Connecticut western news., 1878-02-28
0up Weekly News Summary.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
SENATE.

HoHSe ot Representatives O HC Cn3"" StdteS of America 6 Congress 0SSe1t- bied, That there shall be coined at the several hints of the United States, silver ! dollars of the weight of 4129 grains Troy | of standard silver, as provided Tn the act of Jan. Is, 1S37 on which shall be 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 fneness, shall be legal tender at their nominal value for all debts and dues, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. And the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to purchase from timO to time silver bullion at the market price thereof, not less than $2,000, 900 worth per month nor more than $4, ,000, 900 per month, and cause the same to be coined monthly us fast as so purchased into such dollars. And sum sufficient to carry out the foregoing provisions of this act Is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not other wise appropriated. And any gain or seigniorage arising from that coinage shall be accounted for and paid into the Treasury, as provided under existing laws relative to the subsidiary coinage i; provided, that the amount of money at any one time invested in such silver bull lion, exclusive of such resulting coin, shall not exceed $5,00O,000; and pro- vided further that nothing ill thls act shall be construed to authorize the pay ment ill silver of certificates of deposit issued under the provision of section 254 of the Revised Statutes.
 SEo 2. All acts and parts of acts in consistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
 SEC. 3. That immediately after the passage of this act the President shall invite the Governments of tho countries composing the Latin Union, so-oalled, and of such other European nations as he may deem advisable, to join the United States in conference to adopt a common ratio between gold and silver for the purpose of establishing inter- nationally the use of bi-metallic money, and securing fxity of relative value be- tween those metals, such conference to be held at such place in Europe or in the United States at such time within six months, as may be mutually agreed upon by the Executives of the Govern ments joining ill the same. Whenever the Governments so invited, or any three
 
 lingness to unite i'll the same, the Prcsi- dent shall, by and with the consent of the Senate, appoint three Commission CTS, who shall attend such conference on behalf of the United States, and shall report the doings thereof to the Presi- dent, who shall transmit the same to Congress. Said Commissioners shall each receive the sum of E., ,500 and theil reasonable expenses, to be approved by the Secretary of State and the amount necessary to pay such compensation anC expenses is hereby approved out of any money i'll the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
 SEC. 4. That any holder of the coir authorized by the act may deposit tho same with the Treasury, or any Assistan Treasurer, of the United States in sum! not less than $10, and receive therefor certificates of not less than $10 each corresponding with the denomination of the United States notes. The cOil deposited for or representing the certifi cates shall be retained in the Treas1lr, for the payment of the same on demand Said certificates shall be receivable fo Customs, taxes, and all public dues, an, when so received may be reissued.
 tIr. Bayard Oem., Del.) presente, he petition of the National Libera League, signed by the officers thereo and 0,660 persons residing ill ever State in the Union, favoring the adoptio of an amendment to the constitutio separating Church and State Referre to the Committee on the Judiciary.
 A bill was introduced by Mr. Chaffe Rep., Col to provide for the organize tion of the territory of Oklohama, an for the better protection of the India tribes therein.
 MT. VoorheesD Dem, :, Ind ) presented petition for the remonetizat1on of silver He said the repeal of the Specie Rt sumption act is yet to come, and h hoped it would soon come.
 The Pension bill, being under discus sion, MT. OglesbY (Rep., Ill., moved { strike out the section restoring to tE pension rolls names stricken off on a, count of disloyalty. The men who fougl for the Government in 1872 should hay been the last to attempt to destroy it after years.
 MT. Blaine (Rep., Me) said every so dier who had served in the war of 1S1 must have been at least sixty years age when the rebellion broke out. F would not exclude one of them from u pension rolls. Men who were engage actively ill the rebellion had been pa doncd, and many of them were now hol ing office. His impression was that the were pretty nearly controlling the Go ernment.
 He said that the widow of Gen. Zac Taylor was on the pension roll. H. son took an active part in the Rebellio Was her name te be stricken from u roll because she had bound up the wour of her son?
 MT. Oglesby's motion was rejected yeas 2. nays 50.
 The bill was then read third tin and passed-yeas 47, nays 8.
 The Senate bill to regulate the COT pensation of post masters being llnd discussion, Mir. Hamlln (Rcp., Me )su mitted an amendment as an addition section to the bill, allowing the Pres dent and Vice-President of the Unit, States Senat2rs. 1% RenrHfsentatixes an the Senate, and Clerk of the House Representatives to send and receive fir, through the mails all written and prin ed communications not exceeding tv ounces III weight, and the name of u President and Vice President, and each Senator, Representative and Del gate shall be written on all letters ( communications by them respectivel sent through the mails. This was passt by a vote of B yeas to 21 nays, and U bill itself then passed as amended.
 The Senate passed bill to amend { act of the Legislative Assembly of u Territory of Wyoming to provide for tl organization of Crook and Pease cou, ties.