Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-25
EASTERN NEWS.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL.
WASHINGTON INTEL
LIGENCE.
BLAINE'S NEW SILVER BILL.
The Chinese Question In She House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a.
The bill introduced in The Senate to.
day by Blaine is in full text as follows:
Be it enacted. etc, that silver bullion
may be deposited at any coinage mint,
or at any assay office in the city of New
York, for returns in silver dollars of
- grains, standard value, at such
rate or price per standard ounce OF
bullion as may. from time TO time, be
fixed by the Director OF the Mint, with
the approval in writing Of the Secrs
tary of the Treasury, and which rate
shall correspond as exactly as possible
| with the market rate; and the bullion
thus placed shall, in addition TO other
required coinage authorized by exist
ing law, be coined, without delay, to
the full capacity of the minis.
Section 2. That any gain or profit
arising from the coinsge OF silver dol
lars shall, after the payment of the
lawful wasteage, be covered in the
Treasury OF the United States at the
close Of each fiscal year
Sec. 8. The silver dollar herein
authorized to be coined shall be a legal
| tender as by existing Law in common
| with gold, for all sums up to and in
| ClUutIS ROs III ~ oil SUMS t4CCCotttS
S., the debtor shall have the right to
tender in full payment and The creditor
| the right 10 demand half the amount
in gold coin and half in silver dollars.
Sec. 4. Fine or standard gold and
| silver bars. bearing the stamp of any
| coinage mint or ASSAY office at New
York, shall be received by the Assist
ant Treasurer of the United States at
| New York for its stamped value, which
shall he their coinage rate, respectively
and coin certificates shall be issued
therefor by the Assistant Treasurer in
the same manner as coin certificates
are now issued for gold coin; and the
certificates issued shall be re
deemed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, on demand, at the Office of the
| Assistant Treasurer at New York, in
coin or stamped bars of bullion, de-
posted at his option.
The House Election Committee fur
Their considered the California contested
case of Wiggington vs.. P~aclieco, the
sitting member, to-day. but reached
no conclusion. They will meet Satur-
day next, when an attempt will be
made to have a vote on the question.
Luttrell's precipitation of the Chinese
question upon the House to-day, by
means OF an amendment tn the steam
| boat bill, occasioned surprise and re
gret among all his Pacific Coast col
leagues, and was manifestly q most
in;udicious movement. The amend
ment has no possible chance of adop-
ton, and its presentation not only
subjected its author to ridicule, but
excited suspicion against important
practical measures which are soon 10
come up for action. Other California
members felt it was not ~judicions to
discuss the question at all in the
House while the subject remained in
the hands Of the Committee, and
therefore, took no part in the rambling
but spirited colleagues which imme-
diately followed Luttrell's motion,
but privately exerted themselves to
secure the withdrawal OF the amend
ment and to prevent the threatened
useless discussion. Enough was said,
however. to hurt the cause, and ma
terially impair the prospects for the
success of the general movement for
the restriction of Chinese i'm immigration.
The whole course OF the silver de
bate shows q Complete disintergration
Of parties on this question. To-day,
Randolph (Dem.) replied to CockrelI
OF tie same side. Blaine (Rep.) sneered
at a resolution of Matthews, OF his own
side, aud two Democratic leaders, Bay.
ard and Thurman, forced each other
on opposite sides OF the question. See
ing this, It Is not strange that sonnet am.
| bilious men imagine this question 10
be the feasible base for q new party or
~ganization to carry the next Presiden
| tial election.
Conservative Victory I'm Virginia,
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. %.
The Assembly elected Stste officers
J to. day, All were candidates nominated