The New York herald., 1876-09-25
concerned about the awkward dilemma In which he has
pus himself and where he must unsvoidably remain.
:NERaL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

wAsHHorox, Sept "a 1874
THE LABoEs OF THE SILVER COMMISSION
RECONCILIATION OF SILVER NOT LIKELY
TO DE REcoMMESDED-rHE BONDED DEBT
AND INTEREST SHOULD BE PAID IN GOLD.
Private Information has been received from New
York that the Silver Commission, whi,h has held sew
cra sessions in that city has made considerable pre-
llminary progress Letters Of inquiry have been ad-
dressed 10 European governments as TO tho proper
tonatc OF gold and silver, and legislation upon
monetary afyars. The selection OF three experts to
assist the commission mas had serious consideration.
Tho Us. of names from which the selection will TO
mado Gencral Dix, OF New York; William Grocs-
beck, OF Cincinnati; r. NJ. T. Hunter OF Virginia; B. f.
Noursc, OF Boston, President woolscy and Professors
sumner and Walker, or New Haven; President White,
OF Cornell University; d. A. Wells, OF Connecticut; f.
b. Elliott, OF the Bureau OF Statistics and J. B. Moore
Of New York. Tho report OF the commission will look
to placing financial system as nearly possible in
harmony with that OF tho world. and at the time
To carly and saio resumption OF specie Pay
mcnts
The most interesting question tho commission has
undertaken to soivo Is whether silver coin be used
otherwise than as subsidiary coin This inquiry In
cludcs making silver dollars which shall be legal
tender in OF S. so or $50 and fixing standard
metals equal in all respects dollar for dollar. Pre-
lminary do encourage tho hopc that tho
last named, which amounts to tho reconciliation OF
silver, will be among the recommc ndations OF the
commission The sense of the commission IL TO pay
the bonded debt aud tho interest thereon IN gold in
every case. but scheme to retire the legal tender
notes by tho substitution OF silver avorably
cc,vcd.
THE EEoIsrEATIoN OF TRADE MARKS FoR
FOREIGN APPLICANTS SUBJECTS OF GREAT
BRITAIN NOT ENTITLED TO THE PRIV
JLEGE.
Secretary Chandler has rendered tho following deci-
sion in relation tho registration OF trado marks
foreign applicnnts-
rnH COMMISSIONER OF PATGNrs:--
SIR--Your letter of the Goth ut concerning tho
practice OF your Office In the registration OF trade
marks for foreign applicants uuy referred TO the
Hon. Secretary OF state and now transmit tor your
information copy OF n letter, dated the 18th Inst
from tho Acting Secretary OF Sate, with its nclosure
Of IRON tho Secretary of State with tho
papers accompanying 1t. dated the 18th inst
II appears from the Acting Sccre,ary's letter that
there no treaty stipnntions with Great Britain
upon the subject of trade marks the treaty OF 1894 with
that Kingdom having been cancelled long ago. am OF
OPINION therefore, that under the operation OF section
a. 937 OF the Revised Statutes person. firm
Great Britain should be privileged TO have trade marks
registered the United States Patent Occ long
there Is no existing treaty or convention between SAID
government aud the United States which affords simi
lar privileges to citizens OF the United Staies
CHANDLER Secretary.
THE SAFE BURGLARY CAsE-EvIDENCE OF THE
PROSECUTION TO CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY.
The evidence for tho prosecution tho Babcock case
will close Wednesday, when the counsel Tor General
Babcock will that the Court direct the jury
turn a verdict of ''Not guilty." but this failing the
evidence for the defence will begin