Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-14
WHAT THE COLD RESERVE IS s-
 Secretary Carlisle, Responding
 to a Senate Resolution, GIVES HISTORICAL DATA Remarkable Communication From the Sublime
 Porte of Turkey.
  RESENTS EVEN THE RED CROSS WORK Delegations Arriving to Work fcr the Prize ofthe Next National Democratic Con-
 vention-Favorabls Report on
 Simonton's Nomination. 
REsEsTs EVEN THE RED CROSS woRF

Washington, Jan. 13.-Seeretary Car lisle today sent to the senate his reply to resolution adopted January asking If the sum of $100,OO0,000 or any part thereof has at any time since the establishment of the so-called gold reserve been actual ly separated or set apart from the other currency or money in the treasury de- pertinent, in gold coin, or gold coin and gold certificates, or either for the re- dempton of the legal tender notes and different forms of paper money of the government" also when and how the gold reserve was established.
 The secretary says:
 The senate is respectfully informed that at no time since the establishment of the so-called gold reserve has the sum of $l00,000,000 or any other sum been segregated or set apart from the general cash in the treasury for the redemption of the legal tender notes of the United States or for the redemption of any other form of paper money for which the United States is liable There is no pro- vision of law requiring a separate fund or separate account to be kept and all moneys received into the treasury from whatever source are deposited in the gen eral cash. The fund for the redemption of United States notes was accumulated under authority of the act of January 14 1875, which directed the secretary of the treasury to prepare and provide for such redemption on the 1st of January, 1879 No specific sum was prescribed, but the secretary of the treasury was authorized to use the surplus revenues from time to time and to sell certain descriptions of bonds to an extent necessary to carry the act into full effect .s7
 Tn the exercise of the discretion thus conferred upon him the secretary sold for redemption purposes in 1877 and in 1878 United States per cent and AZ per cent bonds to the amount of $95, 100000, and deposited sthe proceeds, $96 000, 900 in gold in the general cash in the treasury. This, with other gold which had been re- eeived as surplus revenues, constituted the fund prepared and provided by the secretary of the treasury for the redemp- tion directed in the act of January 14 1875
 s'The existence of the reserve fund was generally recognized from the time of its establishment as above stated, and one of the measures adopted by the secretary of the treasury to prevent its unneces- sary depletion was the discontinuance of the issue of the gold certificates author ized by the act of March 8, 1863. This act authorized, but did not direct, such issue.
 Some inconvenience resulted from this discontinuance and by section 12 of the bank act of July 12, 1882, the secretary was- authorized and directed to receive deposits of gold coin and bullion and to issue certificates therefor but it was provided that the secretary of the treas ury shall suspend the issue of such gold certificates whenever the amount of gold coin and gold bullion in the treasury re- served for the redemption of United States notes falls below $100,OO0,0OO. f T''No other reference to the reserve fund a n nf ha nj tad States. J. G. CARLISLE,
 Secretary.
 Yesterdays Gold Reserve.
 At the close of business today the treasury gold reserve stood at $55, 469, ,597 The withdrawals at New York today were $637,000, of which $622,000 was in gold coin.
 Important Advice From Turkey.
 The Turkish legation gave out this afternoon the following communication:
 ''The imperial government will not per init any distribution among his subjects, on his own territory by any foreign so- ciety or individuals, however respecta ble the same may be Gas for instance the Red Cross society," of money collected abroad. Such interference no independ- ent government has ever allowed, es- pecially when the collections are made on the strength of speeches delivered in public meetings by irreconcilable ene- T II, and on the basis of false accusa tions that Turkey repudiates. Besides, the sublime porte is mindful of the true in- terest of its subjects and, distinguishing between the real state of things and the calumnies and wild congregations of in- terested or fanatical parties, will, as it has done heretofore, under Its own legiti- mate control alleviate the wants of all Turkish subjects living in certain prov inces, irrespective of creed or race" E The National Democratic Convention. Advance guards of competing cities striving for the honor of entertaining the national democratic convention are beginning to arrive.
 The Tammany committee of New York engaged quarters at the Shoreham and willsbe here tomorrow. John B. Trainer advance agent of the citizens commit tee, ris at the Arlington. He promises that Madison Square garden is so ar ranged, if the convention goes to New York, as to seat 10000 people, outside of places reserved for delegates in the cen ter.
 ICincinnati's interests are in the hands of John R. Mclean, now one of Washing tons permanent residents assisted by Senators Brice and Lindsay and Black burn and the Ohio and Kentucky dem ocratic representatives in congress. Ad- vices have been received here that St. Lous delegation, headed by Ex-Governor Francis is now on the way. The com mittee meets at the Arlington hotel next Thursday.
 Fatorable Report on simonton's Nomina-
 't tion.
 The senate committee on the judiciary this> morning ordered favorable report f6 be made on the nomination of Charles B. Simonton, nominated to be United States district attorney for tine Western district of Tennessee. This is the case in which Senator Harris protested and 1t was thought that a long and protracted fight would be the result. Simonton was appointed during the summer to succeed Julius A. Taylor. yho died. He was se- lected on the reccSeDe1dation of Repre- sentative Patterson, and in the face of a telegram to the presldeut from Senator