Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-12-30
Congress.


D
TUESDAY, December 23--In the Senate the con
ference bill was taken up and after a sharp DO
bate was passed by q vote NJ 80 TO Il The bill &
a. follows:
Bsu mated etc., That he Secretary ~ the Treasury
20 cause TO be- coincd " me mint. of lie nci saic 3D.
,ef coins Of degon'nion. Of ten, iucnv -h'e ani hi}
40 elnai number and amount " fractional currency VI
such silver coins through he innts Sub. lsssnres hf
dtlosioues nad pct offices oi the ntgl Ste' aud uul
such issue he Is hereby authorized and required GO recm
az equal amount Of such fractional currency. until ihs
weol, amour, Of currency oust ndins ,hah BE- ,iecmel
Statutes Of the rne STATES, prutidcs ora ohace Of
billion ITO e',h. 4, hereby 1ape9is g9d le'difiel M
charge shall be mode ior Nat service.
United states limiting the aggregate anIHutui The circulate
ing notes ot national banking asso, a'is m and hereby
crense ~ circulating notes n accordance with ODE cgistng
Ing associations may Organized aco0nince vnh ihe
sting law without respect io SAID assnsaie limit nnd ihe
o. national currency among the several states aud lcr-
tories are hereby eei aud oeneve and g often Q. -
cnl1tns notes shall ne issued On lny such hank ass1lln
40 increasing s capital ur circulating NOTES qr newly OF
ne treasury to redeem The iegatoudsr nei stag' ulies
In excess only Of sgol0tw q thc amount Of eighty rer
such banking assli1n as Aforesaid and 90 continue such
ifl,mnion o.. ,nshcimniauns noe. az i,'9et nn inc
tender United States and more And 900 and alter
ihe hst dty OF January, A % lsi0, te SECRETARY 81 the
lfeasnp shiliiceem coin The ntc static icll teuder
n.,es 'l,n onl sLndng 90 Their e-eni1,n ~ gie'a i9n
10 the etv ~ Sew York BOZ sums uf mot Ices tHn s Ana
20 enable the Secretary OF The ieasuN go prepare pg
De d amho.k.i ne any SURPLUS revenue tom time 90
suc ELI and Dispose 81 az not os thln lar n con either
Of the dacnuun 1i bonds ui lhe nnci state. Described
ae 60 authorize e fciuuding Of tho national dent WIN
me qualities privileges and gSehiion. tn he q, tent ne'
sary to carry this act into effect and u Use hc puccda
thereof forthe nHruae aforesaid
And ah p,uyso3 u lay no'u-i1,ni WIN lhe provisions
IN tho House Mr. Dawes, Of Massachusetts. Of
ferod q resolution, calling on The Pn.iuastci-Gcu-
oral for Information as 60 The smuggling Of mor
chandisc through the mails. adopted The House,
at o'clock, went into committee OF Che whole.
Mr. Poland ofVermont la the chair ON the naval
appropriation bill Considerable discussion arose
as To the management Of Secretary Robc-on, but
the bill was iiuaily agreed To and passed.
WEpSppAYi December In the Senate Mr.
Carpenter Of Wisconsin was elected President
pro tenn No business Of Importance was transacted,
and at 40 p. ~, the Senate was adjourned until
the 9Th Of January
In the House an attempt was made 10 reach the
Senate finance bill but it failed The House. af-
ter doing little uuimportant business, adjourned
until January 9Th.
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