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New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
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There is u great deal of talk, both in and
out of Congress, about the currency being
insufficient for the wants of the country, about
our having OutgrOwn it, and about the neces-
sity of a moderate increase" to keep up
with the progress of tho country in wealth
and population. 1t is gravely asserted that
there is d" no redundancy" and learned Sen
ators are never weary of ringing the changes
on the "insuficiency of the volume of cur
"rency i'll the country to answer the legit-
Innate demands of business" "to make
"the legitimate exchanges" &c. Now, when
a man who knows what he is talking about
asserts that tho paper circulation of this
country is redundant, he means just this
and nothing else-tbat so much paper money
has been issued that the paper dollar is
not worth the 90 1-5 grains of pure gold
which is the precise definition of the honest.
lawful dollar. The sum and substance of
the matter is briefly this that the premium
on gold dollars is OccasiOned by the low value
of the paper dollars; that the low value of the
paper dollars has been Occasioned by the great
abundance of them; that the only way to lower
the premium on the gold dollars is to raise
the value of the paper dollars, and that the
only way to raise the value of the paper dol
lars is to make the quantity of them less than
it now is. The growing up" process of get
ting back to the gold standard, of which Mr..
Boutwell, is so strenuous an advocate, consists
of lessening the quantity of the paper dollars,
not absolutely, but relatively, through the in
crease of the country in wealth and popula-
tion-an excellent plan in theory, but in prac
tice it hardly seems to work.
In no other sense than the one we have
defined above can the incOnvertible paper
money of country be properly called redun-
dant When we say money Is plenty, meaning
that il can be borrowed on good security at
o low rate of interest, we do not mean that
for that reason it is redundant. 1t so happens
that at the present moment there Is an extra
ordinary amount of money lying unemployed
iii the banks throughout the Union. The
rate of interest for loans on good sccu-
nty is extremely depressed yet the
champion infationists, such as Morton,
Logan, and Merrimon, expressly deny that
the present state of things is that condition of
cheap money" which, in their opinion, is to
be of such miraculous benefit to the industry
and trade of the country. What, then, would
answer TO the idea conceived by Messrs. Nor
ton, Logan, and Merrimon of redundant
paper currencyY They reject the meaning
of redundancy which is given to the
word by writers on Political Economy. They
refuse TO apply the term to tho
present gOrged condition Of the banks in
all parts of the country. What in the world
| do they mcanY Perhaps they would admit
that the French assi9n0ts, when most depre-
ciatea, were redundant. Far from it. unless
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POLITfCdL NOTES.

The Iowa senate after long debate, yes
terday. adopted Joint resolution Of the House for .
Constitutional Amendment giving women the right Of
suffrage, by vote OF ~ 10 1.
The Rhode Island House Of Representatives
pa sed re-o!utiou yesterday Submitting to the people
an amendment to the state Consttut on, authorizing
woman suffrage. Tue vote stood a To IL.
Collector Simmons formally assumed his
Office an the Boston Custom-house yesterday He made
several changes, but only removal that OF Capt W
W. NcKm, btOthNSsin-law of the Hon. A. III. Rico.
The report published by The CdlGtS (Me.)
Tipes that Congressman Hale had declined renomiDa
tion is denied by The Portland Press which declares tho
the mali invention of the "eHColector
of PaSsamaquoddy.'
Concerning the successor Of Senator Sum-
ner he SDringded RepUbiicdn The choice can
hardly go outside Of these five persons: Mr.. Dawes
GOV Bullock. Judge Hoar, Charles Francis Adams aud
Henry Pierce. In the choice Of neither OF these can
Geu Grant Gen Butler find much comfort. and 10
would be impossible that they should be able to
candidate OF their II not even be left to
them take their choice OF these But in either OF these
men Butler will find quite impacabc. aud possibly
quite effective opponent to hs ambition to control
Massachusetts aud nee politics as la Mr.. sumner
himself"
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
TIE GENERAL APPRAISER.

