The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


Mr.. Thurman spoke in favor of the Bland
silver bill and Messrs. Herman and Christiancy
against it. A substitute offered by Senator
Christiancy provides that the coinage of silver
dollars of 412L grains at the mints of the
United States, but that gold rhall be the stand
ard of value the present subsidiary silver coins
are to be legal tender in all cases to the amount
Of $40 the silver dollars and subsidiary coin
and silver bprs stamped at the mints or New
York assay Office with their weight and fine
ness, and he trade dollars are to be made
legal Ider according to the market value,
to be fixed monthly by the secretary Of the
treasury, the treasurer of the United States and
the director of the mint, on gold valuation,
in accordance with the current rates of the
markets of the world, which valuation is to be
promulgated and published in the principal
cities of thu United States in fixing the value
of coins the cost of coinage is to be added
The substitute further provides that the
United States legal tender notes may be re-
deemed upon presentation with liver of the
valuati ms fixed as above, and when 80 re-
deemed shall not again be issued, but shall be
placed TO the credit Of the sinking fund Own
ers If silver bullion are permitted to deposit it
and receive in return certificates redeemable
at the place of issue in silver bars at the fixed
valuation. Adjourned.
resolution was agreed to instructing the
committee on appropriations to inquire wheth-
er adequate provisions for prompt action in
pension cases exit in the pension bureau and
surgeon-generals and adjutant generals Offices
THE Senate bill to remit taxes on iusol-
vent savings ba1ks was amended SO that nc
savings bank having no capital stock shall
on account of mercantile or business deposits
on which no interest has been allowed, be
denied the exemptions, and passed. The
Senate resumed consideration of the sill
yer bill, and Mr.. Blaine, of Maine,, spoke
mainly in support of his substitute, a dollar Of
425 grains. Mr.. Johnston of Virginia, spok,
IN favor of the RECOMMENDATION of silver Ad
| journed
resolution was agreed to instructing the
committee en- appropriations to report whether
work on the public buildings in Washington
may be resumed so as to give present employ
ment to the workingmen whose families ar,
suffering from restitution. The supplement
tary joint resolution, providing for the appoint
ment OF eighteen additional commissioners t,
the Paris exhibition, was taken up and refer
red to the committee on appropriations, to
gether with an amendment, appropriatin,
$4,000 to pay the salaries of the additions
commissioners. The Senate resumed con
sideration Of the silver bill, and Mr.. Hill, o
Georgia, spoke in opposition thereto Mr.
Withers spoke in its favor.
Several petitions in favor of woman SUI
frage amendment to the constitution were re
ceived. :. Mr.. Conkling, of New York, pre-
sented memorial of ths chamber of commerce
OF New York, demonstrating against the n
monelization Of the silver dollar to be con
posed of 4121s grains. Mr. Davis. of Wei
Virginia, and Mr.. Salisbury, OF Delaware
spoke in favor of the Bland silver bill. AZ
:, iourned.
Mr.. Christiancy, of Michigan, in presentin
several petitions Of citizens of Michigan
favor of the adoption Of sixteenth ament
| ment to the constitution of the United Stat'
go as to prevent the DISTINGUISHING Of persol
: on account OF sex, said he hoped the commits
On privileges and elections would take up tn
!, subject and report upon it. The petitions we
Q entitled to report. When he should becon