Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-08

ance of the eompany's first bonds and
other securities.
BosTos, April 6.-The eleventh ballot
to-day resulted as follows; Whole num-
Der, 1874 necessary to choice 81
Dawes. 81; Hoar, 81: Curtis, 50; Adams,
II: Banks, washburns, Whittier,
Phillips and PeArcs one each.
wasHIsG1os, April 6.-Ths Louisville
and Portland Canal bill was referred to
the Committee on Finance after debate
occupying the morning hours.
Sargent introduced resolution to
relieve the government Of Japan from
the payment of the balance Of japanese
indemnity fund, amounting to s3'5' COO;
referred
Hitchcock, from the Committee ON
Territories reported without amendment
the House bill to provide for the appor-
tionment Of Wyoming FOX Legislative
purposes.
The Finance Bill was resumed, the
pending motion being the amendment OF
Merriman to strike out the first and Sec
opd sections of the bill as amended.
Scott moved and Merriman accepted an
amendment to the amendment providing
that hereafter all national banks shall
maintain as part Of the legal reserve one
/ fourtb Of the coin received by them as
interest GU bonds deposited, as security
for circulation, and that hereafter only
one fourth Of the legal reserve Of such
bank shall consist of balances due to an
association, available for the redemption
Of its circulating notes, from associations
in cities Of redemption, and upon which
balances no interest shall be paid.
Adopted, and the bill was reported to the
Senate. The amendments adopted in
the Committee of the Whole were agreed
to, and the bill passed; yeas 20, nays "a
The bill as passed is identical with tina
already telegraphed, except the section
providing that the bill should not be con
strued as authorizing an increase Of thu
principal of the public debt of the Unitet
States.
WASHINGTON, April sherman, from
the Finance Committee reported back
number OF bills and petitions on the sub
iect of finance, and asked that the Com
mittee be discharged from their turtle
consideration, and it was SO ordered
Morrill,, Of Vermont, from the sam
Committee, regretted to have to repor
unfavorably on the Senate bill for re
sumption Of specie payment and for FIRE
banking. 1t is understood that the Com
mittee stood three for and three against
and one undecided.
Houghton, from the Committee o
Coinage, reported bill to establish a
assay Office at St. Louis, Chicago an
Helena, Montana. Referred, under
point OF order, to Committee Of til
Whole.
New York, April IA City of Mexic
dispatch says THAT six Of the ASSASSIN
I of the Rev. Mr.. Stephens have been col
demned to death. The trials of the Prize
, Facha and others implicated are sti
> pending"
a \ London dispatch says there are T
Q ports from the territory in the west
:. Africa Of the utter failure of the secoi
v exploring expedition under Grand
left with only seven men. His broth
and party were returning to the Goa
A Washington special says the Fina
cial bill was passed by the Senate Il
night, and goes to the House, where
can't be reached under the rules by a
means whatever before next Nondi
and then it will require two-third VI
either to take it up for action or to re
it to committee. and in the met
while the House will have voted on /,
bill before it for free banking, and Y
~ have to send it to the Senate, theref
= the final passage of the Financial bill
~ yet distant.
o. ALBANY, April 7.--Governor Dix
=" sent message to the Legislature, stro
-. ly deprecating the proposed increase
y legal tender notes and National b.
. paper, and the abandonment Of all
u temps to resume specie payments, as
is in his opinion fraught with "
- spread ruin and disaster to the indr
:. ries of the country, and invoking
~ Legislature to do all in their power
10 prevent its adoption.