, 1877-10-11
THE TREASURY.
PROPOSITION TO CONSOLIDATE THE DETECTIVE
DIVISIONS.

PROPOSITION TO CONSOLIDATE 7nE DETECTIVE
DIVISIONS.
Srtrffj HitrufcA 10 7ns Chicago 7ysbtate
WAsn1xaros, u. G., Oct, 10.-Tho Committee
appointed BY the Secretary OF tho Treasury to
investigate tho seeret-seryico Division Of the
Treasury Department has completed it, testi-
lnony. No consultation Of the members OF tho
Committee has been held, and no report llas
been agreed upon. Many important suggestions
hare been made by different witnessed familiar
With the business Of the Division, tho adoption
Of somo Of which 1nay be recommended. Among
these Is one to make tho Secret-Seryice DlSlston
Of tho Treasury Department separate Bureau,
witt, Commissioner or Chief, who shall report
directly to tho Secretary instead Of tho Solicitor
as Ut present.
ANOTHER su6oEsTloN
IL to consolidate all tue Secret Service and
special agency divisions of all tho departments
.in ono general burcau. There arc now eight ur
ten separate classes Of detectives, such as In.
ternal Revenue agents, special agents employed
in the customs service, secret service agcnts
cngagc,l In tils detection Of tho countcrfctttng
and other crimes against tho Government,
sssa sssaen 'sest' sssRes ss%Rsy'a ey ass,o ss @s
to t'I thom ei 81 Tho Attorney,acncral, I speciai
agents Of tho Persfon Oi,leo employed In detect.
E a y bo %a % oe eseteu iTs te9s spss
!ng dcprcdatlons upon tho public lsnde, besides
| ono or two other forces employed by the War
| and other Departments. Tlcse different detect
| ives, In the performance Of their duties, arc
| often employed III the Eatno places aud watching
| the 4aIne criminals.
| t1aHMAN's vlEws-wuAr "rtsHr SAT I'M SAYS.
The Secretary of the Treasury expects to bc
shi ass sssss g ss so % sns s
| Treasury. This he thinks lo will b0 able TO do
by Jun. /, 1870. Tu the criticisms that arc made
upon him that he is not COMMUNICATIVE as tu
hls purposest hc only replies that he Intends to
possible to give without interfering with tho
purposes or tue policy Of tho Government.
THO Secretary, however, cannot help talking
Of these ! derive tho following information.
And In order that the Secretary Of tho Treasury
need not make haste to deny That ho laas any
such Intentions or purposes, mako bold to
only slate that persona with whom ha
has conversed say that tho opIuious
which follow ara thc opinions which theeo per
eons were convinced were tho Views vi the hoc.
felary htmself. acassl' for any Information
frou. the Secretary Of the Treasury himself ~
10 hts contemplated nethod OF resumption 10
con.paaseA with ~ manydit'lcuities and dangers
as the search tor tho roadway 10 thc Pole.
'fu begin with, tho Secretary (be 1t remember.
cd tia. ihs words, .'the Secretary ot tho Treas.
usy," mean tile opinions imputed to him by the
persons Abosa mcnt'oneda ID not o{ tho opinion
that there IL to bc \ tremendous drntn upun tho
gold that will hayo been accuMMuiatea in the
Treasury. department Jan. !, 1917. liz docs
not think that tho aggregate Of tho currency,
S659HD00, wlEl 10 presented for rcsumptton
nn Jan; !, 1871 on the contrary. hc y confident
That t4e necessities Of busIncss viii prevent
hanks from doing anything Of that kind. They
will hare no necessity 10 send III their legal
tender rcscsro for resumption, for the rcasun
!hat, when when resamptson ri has hcguG. their
III ii pa;peses q % Tie Banking - act, p1S,a md
fos tho practical PURPOSES ot sesumpttoR. will
l'e gold. Tho necessttes OF business, II nothing
1 else, would prevent tbs oaaks fron sending ii
the!r notes for redemption. They would ba
need for tha curront exchanges In the husIncss
OF tho c0untryt sud cnu!u not b spared long
quicfest express tor redemption. Ths seese. re-
tary does not anticipate TINT the banks will rn-
tiE1 their circulation. 1is confidently counts
upon the hearty c'sopcration OF tho pauks uu-
even in the laws imposing such great taxation
lis th!nks that sl00 0oo, ,0Oo gold accumulated In
tho Treasury Will make resuu,,ptt'u possible
quent contraction Of the currency on account
Of resumption, for tho reason that the gold DOL
lar and tbs Grecnback Will then 10 equivalents.
TIE 1 FxH CENTS.
On the subject Of the per cent bonds, the
Secretary IL scarcely as conldcut as hc has been.
II scehls evident that tho Syndicate are not
having tho success anticipated. Meanwhile, tho
Treasury ID receiving great number Of coin
plants from pcr4ous who purchased the bonds
9bure par that they aro selling A. per cent
below par In the market, and that tho bankers
cannot give Them any ASSURANCE Mfen they will be
stpar: some otthe Treasury people eeenl to think
that they will be by Oct. 18 when tho Syndicate
intend to make s1tne ueW elortt. Meanwhile,
the Secretary Of tue Treasury will not pos!sIye.
II slate whether the grecnbayks, after bclng Fo-
ury Department Hut the finance officers about
thu Secretary Ut the Treasury insist that the
latter lntespscts the lar to bu that ths reissue
Of the&e notes ID entirely within the discretion
of tho becFstnry Of the Treasury, and that. so
long u John Sherman l. Secretary Of the Treas