Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-02
TIE LIE RAPHIC.
Death OF Ex-senator Benz.
F. Wade.
The President Irritated
at the Action Of
Congress.
Effect of the Silver Bill
Abroad.
PREPARATIONS FOR COMING THE
NEW DOLLAR.
lsrscAL DISPATCH TO Il Coin HUI
DAILY NEws.l
lsrsclAL DrrArrH TO rHs Coin HUI
DAILY NEws.l
Ne,ss from w~nshisgton.

road to-day held . prolonged session. at
which tho details Of the Texas Pacific bill
we're further considered and the commit
toe adjourned till tomorrow. when . vote
upon the main question will DO taken.
Blair and Luttrell Of tho subcommittee
have presented . minority report favoring
tho Southern Pacific proposition. Nor
rison IL opposed 10 granting Government
aid 10 any Of the rival projects. Cole has
not yet indicated his position.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency to-day had under consideration
Representative Phillips bill providing for
the issue OF postal savings bonds bearing
interest At tho rate Of three sixty.tfths per
cent. per annum. exchangeablo at par for
United States, legal tender notes 10 the
amount Of ten por centum OF postal saw.
ings bonds. and postal orders for bonds
o~utstandings. The whole amount OF such
special issue shall reach tho sum OF X0.-
600, 900. Tho committee agreed 10 take
q final vote upon this bill Tuesday next,
and from present indications II vii lbo TO-
ported almost unanimously.
The Senate Finance Committee took no
action to-day on the House bill for repeal.
ing the lSpecie Resumption Act. and
postponed consideration OF the subject
until tho regular meeting on Tuesday
next.
Tho Committee on Ways and Means TO-
d.y passed tho clause Of tho Tariff bill 70.
lating 10 spices, without alteration, and ro-
duction Of the proposed duty on silks from
dfty IN forty per cent.
H. sii,,r biil wa, TODAY sent 10 the
Department Of State by tho Speaker OF tho
House OF Representatives. with tho In
dorsement OF tho Clerk Of the House and
Secretary Of tho Senate 10 the effect that
tbe biIl nassed Notwithstanding the veto.
Land Comminioner Williamson has no.
uaed afty. three employees Of that bureau
thst. ON ~sccount of Insufficient ~sppropria-
tions. the Secretary Of tbs Interior IL oom.
pelIej 10 AK them 10 resign or 10 grant
them lesve of sbsence. without nav, until
an snnronristion h. made.
Prepar'"x 20 Ce'".
WAsnIs0ros, March l.-Acting under
distractions OF the Secretary Of tho Treas.
~, .na In .~nticination of the Silver bill
u''' "" a.. Nj.
becoming , law lho p''co''' VI ''o ~.
has been engaged Tor several days III max
ing tho necessary arrangements for run
-e. IT., IT.. ~ chair mi, c-,n.ci,v nm the
n'ns N''
new silver dollara.
Probably q supply OF working dies will
- =, .hon, tan d.v.. anil in tho
ms,n,Imo silver bullion will pass through
IN an. n,ocs.. n, uniting a I'm .baps for
coming into dollars. e.cept that OF stamp.
ing. for which particularly tho operating
capacity Of the minis Ia In excess OF other
operations, 30 hal IN reality but little DO
lay In coinage will DO occasioned by the
dies not being ready. IL u thought mat
by the middle OF April the coinage OF sil.
yer dollars Will DO 81 Tue rae OF S,oVV,vVo
per month. the supply OF iiac''1nsI vi.
yer coins ~ tho MINT anu .no ulnorens
Treasury onioes is sumcieh. 10 mees my
demand likely 70 .riiVo LOT sstelAi nnon'ns
70 come. me I.mn' M, ny mnn III an'
condition, with skilled woikneh, anu cs.
erything 10 IN shape 70 meet We iArso
amount OF Coinage ae'oi'cu w 'heni w
tho new Jaw. ,,
The CaDine. me. .ouhAy sn .n y" asss.
ont me provisions Of tho Silver bili.
Secretary Sherman 10 TO put the minis 70
work promptly ana indusu'ous,y, anu
oe oray. III ao.srnmen,s AZ eountrie.
cpmposing the so-cslled "Iaiin Union"
and such other European nations a. the
President MAJ, dee,p aivi.sp,e, ihviun8
them 70 Join tho United sA!es ~ = con-
Terence W adopt common rA.ss oc,Serh
gold and silver ior purposes OF es.aplisn'
Ing the use OF oimetAli,c MONEY Ana .ceur.
Ing the nhity OF 'he re'A'''o 'A'"o '''"eoh
these metals
CHICAGO. March la Trib~"e Wash.
ington special says Tho Director OF tho
Mint to-day autographed tho Carson City
aud Ban Francisco Minis 10 discontinue
tho coinage Of gold and subsidiary silver.
The work on dies 10 being rapidly pushed
81 Philadelphia, and Linderman says by
the middle Of April the mints will be coin.
ing the new dollar at the rats OF 3,6oo,OoO
monthly. The President manifested no
surprise to-day at tho disposition OF tho
Silver bill, but 10 one gentleman VINO
Is.msS In Indecent haste. Tho United
States Treasurer hopes 10 pay tho salaries
Of members In silver next month, They
VIII each ,eoo've twenty-five p'"nu' o'"
'er u ho a'es ~
Erect ef the silver NH Abroad.