Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-20
Favorable Action by the Senate
Committee.
The Bill to be Reported To.Mor.
rOW-Sentiments Of the
Committee.
Russian Losse. in the Capture Of Kars.
The War Clouds No. So Threatening Over the
French Republic.
wAsHl..cToN.
REMoNErlzAT1oN.


Washington, Nov. 2O.-The senate finance
committee to-day resumed the consideration
of the house bill for reconciliation.
Amendments were proposed and rejected
by uniform vote of 4 against 8, limiting
the legal tender power Of the silver dollar
to the amounts of ten, twenty or fifty dol
lars in any one payment. Also an amend.
meut providing that the silver dollars shall
be legal tender only for the same purposes
as the existing United States notes or green.
hacks, IN lieu of free coinage. The clause
heretofore stricken out of the amendment
offered by Mr.. Allison, was adopted, pro-
viding thai a fund Of five million dollars,
United States legal tender notes, shall be
set apart by the secretary of treasury
for the purpose Of purchasing bullion and
getting new coin into circulation. a. follows: {:
The department is by the terms Of this
amendment required to purchase silver
bullion to the amou ut not less than two mil
lion aud not exceeding four million dollars
each month, and coin the same into silver
dollars, which are to be exchanged for an
equal amount of legal tender notes The
notes thus received by the treasury are to
20 to into special fund above described,
and the purchase aud coinage of the bull.
lion is to be continued in this way indefi.
nitely.
Another. amendment was offered provid-
ing that after the enactment bill, commits
sioner shall be appointed to confer with any
similar Commissioners that may be appoint
ed by other nations, urging the double me-
tallic standard, for the purpose Of recon-
mending the adoption by all such nations
Of some uniform relation of value between
metals. The hour for the assembling Of the
senate arrived before an action could be
taken upon this amendment, but indica
tions are it will be adopted tomorrow and
that the majority Of the committee will then
order the bill 10 be reported without any
additional amendments of importance. The
committee we're divided on the main ques.
tions as follows:
Restricting the legal tender power Of til,
proposed silver dollar, Messrs. Morrell
Dawes and Bayard; against them, Messrs
Howe, Jones, Allison and Wallace. Messrs
Herman and Terry were absent and paired
Mr.. Allison's amendment is understood I.
have been agreed to by all present except
by Mr.. Jones who contended it would no
practically affect the operations ofthe bill il
anu ,~o- L. vonro oooootsh0a 4.
either Of the two parties.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The senate committee on foreign relation
to-day had under consideration the nomina
tions of Sanford, minister to Belgium, ant
Hilliard, of Georgia, minister TO Brazil
The committee were of the opinion tina
there were questions involved in the re-
spective cases which require deliberate con
sideration, and after some discussion def
mite action was postponed.
NOMINATION.
Washington, Nov. 20.-The president ha
nominated VIM. n. Bilson U. 8. attorne
for Minnesota, and Robt. N. McLearr
u. s.. Marshal for Minnesota.
CONFIRMATION.
The senate In executive session confirms
Sullivan McCulchen U. 8. attorney for tn
eastern district of Michigan. Chas. G. ALE
U. s. marshal for the western district {
Missouri; collectors Of internal revenu,
Jewett Palmer of the 18th district of Ohio
VIM. NJ. Woodcock, Of the 5th district {
Tennessee.