The New York herald., 1876-03-01


CONSIDERATION con, In a lawyer. response OF every
.eh or something OF that kind given
MN. hut the title OF the properly Was
not mentioned, nor was a word said about the
Emma Mine, and In fact / am of the lmpression the
uue or Little Emman was gwen II. Alter this not
uon more was said about NJ but upon reaching homo
'nvusu over the manner OF the man Lyons and came
10 the conclusion that there was something wrong
ABOUT MIN. My suspicious were confirmed when re-
oeNed paper subsequently from Salt Lake City
ierring 10 tho removal OF Judge Mexican. and con
cuded TO have nothing 10 do with Lyons and the whole
anair. as judged that possibly my services not
Washington
When Senator Morton had finished his statement he
turned TO Mr. Lyons and asked him II il was not cor
rect To which tho latter replied that 1t
THE FINANCIAL REFoRMERs OUT OF CONGRESS
HOW DISTINGUISHED SENATOR IS BORED
Senator Thurman says that he is overrun with let
tiers and pamphlets on the finances. Every man has
some pet scheme for paying the national debt and
flooding the country with cheap currency to be quoted
at par. He receives what would make hundred
printed pages every day One reformer wrote him the
other day that the government ought TO adopt 1nan
cial policy so that poor could borrow 500 as
easily millionaire could borrow 81, 600 He asked
that MT Thurman get Congress TO pass law max
ing II the duty OF the Secretary of the
Treasury to loan money to any person
who might apply To have the spirit Of the proposed
law fully carried out no would have postmasters ap-
pointed loan agents and authorized by law lend
money to any citizen real estate personal property
cattle, horses, jackasses sheep, swine &c. In fact TO
take any kind OF property security for such loans
During n former session OF Congress, when tho
finances were the chief subject Of discussion, he re-
ceived communication from Western man which
began with these words 'Why don't you Congressman
stop talking and pass law giving American citizens
$40 apece?n
The Senator said that other subject opened so
wide field for demagogues the finance question. He
found that those who talked most knew least, and
a rule they as inflated the currency would be
II they we're allowed to have their own way.
THE SUBSTITUTION OF SILVER FOR FRACTIONAL
CURRENcY-DEFIcIENoY BILL FOR THE BU-
1EAU OF PRINTING AND ENGRAVING.
The Committee on Appropriations met Dr. Linder-
man, Director Of the Mint, to night and the question
Of issuing silver currency discussed at length 1t
ascer,ained that the Sl4 Ooo, 900 of silver bullion
owned by the government would coin SIG 600 600 Of
currency, $12, 0oo, 900 OF which is now coined and
ready for distribution. According 10 the facts
presented It was found that tho cost
OF keeping the silver anoat being the
interest the bonds necessary buy bullion, was
less than the required keep the fractional
currency anoat
After considerable debate the committee appointed
Messrs. Randall and Foster subcommittee to meet
Secretary Bristow in the morning and confer with him
further on the subject, aftcr which is expected that
tho committee will report bill to the House authorz-
ing tho Secretary silver the business of the
country may require
The committee agreed 70 report deficiency bill OF
$165ooo for the Bureau of Printing and Engraving to
print national bank notes and groenbacks
OPPOSITION TO ARMY REDUcTIoN-vIEws OF
MR.. RANDALL AND GENERAL LOGAN
There will be some opposition, particularly among
border men, to any considerable reduction OF the army
and in tho Senate General Logan will oppose it II is
possible however, that proposition to abolish the
cruiting service may be favorably received. There is
q suggestion here that in Arizona and other border
regions might be we'll to enlist Indians in tho regu-
lar service. They already fed and clothed by tho
government and is believed they would make excci-
lent troops and would imbbe moro civilization under
the strict discipline of tho military life than they do
living idly In their camps under incompetent and too
often, rascally Indian agents.
Mr. Randall means to urge very considerable econo-
mics IN the management of the army and hopes TO
make largo savings even with but slight reductions of
the rank and hle General Logan urges consolidation
OF the Comnissary Quartermaster's, Ordnance and
Pay departments OF tho army q measure of
economy.
THE INDIAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FACTS
AGAINST Ex-coMMIssIoNER SMITH
The Indian investigating subcommittee, with Judge
wiltshire as chairman Is developing important
evidence against ex-Commissioner Smith and the
Rings Mr. Eby, his former clerk in tho record de-
partmen Of the bureau has bcon before the commit
tee with damaging facts which supported by docu-
mcntary evidence Congressman Page appears as
Smiths counsel
Bosler, the beef contractor of Carlisle Pa has his
agents at work here, and he himself makes frequent
trips to the Capitol TO his favorite congressman
The committee is working very hard and a disadvan
tage because some of the most valuable witnesses arc
IN the far West and in Europe