The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-01-07
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y Second Comptroiier' y. y, o"ipen-
- iowa. Second Comptroller; Rod
~, Curtis. melter Of the mint at Den
w.. Ias II. Marshall, Postmaster ut
,a.ooster. Pa. also large number OF
.Issord lieutenants In the army, and o
s,nher Of brevet army appointments.
h The Centennial Committee this morn
,..aoreed unanimously to report bill
,us az appropriation OF a million and u
ssli dollars for the Centennial, and an
n usn,t will be made on Monday to pass
= nnder q suspension OF the rules.
pavmaster Spalding, United States
o.ates NAVY, has been arrested ut San
vr.rclsco. and confined at Mare Island,
orders from Washington. IL Is sup
" .nssd he Is charged with completely in
the Pinncy frauds.
Secretary Bristow has written u letter
.snon Rutherford and DIR. Broadhead.
.soently resigned from the Treasury
nsrortment, stating that no charges
IA been made against them In relation
20 the Sngg Fort and Witowski claims,
VA that their designations had been
.ccented without the slightest imputa-
,,on on their integrity as officers.
The formal nnounccmentin the Sen
:. ~ the death Of Vice President Will
- iii be made on Thursday OF next
.sset VA by Mr.. Boutwell,. Eulogies will
~. depyered by Messrs. Dawes, Bout
,,.n and number OF other Senators.
M Ferrys death will not be an
,orrccd until eulogies have been de-
I,vered on Mr.. Wilson.
Tho snb-committe on appropriation
.his morning submitted their report TO
ths full committee on tho Consular
md Diplomatic appropriation bills;
80 estimates from the Department
called Al .352, ,4s0; this is a reduction OF
Aiael.N7 50, n saving OF $S,7i3,75O. 1t Is
the impression that It will be still fur
fher cut down In the House.
The flrst move In the direction OF the
yA6uctlon OF the expenses OF the army
vas made In the House this morning, by
the presentation Of resolution from
ina Appropriation Committee. by Mr..
Randall. directing the Military Com
mittee TO take into immediate consid-
erstion the pay and allowances OF all
officers of the army, and to report
whether and in what instance said pay
can be reduced.
The President sent the following mes
sage TO the Senate to-day:
10 the Senate of the United States
In reply TO the resolution Of the Sen
xte of the eth Of February last, re-
ouesting the President TO institute In
nuiries as TO fhe proper place Tor the
establishment OF branch mint at some
point I'm the Western States, or in the
Mississippi Valley, / transmit herewith
ihe rcport and accompanying papers OF
a. Director OF the Mint, who was
charged with the duty OF making the
houlries called for by said resolution.
u. s. GRANT.
DR.. Linderman, In his report, states
that he has visited the cities OF Chicago,
Cincinnati, indianapolis, Kansas City
and Denver, and examined their adyan-
hges respectively, with reference to the
establishment OF a mint and he then
avs: 'The principal commercial and
nilroad centres In the West, st. Louis,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Oma-
ha and Kansas City, all offer ample
facilities for economically conducting
most operations. both as respects the
cost OF necessary supplies and rate OF
labor.
They also possess sufficient facilities
for distributing coin to the cities ana
towns Of the Mississippi Valley. FOR
the conveyance Of silver it Is not very
material which of the cities referred to
shall be selected for the location OF a
mint, as under the laws each coinage,
With the exception OF the trade dollar,
must be on Government account exclu-
sively, and the bullion required for the
same procured by purchase. The sup
Wy will come chiefly from the reduction
and refining works hereafter referred to.
It Is important, however, to avoid, II
possible, the delay, and particularly
theexpense which would attend tho con-
struction Of q new editice, and which
may be accomplished by utilizing some
Government building no longer re-
quired Tor other purposes. The only
Government building in the West for
mint operations are the United States
arsenal at Indianapolis and the United
states postofIice at st. Louis. The lat
terwill not be vacated until the COM
pietion Of the United States buildings
10 St. Louis, which will be probably
Three or four years. The editice at In
annapolis is no longer required for the
pu. uoses to which it has hitherto been
devot, u, and could be converted into
mint at y moderate expense within
say six months from the time Of It's
being located. II IL be the intention 20
establish a mint in TIE Western States
Tor the coinage of silver only, and as
summing that the arsenal building
caNbe vacated and turned over for use
ssamint, the true policy would appear
tobe the location Of it ut Indianapolis.
Having stated my conclusions as to
Tue location OF mint for the coinage
o. silver, l deem it proper to refer
ortedy and in general terms to the
nlnting requirements Of the locStion
Known as the Mississippi Valley.
That extensive and highly productive
region will require in the near future a
c0DSidoru hlo .,o;c ro of Hofb uo1I and