The New York herald., 1877-11-02
GENERAL
]. WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

wAsnISGroS, Nov. !, 1877.
THE cHAIRMANsHIP OF THE HOUSE coMNIrTEE
ON PACIFIC RAILROADs-MR PoTTERs LET.
TER DECLINING THE POSITION.
The following copy or the lotter in which Repre-
sentative Potter, OF New York, declined to servo
Chairman OF the House Committee Pacific Rail-
roads:-
MONDAY EVENING, Oct 90, 1877.
Hon. SAMuxL J. RANDALL, Speaker OF the House Of
Roprescn tativcs:-
man Of the Committee upon tho Pacific Railroad, to
which you havc done me the honor 10 appoint
me. ! n,,,n am not unmindul OF tho Importance
largely Interested In railway IN Pennsylvania
which Is controlled by gentlemen who reported 10
be about 10 apply to Congress Tor aid in tho
ton OF work IN the southwest IN which they
engaged. That application will in tho usual course be
referred to this committee In that event, although
the two enterprises wholly distinct my action
tho committee would be liable 10 suspicion and mis-
construction for 1t will be fet that one should
placed at the head OF committee to CONSIDER matters
c such magnitude who hns any business interests IN
common with parties to como before IL would, OF
course, have informed you this had received any
intimation OF your purpose TO assign me 10 this CON-
mttee. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CLARKSON N. POTTER.
COMBINATIONS BY The SENATE.
The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed
tho following nomlnations:-william G. lie Due, OF
Minnesota, to be Commissioner of Agriculture, vice
Frederick Watts resigned; Frederick W. Pratt to bc
Collector OF Customs for the District Of Newport r.
Albert Hart OF sacramento City, to be Pension Agent
at San Francisco, vice Thomas r. Mosolcy, suspended
THE RECONSIDERATION OF siLvER-Ac1IoN OF
THE BANKING AND CURRENCY COMMITTEE.
The House Committee on banking and currency
to-day appointed a subcommittee, consisting Of
Messrs Buckner, Eamcs and Phillips, TO report
upon tho bill for tho reconciliation Of sill
yer. It was undorstsod that the subcommittee
win report to tho iuli committee tomorrow
morning Tho committee also decided that tho bill
repeal OF the Specie Resumption net should be
pressed speedy passage and to this end Mr. Ewing
authorized report It back TO tho House to-day
aud domand tho previous question upon after allow
ing only one hour for debate.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
The public debt statement for October shows de-
crease debt for the month OF S. 1885, SOD 80 ana
the following balances In tho Treasury
Currency .$l5, 900, ,632
Special lund for the redemption OF irac-
tional currency. o, 444 660
Special deposit OF legal tenders Tor the re-
dempton OF certificates of deposit. 81, 620 900
Con-incuding $33, ,543, 200 in com corti-
Gates. l3l 0Z2S43
Outstanding legal tenders 35i, 490 S92
COINAGE DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
Tho coinage executed at tho United States mints
during tho month Of October, 1877, follows -
Double eagles. So, Asa 800 90
Halt eagles. 5000 10
Quarter eagles. s.....,................... 10000 90
Total gold coinage. s5,470,SO0 90
Trade dollars. ..................... $1,075, ,o50 90
nan uoars ................ 1ll,ZZo W
Quarter dollars. 554,0l2 so
Twenty-cent pieces. ...... .............. 10 90
Dimes. ......................... TO- ,4o5 90
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