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all silver dollars heretofore coined by the
United states 81 like weight and fine.
their their nominal sna DC Ss,us legal tender az
dues, public and, private, except where
otherwise expressly stipulated in the con.
tract, and the Secretary of the Treasury is
time 70 time, silver bullion at the market
price thereof, notices. than So go 900 worth per
month, nor more than si,oo0.6O0 worth per
month"; ana cause the same to be coined
dollars and sum SUFFICIENT to carry out the
foregoing provisions of this act is hereby ap.
bropriated out OF any money IN the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, and
any gain or seigniorage arising from
TINS coinage shall be accounted for
and paid into the Treasury, rs provided
under existing laws relative to the subsidiary
ey at any one time invested in such silver
bullion exclusive of such resulting coin,
shall not exceed 100000 and provided fur
ther, that nothing in this act shall be con.
strued to authorize the payment in silver
OF certificates of deposit issued under the
provisions of section s5I of the Revised Stat
utes.
Sec 9. All acts and parts of acts inconsist.
ent with the provisions OF this act are hereby
repealed. -.. .' .....ltt . b. .. |..4 4.
Sec. 8. That Immediately after the passage
of this act the President shall invite the Gov
ernments of the countries composing the
Latin Union,, so-called, and of such other
European nations Us he may deem advisable
to join the United States in II conference to
adopt common ratio between gold and sill
Yer, for the purpose of establishing interna-
tionally the use of bi-metallic money and se-
curing q fixity of the relative value between
those two metals; such conferences TO be
states u such time within sx months as may
be mutually agreed upon by tho Executives
of Governments Joining In the same. When
| everthe governments so invited or any three
of them, shall have signified their Willingness
to unite in the same, the President shall, by
and with the advice and consent of the Sent
ate, appoint three Commissioners, who shall
attend such conferences in behalf of the United
states, and who shall report the doihgs
thereof to the President, who shall transmit
the same to Congress. Said Commissioners
| shalIeach receive the SUM OF $500, and their
Secretary Of State, and the amount necessary
to pay such expenses Is hereby tappropriated
out on oasnS money IN the Treasary not othef-
lied by this act may deposit the same with
the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of
the United States, in sums not less than $40,
and receive therefor certificates of not
with the denominations of the
United States notes. The coin deposited for
or representing the certificates shall be re.
tanned in the Treasury for the payment of
be receivable for customs taxes and all
public dues, and when SO received may be
reiSsued. - t.-as ... 81 ..Hr -
In the Senate, on the 18th, large number
of petitions were introduced. A resolution
to have inquiry made into the legislation
needed to prevent the Introduction of yellow
fever was adopted. Bills passed for the
relief of settlers on public lands under the
pre- -omption laws, and to amend the act of
March ., flS77, to provi9e'f0r the, preparation
and publication of "a new edition of the
Revised Statutes Of the,UnitedS States. 80.
Senate amendments, was ordefed printed
The bill compromising George ,(Hi Giddings
for mail service rendered prigr TO the war
passed. Districtof Columbia business was
considered in Committee Of the Whole.