Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-11-16
w WASIIlNGTON.
The Paris EXPOSITION.

Inc faris Exposition.
WAsHINGToN, November Is. The House COM
mlttee on foreign affairs, to-day agreed to recon-
mend the passage of Hewitts bill to provide for
American representation at the Paris Exposition
with few amendments, the only one of interest
being the omission OF the clause making provision
for the display of the various methods for canning
corn. The bill as now agreed upon proposes an
appropriation of about $4,000.
Patents.
The Senate committee on patents to-day heard
Chauncey Smith of Boston. in advocacy of the
bill introduced by Senator Wadlelgh, and recon-
mended by the commissioner of patects proyid-
ing for an extensive revision and amendment of
the patent laws.
The Colorado Case.
The House election committee to-day heard
Belfords argument in the Colorado case and ad-
journed till Monday, when they will discuss views
and possibly decide upon the character of their
report.
Postal Matters.
The Senate committee post offices to day
agreed to report favorably upon the nomination Of
General Tyler, to be postmaster at Baltimore,
Md.
The treasury department has decided that cod
liver oil, the product of Canada or Prince Edward
Island, imported in bottles and prepared for use
as medicinal preparation, is not free of duty un-
der the treaty of Washington, which eyempts
from duty fish oil Of all kinds, the product of those
countries, but that it is liable to duty at 40 per
cent. as medicinal preparation.
Mrs. Gaines Case.
The House committee on private land claims to-
day took up the petition of Mrs Myra Clark
Games for enforcement Of the decree of the u. 5.
supreme Court, granting her title to certain por-
tions of the city of New Orleans, which was re-
fefred to the subcommittee consisting of Gupter
of Ark, Caldwell of New York, and Town,end
To he full p;ttaa
Prison Congress.
The House committee on foreign affairs heard
the argument of DR.. Wines OF Boston, in favor of
action to provide for American participation in the
International prison Congress TO be held at Stock
holm next year.
Treasury Department.
The secretary of the treasury to-day sent to the
House a statement of the amount of coin and bull
hon IN the treasury at the close of the business,
Oct. 3lst. The amounts are given as follows:
Coin in the treasury, sub-lreasury
and mints, Sl0l, 1856. .964 40
Gold bars, ditto. $3.50, ,692 %
Gold bullion (estimated) in mints, 100000 90
Silver, do, 5997 1857 "a
Silver coiu in treasury, sub-treasu-
ry and mints, 2,479,l37 40
Total coin and bullion, Sll7.25llSl AS
There are also on hand, counted as coin, the
following
Fractional currency redeemed in
silver, s49,625 20
Coin certificates in the treasury Off
ces, l74S6,42O 90
Coin interest coupons and checks
paid, 31O696 SO
Notes of national gold banks re-
ducing circulation, &C., 1923 SO
silver com, &c, In transit, 4i9 ,233 81
Making grand total of Sl35, ,565, $50 So
The coin balance of the Treasurer's general ac-
count, as per October debt statement, was Sl3l,-
022, s44 "a. This difference between the balance
and the grand total above stated is accounted for
by sundry items such as outstanding gold check
amounts in the hands of disbursing officers, and
coin items received at certain offices, but not
charged out OF the account of the offices making
remlliances.
The amount of gold and silver coin and bullion
nomiuay "on hand" as above, SLY ,25l, ,lSl AS. is
reduced bv the balance in transit, S4i9 233 50 and
by the difference between the balance of remit
tsnce, - i33 Ojl 35, showing that the actual amt
OF COIN and bullion on hand is SIG 267 1863. .95
This amount Is subject to drafts for the following
amounts and purposes:
Debts coutrac ed prior 10 1861, ma
tured and int. thereon unpaid, S2GS, ,339 90
Called bonds mitufed 1871 and sub
stqnently, and unpaid interest
thereon, 27.l9i0ll 81
Interest duo and unpaid, 3,6I4 $50 "A
Coin certificates outstanding, less
amounts held in coin items, l6 l0l, $50 90
Discussing officers accts, checks
OUTSTANDING, &c, 3l096S5 26
which being deducted from the coin ana bullion
actually on hand, leaves balance of sos ,9l3,-
jS6. .l6.
Of the above amount there is in silver coin and
(estimsed) liver bullion, SS,477. 7.5l4.74. The net
amount of available gold coin bars and (estim ated)
gold bullion is, therefore, S57 ,43607l42.
Salary Bill.
The House committee appropriations have
h, L
OF he existing deficiencies in the salaries of post.
mastcis fol tie last two fiscal years, amounting to
S6Sl 6ol from the balance GOV cred into the treas
ury for three ears.