Mr. J.. as F. Winsoiv, direRcteesdolved.That the SecyTreasury belonging to report to this House how inuch gold be to the Governmentof the U.S.has beensold sincethe 1stday of January. 1866t.he date and amount, by whom sold. the compensationril lowed for such sale and the grcmium received: also, whetheranygold has been ought for the Treasury since that date and if so. the amounts and dates of such purchases, amount of premium paid and who actedas agent in making such purchases; also whetherany bondsof the U.S. have been boughtor sold for the Treasury since that date. the dates and amounts of such urchiisc or sales. the amounts aid or receivedfor the acteran some and the char denomination of said bonds." herewith submit ii.statementof gold sold by the Treasury Dept since the lat day of January last. the dateand amount ofsuoh sales.the compensation or commission allowed the agent for seling and the premium received. Theso sales. with t exception of 8145.00soold by the trcasurerutNcw rleans, wercmadothrnuirhMr. Van Dyck. the AsstTreasurerin NewYork. this understoodthat sincethe 1stof January Mr. P. M. Myer has been the sole agentfor selling gold in that cit. No pnre iiise of coin has been made Sincethe 1st of January last., 4 I also submit a scheduleof bonds purchasedsince the lst of Jannar last, the dates and amounts of such purchases.the prices paid for them and the characterand denomination thereof. Thesebondswere purchased becausethis class of  I have not read I ask to have the report bonds were being sold in themarket at rices muoh below their value and because their epreciation was affecting injuriously the bondswhich it was desirable fort e Government to negotiate.as well as the national credit. reTghaerdseedbonds.which have been canceled, me be as a.purchase on account of the am1:13 fund or as a redemption of so much of the public deIbt. alsmsubmitascheduleof the bondssold sincethe lst of January last to the withinstant the date and amount ofsuohsales, the sumsreceivedfor thesome and the characterand denomination of the bonds. A part of thesebondsweresold lor cashand 11 art for compoundand 7 and 3 10th snotes. no salesand exqhan esweremadethrough Messrs.Ja Cooke.hCo.‘tho reasureroi the U.S., an the Asst Treasurer in NewYork on the most faLvormabaylebLeoprnroeto the Government. er also to state that in addition to the'bfllltlflnam in the schedule, 57, 947, 70w0ere exClllpifid through Messrs.Jay Cooke.5: Co. for 7 and t rec 10th snotesand a small amountofccrtiii notesof indebtedness, previous to the 1st of Jan uar: the notes and certificates being received by the dept at the time the bondsweredelivered; but for lack of time to make the necessary calculation of the interestand the proper entries upon the hooks, tlfcaccount of the agentswasnot settled and the amountof bondsdelivered and notesreceivedin exchange was not entered upon the public deht statement until February and did not an ear upon the published statementuntil the 1st of A larch. It is also proper to remark that $3, 747,00i0n 5 20 bonds $3.717.000 of which were issued under the act of March 3. lStill and which by the schedule appearto have beensold in January and February werenot enteredas a part of the public debt until March and did not aiipenr upon the public statement until April 1. he explanation of which is, that the sales of the bondswere included by the agentsin a continuous account, which was not set tlud and closed until March: the last sale having been made on the?.0thof that month: the agents in all instancesmvrnz proper certificatesof deposit to the credit olthe Treasurer of the U.S. as the bondswere from time to time delivered to em. I am.sir, vcry respectfully.yours. H. McCULLOCH, SecyTreasury. Hon. Senesvpmeankve COLFAX. of Ike HoRep.