, 1875-03-28
WASHINGTON.

Wages TO BE Reduced In the Govern
nent Printing Osficc-A Now Kntc
asozutnti:: TIE Redemption OF Erac-
ttonal Currenxy.
Spee1a. Dlspatch to The chteaao Tribune.
WAsu1xa1oS, D. c.. March Ala movement
has been started in this city, which is likely tc
result in reduction Of the prices paid to CON-
posltors at the Government Printing Office. aud
possibly throughout the couutry. Tho law does not
prescribe the rate which the Government printer
shall pay for composition. but permits hin
to employ printers at euch rates Of wages as he
may deem for the interest OF the Government
and just TO the persons employed. The result
is th:t tbs Government pays whatever rates ths
Typographical Union fixes. It hss been the Gus.
tom Of the Government to pay the rates fixed b1
tho Union at the city newspaper Offices. Those
rates are 60 cents per 1000 ema- These
arc the highest war-prices heEe, although
the cost OF living has decreased nearly one-half
and the value Of the dollar has increased. The
prices Of composition IN Baltimore are muct
less The consequence is that private job print
ing hera is nearly ruined. as much OF the work il
sent to Baltimore, aud the idle printers are SUP
ported BY tho Union The city printers have
boen unable to protect themselves from theae
high rates 80 long as the Government Printe!ipaya
them. Tho Indications low are that the GOT
eminent Printer will adopt the new reduced rate
about to be liked By tho city publishers, and dafy
Uniou a composto1 at the Government Printing.
Ohice now earns about 81. 400 annually. The
Government Printing Office is in better poelt1on
for contest with the Typographical Union tnau
Tor man! years. as the aa,cunt Of Printing; Or
dered " Coneresa IS less than usual.
IIo TIE .issoe7dfed Preat1
REVENUE DEeta1oH.
WAsHEaTos. D. c., March 27.-The Internal
Revenue office has ruled that the mere aot OF put-
chasing stamps Is not payment OF tho tax upon
Z g1yeu lot Of tobacco, though the purchase OF
such stamps may hare been with specinl refer
enco to B1ch payment The tax cannot be said
to be enforced upon given lot Of tobacco until
suitable stamps have been affixed to Packages
containing stamps and cancelled SO that the
stamps have become part and parcel OF the pack
age xnd have no value in themselves apart from
tho package to which they are affixed.
HuT1LArEp CURRENCY.
The Treasurer OF the United States viii soon
issue circular amending the regulation govern
ing the redemption Of United States currency,
90 that in cases Of mutiiation deduction will be
casa Of legal-tender notes. It less han one-tenth
cf the original proportion Of the uoto is missing,
tho mutilshon viii be disregrrded. II one
tenth Of the ncte is miasing. QUE
tenth OF ITS face-yalue will be deducted
If mora than one-tenth and lees than
one-hItn II n1Hsiug oue-uA ol L4e laco satua
vii! be deducted, and 80 on, reckoning by tenshs;
but no note OF which less than one-foutth Of ths
original is presented will be redeemed without evi
dence tint the missing rortion is totally de-
st.oyed. Tho same rule will be applied TO mutt
lated fractional currency, with tie subatituton
Of ono-hlth for ono-tenth- The amended rogu-
latioos will take effect the 1st Of May ne3t.
fTr1 JOIN PORTER.
AL tho papers sobuaitted with tho application
for = teheariug Of tho case OF Fitz John Porter
we're referred to-day to the Attorney-G Gene1nl
wno will prepare CD opinion in conjunction with
Judgo-Advocate-GenerAH Holt.
TREASURY APPOINTMENT.
Treasurer Spinner hes nominated Col Frank
Joaes to be Cashier Of the Treasury, vico Wy
nan, appointed Assistant Secreta1y. Col Jonea
ia Chief OF tho Redemption division Of the
T1easurer's Office. Seeret.ry Dristow nss not jet
determined who hs viii appoint To tbs vacant po-
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