The Osceola times., 1876-04-29


dollar herein authorized shall be legal
tender at its nominal value for any amount
not exceeding twenty dollars in any one
payment, except for custom duties and inter
est on the public debt, and the trade dollar
shall not be legal-tender therefor. The
secretary Of the treasury Ia hereby authorized
to exchange, for an equal amount Of United
States notes, which shall be retired and can
celled and not be again replaced by other
notes, and all United States notes redeemed
under this act shall be held 10 be part of
the sinking fund provided for by an existing
law, the interest 60 be computed thereon as
in the case Of bonds re1eemed under the
acts relating to the sinking fund. Any owner
Of silver bullion hlay deposit the same at the
Mints, to be taken at its market value, TO be
ascertained and publicly announced from
time to time by the director OF the mint, with
the approval OF the secretary Of the treasury,
and TO be paid for either in silver dollars or
gold coin, or United States notes. The bull
lion for the coinage Of said silver dollars may
be procured in the mode Bovided for as to
other silver coins by .s~H ~ SIG OF the re-
vised siatutcscf the Bnlued States, the gain
and wastage to be accounted for as provided
in said section. Mr.. Morrill, called up house
bill making appropriations to supply def.
ciencies in the appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1876, and for prior
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among them the following: For the payment
of mileage to the senators who took their
| seats at the session convened on the 9th Of
March, 1875, by proclamation Of the presi-
dent, who were not members Of the previous
congress, 1886. The amendment Of the
committee on appropriations, $25,O00 to pay
compensation and expenses of the Black
Hills commission, was agreed to; also the
amendment appropriating $7S, 500 to defray
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the United States at the centennial. Mr..
Paddock submitted an amendment providing
that nothing contained in the bill should be
construed 80 as to allow compensation to
members Of the Black Hills commission who
are prohibited from receiving the same by
the revised statutes of the United States.
Agreed TO. After executive session, the SEN
ate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 10Th, Immediately
after the journal of yesterdays proceedings
was read, the chairman laid before that body
the message from the president vetoing the
act fixing the salary Of the president. Ex-
Secretary Belknap and counsel entered at
twenty-five minutes after twelve, and legis-
| lative business was suspended to resume the
impeachment trial. Mr.. Lord sent TO the
secretary's desk and had read the answer
adopted by the house of representatives to
the plea OF Belknap, TO the effect that at the
time OF the commission OF the acts charged
Belknap was an officer of the United States,
and was such officer until after the house, by
its proper committee, had completed its in.
vestigation into the charges against him, and
were preparing for his impeachment, a fact
known to him when he resigned. Mr.. Car
penter, for the accused, asked for a copy of
the replication of the house, and until Mon
day next to answer. Mr.. Edmunds submit
ted an order that the respondent file his
answer to the replication of the house by the
| 24th instant and the managers file their
rejoinder by the 25th, and that the trial pro-
ceed on the 9th instant. Agreed to. Leg
: islative business was then resumed, and the
house bill TO define the tax on iermented and
malt liquors was passed. Before the passage
of the above bill, it was amended 80 that
nothing in the act shall have the effect 10
change the rates of the law respecting the
evidence in any prosecution or suit. Mr..
Thurman called up the motion entered by
him several days age to reconsider the vote
by which the bill in regard to counting votes
for president and vice-president was passed.
He says he did not think the bill which passed
the senate could pass the house of represen.
tatives, and the result would be no new law
on the subject. Mr.. Morton spoke at length
as to the necessity of having a new law on
this subject, and said that since the bill had
passed the senate circumstance had been
discovered which would startle the country
when ii was made public. II was case
where vice president was counting for
: president, being himself a candidate, and
counted false or void return in his own
favor. Mr.. Thurman said he had seen il
stated that this vice president, when his
attention was called TO the fact that the re-
turn was false, directed the clerk to count
and tear up the paper. That great man
never did such thing. II was no use Ia
! conceal the name Of that man. Ii was nc
less than he whose hand wrote the declara
ton of independence. II was no less man
than Thomas Jefferson. 1t would not do now
to make such charge as that against him
The senate went into executive session, and
soon adjourned.
. In the senate, on the Goth, Mr.. Morrill,
introduced bill authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to allow Mrs. Minnie Sher
, man-Fitch to receive, free from duty, the
, wedding present from the khedve of Egypt
Passed. After the expiration OF the morning
hour. the bill TO amend the laws relating to
the legal tender Of silver coin was taken up
aad Senator Bogy moved to amend so as "a
make the silver dollar, authorized by the bill
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and also receivable for customs duties; and
providing that the relative value between
gold and silver OF the lawful standard be
fixed at fifteen and half to sixteen. Sena
tor Booth reported favorably on the bill to
amend section 469S of the revised statutes
/ so as to allow pension OF thirty-seven dol
, lars month to soldiers who have lost botl
Z an arm and a leg, in lieu of twenty-four dol
lars q month now allowed. Ordered To b,
| placed on the calendar. After executive
, session the senate adjourned till Monday.
hOUsE.
In the house, on the 18th, Mr.. White
7 offered resolution instructing the judiciar,
committee to inquire into that Mr.. Smith
journal clerk of the house, offered to prose
1 cute additional bounty claims for a conn
{ sion. Mr.. Douglas reported bill to amenc
D the charter of the Freedman's bank. Mad,
a special order for Saturday next. Mr.. Knot
e reported back senate bill to provide for tn,
h administration Of oaths in Impeachment
o trials. Passed. Mr.. llurd reported reso
I, luton in the habeas corpus ease of Halle
= Kilbourne, the rccusant witness in the rea
:. estate pool investigation, directing the ser
r reant-at-arms 10 make a careful return to thu
v writ, setting out the causes OF detention o
l. Kibourne, and retain custody OF his bod,
s. and not to produce il before the judge o
e court without further order Of the house. III
a intimated that the testimony of K'lbourn
Il might implcate high officials, and that al
d efforts in the direction OF investigation woul'
o he thwarted il he were taken out Of the powe
of the house. Mr.. Lynde offered on behal
of the minority, a substitute for the resolu
t;op directinc the 90 rpea mt -at arms to max