The Portland daily press., 1877-11-16
WASHINGTON.
The Paris Exhibition Bill

nC "Tss 4nEDAttOm Bill
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The House commit.
tee on foreign affairs today agreed to recon-
mend the passage of Mr.. Hewtt's bill to pro-
vide for American representation at the Paris
Exposition, with few amend ments. The only
one of interest being an omission of the clause
making provision for display of various meth
DDS of cooking corn. The bill as now agreed
upoo, proposes total appropriation of about
100000. Mr.. Swami, the chatham. will en-.
deavor to trlng it before the House for action
tomorrow.
The Pa'ent!Laws.
The Senate committee on patents tsday
heard Chauncey Smith of Boston. in ad vocacv
OF the. bill introduced by the commi ssioner Of
patents providing for an extensive revision and
amendment of patent laws.
The Colorado Case.
The House election committee TODAY heard
Belford's argument in the Colorado case and
adjourned till Monday, when they will inter
change views and possibly decide upon the
character of their report.
Myra CLARK Gaines Land Claim.
The House committee on private land claims
today took up the petition of Mrs. Mrs. Myra
CLARK Gaines for enforcement of the decree of
the United States Supreme Court granting her
title to certain portions of the city of New Or
leans, ana referred it to a sub-commi tee con-
slstlng OF Gunter of Arkansas Caldwell of Ne W
Yorx and Townsend of illinois. for invest ga
ton and report to the full committee.
Deficiencies in Salaries Of Postm asfers.
The House committee on appropriations have
agreed to report bill providing for the paw
ment of the existing deficiencies in the sal ar
les of pOStmasters for the last two fiscal wears
amounting to 1851, 6S1, from the balances COW
cred into the treasury for these years.
Coin in The Treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury today sent to
the House a statement of the amount of coin
and button 10 the Treasury at the close of bus
mess oct. 3lst The amounts are given as fol-
lows.
Gold coin in Treasury, Sub-Treasuries
anu MINUS SOL 1856, 1854 40
Coli bars do Observation-Disclosures. 3586.692 25
Gold bullion in mints (estimated). 100000 co
Silver coin in Treasury, Sub-Treasu.
rles ana mints. ...... 2,479,137 40
There are also on hand, count ted as coin, the
following:
Fractional currency redeemed in silver. 1925 20
Coin certificates in Treasury offices. $17436 420 90
Coin interest. coupons and checks .. 37O696 60
Notes OF Natl nal Gold Banks reducing
circulation, &c. ...................... 1928 So
Silver coin. &C., in transit. 449 233 81
Grand total. ..........."........S135,56 $50 55
The coin balance of the Treasurers general
account, As per October debt statement, was
$l3l, or 843 81 The difference betw cen this
state and the grand total above stated is
accounted for by sunday items such as out
standing god checks, amounts in the hands of
disbursng officers and com and coin items re-
ceived at certain offices but not charged out OF
the account of the officers m akDg remittances
The amount of gold and silver coin and bull
liou Iominally son hand" as above ($117, 25l,-
ISL 49, is reduced by the balance in transit,
S449 233 81; aud by the difference between the
balance of remittance, 81, 433 .O51 35; showing
that the actual amount of coin and bullion on
hand is $116, 267, 1868 IS. This amount is subject
to drafts for following amounts and purposes:
Debts contracted prior to 1861 matured and
interest thereon unpaid, $26S, 339 go; called
bonds matured 1871 and subsequently and un-
paid interest thereon. 1927, 194, oil 81; interest
due and unpaid, $3,674.96O74; coin certificates
outstanding, less amounts held in coin items,
$16, 101 $50; disbursing officers accounts checks
outstanding, &C., 3,109, 6S5 26, which being de-
Quoted from the coin and bullion actually on
hand leaves balance of $65 913. 5S616. Of the
above amount there is in silver coin and (esti-
mated) silver bullion $S,477,51474 Net
amount of available gold coin bars and (esti-
mated) gold bullion is therefore $57 ,436 OIL .42.