The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-03-01

Sec. 8 That immediately after the passage
of this act the President shall invite the Gov
efnnlents Of the countries composing The
Latin Union, 40. called, and ~ such other
European nations ~ he may deem advisable
20 join tho United states In "A conferences ~
adopt a common ratio between. goid ana sii'
yer, for the purpose Of establishing inter-
nationally the use Of ID metallic money
and securing a fixity uf the relative value be.
tween those two metals Such conference ~ ~
held nt such place IN Europe or in the United
states nc such time within six months as may
be mutually agreed upon by the Executives
Of Governments joining IN tho same. When
three 81 them. shall have signiied their viii
ingncss 20 unite In the same, the Presi'
dent shall. ny ani with the advice
three en-" commis~i"ncrs Who shall attend
~nch conference In behalf OF the United
states. and who shall report the doings there
Of to the President, who shall transmit tile
same 10 Congress. said Commissioners shall
each receive the sum Of $500, ana their reh-
sonablc expenses, To be approved by the
Secretary Of state, and the amount neces-
sary pay such compensation and expenses 10
hereby appropriated out OF any money IN
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 4. That any holder of the coin author
lied by this act may deposit the same with
the Treasurer or amy Assistant treasurer
Of the United States, In sums not less
than $40. and receive therefor celtin
spending with the denominations OF the
United states notes. The coin deposited Tor
or representing the certificates shan Pc r..
tanned In the Treasury for the inn ofthe
same on demand. Said certificates shall be
receivable for customs, taxes n all public
dues. and when 80 received may be reiS-urd.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a large number
Of petitions were introduced. a resolution TO
have inquiry made into the legislation need
"a 20 prevent the introduction Of yellow
fever into this country was adopted.
Bills passed for the relief Of settlers
on public lands under the presumption
laws. and 10 amend the act of March
?, ls5-. 10 provide for the preparation and
publication Of "A new edition OF the Revised
statutes OF the United statcs......ln the
House the Bland Silver bill. with the senate
amendments. was ordered printed. me PHI
service rendered prior 10 the war passed
District of Coiumbia business was considered
in Committee Of the Whole.
In the Senate, on the 10th, the amend :
ed Pension bill. restoring TO the pension rolls
the names Of all persons now surviving,
heretofore pensioned on account Of service
In the war of 1912 on any OF the Indian wars,
whose names were stricken therefrom ON ac-
count of u~isloy atty, etc, was passed, AZ 20 ,.
.:....In the House, Mr. Harris. chairman 81
the Election Committee. called up the
election case OF Acklin vs.. Darrell. from the
Fourth Louisiana District, the majority
report being IN favor q Ackln,. the
contestant, and the minority being IN favor
81 Darrell, the sitting member. A long dis
cussion ensucd, led on by MIR. Hale ia reply TO
a speech made by Mr.. Gibson on the previous
Thursday. In the course OF his argument
Mr.. Hale said that there was no legal ground
for the prosecution Of Anderson Of the Re-
turning Board. and that there WAS a profound
impression that the proceeding in
louisiana had its root. its handspring,
it, source elsewhere; that there
were many who believed that
that whole performance had been dictated
and driven forward by restless men, who did
not mean ever 20 admit that the Presidents
title had been settled, the President ~ the
United states learning to-day the lesson Of
misplaced confidence. Mr.. Gibson. in reply.
portrayed the state Of affairs In Louisiana
during the late years. when no guilty man
had been punished and when no honest man
felt his life secure from lawlcssnesS, but
since the Nichols Government had
been inaugurntcd no man, whether poor or
rich. who committed a crime. had escaped
punishment. He denied that the Returning
Hoard was prosecuted on political oundS
Reverting to the charges % a compact be.
tween the authorities 81 Louisiana aud
the Federal Government. he de-
MED Il not only for tho Nichols
Government. not only for his friends. but for
the President and his Cabinet. They could
not he guilty ~ such a crime. Mr.. Garfield
also made a speech OF some length. In which
he nrraigned the Louisiana authorities for
their prosecution OF the Returning Board.