Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-13
NUMBER 3O3.
WASHINGTON.
miscellaneous News Items From tho Ma
tionaI Capital.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE director of the
mint, in his annual report, expresses the opin-
ion that the trade dollar, having obtained a ia
vorable position in China, it would not be adj
visable to repeal the law authorizing its
coinage.
PAYMENT REFUSED.
The United States treasurer Yesterday re-
fused payment of checks drawn on him for
$4,000 by commissioners of the District of
Columbia. The act of June last virtually
makes them dishursins officers of the United
States, all moneys collected by them must be
deposited in the treasury. The first comptroller
of the treasury required them to render an ao-
count of half million advanced by warrant
Of the secretary OF the treasury September
last before further advances could be made
This account was rendered to-day and the
comptroller is examining the accompanying
vouchers. lie satisfactory he viii recommend
another advance to the commissioners, which
will make their checks good.
CABINET MEETING.
at the cabinet meeting to-day several i'm
portant subjects to be included in the Presi-
dents message were discussed, and an inter
change of opinion took place concerning
violations of election laws, especially in
Louisiana, during the recent election, the
United States attorney for that State having
furnished list of showing personal
violence and intimidation. The sentiment of
the cabinet was that all such violations should
be inquired into, with view to punishment of
offenders.
SALISBURY REPLY.
The secretary of state presented kilograms
from Minister Welch containing the main
points of Lord Salisbury's reply to the dis
patches Of Secretary Evarts the Canadian
fishery question, but which the secretary de-
cllnes at present to make public.
THE FISHERY AWARD.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Pit is said here Lord
Salisbury, In his reply to SECRETARY Evarts, is as
earnest in his position that the Canadian fish
cry award was made in accordance with the
treaty of Washington, as Eyaarts is in MAIN
tanning the opposite view. The correspondence
Is not likely to be concluded by the 3d. when
the award is due and will probably be paid
under protest.
SMALL BILLS.
Secretary Sherman, referring to rumors of the
withdrawal of the 81 and 50 United States
notes, says fully year ago q story was
started and caused an unnatural demand for
small bills. The statement was unfounded,
other than that having one years supply of
ones and two's on hand, the bureau of engray-
ing and printing stopped printing till that
to the treasurer to limit the issue of ones and
two's. They were issued to everybody who de-
manded them. No order has ever been made
for their withdrawal. They are issued like other
money, whenever they are required, and any
holder of demand against the United States
is ordinarily paid in the denomination
of money desired. After the first of January
no bills OF less denomination than IS can be
issued by national banks, and no doubt if the
one and two dollar United States notes were
Withdrawn it would make place for more silver.
The secretary thinks, however, the public at
large ought to have the option to take gold, sill
yer or paper of any denomination, coined or
printed. This IS the best way to secure tho
largest circulation. If the chief end of life
was to secure the circulation of silver money
it might be forced into circulation by with
drawing ones and twos, but the secretary does
not see why tho people should be denied tho
use OF such notes If they want them, nor why
silver money should be made unpopular by
being forced into circulation to the exclusion
of more convenient money.