The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-14

create po-tal savings banks BY Mr.. Scales, Tor
I ~. trsDsf,r 81 the ufine o. Indian Affairs from
I he iaterior 10 the var department By Mr..
I Buckner, for the repeal Of All bankrupt laws,
I and for the national education OF women pro-
/ ,idinr for tie establishment o. a national uni
I versifv Or women In Washington by Messfs.
[ Knapp and IAthrOp, FOR the coinage Of the
silver dollar.
The Spealer next announced the first thing
E in order 10 be the motion made ON the pre-
z vions Monday. by Mr.. Bland q Missouri; 10
suspend the Iules and pas the hil o. auihor-
ize the free coinage Of the standard silver dol
I lar and 10 restore its legal tender character.
I Mr.. Kelley objected q any debate, and the
sreaker stated that proposed amendments
were ont Of order WhereupOn the House pro-
ceeded 10 vote on the bill with the following
result yeas. 163 nays, 81 The bill having
passed the House, next goes TO the SENATE.
Ii il known a. the "BlAnd Silver Bill, and
tie following i It's text That there shall be
coined At the several minis OF the United
States silver dollars Of the weight OF Al2S
grains Troy, Of standard silver, as provided IN
the act OF Jan. Is. 1887, on which there shall
be the devices and superscrlptons provided by
said act which coins, together with all silver
dollars heretofore coined by the United states
Of like weight and fineness, shall be legal
tender at their nominal value for the debts
and dues, public and private, except where
otherwise pfovided BY contract, and any owner
OF silver bullion may deposit the same at any
United States coinage mint or assay Office 10
be coined into such dollars for his benefit
upon the same terms and conditions as gold
bullion is deposited for coinage under existing
law, All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act are hereby re-
pealed.'
Mr.. Willetts introduced bill granting PEN
sion to the family OF the late General Custer.
Mr.. House introduced bill to limit the
presidential term for six years.
The bill to repeal the third clause Of the Re
sumption act was taken up and debated. Nari-
GUS amendments were offered.
Mr.. Gardner advocated the repeal Of the
Resumption act and Mr.. Cox. Of Ohio, advo-
Gated his amendment, which provides that
after Jan. !, 1877, the secretary Of the treas
ury shall redeem greenbacks as presented at
81 cents in coin after July /, 1875 at 9Il5
cents after Jan. /, 1879, at SO cents after
July i, 1879 at 9s1[ cents after Jan. /, 1880,
90 cents; after July 1, 1880, 99l cents, and
after Jan. /, 1881, at par, and that all in ex-
cess Of $780, 900, 900 shall be Cancelled as re-
deemed, together with the fractional currency
as it shall be redeemed but that redeemed
greenbacks, after the whole amount shall have
been reduced to 100000 600, shall be regis
tered under the ordinary appropriations of
Congress and to enable the secretary TO thus
redeem, he may use any surplus funds in the
treasury, or sell at not less than par in coin,
bonds authorized by the refunding act, Mr..
Riddle, OF Tennessee advocated repeal, while
Mr.. Price, of Iowa, made speech in favor Of
maintaining inviolate the pledges OF the coun-