The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
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! The United States Senate, af er an all-nigbt
session, at five O'Clock in the morning passed
the silver bill, by vote of 48 to 81 The vote
was as follows democrats in small capitals)
Yeas-Allison, Ia; ARMSTRONG, Mo-; BAILEY,
Tenn; BECK, KY; Booth, CAL; Bruce, Miss.
Cameron, Pa, Cameron, Wis. Chaffee, Col.
! CocKRELL. Mo-: COKE, Tex Conover, Fla.
Davis, Ind, H.; DAVIS, W. Va; DENNIS. Nd.
Dorsey, Ark; EUsTIs, La. Ferry, Mich. GAR.
LAND, Ark. GORDON, Ga. GROVER, Or; HERE.
FORD, W. Va Howe, Mo-; Ingalls,, Kan. JOHN
sToN, Va; JONES, Fla; Jones, New. Kellogg,
La; Kirkwood, Ia; MoCREERY, KY; Nc
DONALD, Ind; Mcmillan, Mimi Matthews.
Ohio, MAxEY; Tex; Merrimon, N. c.; MORGAN,
Ala; Oglesby. H.; Paddock, Neb.; Plumb,
Kan; SALISBURY. Nd. Saunders, Neb.; Spen-
Ger Ala. Teller, COL; THURMAN, Ohio VooR-
HE'S, Ind; WALLACE, Pa; Windomt MINI.
WTTHERs, Va.-48.
Nays -Anthony Or. u, BARNuM CConn. J,
BAYARD (Del) }. Blaine (NIe }, Burnside Or. Il.
Christancy (Mich.), Conkling (Nl.), Dawes
(Mass.) Edmunds (Vt }, Hamlin (Me.), Hoar
(Msss j. HERMAN On. ". LAMAR (Miss), Nc
PHERsoN IN J.), Mitchell Cor }, Morrill, (Vt.).
Randolph (N. J.), Rollins IN. B.) Sargent
lCal.), Wadleigh On H, WHITE (Md.).S2I.
Messrs. Harris CTenn) and Pat erson Is. c. J
who would have voted in the affirmative. were
pa red with Messrs. Hill (Ga } and Butler
Is - who weuld have voted in the negative.
Mr.. Ransem On. o. who would have voted in
the affirmative, was absent on account of sick
ness.
TEXT OF THE BILL
The following is the full text of the bill as
passed:
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United States
OF America in Congress assembled, That there
shall be coined at the several mints of the
United States silver dollars of the weight of
four hundred and twelve and half (41216)
grains troy Of standard silver, as provided In
tia.aa a.at Inw. o
the devices and superscriptions 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 fof all debts and
dues, public and private, except where other
wise expressly stipulated in the contract And
the Secretary OF the Treasury is authorized
aud directed purchase, from time to time,
silver bullion at the market price thereof,
not less than two million ($2, ,000, ,000) dollars
worth per month, nor more than four million
lS4,OOO, 0OO) dollars worth per moth, and
cause the same to be coined monthly as fast
as so purchased into such dollars. And sum
sufficient to carry ont the foregoing provision
OF this act Is hereby appropriated out any of
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated. Any gain or seigniOrage arising from
this coinage shall be accounted for and paid
INTO the treasury as provided under existing
laws relative to the subsidiary coinage; pro-
vided. that the amount of money at any one
time invested in such silver bullion, exclusive
of such resulting coin, shall not exceed five
million (t5, ,000,000) dollars and provided
further, that nothing in this act shall be con.
strued to authorize the payment in silver of
certificates of deposit issued under the provis-
on of sections 254 of the Revised Statutes.
SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act are hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 8. That Immediately after the psssape
Qf tlig fbh DraoidaUf ban -
eTnments of the countries composing the Latin
Union, so called, and OF such other European
nations as he may deem advisable, 10 in tho
United States in conference to adopt a COM
mon ratio between gold and silver, for the pur-
pose of establishing internationally the use of
bi-metallic money and securing a fxity Of the
relative value between those metals such con-
ference to be held at fuch place in Europe
or in the United States at such a time within
six months as may be mutually agreed upon by
the executives Of the governments joining in
the same. Whenever governments SO inyi' ed
or any three OF them, shall have signded
their Willingness to unite in the same, the
President shall, by and with the advice and con-
sentot he Senate appoint thr commissioners,
VINO shall attend such conference on behalf
OF the United States, and shall report the do
ings thereof to the Pres dent. who shall trans
NIT the same to Congress. Said commission
ers shall each receive the sum Of two thousand
hye hundred dollars and their reasonable ex-
penses, TO be approved by the Secretary Of
State, and the amount necessary to pay such
compensation and expenses il hereby appro-
prated out Of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 4. That any holder Of the coin author
lzed by the act may deposit the same with the
treasurer, or any assistant treasurer Of the
United States In sums not less than $40 and
receive therefor certificates OF not less than
$40 each, corresponding with the denomina-
lions OF the United States notes, The coin
deposited for or representing tho certificates
shall be retained in the treasury for the pay
ment of the same On demand. Said certih-
Gates shall be receivable for customs, taxes and