Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-21

WASHINGTON, February l6.-The silver bill
passed the Senate at O'Clock this morning,
as amended by the Senate finance committee.
by q vote Of 48 to 81. 1t must now 20 to the
House for it's concurrence. BY its provisions
gold as legal tsnder. Tho ffse coinage SEC
tioti %as stricken out:
Harris and Patterson Who would havo voted
for the bill %ers paired with Hill and .Butlor
who wodld have voted against it. Ransom
was detained on dScodnt Of illness:
The sollo%ying io the full text Of the
AN Acf to authorize the soihags Of tHS
ESnndard silver dollar, and to restore it's legal
J der character.
9 cSSe IL enacted. &C., THAT there shall be
!. | sid at the several mints Of the United
'trh .tes silver dollars of the weight of 4l24
grains troy, OF standard silver as provided in
| the act Of janunfy Is. 1887. on which shall
be the devices and superscriptions provided
by said act, which coins. together with all
| silver dollars heretofore coined by the Uuited
States Of like weight and fnsHess. shall be
legal tender at their nominal valG6 for oil
debts and dues. public and ttfsato except
| whore otherwise expressly stipulated in the
contract; and the secretary Of the treasury is
authorized and directed to purchase from
time to timo silver bullion at the market prioe
| thereof; not less than $4,000. .0O0 worth per
Eni6fith. nor More tlren $4,000,000 worth per
month. and caGss the sGmo to be coined
monthly, as fast as SO purchased. into such
dollars; and q sum Sufficient 10 carry out tho
foregoing provisions is hereby appropriated
out of any money in tho treasury not other
wise appropriated, and any gain or scignior-
age Gfisfng from the coinage shall DO ac-
| counted for and paid into the treasury, as
| provided under existing laws relative to the
Subsidiary coinage, provided that the amount
of money ut any ono time invested in such
silver bullion. exclusive of such resulting
vided fAtther, that nothing in this not shal,
be construed to authorizc tho payment in
silver Of certificates of deposit issued under
the provisions Of Section 254 Of the Revised
Statutes.
SEC. g. That Immediately after the passage
of this act the President shall invite the CO.
vernments of the countries composing the
Latin Union, 80 called, and of such other
European nations as he mny deem advisable.
join the United States in conference to
adopt q common ratio as between gold and
silver, for the purpose Of establishing inter
nationally the tse Of bi metallic money and
securing f2ity of relative value between
these metals, such conference to be held Mt
such place in Europe or in tho United States,
at suoh limo. within siS nionths as may be
mutually AGREED upon BY the Executives Of
the BOverlment8J joining IN the same when
over the governments SO Invited, Or any THEE
of them, shalr hhve signifed thoairr Willingness
to unite id tRe SAME. the President shall, by
and witip the advice and consent Of tho Senate.
appbiHt thfee commissioners whu shall attend
suolY Confidence on behalf Of tho United
States. ahd shall report the dbiogS thereof to
the President. who shall transmit tho same to
CohgresS. Said Commissioners shall each
receive the sum of So, 500 and their reasonable
/ expenses, to be approved by the Secretary of
State, and the amount necessary to ply such
compensation and ezponstS iS Hereby appro
priatedt oit of any monty III Tie treasury not
otherwise Appropriated.
SEC. 8. That any holder Of tho coin au-
thorized by this act may deposit the same
with the treasurer or my assistant treasurer
Of the United STATES in sums not less than ten
dollars, and receive therefor certificates Of not
less than'ten dollars ench, corresponding With
the denominations Of the United States notes
Coin deposited for or REPRESENTING the certifi-
caaes shall be retained III the Treasury for
the payment Of the same on den,hnd Said
certificates shall be- receivable for ciistoiis,
taxes and all public dues, ahd' whth 60 re-
ceived may be reisshef. :,
SEC. a. All acts and parts Of acts ihcon-
sistent with the provisions Of this act are
herehY rapenlcd