The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-05-10
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
Tho Businoss OF General Interest Trims.
acted.


MIR. Sherman CRep.), of Ohio, called ND the
House bill to provide for deficiency in the
printing and engraving bureau of the Treas
ury department, and for the issue of silver
com OF the United States in place OF fractional
currency. The bill WAS read third time and
passed. 1t liz as follows:
BE 1t enacted. That there be, and hereby is
appropriated out OF any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of SI63..
Ooo, to provide for engraving and printing and
States notes, and the further sum of s4s. .OOO
70 provide for engraving and printing national
bank notes, to be disbursed under the secre-
tary OF the treasury.
That the secretary of the treasury is hereby
directed to issue silver coins of the United
states OF the denomination of ten. twenty
twenty-five, and fifty cents, of standed value
In redemption Of an equal amount of fractional
currency, whether the same be now in the
treasury awaiting redemption. or wherever il
may be presented for redemption. and the secO
retary or the treasury may, under regulations
OF the treasury department, provide for suob
redemption and issue by substitution at the
regular sub treasures and public repositories
OF the United States, until the whole amount
Of fractional currency outstanding shalI be ra.
deemed, and the fractional currency redeemed
under this act shall be held to be part OF the
sinking fund provided for by the existing law.
the interest to be computed thereon as In the
case Of bonds redeemed under the acts relat-
ing to the sinking fund.
MIR. Edmunds, from the committee ON the
Judiciary. reported adversely on the House bill
70 protect witnesses who shall be required to
tesuIy IN certain cases, and the bill was
=, Mr. Morrill, (Rep.), Of Vermont, called up
the Dill making appropriations to contin Q the
work OF improving the Capitol grounds. and
the amendment Of the House, rec ucine the
amount ~. rom I'm s25,o 600 to 10000, was agreed
The bill fixing the rate Of postage ON third
class mail matter, after several amendments,
passed.
Mr.. Hereford Dem.), Of West Yireinia
chairman Of the committee OIL commerce in
troduced bill, which was passed, making an
preservation, and completion Of different pub,
lilo works on rivers and harbors. The total
amount appropriated Is S5, ,872, $50, of which
600, 600 is for the Improvement of New York
harbor and the removal Of obstructions at He'll
Gate.
Mr.. Hereford Oem.), Of West Virginia
from the committee ON commerce, reported
adversely the bill for the appointment of a
commission tc inquire as to the terms on which
commercial treaty can be made with Canada
MIR. Kehr (Dem.) }, Of Missouri, from the same
committee, reported bill to authorize the
construction Of bridge across the Missouri
river, at or near Sioux City, Iowa. Passed.
MIR. Wells Oem.), Of Missouri, from the
committee on appropriations, reported the De-
fciency bill. The bill appropriates $652, ,4s6.
On motion Of Mr.. Holman (Dem.) of Indi-
ana, the Senate bill appropristipg S25, 900 for
the fmprovement Of the Capitol grounds was
amended by reducing the amount to s20, 900,
and was passed.
The bill to supply the deficiency in the print
ing bureau OF the Treasury department, and
for the Issue Of subsidiary silver coin In place
or the fractional currency, was taken up, the
question being on the Senate amendment to
strike out the third section, known as "ths
Reagan amendment" making silver dollars
legal tender to the amount Of ESQ, and Lesser
coins legal tender to the amount Of S25. The
amendment was concurred In without division.
as were the other amendments. The bill thus
reduced 70 the first and second sections (Which
supply tho deficiency In the printing bureau
and Directs the Issue OF subsidiary silver coin)
now goes 10 the President for his signature.