The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-18
WASHINGTON.


fwAsHIsdfbx, December l7.-Mr. Gro
yer, Chairman Of the Committee on Ex-
penditures OF the Treasury Department,
has sent Mr.. Atkins, Chairman .of the
Committee on Appropriations, q state
ment that the National Bank notes have
been printed in the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, instead OF under the dtrec-
ton OF the Comptroller OF Currency, rs the
law requires, and that the Bureau obtain
ed the work on the back OF the notes by
offering to do 1t for s. 02 thousand, the
price being less than any Of the seven bid
ders; but from the first OF january last 10
the first OF July, only about one-sixth OF
the work was done at this price, the re-
mainder being charged secretly at SO 4
thousand for the second printing or green
tint, and so thousand Tor the third
printing on the faces. vt,b,
Mr. Grover says that Congress and the
public have been deceived; that the
Bureaus figures. are wholly, unreliable,
that the bank-note printing indicates less
expenditures and extravaganza within, the
last fiscal year 10 the extent ot over $50
900. The expenditures OF the Bureau be-
fore 1874, are not even known, being mix
ed with the so-called expense OF the Ma
tional loan, and It would take corps OF
clerks six months 10 ascertain the actual
state OF the, account. NuaA
SECRETARY oFTUE TREASURY on DEcH's COTS
RESOLUTION.
The Secretary OF the Treasury sent 10
the Senate to-day q communication in re-
sponse TO the resolution OF Mr.. Beck,
adopted on the Sd inst, regarding silver
coin. The Secretary transmits the report
made 10 him on ;thesubieetFby the Treas
urer, and adds: Under the existing law
either gold coin or standard silver dollars
may be used in payment OF the interest
of the public debt. The law does not di-
rect which shall be paid, but leaves this 10
the discretion Of the Department. to bee
erCiscd upon consideration OF the public
policy, and the practice Of allowing the
public creditor option OF the form and de-
nomination OF the money. in which he |
shall be paid has been observed. The
manifest object OF the act to authorize the
coinage. Of the, silver dollar and restore
itslegal tender character, when construed |
in connection with the resumption act is |
that gold coins aud standard silver dol |
lars shall be maintained ut par with each
other, and this object can best be main-
tanned by paying out such coin as may |
U the! CONVENIENCE ,of y persons |
to be- paid and not to oforce
upon him either form OF money. Any
other course would discriminate against |
the standard silver, dollar and tend TO its |
,ir ,r-'.
Treasurer Gilillan, in his report, says
that no distinction has ever been made be-
tween gold and silver moneys. In the
general coin account, the total
receipts. .of standard silver dollars from the |
f4th Of July last TO November Goth we're
s., ,1zs,3i5, 81 500, 900 being on account of
customers. These figures do not cover the |
silver certificates. Z T Thes Treasurer has -ex-
changed standard silver dollars with the
public for gold coin to the amount III ST.
So, ,7s5r The coin interest paid during the
current fiscal year amounts to $50, 81, ,223.
The. coins received during the current ifs
cal year have not been specifically applied
to the payment OF interest upon bonds and.
notes OF the United States, except so far as
the fractional silver received has been used
in the disbursements for coin interest in
making payments of fractional parts OF q
dollar ~, I