The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.
MOrrlll, OF Maine, Secretary OF
The Treasury.
How the Blaine Certificate Was
Obtained.
The Nomination and Confirmation of Mr.
Morrill, a Surprise 10 Him viii Not
Accept Until Pending Appropria.
ton Bills are Passed

NuH DIM hIt IdSStu,
WASHINGTON, June Il. Tho uomi
nation and confirmation OF Senator
Morrill, rs Secretary of the Treasury
took place while he was absent from
the Senate, and without his having
notified the President that he would
accept the appointment. The news
that his nomination had been received
and confirmed by the Senate was Il
surprise to him, as he still held the of.
fer of the appointment under consd.
Grafton,
lie informs his friends this evening
that he has not yet decided whether
or not he will accept the position, but
that in case he arrives at an allirma-
tive conclusion, he will not enter upon
the duties Of the Office until after the
pending appropriation bills shall have
been finally passed by Congress. His
colleageS on the Appropriation Com.
mittee, Of which he is chairman, and
large number Of prominent Senator's
earnestly desire that he should remain
with them until at least that time
The commission Of Morrill,, as Secre.
tary OF the Treasury, was signed by
the President at half past two o'clock
this afternoon. This is noted us being
one OF the quickest executive act ons
OF the character that has ever been
consumated.
AT the Bankers Convention to-day,
the following preamble and resolution
were unanimously adopted :,
WHBREAs, The general stagnatiun
OF trade and commerce, taken together
with the depressed industries of the
country, are making the present bank
taxes absolutely unhearahle, and
which, If not promptly repealed, must
end IN the dissolution ola large num-
her of banking institutions aud with
draWal OF banking capital ~ An iu-
vestment throughout the laud, there.
fore,
ReSOiuod, That the memb ers of this
convention proceed in a body before
the Committee on Banking and Cur,
rency tomorrow, and each member,
so far as possible, present his views
and those whom lie represents and
to facilitate the same, be il further
RcSolued, That the present members
of the convention also appear before
the Committee on Ways and Means In
relation TO the numerous petitions be-
fore them for the removal Of the use OF
stamps on bank checks.
RtSOircd, That the bill now before
the Banking and Currency Committee,
providing for the redemption OF agency
expenses, to he taken out of debt taxes,
meets our hearty concurrence, and
that the members OF this convention
press the Importance Of the same upon
the consideration of said committee.
Adjourned.
Mr. New this morning sent the
President his resignation rs Solicitor
of the Treasury Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Conant Is acting rs
Secretary of the Treasury.
The Committee on Banking and
Currency had under consideration to-
day II bill for the repeal of the specie
resumption act. Two amendments
will be allowed to be offered in the
House, one for the accumulation Of
coin in the Treasury, preparatory to
the resumption of specie payments,
and the other providing for the
funding of greenbacks. The commit
tee were evenly divided as to reporting
to-day, one member being absent, and
the meeting will be held tomorrow.
The manager of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, at Philadelphia,
was examined to-day before the Judi
ciary Committee. He produced three
original dispatches already testified to,
two of them addressed to Favo, Lon
don, without signatures, and the third
addressed to Josiah Caldwell, London,
over the signature of Scott. The latter,
he said, had been left at the Office by
Colonel SCOTS messenger.
As to the third dispatch, telling
Favo to send u telegram to the chair
man Of the Judiciary Committee, wit
ness knew it had been brought to the
office by gentleman who, when the
clerk asked him to leave his address,
said that it was not necessary, The
clerk said rs S57.72 in gold had been
paid for it they would like to have
some address to which to send an an
swer. The gentleman repeated that it
was not necessary, and smllingly left
the name of John smith.