The New York herald., 1876-08-01
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
wAsmISGrox, July 81, 1879
RuMoR OF THE RESIGNATION OF ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL TAFT.
II reported this evening what seemed good
authority that Attorney General Taft would leave his
office during the present week; but upon inquiry of
tho Attorney General himself concerning the rumor,
TO- night he said he has intention whatever Of
rcsigning from the Cabinet
THE BHLKNAP IMPEACHMHNT-AN ACQUITrAL
PRoBABIx-PRRPARATIoN FOR THE FINAL
VOTE.
The Senate will reach . vote upon impeachment to-
morrow is thought, aud the opinion is entertained
by many that ex-secrsary Belknap will be acquitted
The Senators who in favor of impcach and Of
finding Belknap guilty, are very much disturbed at the
prospect OF failing to secure conviction The demo-
cratic Senators argue that matter what be the
result the moral eject upon the country will be all the
same
The day taken up in the discussion of the man.
her in which the vote TO find verdict should be
taken tomorrow and the method to be adopted,
whereby each Senator ifhe choose, might explain hi,
vote The Senate will proceed, according to present
understanding to take at twelve O'Clock. There
Is good authority for saying that verdict OF guilty
cannot bo found BY twothirds of those present aud
voting
THE RANKING AND CURRENCY COMMITTEE
PRoposrTIoN TO REFER ALL MATTERS Az
FEcrIHo rHE CURRENCY TO COMMISSION
THE REPEAL AGITATION AT AN END FOR THE
sRssIoN AND GOVERNOR TILDEN'S LITTER
COMING.
The regular Monday meeting of the Banking and
Currency Committee took place this morning, but, In
the absence OF Mr.. Goode Of Virginia the subject OF
o~l sha inn Law mot al
action This subject we'll as tho matter OF the pro-
posed coinage OF the legal tender silver dollar and
other kindred financial questions, were discussed at
considerable length, Messrs Cox (Ihe chsirman) and
Gibson and Kasson offering, by a strange conci-
dencc, similar propositions for a commission to
investigate the whole subject OF gold and silver coinage
and the relation 0. metals to each other reliable
Standards and measures OF value, and, in connection
Herewith the means OF bringing about the resumption
OF specie payments 1t will be noticed the report
proceedings In the House to-day that Mr. Gibson and
Mr. Hewitt each offered in pursuance Of this
same purpose, but meanwhile the committee author
ixed the appointment OF a Subcommittee to prepare
forthwith q Joint resolution Tor n commission
Of Senator's. Representatives and experts
10 consider. during the recess and
submit At the next session a report on the several
anincial questions now agtating Congress and the
eountry The fact cited that England and France
bad taken this method OF getting at solution OF such
problems and the example was well worth initiating.
70 morrow the committee has leave to report at
any time Mr. Cox will get tho floor and present the
int resolution which will bc prepared early in the
morning IL is probable this joint resolution will meet
with general favor and secure immediate adoption.
The action OF the Banking and Currency Commit
Tee to-day II taken to mean, and undoubtedly
does mean that there will DO report tho repeal OF
the Resumption act, and that the whole subject Of re-
peal has been sheved for this session. Hence the
simultaneous announcement that Governor Tilden 8
letter OF acceptance will be made public on Wednesday
next the danger OF Inconsistent acton the part OF
the democratic majority In the House having been got
ten out OF tho way. Meantime If the Bland Silver
bill should come up unfinished business
Holman . amendment thereto and others that will be
offered will give the hard money democrats chance TO
talE the bill death 1t looks night II the East
srn democrats had signal victory and going
into the Presidential campaign without any dead
weight In the shape OF soft money resolutions or the
silver dollar folly to hamper them.
rHK COIN BALANCE IN THE TREASURY.
The answer of secretary Morrill, to the resolution
Of the House, asking for the net coin balance in
HE Treasury, shows that tho government
lnsr deducting con certificates, accrued IN
tsrsst and ali demand obligations, is the
owner of just 81, 2c2 of which $s,5oo.6I7,
~ very nearly one bali, Is silver.
SxsroNArIoH OF spPERvls ARCHITECT POT
rER--MR. MULLET NOT TO BE HIS Sue
CxssoR.
Mr. Potter, Supervising Architect, resigned oday
and will 90 OF Office tomorrow. There 10 rcpor
here night that Mr. Nuilet will be his successor but
there 10 NO foundation Tor this. MT Nuilet has beer
spoken OF In connection with some other Offices. bu
he will not there is good reason Tor saying, RESUME
The Mace of Government Architect
rHg COST or COLLECTING THE REVENUE
WHAT SENATOR WEST HxPEcIs TO PROVE.
Mr. West OF Louisiana. who Is q member OF The
esnats Committee Appropriations In order TO mak
party capital and to onset some OF the aceusat'oh
made against the republican admnistrations oil th'
past nscn years has asked for full statistics from 'h
Treasury Department. and hopes TO prove that the cos
Of collecting the United states customs IRON 1881 ''
1851 WAS 29 100 per cent and from 1851 TO 1871 oni'
b56.10o per cent
poxoRAruLAToRY AUTOGRAPH LETTER PROM
THE IMPERoR OF AUSTRIA TO PRKsIDxN1
GRANT.
Count uoyoe the Austrian Minister, was received
~ President Grant, ON the nth July, in special au
dlsnes " Desssns autograph lstssr OF cousrasuis