The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-03-28
HOUSE.

| WASHINGTON, March 22.-Mr. Stephens
Chairman of the Committee on Coinage
reported the bill to amend the laws on the
subject of coinage, to perfect a double me.
tallic standard, to provide for issuing gold
and silver bullion certificates, and to retire
the silver coin now in use. Ordered print.
ed and recommitted.
The first section provides that the coinage
of gold and silver bullion shall be on an
equal footing and on the same terms and
conditions; that is to say, the actual cost
OF the coinage each shall be paid by the
owners; the second section requires the
Secretary of the Treasury TO receive on de-
posit silver bullion in whstever quantities
it may be offered, and to have it assayed
and put in suitable bars, properly
stamped, and to issue certificates there
fore just as certificates are now
issued for gold bullion and gold
and silver coin such certificates are to in
dictate and represent the value of the bull
lion So deposited in standard silver dollars
at 4l4l grains, and are to have the same
force and effect as other coin certificates.
and to be alike receivable in payment for
all public dues, and bullion so deposited is
to be retained in the treasury for the pay
ment of certificates. Depositors are to pay
the expense Of assaying and stamping the
bullion and of its coinage. Each treasury
is to have the right Of converting such bull
lion into standard silver dollars, and take up
such certificates in coin or in bullion, at his
option. The third section prohibits the
further coinage of 20 cent, 5O-cent, and
Scent silver pieces. The fourth section
maker fractional or subsidiary silver coins
a legal tender to the amount of $50, and
authorizes its redemption at the Treasury
in legal-tender money, when presented in
sums of 500 or over. The fifth section
authorizes the continuance of the coinage
of trade dollars, exclusively for foreign
trade. but limits tbs amount TO $50, cooper
month
Mr.. WARD, of Pc, introduced a bill !
to the homestead Law of the |
United States, providing that persons, bona |
fde, intending to make actual entry and |
settlement under homestead acts shall re- |
ceive through the Secretary of the Interior, |
free transportation for themselves and fam
lilies, farming utensils and personal effects
to their new homes, and also to seeds for |
two years cultivation.
At the end of the morning hour Mr.. At
kins introduced bill to provide for more
survey of the public lands. Re
erred also, a resolution directing the COM
nittee on public lands to inquire into the
present system Of constructing public build
ngs, and whether any changes can be made
n such q system to promote the efficiency
4 the public service. Referred.
The House then went into Committee OF
he whole on the calendar. The Committee
disposed of large number of bills and then
ose and reported them to the House and
hey were passed, principally pension bills
0 the number of about forty.
The bill to authorize the Worthington
nd Sionx Falls Railroad company to co.
md its road into theTerritory Of Dakota in
, the village of Sioux was taken up and
aseed.
Mr.. HUNTER introduced bill to recog-
ise system of superintendence of rail-
ays. Referred.
The House then adjourned till Mond{y.