The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-03-11
THE FUNDING BILL.

] I'M II A1IAN DILL
The Funding and Banking bin, in
troduced by Senator Sherman, in the
Senate provides the following:
l. That Sl0O,OOO,OOO five per cent.
\ ten-twenty year bonds be issued at
par for gold or for present five-twenty
year bonds. The gold to be used for
redemption Of five-tweRty bonds.
I ,. That SiGO, $50, 600 four and a half
per cent. fifteen-thirty year bonds be
I issued at par for gold or any Govern
/ ment debt bearing a higher rate OF
coin interest.
3. That an unlimited amount Of four
/ per cent. twenty-forty year bonds be
: issued, as the Secretary of the Treas
I ury may decide necessary, in exchange
I for any Indebtedness OF the United
I States, including legal tenders
4. Total exemption from taxes
). That coupons be paid abroad as
well as here.
6. Agents to be appointed here and
abroad to sell and negotiate the loan,
and not more than l per cent to he
paid them.
I. Reserves sI5OOOO, 900 each year
out of import duties for payment Of
interest and reduction of principal of
public debt Bonds now or hereafter to
be held by the Treasurer in the ''Sink-
ing FUND.- and Especial FUND.- shall
be cancelled and destroyed.
s. After October /, 1870, no other
bonds than those under this act shall
be received as security for National
Bank circulation. And twO-thirds OF
such bonds must be of the 4per cent.
issue. Existing National Banks must
withdraw their securities and substi-
tute bonds as above.
8. No bank can receive over 50 per
cent. of the par value of bonds depOsi-
ted.
10. Any bank can pay legal tender
notes to any amount to the Treasurer,
and receive circulation notes thereof,
based on the per cent. bonds, with
out Limitation, and said legal tender
notes shall be canceiledand destroyed.
There should be great emigration
of the strong-minded fair sex to Wy
oming. In that delightful region,
women are getting their rights as fast
as could be expected. The latest SELL
satiOn there, is the empanneling of a
grand jury with females upon it. This
took place on the 7th inst, and to
prove that the world moves, or if it
does not, that Wyoming does, we
give the proceedings and the charge
of the judge:
y motion was made to quash the
panel but not sustained. At 11:55 a.
NJ. the first panel of women as grand
jurors in the world were sworn. None
asked 10 be excused. 4 woman bal
lift was appointed for the grand ju-
rors. Chief Justice Howe made fine
address.
On empanneling and charging the
first female jury, Judge Howe said;
"LADIES AND GENTLEMAN OF THE
GRAND JURY: 1t is Il novelty to see,
rs we do to-day, ladies summoned to
serve as jurors. The extension of pO-
litical rights and franchise to woman,
is a subject that is agitating the whole
country. | have never taken active
part in the discussion, but have long
seen that woman was victim to the
vices and crimes, and immortality of
man, with no power to protect and
defend herself from these evils. l
have long felt that such powers of
protection should be conferred upon
woman, and it has fallen to our lot
here to act as pioneer in this move
ment, and to test tie question. The
eyes ef the world are to-day fixed up
on this jury of Albany county. There
is not the slightes imprOpriety in any
lady to-day occupying the position.
wish TO assure you that the fullest
protection Ofthe Constitution shall be
accorded to you. 1t would be the
most shameful scandal that in our
temple of justice, and in our Courts of
law, anything should be permitted
which the most sensitive lady might
not hear with propriety and witness
and here let me. add that it will be a
sorry day for any man who shall SO
far forget the cOurtesies due and paid
by every American gentleman to
every American lady, as to ever,
by a word or act endeaVOr
to deter you from the exercise of these
rights of which the laws have inves-
ted you. / will conclude with the re-
mark that this is question for you
to decide for yourself. No man has
any right to interfere. 1t seems to be
proper for women to sit upon Grand
Juries, which will give them the best
possible opportunities to aid in suppress
sing the dens of infamy which curse
the country. / shall be glad of your
assistance in the accomplishment of
this object. do not make these re-
marks from any distrust of the gentle
men. On the contrary, am exceed
ingly pleased and gratified with the
of intelligence, love of law
and good order and gentlemanly de-
pertinent which see manifested. /
will now listen to any reason which
any jurors make for being excused.