The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-05-09

WASHINGTON,

The President has nominated Norman
Buck TO be United States Attorney and +.
;. Chase Marshal for Idaho Territory.
All Assistant Treasurers throughout the
United States have been authorized to ex-
change silver dollars for greenbacks.
Minister George +. Seward has been sum-
moned home from China 20 Rrpear before
the House Committee on Expenditures IN
the State Department and explain certain
serious charges preferred against him, az
fecting his official integrity.
The Committee on Ways and Means, by q
vote OF TO 3, have decided to repors to the
House joint resolution directing the Sec.
Rotary OF the Treasury to suspend the pur-
chase Of United States bonds for a sinking
fund, as provided by section 1904 Of the Re.
vised Statutes, until the close Of the fisca
year, ending June 30, 1885, unless otherwise
directed by Congress.
The bill reported by Representative Fort
which passed the House on the 10Th. make;
1t unlawful for the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury 10 cancel or retire any more legal-ten.
der notes, but when they shall be received
into the Treasury from any source they shall
be reissued and paid out again. There were
only four Western and Southern vote.
against il, Of which two were from Ohio
The vote stOOd-yeas III, nays 80.
Apprehension is felt in Government cir.
clos Of serious trouble with the Indians the
coming summer. The War Department /.
IN receipt OF communications from parties
whose opinions are entitled to earnest at
tention, to the effect that warlike move
o.1a II. ! l., a.,
several tribes.
The public debt statement issued Nav l
shows adecrease for the preceding month
of S3,0I5,S6 and the following balances in
the Treasury: Currency, 81 ,163, 140; specisl
fund for the redemption Of fractional cur
rency, S10,0O0,OOO; special deposit Of legal
tenders for the redemption Of certificates of
deposit, S2s,3l5,o0O; coin, S156,O37, 236 lin
Guiding coin and silver certificates, S55,O44,-
5OO). Outstanding legal-tenders, S346, $751;
DIG.
The Postmaster General has officially in
formed Congress that $780, are required
to supply the deficiencies for the compensa-
ton Of Postmasters, and 81, 137, 49, to supply
the deficiencies in the postal revenues for
the fiscal year ending with June next, He
says these appropriations are necessary to
properly conduct the service Of the depart
ment.
In accordance with the law recently passed
for the employment of temporary clerks,
between 60 and 20 persons have been APP
pointed to such positions in the Treasury
Department. A large number of clerks
have also been restored TO the Interior De-
partment under the recent appropriations
The nomination of George /. Smith for
Collector of the port Of New Orleans has
finally been confirmed by the Senate.
Owing to the forwardness of the general
appropriation bills, it is thought by num-
Der Of members OF Congress an adjourn
sine die can take place toward the last OF
June.
The Secretary of the Treasury invites
subscriptions TO the 4-per cent. loan upon
the same terms as offered the public in July,
1877, namely: Subscribers upon deposit of
. per cent. win be allowed 80 days to COM
plote payment. At the expiration of 80
days bonds viii be issued upon the receipt of
% per cent. principal and interest accrued
10 that date, and One-fourth of per cent.
commission on all subscriptions for 81, 900
and over viii beallowed.
EX-Gov. Packard, Of Louisiana, has been
nominated by the President for United
States Consul at Liverpool, to succeed Lu-
cius Fairchild, Of Wisconsin, who is trans
ferred TO the Consul Generalship at Paris,
rice Alfred I. A. Torbert, Of Delaware, re-
called.