The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-01
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GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, April 30, 1871
TIE PUBLIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF MR.
cIAPP AND APPOINTMENT OF HIS SUCCESS
soR.
The resignation Of Mr. A. NJ. Ciapp Public Printer,
was rendered to-day j. d. Defrees appointed to
succeed HIM and will take charge of the Office few
days. Mr.. Deirees had the position OF Public
Printer under Lincoln's administration and was
moved by the Senate when the appointment
taken out the Presidents hands vested In the
Senate.
MORE DISCHARGES IN THE BUREAU OF EN-
CRAVING AND PRrNTINo-REPoRT OF THE
COMMITTEE TO DECIDE UPON THE REDUc-
TIoSs.
Another heavy discharge OF employees OF the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing made to-day. Two
hundred aud Atty persons, principally females were
discharged. The bureau will now DO closed for three
days. alter which the chief, Mr.. MCPHERSON, viii
assume tho duties Of the Office. Nearly COO dis
missas have taken place since tho first reduction was
made. and Tho force down to working standard.
Tho following the conclusions Of the report OF the
committee appointed 10 inquire into and examine the
workings OF this bureau. The committee say:-
Tho painful duty imposed upon us of selecting the
persons 10 discharged has performed with the
number OF poorly paid and ncccssiious persons must
necessarily produce mucn distress. but are satisfied
that the adoption Of recommendations will pro.
the least hardship consistent with tho observance
0 Instructions and the preservation of the EN-
cheney oi tho bureau. careful computation shows
that OF the 1851 persons recommended Tor retention IN
the bureau aud the paper room III, or moro than
iortylour per cent, are commended by army services
rendered by themselves their immediate relatives,
while oil tue 80 recommended Tor discharge only
thirty-eght commended. OF the latter II may
be SAID generally that either service rendered
remote or The efficiency low number those
TO be discharged from particular branches Of the SCR
is great that all oil those having sucn claims 10
cOu
Tho 3S7 PERSONS recommended tor retention have
l,2s other persons wholly dependent them Tor
port, an average OF nearly 10 dependent each.
The 80 recommended Tor discharge only 422 per-
dependent, an average o, rs each. In con-
cius!on, bog that the number OF persons
commended Tor retention ~, in the opinion not OILY
Of the committee but OF the officers OF The bureau,
under the existing system The retention OF any great
number would, matter OF course add proportion.
atey TO tho cost OF printing tho public securities.
NATIONAL BANK NOTE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TIES ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE
REDEMPTION AGENCY.
The Comptroller OF tho Currency reports tho amount
of United States bonds deposit security for tho
circulation OF national banks the LIST OF May to be
$40 1872 O0O OF So 900 since tho publ
cation OF his report November l, 1915 These sccur
ties consist OF $02 $4,000 Of per CENTS including
S. 900 issued to Pacific railroads, SILL S43 900 OF
nvo per cent bonds and $50 900 Of half per
cent bonds Since the LIST OF November, 1870. there
has been a reduction OF 81, 000 900 Of pcr
bonds, $l2 o0O 600 OF nve per cent bonds and in
crease Of $25, 600, 900 Of Jour and half per
cent bonds. The amount oil national bank
circulation outstanding May $3ls ,667; deduct
ing from this amount tho amount Of legal tender
notes deposit tor the purpose Of retiring national
bank circulation have 1902 9s6, 2l9, which repre-
scnts tho OF national bank notes secured by
the deposit above given. The net increase
OF national bank circulation for tho month Of April
was sl240O0. The amount OF additional circulation
issued was 81, 452, $50.
The following a statement Of the operations OF the
National Bank Redemption Agency for the month OF
April and Tor tho months ending this day.
pared with the corresponding period Of last year.:
FOR Ten
For April Aon1h&
Natfonni hanK notes diaDosed