New-York tribune., 1878-02-04
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
A VANISHED PACKAGE OF MONEY.


There is great interest in the Treasury De-
partm,nt 70 know what has become OF package OF
~ 500 money Under the administration OF Treas
urcr New in 1875, packages Of money COM
ing to the Treasurer for redemption in a
great many instances were not put mp IN con-
formy with the regulations established by the Treas
urer for convenience in counting and handling. Mr..
New accordingly established rule imposing fine on
all banks and business firms seEding packages OF
money nconycnicnt form for counting. This done
10 compensate the Office for the extra trouble and time
involved In counting. During his administration tles"
fines amounted 10 gross sam OF about Sl,6Oo' Wheh
the Trcoslr-rs Office turned over to Mr., Wyman
the appointed count the cash in the Treas
treated this sum- which bel nged to neither tue cash,
balances proper, nor any particular fund SO
wHcn over anl reported 10 the Secretary.
81 jay, 1870, tt attention Of the Secretary was calcl
to t.~ money ard he wroie 10 the Treasurer, maxim,
n@scstluLs tO the proper manner OF cOVerlu
i:.t1 tie Treasury. II happened ihat tle ~;
t.. vas lever decided uoon at ALL and IN th;
ca,td II TO be covered lnlo tine Treasury, gave 10
rtnrr attention - the matter, ana 1t was forgotten
l;'c ty, however, tlr matter canc a.? again An IN,
Grry made "s to whether this sum hti
,y.. gone ,htO the Treasury and careful IN
,u,cton Of the books discovered no such record.
The prcC,it Secretary at instituted an Investigation
- t. tue ""cean'q,s 81 the mncy' Wlcn, & N15n e ~
the Hcncm"uon DIVISION u could not be 1ounn ana q;
actl, search was made FOR the missing pac9dse,
c:' uP to o'clock Saturday afternoon II had not Deen
POSTAL BANKS FOR TIE pE0Pio" ,.ooror-
Rcnrcsrntotivp phi"tF', VI '>' .
OIL To provide for funding the SAVINGS
nnie in popular loan, and to make 1t ihteicoh
VI & - ~ nroyides for receiving ea'"'nGs nj pOSt"i
- t.rt-. in amOUnts rro'n e"Sh'y-hNe Genus u!r
..... ton no .u,n 81 ten dollars has been acchhiu
ltai on any account, postal order Is to be issUed
which may be placed in a 36j bond the interest payable
quarterly, tie bend recoverable at option into legal
tenders: the bonds TO be issued the postal orders
IA denominations OF ten, twenty, fifty and one
hundred loars by the Treasurer Of the United States
M; assistant treasurer GOvernment depository IL Is
prnu,,d that the proceeds Of the bonds shall be- invest
- be rr f0r r-couN Tks bi has been ons' r,i
~ the SUBCOMMITTEE of Banking and Currency ana was
Introduced 10 b. printed. II IL destitute Tor several
ii. lor.lou5 uf Secretary Shcrm3nS Dill not opj'C-
Il aulc 10 the majority Of that committee are mcorpor
a.cI in It, i bl similar in provisions Will proO&py
h. reported from the Committee on Banking ana Cuiren
IS - early day.
FORTY THOUSAND BIDS.
The Contract Office of the Post Office De-
pa.tAeut was crowded to-day with persons delivering
BIDS or carrying the mails during the next regular term
Of our years nearly all that portion Of TIE United
states lying west of the Mississippi River and extend
i 80 tAe Pacific Ocean. The total number OF b'is re-
ci,rd since tie issuance OF the advertisement for the
o"OD routes embraced I'm this section. Is estimated 10 Ic
moi l. t,nn 10000. Tue Of examining, classify
i, a. .cGraug them will Oc begun on Monday. Ine
awards alc ~ DC announced on or before March 80