Daily globe., 1878-03-05
CAPITAL NOTES.
THE EXISTING MINIS REdDY FOE
SILTER.
Movements to Establish Other Mints--cock-
reifs Silver Certificate Bill--Bayard Tay-
Tor, Mitchell and Greenleaf CONFIRMED.
Certificates of !si1rer Deposits

ior, mitchell and Greenleaf Confirmed
Certificates of Silrer Deposits.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The following is the
full text of the bill introduced to-day bv Sen.
ato1 Cockrell, to authorize the deposit of silver
bullion bars. and issue of certificates therefor:
Be it Enacted, de-, That the secretary of the
| treasury is hereby authorized and directed to
receive deposits for silver bullion or bars with
the treasurer, or any assistant treasurer of the
United States, in sums not less than twenty
dollars, estimating 41215 grains Troy
weight of standard silver to
the dollar to Issue certificates therefor in de-
nominations not less than $50 each, cores
ponding with the denominations of United
States notes. and such certificates shall be in
the form of the certificates now authorized and
issued for gold bullion, and shall be PAYABLE to
the depositor or bearer and shall be receivable
at par IN payment for duties on imports, taxes
and all public dues, and shall be payable by
the treasurer, or any assistant treasurer of the
| United States, on demand, in silver dollars or
United States notes, and when so paid such
bullion shall become the property of the United
States.
Steer Dollar Coiuage-Byunch Hint.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The superintendent
| OF the Philadelphia mint writes that the melter
and rehncr were busy all day Friday casting
ingots for the new silver dollar. and the coiner
will work up to him as closely as possible with
the rolling and cutting. The engraver will do
his part rapidly, and in due time everything
will be working to the directors entire satis-
| faction.
/ At a meeting of the House committee on
coinage, weights and measures, the following
! resolution was agreed to unanimously: Re
| snieea That in view of the increasing of COIN
age, it is the sense of this committee that there
should be an increase in mintage facilities"
| 1t WAS also agreed that subcommittee of six
In April next shall proceed to the several points
| from which petitions have been received for
| the establishment of branch mints, namely
| Charlotte, N. c., New Orleans, st. Louis, Dem
yer, Helena, Mont, Chicago. Quincy, H., and
| Cincinnati, and upon their return submit re-
port of their Investigation to the full commit
tee.
/ dDpintments and Combinations.
WAsHISGToN, March 4.-The President has
sent the following nominations to the Senate:
Consuls-G. c. Tanner of South Carolina, at
Verviers and Liege; Marshall Twitchell, of
Louisiana, at Kingston, Canada; Charles Bart
lett, of Maine, at Guadaoupe; Albert G..
/ Porter of Indiana, first comptroller of the
trtasury; Edward S. ]. Nealy, collector of Gus
toms, at Bath, Me-; James E. Simpson, of
Iowa, collector of internal revenue. third dis
trict of Iowa; Edward H. Morrison, Jr., regis
ter of the land office, Boise City, Idahoe; Com
modore Edward +. Nichols, to be rear admiral
in the navy; Thos. FL. G. Smith, of Ohio, pay
master of the army: Alexander c. Botkin, Of
Wisconsin, United States marshal of the terri
tory of Montana.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: Bayard Taylor, envoy extraor-
dinary and minister plenipotentiary to Ger
many; John Baker, of Illinois, minister resi-
dent III Venezuela; W. C. Goodloe, of Ken
lucky, minister resident in Belgium; w. B.
Mitchell. receiver of public money, st. Cloud
Minn.: ". Fl. Greeneaf receiver of public
money Benson Mimi.