Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-19
WASIlINGTON.
Vinsl0w.

Washington, April IS. The despatch Of Secre-
tary Fish, 10 be read to Lord Derby with reference
to Winslow, will, it is expected reach England
tomorrow or next day. All information now at
the department of State, tends to show that Wins
low will not be restored to this country by the
British government, but that about the first of
May he will be released.
The C1ymer Committee.
Clymer's committee met to-day and heard the
testimony Of Elliott A. Pendleton, in relation to
the checks and drafts given by his brother, George
II. Pendleton, against the money pa id Rim " the
United States in satisfaction of the cl .,m OF the
Kentucky Railroad company, hich Was corrob-
orative of the latters to how he drew the
money.
Specie.
After the cabinet discussion to-day Secretary
Bristow issued a circular OF instructions concern
ing the issue of silver coin of the United States
in place of fractional currency. The latter is to
| redeemed in sums of 50, multiples thereof, as
sorted by denomination, and In amount not to
| exceed 500, by like amount of silver coin Of
| the denomination Of 10, 90, Is and 50 cents frac
tional currency redeemed under these instructions
by any OF the Assistant Treasurer's designated
repositories Of the United States at Washington.
| the amonnt to be charged in the Treasurers gen.
eral coin account as a transfer Of funds. The
currency redeemed will be in no case re-issued.
The government will not pay express charges.
The redemption points are: Treasury of the
United States, Washington, Assistant Treasury at
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, st. Louis, New
| Orleans, Charlestown, Cincinnati, Chicago, San
| Francisco and Baltimore, and the United States
| repositories at Buffalo and Pittsburg.
Internal Revenue.
| The commissioner of Internal Revenue Pratt
concurs in the idea of the Senate Appropriation
Committee, that the office of Supervisor Of Inter-
| nal Revenue can be abolished at saving to the
Treasury. The salary and expenses of each of
the ten supervisors averaged last year $l3,775
Tka Do tnnnS tn f,onn k,rx
to the House Postal Committee, recommends the
Senate bill regulating postage on mail matter Of
the Sd class.
The President returned to the Senate, this after
| noon, the bill which provides for reducing the
salary of the President to S25, 900 per anpum,
from and after the 4th of March next, with mes
sage stating his reasons for not approving it. The
veto was not read and cannot be published until
tomorrow.
The Silver Bill.
A bill was reported in the Senate to-day which
| provides
Sec. THAT there shall be coined at the mint
of the U. S. silver dollar of the weight of 4l2
$40 grains troy, Of standard silver, the emblems,
devices and inscriptions Of which shall conform to
those prescribed by law for gold and silver coins
of the u S., with such notifications thereof as
necessary to render said dollar readily distn-
gushable from the trade dollar and in the coinage
and delivery thereof the some devlatl0ns from the
standard weight and fneness shall be allowed as
prescribed by law for the trade dollar And the
said dollar herein authorized shall be legal ten
der at its nominal value for any amount not ex-
ceedng $50 in any one payment, except for Gus
tom duties and interest on the public debt. And
the trade dollar shall not hereafter be legal ten
der.
Sec. 2.-The Secretary Of the Treasury is here
by authorized, for any equal amount of U. S.
notes which shall be retired and cancelled and
not be again replaced by other notes, and all notes
redeemed under this act shall be held to be part
of the sinking fund provided for by the existing
law the interest to be computed thereon as in the
case of bonds redeemed under the act relating to
the sinking fund.
Sec. 3.-Any owner of silver bullion may de-
market value, ascertained and publicly announced
| from time to time by the director of the mint,
| with the approval of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and to be paid for either in silver dollars,
with gold coin, L. S. notes or bullion; or the
coinage of said silver dollar may be procured in
the mode provided for as to other silver coins by
sec. 1926 of the revised CODE the gain and waste
age to be accounted for as prescribed said Sec
ton.
Discriminating Duties.
The Secretary of State, in communication to
the Secretary of the Treasury, enclosing letter
from Henry S. Sanford, to the President, urging
the adoption of discriminating duties against slave
holding countries, suggests an exception in favor
of countries which might claim to be protected
by treaties.