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Show ' GENERAL. WASHINGTON. Washington, 12. President HaycB, although in former years predisposed like many other hard money men to xdhsre to tho prevalent doctrine ot fiuanco writers, iu lavor of a single-gold single-gold standard, has materially changed nia views rcgirdiug the wisdom and propriety of the act of '73 which de moralized tbe old legal tender ailvei dollar. Ho is now in favor of iu demonetization, and of the readoption of a double standard of gold and silver. He favors a full return to the fniiditinn nf thinira in rUtinr! In t.heat dubjects which existed previous to the legislation of 1S73, being convinced that such return to the former system will greatly promote the resumption of specie payments, an object that he regards as of first importance, while, uuwever, he considers tho legislation of '73, as a hasty and uncalled fur interference in-terference with the legal , tender powers of a large portion of our circulating medium. Ha has not yet luund any deternimalion to bring tht-aubject tht-aubject officially to tho attention 01 congress, although it is by uo means improbable he may hereafter con-cludo con-cludo that some recemmeudatious ol tho nature above outlined will be ad-visabls. ad-visabls. Tho booka of the treasury depart ment show the total amount of one and two doliar notes in circulation ia $51,40-1,511; amount of such .notes in tbe treasurer's office and reserved for ueo, $10,183,oa7; amount in thu bureau of engiaving and printing prepared or nearly ready for deliver) to the treasury, $0,70-4,972. New York, 12. Times' Washington Washing-ton says: Toward the latter part of tho month the secretary of the navy will go to Boston and Portsmouth. Secretary Thompson stated that alter the 1st of July, wnen the appropria lion lor tho next fiscal year comes under hia charge lor disbursement, he intends lit introduce manv reforms. and will not allow political influence to Blip era cde mechanical skill as a meaua of securing wor in yards, nor will he allow yard a to be packed at election times for thebenetltof de signing politicians. The inspection at tho present time is for the purpose ot ascertaining the condition ol yards, the amount of material on hand, and where diflereut various kinds of work can be perlormed when desired. E. S. Nodal, formerly second secretary secre-tary of United States legation at London, Lon-don, was to day appointed to again rid that position. Hubert T. Claytou, Heretofore vice consul at Callao, was promoted to be commercial agent and plactd iu charge of that consulate No consulates worth more than two thousand dollars per year now remain vacant, all tue vacancies in the high er grades having been filled by pro motions. The department intends to dil all or nearly ail such vacancies as may hereafter oocur by additional promotions from lower grades. I |