The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-12-27
WASHINGTON.
Preparations for Resumption.

Preparations for Resumption.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Treasnrer Gillian has
written to all assistant reasurers, directing them to
discontinue the special coin account on and after the
first of January, keeping but one account in which
no distinction is to be made between coin and legal
tender.
Treasurer Gifllan and Assistant Treasurer
Wyman are now preparing checks for the payment
Of the interest on the per cent loan, due January
LIST. There 49, 900 such checks ranging from
fifty cents upwards.
AS the resumption act provides that legal tenders
shall be redeemed only at the Sub Treasury at New
York on January LIST, there will be no redemption
except the receipt OF greenbacks for custom duties
outside of New Yorkthis will obviate any need for
a distribution of the coin reserve which would be
imperative if the actual payment in gold in legal
tenders presented at the ubtreasury were provided
for. The department is thus enabled to concentrate
its forces at point in intainipg ITSELF 1t is
the ultimate intention however to redeem legal
tenders at all the subtreasures if the transactions in
New York after the list Of January demonstrate
that resumption is a complete success. From in
dcatons on the part OF the people generally already
made manifest in preference at this early date of
greenbacKs for gold it safely be inferred that the
different sub.treasuries will receive a sufficient
amount of coin to redeem all legal tender notes pre-
sented without calling on New York.
The Blaine Committee.
The Senate committee appointed under the Blaine
resolution met to-day. There were present Messrs.
Teller, Cameron of Wisconsin, Kirkwood, Bayard
Garland and Bailey. In view of the decion OF
Comptroller Porter, that no amount of money ap-
proprated by the act of last june can be used for
any investigation except such use relates to the
alleged frauds in the late Presidential election the
committee authorized the chat. man to report, and
asked the passage OF joint res Tuition Immediately
after thu reassembling of Congress to make the
800 900 appropriation by said act available tor the
investigation now ordered. The committee there
upon adjourned, subject to the call of the chairman
Senator Blaine in response to the commune alton
from the committee, says that while he does not
assume to be a public prosecutor in the matter
mentioned by his resolution he will be glad to assist
the committee in the investigation and now supplies
the names of a number of persons in various parts
of South Carolina and Louisiana, whom he suggests
be subpenaed, and whose testimony he believes will
justify the action of the Senate in ordering an
inquiry.
Secretary Evarts returned to-day.
Demand for Silver Dollars.
The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer at Wash
ingtoD, will pay ia coin as heretofore at their
respective OFFICES any registered interest falling due
the demand for standard silver dollars has steadily
increased Before that time the orders received at
the Treasury Department were about $4,000 daily.
To-day orders for $4,000 were received in the only
mail which arrived before the department. clio sed at
noon.
Gov. Rice Denies Some OF Buffers State
meDts.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26-Whie IN New York re-
Gently, Governor Rice of Massachusetts, is reported
as denying Buffers campaign statements as to the
extravaganza of the state adminis ration of Massa
chusetts He also said the several commissions were
invaluable, and that he does not fear Buffers power
in future He says that Mayor Prince of Boston ia
not Butler man and that Senator Blaiue's speech
on the Southern question was timely and necessary
and there will be an awakening in the North on this
subject.
Tne German Mission.
No appointment to the German mission ia vet
made, nor is there any intmation on that subject
further than the remarks of close personal friend of
tho President, who says that the President will make
no appointment without consulting Secretary Evarts
and that Gov Hartranft or ex-Gov. Ramsay of Min.
nesota may be appointed, and ex-Gov. Fenton of
New York may be preferred.