The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-07

Bond bill after amendments making the
interest 4 pc: cent instead Of 3,65, and
providing that the bonds shall be dis
posed OF for coin or for United States
notes at their nominal value, instead OF
at the rate at which they may then stand
| it the market.
The bill introduced introduced in the
Senate yesterday by Mr.. Ferry, to grant
an increase OF pensions in certain caseE,
provides that from and after June 4th,
1873, all persons who, while in the United
States military or naval service, and in
that line OF duty since March 4th, 1861,
shall have lost an arm above the elbow
or a leg above the knee shall be entitled
to a pension Of $50 per month, and those
who shall have lost leg below the knee
and an arm below the elbow shall be en-
titled TO $50 per month, and those who
shall have lost one hand and one foot
shall be entitled to S45 per month.
In the Senate Finance Committee to.
day nothing was said concerning the
House Of Representatives bill to repeal
the Specie Resumption act, and the dis.
position Of the committee seems TO be to
postpone any further consideration OF the
BILL for the present and until the practi-
cal effect OF the Silver law shall have be.
come more fully manifest.
The Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, has set aside March 18th
to hear the arguments in favor Of the
establishment OF mint in the west. Bills
are pending to locate mints at Chicago,
St. Louis, Kansas City, Cincinnati and
Quincy, III. 1t Ia the present intention
OF the committee before recommending
site, to proceed to the several cities ask
ing for mintage facilities.
THOSE WHO DANCE MUST PAY.
The Senate Committee on Indian AZ
fairs have agreed TO report favorably on
the House resolution for the relief OF
Catharine and Sophia Germaine, two
white children captured in Kansas by the
Cheyenne Indians, while en- route from
Georgia to Colorado. The resolution
directs the Secretary Of the Interior 10
receive from annuities due or to become
due to the Cheyenne Indians, $500 for
each OF the girls, and cause the money to
be placed TO their credit.
REGULATIONS FOR PURCHASE OF SILVER
BULLION.
The following circular, relative TO the
purchase OF bullion, was issued this after
noon:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OPHIcR or THE DIRECTION OF TUE MINT,
WASHINGTON, March 9.
Notice is hereby given that the Treas
ury Department is prepared TO receive at
all times offers in writing or by telegraph
for the sale OF silver bullion in quanti-
ties not less than 10000 ounces, delivera-
bic at the Minis Of the United States at
Philadelphia, San Francisco and Carson.
All Offers will be addressed to the Direc.
tor Of the Mint, Washington, D. c.,
and will state the quality and price
per ounce one-thousand fine, and when
the delivery will be made II the offer is
accepted. The value OF the silver pur-
chased will be determined by the mint
assay and until further notice the pay
ment will be made in gold or silver coin
OF full legal tender. Where the bullion is
offered and purchased which is Of a char.
acter requiring parting or refining, the
seller will pay the usual mint charges.
lSigned] II. R. LINDERMAN,
DirectOr cf llint.
approved: JoHs SHERMAN,
Seeretaryof 1reaury.
Under the direction Of Acting Cashier
Whelpley, the vaults Of the Treasury are
being arranged for the reception Of u
large quantity Of silver now in the mint
at Phiiadelphia. Seven hundred thousand
dollars, the weight Of which will approx.
innate 10000 pounds, will be received at
the Treasury here in the present month.
The removal from Philadelphia is for the
purpose Of affording space for the bullion
from which the new silver dollars viii
be coined. Mr.. Whelpley is Of the opinl
ion tha. new silver vault will be neceS-
sary for the proper storage Of additional
coin in the Treasury building.
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