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Show TELEGRAPHIC SILVER. . i Preparations lor Coining 'the JJollur ol the Fathers on a Glicautlc Scale. j . Now York, 23. Tribune's Waah-' Waah-' irjgton: A ooneultatioQ between tbe secretary ot the treasury and. the di-j rector of tbe mittt, in regard to; tht Buepenaion of the coinage of trade dollars, and tbe eubssquent issue-of orders to superintendents of J tbe Beveral mints on thia subject, have led to a report which is current on tha Btreeta of Washington to-night that the president has conoluded to sign , the aiWer bill, and that be will accompany tbe announcement o( his approval of it with a message protesting protest-ing against certain features of the measure. Tboae who are responsible lor.tue oruers m reguru iu mo uuum deny that such interpretation ot them is by any means necessary. neces-sary. Admitting that preparations prepara-tions are beiDg made to increase the capacity of the mints to coining Bilver, tbey say that this would be juat as neceBsarv, orovidicg the seore tary was convinced that a modified Bilver bill would pass over the veto or the president, as though he expected it to be approved-. The orders referred to direct the immediate suspension of the, coinage ot trade dollars until specific guarantee is given, that they are. designed for exportation. The existing deposits of bullion for tbe purpose ol manufacture into trade dollars amount to About $1,600,000. The effect of the secretary's order U to suspend the coinage of trade- dollars where they are to be used for domestic purposes. pur-poses. Orders have also been issued to tbe superintendent of tbe Philadelphia Phila-delphia mint to make immediate preparation -for the coinage of a large amount of silver, and similar preparations prepara-tions are in progress at San Francisco. The secretary of the treasury has, besides this, direatod that tbe vault accommodations at tbo assay office in New York be placed in readines to receive silver coin. |