The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-03


t,vss DeOs mber "a, 1866. em sns Comnitee OF ways
end Means with amendments, viz-Str,ke the psrts
within tbrsckets and Insert those uaiies Ordsrs1
That s further consideration be postponed until ws1.
day. the seventh day Of January and that the bill ed
amendments be printed
Relating 10 Fwd1w C0ns and 10 ne Coinage Of Cent? d
me Atn3 Of The United Nsles
Be enacted by the Senate and House OF Rspre snta
ves OF the United States OF America In Congress
bled, That the peoes commonly known tue quarter,
eighth and sixteenth Of the spanish pillar dollar q
the Mexican dollar shall be receivable at the ary
raj post Offices and land Offices, o. tue u vAususa
fol own gtnat TO say the fourth Of dollar. pses e
ons s !. ten AID .os o. =
halt real, at ave cents Tine said pi'c shall be egl
~nder for the OF debts for all sums not exoesl.
Ing Ave collars at tho values herein epecvoy Axe1
upon each Tor tho space Of ~o from she passage n
SEQ q And DO II further enacted That tho said coins
WIN eceiveo stall not agan be paid ont, put N
OF culaon, but shall b. recoined 81 the mint And 10
shell DO the duty ,he Director OF the Mint xlth rs
approval OF the secretary OF the Treasury to pres dbs
such gaaiions AZ may be Necessary and proper to
ce their trans m'sson we mot for recoInsgs, the
return or distribution oil tbs proceeds thereof whsn
doemed txpcdeni, and N prsscroe forms az
count o. may be appsoPrate ard aopic bic or
suob Msnsmisron ostriouuon and ,eco,nAke shsa
be charged ssApst tho " profit and less
time, INTO the Us asSry OF inc Ua,sd states
SEQ Ano be further enacted, rnat In the pur chase
o. silver bullion for coinage under the pro .sons Of The
hundred scd fifty tnIeo, shs DO Lawful for the rrea
OF the hlot with he spprova OF the Secretary e
tho Tresury to hx and such price stAaA
ard for parts Of the dol,n Aforesaid may yield
the seller thereof the vslus
Of such pieces in CT culAton, whereby their withd 1w
from the currency may be- encouraged Provided, rh0
the prce 80 ps,d shall not be such 70 cause any loss ~
SEQ And 6e II further epso,ed That eli former scap
authorizing the currency OF foreign gold or silver oo,as
declaring the same legal tender In meat for debss
.I.I. h.sls snallh oS A. Al
OF the TO a,ssys 70 made, from uus
70 time, OF sucD foreign coins may be known 10
and ue and TO In bis annual report stAss-
mept Of the results thereof
[Sec And be further enacted, That from and AfsR
the pasfage this act tho standard weight of the osaa
coined at the mint shall DO ninety six grains or i've
tenshs Of troy, with greater dviAtoa thaa
four gsns In each piece that said cont shall bs oomps
ed OF copper with sdmixsure not exccediog avs ~
cent m In weight OF metals vhivh may render 1t more
sna as 20, !. m!% b b. Of a
with toe appreciation o the Secretary Of the rrsasury1
sec And be further enacted, fxat tie Pyesid& y
deem ea1edten {, ive his pvociamdfon l.ai,n0 Ne,s
c~t p'ece to be formed ethr BY reduction w'ioM ~
of4r IN IL, Yese,h cent or Of some Other natal auey.
d sUdh uegM, SHAPE and dvices tie director Of ~
mtn uth the Gpprobno OF the scrttd,y Of tie Treasury,
may reccmme~d; and from and aftr r.eh pvocldmats.
nxh pieces shall pas crvrt money and he lyL tewd,
taI ra.e for breeding cen,; asl
The ecinass Of the f0'mn cent and hat cent hs ereupsW
Sec And be II further enacted rhs. the Treasurer
OF the mint under the instruction OF the dire Of s
mint AVID ,ouh the afPral Of the Secretary OF the rrs
sury, shall from time to time purchase from the bulkoa
fund the mint the eras necessary for conNGs
Of aucb cent piece and transfer the 70 the propss
operative officers OF The mint To DC and
returned In COIN And the laws In torss relating the
mint and the consge Of the precious Aastas aud
gard 10 the sale aud distribution Of ths copper o0s,
eball 90 Tar applicable. Do extended 70 the oddage
herein provided for Provi Cd That the net profits q
said coDss' ascertsnea Ia Ike msnner prcsossd
In the second section Of this sc shsu DO Transferred -
the Treasury OF the Upned States
sec. T. And be IL further enacted, Ira. shalt bs
in exchange flor tho ps,ts OF the dollar. e
Aforesaid, ct their nominal value OF twenty
i've. twelve and half ana and Que fourth cenM1
n TIE gd and sivs cosn OF The Tinted States AMI siss
10 exchange for the former copper coins issued Pvo
vdeo however That In order delay ana sx-
ppse OF counting such pleoes whsn 90 onorei for
mint TO the purchase to DO msds oy weight OF saA
pats cf the dollar mixed parcels thereof aud Of
old cent p'ecss at such prices per may
sdered equivalent Ia inc price BY ssle
AID IL shaH b. taf 10 tra,snlu yarces Of ne sait oes
from nne % nne 10 me as,ta depoIs as1
oths coys Of the Unied Xi under oreral reguIatisns
proposed " ne d,'etr Of the MINI and approved BY ~
Sec s. And be furtber enacted Taat The sec ctary a
the IRE asury under such rules and regulations -
msy. from time 10 time establish shalt have power y
authorize and require meals ~ bo struck
the several Sa!es incorporated companies and socieas
that ~ apply for them at reasonable prco for isbv
and materials striking two copes In bronze for caoase
meals 70 be kept In the MINT and out OF hs PROFITS e.
ain duplicate copies Ia bronze for said cabinet Of all
dals whicn have been ruck 1T tho mint The
OF The meoah shal be rendered quarterly, and tue
me- psid into The treasury and appear In the annual
ports.
Sec o. And he further enacted, That hereafter Dc
superinteodent direcov OF the mint sbal mako his
noa report 70 tbs Secretary Of the Treasury 70 the tb
ueth OF Juns In each year. 20 that the may aSpsag
In bis annual report 70 Copgrs" on the ananoes.
Passsd the senate April 10, 1859