When the important letter of our corre-
spondent Justice defining the duties and
powers Of the General Appraiser, was pub
lished Yesterday, many of our readers prob
ably learned for the first time what the office
is in which Gen. Grant is attempting to make
such an extraordinary change. They learned
then that there are five officers in the United
States each of whom constitutes "a little judi
cial tribunal from whose decisions there is
absolutely no appeal. They learned that a
General Appraiser is not mere admnistra-
tive fuuctionary, but judge. with power to
settle questions involving vast fOrtunes-a
judge who is hampered by no precedents
and actually bound by no law. 1t is
within his province to fix the rate OF duty
upon any merchandise submitted 10 him,
and to quote the language Of the Act,
""the duties shall be levied thereon ac
cordingly, any Act of Congress to. the con-
"trary Notwithstanding, His decision is
" final and conclusive" Neither the Collector,
nor the Secretary of the Treasury, nor the
courts of law can reverse it, If it is wrong,
there is no possible redress.
Now let us see what the General Appraiser
can do if he is either dishonest or incom-
pctcnt. He can drive any importer out Of the
market by assessing his duties too high. He
can give any importer monopoly by assess
ing his duties too low. In collusion with one
of the local appraisers he can advance the
valuation of a cargo of merchandise to any
figure he pleascs, and if the increase amounts
to a certain proportion the whole invoice is
forfeited for uudervaluation. What bOundless
opportunities of fraud. what possibilities of
blackInail. plundcr, aud organized rascality.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
Aeto.2lork Daily Gribnate,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1874.

rbe entry of the Duke Duchess Of Edinburgh into
London was celebrated yesterday Tho procession was
viewed bv large crowds during a heavy snOw-StOrm.
t=- Tho Emperor Francis Joseph has authorized his
Government resort 10 strong measures against tbe
IltramOptsnes. II Is reported that tho Carllsts
have tkeu posse Of Irun in Spain. Bilbao Is sup
Piled Hiui provisions 10 last until April
Euogi i>.icresoluuons adopted and remarks made
on the tate Senator Sumner in tho Senate and House OF
Representatives, and committees were appointed TO
make arrangements for the funeral aud to accompany
the remains 20 Boston; the Massachusetts, Legislature
and Boston Cly Government also took appropriate
action $50 The funeral OF cX-President Fillmore took
place IN Buffalo yesterday --= The hearing regarding
che moiety system before the Ways ard Means Com
mt teo was closed YESTERDAY. Archbishop Purcell
OF Cincinnati condemns the wOmCns temperance
crusade.
The alargg after au' mated conference, declined 10
r,,to. abe temperance movement total abstinence
Au enthusiastic meeting held in Brooklyn.
James ~ Macgregor, formerly superintendent OF Build
.us WIS arrested two indictments for obtaining sig
natures under false prcteuses == The deadlock in
the Poac. Eulrd olded with the election OF Commis
sianer Gardner as President. The Investigation vi
tine alleged election frauds was resumed So The Erie
Director, ordered an Investigation Of the COmpanys
counts =-=- Justice was charged with subornation
of porIaig aud with bribery. kiug was convicted
murder iu the second degree. = The Rev. Dr. Por-
trps was called 10 the pastorate Of Protestant Epseo
pal Church 10 be organized IN Brooklyn - Gold, l2,
IisI IL. Thermometer. 90. 33o 30.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

for political effect, though the most prominent
men concerned in it are enthusiastic supporters
of the Administration party. lie tells them IN
short that the Government, which puts him
forward as its sole witness except Mr. Jayne,
stands committed to the customs system as 1T
is, and will oppose all attempts to improve 1t.
That is the attitude of the Now-York Custom
house and of the Administration party. We
have greatly underestimate the sagacity OF
our "lcading statesmen if it proves 70 be the
attitude of the Republican party.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
MDRE DJSER1(E

We are thankful that the investigation be-
fore the Ways and Means Committee is near
ts end. Every day the country has been in-
vOlved in deeper and deeper discrcdit. The
Government witnesses have succeeded i'll COW
ering the law and the agents of the law with
infamy, and showing to the world how the
United States Oppresses and plumbers honest
men that rOgues may thrive on their msfOr
tunes, how it. discOurages fair dealing and
pays o premium on fraud how it lays aside
all scruplo and deCency in its dealings with
its best citizens, and seems ready to stoOp to
the meanest expedients for the sake of get
ting money 1t will be IN unspeakablo relief
to be spared any further humiliating dis
closures.
The last of the scandalous confessions was
that of Mr.. Jayne. 1t has long been notorious
that this Government officer was Ill the habit
of bribing clerks to be uniathful to their en-
ployers, and that he made his fortune, so TO
speak, by reading other peoples letters and
listening at keyholcs. But it now appears
that he added to these practices the purchase
of stolen goods. In thc course OF his trans
actions the books and papers of a merchant
were not only seized but mutilatcd and pur-
loined He has admitted that the informer in
the case of Phelps, Dodge n Co. came to him
with documents torn out of the books of the
firm, and then the spy and the special agent
sat down together over the stolen fragments
to bargain for the division Of the spoil Ii
was some time before Mr. Jayne could be got
to acknowledge this incident He prevari
Gated and hesitated, but the Committee in
sisted upon the truth, and reached it at last
after u severe crOss-examination.
In the face of this testimony, District
Attorney Bliss, who has only what he calls an
indirect interest in the proceeds of penalties
and compromses-in other words, two per
cent upon everything recovered-assures the
Committee that there is no wrong, no hardship,
nothing discreditable OF at all out of the way
III the seizure law or in the manner of enforcing
il, and that the eminent merchants who com
plain do not know what they are talking about.
He tells them that respectable importers are
very well pleased with the system az it stands,
and that William +. Dodge Jackson 5. Schultz,
and their associates i'll Washington, are not
worthy representatives of their class. He tells
them that tho present agitation ~ stirred UP
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
ara opened whenovor the General Appraiser
shin falls into improper hands.

