The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-19
TEIEGKAPHIC.
(AssOCJMted rress DIspntChcS.)
TEXT OF the SILVER COIN BILL.
Grant vetoes Bill Reducing His Salary.
WARS AND RUMORS or WAR
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 1S-There was q
full Cabinet to-day except Secretary
statement by the President.
The President authorizes the state
ment that he did not request Secretary
Bristow TO dismiss twelve clerks ap-
pointed at Gen. Babcock's request.
winslOw.
The State Department has adyices
that England declines to extradite wins
low.
The Committee on Rules decided to
discharge the journal clerk, O. IL. Smith,
who sent out bounty circulars.
The Railroad Fee Case.
Elliott A. Pendleton was examined
with regard to the disposition made by
Geo. II. Pendleton OF the fec in the rail
road case. Elliott corroborated his
brothers. statement by checks and
drafts.
Frank T.. Howe, Pension Agent, New
York CITY, Franklin Haven, Jr., Assist
ant Treasurer, Boston; Margaret T..
Norris, Post Mistress. San Antonio.
Texas.
Kilbourn was placed in charge OF
Deputy Marshal jim Sharp. with in
structons To- allow kilbourn to go
where he pleased. but to go with him.
Kilbourn went to his Office and else
where ut pleasure.
The President has vetoed the bill re-
ducng the salary OF the President to
s25. 900. The message has not yet been
read.
Recommendation.
Commissioner Pratt writes to the ri
nance Committee Of tho Senate if the
power to administer oatbs, examine
witnesses aud compel testimony, be
given to treasury agents, the Office OF
supervisor may be abolished. He re-
commends this.
The silver Act.
The Cabinet considered tho distribu-
ton Of silver. The Attorney General,
to whom the act had been referred, re-
ported that the law required silver to be
Issued without delay
After tho Cabinet meeting. the Secre
tary af the Treasury issued circular
instructing tho Assistant Treasurers at
Charleston, S. G., New Orleans. Balti-
more, Washington and st. Louis, and
several points North, that they are
authorized. upon the presentation OF
fractional currency in sums OF five dol
lars and multipies not to exceed one
hundred dollars to issue therefor like
amount Of silver coin OF tho United
States. except dollar pieces. The
Treasurer ut Washington may issue coin
or his check on either Of tho Assistant
Treasurers, at the option OF the parties
presenting the currency, regardless or
the amount presented. The Treasury
will not pay charges on packages sent
by express.
Discrimination TariN.
Secretary Fish has addressed letter
to the House OF Representatives, con
cerning the correspondence regarding
the discrimination OF tariff against the
product Of slave labor. Secretary Fish
adds there Ia nothing in the treaties with
Spain or Brazil TO prevent such discri-
mination. hut there Is with Portugal,
the Ottoman Empire and Egypt, Secre
tary Fish favors the discrimination.
silver Coin Bill.
The bill reported and recommended
for passage by the Senate Finance Com
mittee to-day is as follows;
A Bill to amend the laws relating to Silver Coin.
"Be IL enacted, etc, That there shall
DO coined at tho mint or the United
States n silver dollar OF the weight OF
1870 grains troy, of standard silver,
the emblems. devices and inscriptions OF
which shall conform to those prescribed
by law for the gold and silver coins OF
the United States. with such modi1ca-
tions as may be necessary to render the
said dollar readily distinguishable from
the trade dollar. and in the coinage and
delivery thereof the same deviation
from standard weight and tlneness shall
be allowed as are prescribed by tho law
for the trade dollar. and the said dollar
herein authorized shall be a legal ten
der at its nominal value Tor any amount
not exceeding twenty dollars in any one
payment, except for custom duties and
interest on the public debt, and that
the trade dollar shall not hereafter be a
legal tender.
Sec. 2. That tho Secretary OF tho
Treasury is hereby authorized to eX-
change the silver dollars herein author.
lied for an equal amount OF United
States notes which shall be retired and
cancelled. and not be again replaced by
other notes OF the United States; and
all United States notes redeemed under
this act shall be held to be a part of the
sinking fund provided for by the exist.
ing law, the interest to be computed
thereon as i'm case OF bonds redeemed
under the acts relating to the sinking
fund.
Sec. 3. ANY owner OF silver bullion
may deposit the same at the mints to be
taken at its market value as ascertained
and publicly announced from time to
time by the director OF the mint, with
tho approval OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury. and to be paid for either in
silver dollars, or Wlln sOlu com, oi
United States notes, or bullion Tor the
coinage of said silver dollar may be pro
cured in the mode provided for as to
other silver coins by section 1926 OF the
Revised Statutes OF the United States .
the gain and wastage to be accounted
for as provided in said section.
Probabilities.
WASHINGTON. April 1s.-For tho Gulf
States, falling barometer, south and
east winds, warmer. partly cloudy
weather, and in the Southwest possibly
rain.
The Mississippi will rise at Cairo and
st. Louis. and possibly at Memphis.
and continue above the danger line
from ST. Louis to Vicksburg.
Proceedings in Congress.
WASHINGTON. April 1s.-The Speaker
appointed Messrs. Meade, of New York,
and Waite, OF Connecticut, on the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the Depart
ment of Justice; in the former place
Mr.. Mcmahon was excused, and the
latter was to fill the vacancy occasioned
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