Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-27

SEC. 3.--That Immediately after
the passage of this act the President
shall invite the governments of the
countries composing the Latin I'm
ion, so called, and of such other
European nations rs he may deem
advisable. to join the United States
in conference TO adopt n com
mon ratio between gold and silver
for the purpose of establishing in
ternationally the use of bi-metallic
money and securing the fiXity of
the relative value between those
metals, snch conference to be held
at such place in Europe or in the
United States at such time with
in six months rs may be mutually
agreed upon by the executives of
the governments joining in the
same. Whenever the governments
so invited, or any three of them,
shall have signified their willing
ness to unite in the same the Pres
ident shall, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. appoint
three commissioners, who shall at
tend 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 S.
500 and their reasonable expenses.
to be approved by the Secretary Of
State, and the amount necessary TO
paw such compensation and eXpen-
SEES is hereby appropriated out OF
any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. THAT any holder of the
coin authorized by this act may de-
post the same with the Treasurer
or any Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, in sums not less
than $40 and receive therefor GER
titicates of not less than $40 each
corresponding with the denomin-
atoms of the United States notes
The coin deposited for or repre-
senting the certificates shall be re-
tanned in the Treasury for the pay
ment Of the same on demand
Said certificates shall he receivable
for customs, taxes and all public
dues, and when so received may be
reissued.
Feb. 1S.-The following bills
were passed:
Senate bill for the relief of set
tiers on the public lands under the
presumption laws. Mr.. Paddock
in explanation of the bill, said
it was to allow settler who had
occupied tract of land year or
more to change his settlement and
take up one under the homestead
law, that the time spent on the
former tract be counted as part of
the three years required under the
homestead law.
Senate bill to amend the act of
March ., 1877, to provide for pre-
paration and publication of the
new edition of the revised statues
Of the United States.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted reso-
linton instructing the Secretary Of
the Navy to report to the Senate
the extent and condition of the
lands of the United States in the
State of Florida reserved for naval
purposes or for the timber thereon
for the use of the navy. Agreed
| to.
Feb. 19.-The Senate bill amend
ing the laws granting pensions to
soldiers and sailors of the war Of
1912 and their widows, passed,
AZ yeas, s nays. The bill restores
pensions to those whose names
were stricken from the rolls on ac-
count of disroyalty.
Feb. 20.-Mr. Cockrcll submit
ted resolution instructing the
Commissioner of Agriculture to
furnish to the Senate such infor-
nation and facts rs may he 10 his
possession relative to the disease
of hogs, commonly called hog chol-
era. Agreed to.
A bill to regulate the compensa-
ton of postmasters and to allow
the President, Vice-President, Sen
ators. Representatives, Secretary
of the Senate, Clerk of the House
of Representatives, to send and re-
ceive, free through the mails, all
written and printed communica-
tons not exceeding two ounces in
weight, was passed. Yeas 80, nays
q.
Feb. 21.-The President sent to
the Senate to-day the reports of
the general Of the army, quarter
master and commissary general,
relative to the cost of the late war
with the Sioux Indians, and the
number of soldiers killed in that
war. The report shows that the
estimated cost of the war was 81
312, 53l and the whole number OF
nersons ki1led uas 1G officara ond