ara opened whenever the General Appraiser
shin falls into improper hands.
We have said nothing against the private
character of Cen. Hlycr; but that he is not
thc ncrson 10 be intrusted with the dangerous
powers of General Appraiser is fact too
patent for argument lie lacks the neceS-
sary knowledge. He lacks the necessary Dig
nity of character. He lacks tho judicial tenn
ner. He commands no confidence He does
ipspire alarm with all who know the nature
of the delicate duties of the Office, ana wlth
all who know the facts Of his past career But
perhaps the strongest objection TO the proposed
change is moi the unGtness of the new appointec,
but the fact that there should he any change
at all. Judge HogeboOm has been Genelal
Appraiser for fifteen years. During That
time not ono word has been heard to his
dsparagement. He has fulfilled his hard duty
20 the universal satisfaction OF the public.
with a small salary nc has lived honorably. u
rare aud shining example of a Government
officer above Ill reproach, and utterly lndif-
ferent to selfish schemes and dishonest COM
bnations When such man is removed
there is good reason TO fear that the ravenous
tribe of mOety hunters and cOrruptionists who
hang about the Administration and dctile the
public Offices want his place for q different
sort of person. viii the merchants tell the
President what they think about iti Better
still, will they tell the Seaate2
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
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New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

The Committee Of Ways and Means we're
doubtless disappointed in the answers which
Mcssrs. Sharpe and Latin, the Surveyor and
Naval Officer of this Port, made to their sum
mons to appear and testify with reference TO
the moiety system. Surveyor Sharpe could
give "nO evidence of any value" he said, and
Mr.. Latin pleaded pressing engagements"
The Committee were not slow TO understand
that these gentlemen do not recognize their
authority, and made no further attempt TO
procure their testimony. But yesterday they
were gratifed by the sudden and timely
appearance of Mr.. George Bliss, the Dis
hict-AttOrney. who said Mcssrs. Sharpe
and Latin did not come because they
feared it might DO said they were
biased in their opinions by personal in
terest. He was himself entirely without bias
as le receives only two per cent of the
moieties. and he frankly said " as to facts,
ne could state more than all of them com
"bined.' Mr.. Bliss made very entertaining
address to the Committee. From his remarks
it appears that there is no real ground of
complaint against the laws or their execution.
He did think the laws were q little intricate,
but so long as he understands them and gets
two per cent for it there is really no cause
for dissatisfaction. He favored the Committee
with the opinion that the merchants who are
making this fuss have had their heads
" turncd.r Upon the whole, Mr. Bliss must
have appeared to the Committee to be what
Artemus Ward called his Kangaroo IN
" amoOzn little kuss."
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13
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Profs. ASA GRAY and S. w. JOHNSON, the
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New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

Tx GOV. Bradford of Maryland has memorial be-
fore Congress which merits attention than the
ordinary appeals for relief from lossos by war.
While be was Governor OF the Slate, position
which he iled with distinguished ability and credit
his house standing about four miles from tho CITY
Of Baltimore was burned by body of Confederate
soldiers under express orders from their commander
This was not III the common course OF military
operations a the leader Of the squad volunteered TO
leave with the Governors family memorandum
stating that "Thls house is burned in retalia-
tion for the burning Of Gov Letchers OF
Virginia. burned by the Union soldiers and
signed by order H. T. Johnson, General Command
ing" While it is true that payment has generally
beaD properly refused by Congress for property
destroyod by public enemies, and while the present
condition Of our finances requires more than ever
that rigid hold should he kept upon the national
prscstrings, it cannot be denied that the case of
Gov. Bradford presents features which give it an
exceptional character, and entile It to tho favor
able consideration of Congress
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

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New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

Tomorrow we shall publish full steno-
graphic report of the statement of Mr. William
L. Dodge concerning the treatment his firm
received from the officers of the Seizure oerv-
ice-a statement which is understood to have
made a deep impression upon oil who heard
it, and which will certainly be read with
interest by every importer in the country
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

