The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-12
FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
Tho Business of General Interest Trans-
acted.

MIR. Sargent Rep.), Of California, presented
the memorial Of citizens Of Los Angeles
county, CAL, setting forth the evils Of Chinese
immigration, and faToring such action by Con-
gress as will prevent the same. Referred.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep.), Of Ohio submitted the
following joint resolution, which Was referred
Be ii resolred &C., That should tho govern
ment of one or more countiic -.Xte confer
ence or convention to consider the important
change which has recently occurred in the rela-
tive value Of gold and silver, and the adoption
of international measures for the removal Of
embarrassments arising therefrom, the Presi-
dent Of the United States is authorized to sp-
point three properly qualified persons as COM
missioners to attend such conference.
Mr.. Sherman introduced bill providing de-
vices and inscriptions upon the coins Of the
United States. Referred to the committee on
finance.
It Movides that upon the diverse side or
face Of all the gold and silver coins there shall
be an impression emblematic Of liberty, to-
gether with in inoription Of the word
"liberty," and the year Of coinage. Upon the
reverse side Of the gold coins, except the gold
dollar, and upon the trade dollar, there shall
be q representation Of an eagle, with the in
scription ~. 8. Of America, and the denomina-
ton Of the coin. The geld dollar and all the silver
coins, except the trade dollar, are to bear upon
their reverse wreath, together with the de-
nomination and the inscription, United States
of America" The bill authorizes the director
Of the mint, with the approval OF the secretary
of the treasury, to cause the motto "ln God
We Trust, ;" to be inscribed on such of the coins
az shall admit of this motto. 1t is next pro-
yided that the three-dollar gold pieces and the
twenty-cent silver pieces shall not hereafter
be coined and the third section Of the bill Is
as follows "The device Of the minor coins
q. e., the nickels) shall consist of such en-
blems and inscriptions as are proper to the re-
public of the United States, but plainly dis
tinct from those on the gold and silver coins,
and each minor coin shall express it's proper
date aud value"
The Senate considered the motion submitted
by defendants counsel to postpone the trial
until some convenient day in November next.
The trial for impeachment WAS ordered to pro-
osed.
MIR. Cox (Dem. }, Of New York, has been sp-
pointed Speaker pro. tenn.
5000, 900 was appropriated for building the
military posts in the Yellowstone region by
the House, in c1mmittee Of the whole, but was
afterwards stricken out. The Army Appro-
pristion bill as thus amended was passed.
A resolution was adopted that commission,
consisting Of two non-residents OF the District
of Columbia and one resident thereof be ap-
pointed by the Speaker Of the House, and two
residents Of the District and one nonresident
be selected by the presiding officer Of the
Senate, is hereby appointed, whose duty it
shall be, during the recess Of Congress, to
prepare suitable form Of government for the
District of Columbia.
During q discussion on an appropriation for
fireworks in Washington for the fourth of
July, Mr.. Chittenden Qnd.), Of New York,
called attention to the serious fact that, within
few years, seven hundred millions OF dollars
worth of property-nearly half the national
debt-had been burned up; and largely
through the careless use Of fireworks on the
fourth Of July.