The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-23

member of the Potter Committee now in the
city is authority for the statement that Sena-
tor Conkling will be invited and is expect
ed to testify. Mr. Conkling is understood
to be in possession Of many highly interest
ing facts bearing on matters under investi-
CATION, and it Is believed that the recent re.
moval of his political friends of New York
| will induce him to unbosom himself freely
of all he knows of the administration or its
friends. Mr.. Potter, shortly before adj
| journment, threw out ominious hints about
very important witness for whose examin-
alton Gen. Butler was making elaborate
preparations. The impression generally
prevails that the mysterious person referred
to is none other than Mr.. Conkling. Gen.
| Buffers visit to New York is for the pur-
pose of consulting with Mr.. Potter respect
ing fhe examination of the visiting states
men and the MacVeagh commissioners.
TRANSPORTATION OF SPECIE.
The transportation of specie from one
point to another under the near approach to
specie resumption becomes a question for
the consideration of the treasury depart
ment. Heretofore the express companies
have been relied upon, but their charges,
while perhaps not extravagant, have neces-
siarly aggregated large sums. Two or
three years ago congress directed the trans
portation of mutilated currency and the
distribution of internal revenue stamps by
the registered letter system and the ex-
pertinent proved entirely satisfactory in the
matter Of security and promptness and a
large saving has been effected thereby
Recently the sub.treasurer in San Francisco
has been called upon for silver certificates
in exchange for gold and silver coin, and
these certificates used for remittances to the
east, leaving the coin IN San Francisco
thus throwing the burden of transportation
this long distance upon the government.
How this can be most economically and
safely done has been subject of considera-
ton not only by the treasurer but in the
cabinet, and on Saturday morning Secretary
Sherman notified the postmaster general
that he proposed to avail himself of the
facilities of the postal system and send his
coin by the mails as third-class matter, the
postage on which is one cent per ounce on
paChdSco' l)cIhS iiHiilcu W iout pouuuo
this would make the cost on four pounds of
gold about $1,000 sixty-four cents,
while the express charges would be from
five to ten dollars. Of course any number
of four.pourd packages could he made up,
so there would be really no limit to the
amount that could be 50 transmitted. The
post Office department would prefer the
coin sent as it sends its own stationery,
envelopes, postal cards, etc.--in registered
packages. But this would, without any
actual increase of expense, make it appear
nominally much greater than letter postage;
but as it is the government, there would be
no real increase of cost. The treasury de.
partment, however, dissents from this, as it
increases their expenses the same amount
that it increases the postal revenue, and
diminishes the appropriation for carrying
on postal service. A lengthy conference
was held on Saturday hotwean Secretary
sherman and Second Assistant Postmaster
General Brady, at which the subject was
discussed But what conclusion these gen.
tlemen reached has not TRANSFERRED; it is
probable, however, that the coin will be
sent as third class and that the postoffice
department will, for its own protection,
provide itself with small safes similar to
those used by postmasters and adopt the
registry system for third class matter