The Jury in the King murder case, after
returning TO the courtroom twice for instruc-
tions ~ 10 their right to render verdict of
murder in the second degree, at last found a
verdict to that effect and at half-past seven
last evening announced it. The Court ad-
Iourncd without prOnOuncing sentence.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

Tho funeral of Senator Sumner takes place
IN Che Senate Chamber to-day. Both houses
of Congress yesterday, after brief tributes to
the memory of the distinguished dead, ad-
jouFned without doing any other business
The body will be taken to Boston for inter-
mout.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

The arrest of the ex-Superintendent of
Buildings ON charge of completely III old
Ring frauds will be as much of surprise to
the public as it seems to have been to him.
Suspicion had not previously been directed
that way. RumOrs that number of indict-
ments on like grounds against more promi-
nent persons are making numbers of the Ring
uneasy at this time.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

The Bro0kiyn Union expresses somo surprise that
THF TRIBUNE, in company with the other reputable
journals of Now-Yor gave it full credit in copying
from It's columns recently striking matter of news
Ii TIE Union had given moro careful attention TO
the matter it would have found this TO be the uni
form practice OF IUE TRIBUNE We aim always to
give ctcdit to any journal from which we copy either
editorials o news which it has exclusively published.
We know OF nothing moro thoroughly provincial
aud more certainly indicative of third-class paper,
than the habit OF saying. A morning journal pub
fishes 50 and So" or An evening contemporary
argues so and So" If the paper is worth quoting IL
is worth naming; and the only exception winch IHE
TRIBUNE ever intends to recognize to this rule is,
that when what it has TO say is not likely to be
pleasant to the paper referred to, 1t may then some
times he a matter OF courtesy not to name 1t.
The new Temperance Movement has not yet occa-
stoned any bloodshed, but there is Rev. NJ. Car
mage who i, busily engaged in it in Pittsburgh,
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

The demand for the remarkable address Of
Mr.. jackson S. Schultz before the Ways and
Means Committee speedily exhausted the edi-
ton of THE TRIBUNE which contained it last
wednesday, but the stereotype plates had
fortunately been saved and we were conse-
queony able 10 Oriut an a1dsuohal supply
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

What hidden political meaning is to be at
tached to the election of Mr. Gardner as
President Of the Police Board is past finding
out al present, unless it be that the members
have wholesome fear of legislative inter
ference to stop their contentious. But that
the deadlock has been broken in any way will
be satisfaction to the public, which will now
look for greater activity and better service on
the part of the Board.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

We undertake at present to express no
Judgment whatever upon the remarkable and
contradictory reports concerning the Erie Rail
road. We are disposed, at first sight to give
credepce 10 the statements of the known and
reputable Directors of the Company. The re-
firing Auditor, however, insists that he has
been unfairly treated in the interviews pre-
viously published from some Of the officers OF
the Company, and, while heSitating to give
full credence, OF even, at present, publication,
to his startling documents concerning the
financial condition Of the Company, we hasten
70 give him the benefit of his verbal explana-
tiOns.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

Revelations concerning the scope Of Mr.
John ID. Sanborn's duties, and the nature OF
the labors for which he has been so made
quately compensated, continue to be made.
The case of the Delaware, Lackawanna ana
Western Company, in which Mr.. Sanborn re-
ceived trifing matter of $4o,S42 6s, without
ever having applied in person or by repre-
sentative or in any other way to the Com
pany, or being known by the latter IN any
way in the case, was referred to IN Wednes-
days TRIBUNE. This morning the correspond
ence in the case of tho Toledo. Wabash and
Western COmpany-a precisely similar ease
is published. The impression grows that San
born has taken the taxes to collect " at
"halves." Mr.. Solicitor Banfield seems to
have good heart. 1t looks as though ho
would have divided the national domain with
Sanborn if Sanborn had only asked him.
New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

The meeting yesterday of the clergy Of the
city interested in the cause of Temperance was
very well attended, and methods for promot-
ing the progress of the Temperance revival
were fully discussed All present were very
much in earnest in the work, and impressed
with the necessity of harmonizing conflicting
views and theories upon common basis OF
action, and of prosecuting the undertaking
with the utmost discretion. The resolutions
adopted were reasonable and conservative in
tone, well calculated to unite the Temperance
sentiment of the community in the enterprise.
Temperance revivals in large cities must
be. from the nature of the case, entirely dlf-
ferent affairs from the crusades which have
done so good and 80 extensive work at the
West. No one in his senses will dispute the
fact that intemperance is one OF tho crying
evils of the time, and that any effort to sup
press or mitigate it deserves the sympathy aud
cooperation of all good citizens. The encour-
aging feature of this undertaking is the ap-
probation of the obstacles iii the way, aud
the thoughtful discretion with which the first
steps are taken.