The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-10

p.c:y Of deposits f bullion for these
ooirs has been declining for some
mouths past - the Phi!Aiel phis AMI
Carson minis depositors par coinage
, charge for trade dollars Of oue-haIt
per cent. aud al advance Of one-fourta
pr cent harirg recently beeu made,
monies accruing from this charge are
pail without deduction into the Treas
ury Abou, 81, 900 Of the $50 600. 600
charge money authorized BIZ law TO be
Issued. remains TO ba coined, which. NJ
lowing one month for the annual settle
men. ard repairs. wall occupy the Mats
nn,ii about February, 1878, after tbA.
il will be Necessary 10 begin the coin
age of half and quarter eAgles - meet
the requirements OF the country. On
and after January, 1873, the time fixed
by law ior resumption, nearly all the
gold and silver bullion purchased In the
United States AZ the present time and
for some months past, viii find its way
to the minis, and Indications are that
considerable amounts Of foreign bull
lion will also be imported and
deposited for coinage. Should Congress
authorize the coinage of silver dollars
during the presen. session. which is not
probable, it would be necessary to re-
duce the rate Of silver change coinsge
at the Philadelphia Mint, in order TO
manufacture dollar pieces, aud that
would materially prolong the time for
completing the coinage of silver change
money. Should the coinage of silver
dollars not be authorized during the
present session, the coinage of trade
dollars will be increased Is soon as it
should be practicable to relax the pro
duction Of subsidiary coins.
NEW YORK, Feb 9.-Senator Mitch
ell. of the Senate committee on privi
leges and elections. charged with the in
vestigation of the Oregon electoral vote,
will submit his report to the Senate
next week. The report is quite long
aud is intended to be an answer to
every position taken by Grover in re-
gard to the Cronin case After reciting
the case in detail, the report sums up
with the following propositions First,
Conceding that Watts was incl igible,
the Governor of the State had no juris-
diction to decide this. and all his action
in tho premises are void. Second, That
this question of Watts inelgibility was
never raised before any competent tri.
bunal, he did not get his seat in the
college on the ground that he was made
an elector by the votes Of the people
but IN consequence Of his lection by a
majority Of the college, and therefore
his vote cannot now be questioned
Third, That under the laws OF Ore
gon. the electors present on the day of
meeting Of the college, may fill any
vacancy if occasioned by the death, re-
fusai to act, neglect to attend or other
wise therefore, admitting for argument
that tho election by the people
of Watts was void, the college
had full authority to fill the vacancy.
Fourth, the Governor certificate, on its
face, shows that two Republican cleo
tors were chosen: these were the ma
jority of the college. and the only ones
competent by law to fill the vacancy.
Their record of the proceedings Of the
college, is the only one admissible, and
it shows that Cronin did not attend
the meeting or participate in its pro
ceedings; that be sat itself' as an cleo
toral college of Oregon. and proceeded
to fill the other places without shadow
of authority under tho law governing
the case.
NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-The Tribune
sImmar ICES thus: Lord Dufferin's
speech to the Canadian Parliament
abouuds in sensible advice; he RECON-.
mends great prudence in carrying out
international Improvements; speaking
spprovingly Of the display at Phila
delphia. and asks an appropriation for
. similar one at the Sidney exhibition.
He advises parliament to pass general
laws. both for organizing join. stock
companies and to secure further guar
antees for solvency of life assurance
companies; he hold out hope that the
Canadian Pacific railroad will he con-
structed. being evidently reluctant to
destroy the illusion of the Canadians
or the wisdom and prac'icabili,y Of that
weighty project. Except the standing
grievance that their fishery claim
against the United States is still un.
settled. our neighbors appear from Duff
erins view TO be on good terms with
themselves and the rest Of man
kind
Prom Yesterdays Or essuian.l