings and debates during
tunity for testing the capacity of the office
for the work, and the Congressional printer
is fully convinced, under that experience,
that promptness and economy are secured by the
transfer. The facilities are so extensive that
prompt publication OF the proceedings and debates
of any days session, no matter how extended or
vouminous, will be assured the following morning
without peradventure. II the copy thereof is
promptly furnished. The resources of the Office
are so manifold and It's economy of labor and ma
teral Is such that at least thirty per cent OF the
money heretofore expended in accomplishing the
work will be saved to the government through the
present arrangement which places 1T under the
superintendent OF the Congressional printer.