, 1880-11-23
Over 1856, 100000 Paid Out
for Pensions During the
Last Twenty Years.
Gen. Schofield Asks to Be Re-
lieved from the West
Point Command.
Supreme Court Decision of Much
Interest to tho Railroad
Irnvelcr.
The Railroad Responsible for Lo-
cal Accidents on Sleep.
ing-Cars.
PUBLIC MONEY.

PUBLIC MONEY.
TitE DADDY bOLLAI{.
spttiot Dtspatth TO 7ns chicago Tribune.
WAsAtSGroy, d. e., Nov. :1@.-Unted Stntcs
Treasurer 0Ilallnn In his annual report, pul,-
lishcd tU-t!ny, SHOWS thnt tho demand for tho
standard silver dullar Is incruasiug nlthorgh 1t
arrenrs that to this time but nl,out 81 per
cont Of tho enttro amount coined Ia In
circulation. 1T addition to tho ordinary
inucccs for tho distribution Of tho dollars, tho
characterization by thu people, Of tho southwest Of
tho Mcx[cnn trt!o dollars hus cfcatetl III cxten-
sive trrnhntl for tho new dul1lr In TINT quarter,
and Trcnsl1rcr Gi1nnn IL OF opinion TINT IL
tho tratio dollar ehol,lt DO withdrawn. or
rated at fta bullion valuc, many moro silver
dollurs would be required for circulation In
Eastern cities. Tho Great bnrrior tu tho ciscu-
lAtion Of silver, Treasurer Glltlnn llH.ls Is tho
fhct that tho ClcarIag-IIouses rofl,Re TO takr
eittor slynr sloltnrs or Silver certificates. Thcro
Is, however,
AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR B11.yEn cEn71r1-
GATES,
md particularly under tho latest orler Of tho
Department. which authorizes their chnngo for
gold or bullion at New Orleans. st. Lofts, CHI
rngo, nnd Cincinnati. This EsvcB tho silver cor
tii,cntes tho chnrnctnr OF bills VI oIelinngc, and
intskcs thom tnch Bought aftor. Tho
deinnnd for thcm Is stEtnnlRtel by tho
sealrc!ty Of othgr circulating notes,
A'ta uSCas0 AHe EtF@lHClliCAs uGlIlB luTntHnOu NJ
tho Silb-TrcRstlrieH without Gxpen1o for trnns-
pnrtnt'on, bccono an inexpensive means OF OBJ
thinning exchange.
tnppcnrs frt'M tho report Of Treasuror Gil
illnn that. contrary to general beIof, tho lu-
crcssc IN tho circulation OF United Stntea notes
has beon lii tho smn1lcr denominations, whilu
tl1oro f'ns been dccrcaso III notes Of larger do
nominations
TifE MOST EXTRAORDINARY CHANGE"
In tho business Of tho Trensurcrs oillco has
boon In tho tlsnilnuti6n In tho amount OF rr-
desnptton If National bunk ,otcs. rho amount
bus fallcn from Viii 300 Oo received III 1877, tho
grcntest amount eyur redeemed In ono year, to
little over $Gl,OO0,000 redeemed
last ycnr. Tho reports which nrc con-
stantly rccotvot Ms to tho fml condition Of
the currency throughout tho country Indicate
the grant noccss1ty or legislation to facilitate
redemption. Tho Tre.la,srcr very potntett[y
shows why thore bus beeu this ren,arkn-
bio chnnEc. It Is duo to two causos,-
tho rnvival OF business and tho
ol.nuge III tho regulations which compess
tho holders OF tho notes to pay tho cxprtse
charxcs ul,on tl,oul In or1pr to f1aye thotn ro-
dGsnhot. 1leforo lS7B, charges for tr11fspprta-
ton wora paid ont ur tho i per cunt redemption
ftlnal. md propurt!onntety nBscssctl upon tho
bnnks. III October, lB7e, Secretary Sherman
changc,l this by q Circular, roautrtt,g that tho
Bonders OF i,otus
rrh,a VIM smhaoo,,ontIv ,n',.,t IL ~ ts,,o l.,
nooo,hnr Is7,, ~, ~ :, ,"r,r,It ~, .t ~
of In mr. co,t ,,nd ~ ,ho os,,...sa y ,."
m nn,ns nm I'm n,rm,,, ti t.,,ta ehus e'.lt's
hn..',,.or hos ~, w., .,,s e"'~ks' .'css.
.,,", ,',s 1"s ''~,,,a,nt i. "o '"u.s ~
treasurer ycry ,'ro,crix ,scrI,,ra Tho imr,k c,r.
1s, ssr. s.;. "Se~' '.'.. .o ~. ,. "'.'', Va
~ .se."'s -.
~. 't,,a.,' ,, , tss".H " 11o Fuo-
t"s sh.,.s.a % ~ ~to s 'sso u scolus .,1