Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-03-16

First Meeting Of the Hard
Money League.
CHARGES AGAINST AN INSPECTOR
DISMISSED.
TEXT OF TIE SILVER CERfIFI.
CATE BILL.
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Tn. silver c.rune.,. MI.

DAiLr .
The silver Certificate Bili.
WASHINGTON. March Is. - The House
Committee on Banking and Currency this
morning agreed upon . bill providing for
tho issuing Of silver bullion certificates.
Following IL the text OF the bill agreed
upon;
Do It enacted. etc.. That coin certificates
Of denominations Of $40 and multiplos
thereof up to $1,000 may. in tho mode
herein provided. DO exchanged by the SOW
eral mints and assay Offices Of San Fran
cisco. Denver. Boise City. Carson City,
Philadelphia. Now York and New Orleans
for net value Of silver bullion deposited
thersat. and bullion 90 received In OF.
change for tho same coin certificates shall
at all times DO held and kept on hand for
the redemption Of said coin certificates In
silver. The silver thus deposited shall DO
computed In said exchange at is coming
value Of tho rate Of 4l2k grains standard
silver 10 the dollar, less usual and lawful
mint charges. and charges for Transports
ton from the several assay offices 10 the
mint for coinage, n from the latter 10
the assistant treasures respectively ct
which the coin certificates shall DO pay
able.
Section 2-That for bullion deposited 81
tho minis Of San Francisco and Carson
City the coin certificates provided for In
mn Act shail bo redeemed on demand II
the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer at
Nan Prancisco, and for bullion deposited
Al tie philadelphia, Now York, Denver.
Boise CITY And New Orleans mint and
s.ssv ofices. certificates shall be redeemed
Al M. oaIse az tbe Assistant Treasurer NJ
N.v yorL. and n shsll be tho duty Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury 10 cause coin
anil mint bars 10 be transferred after said
bar are stamped, a. provided In tho first
section, 10 the Assistant Treasurer at New
York, And n shall 10 tho duty OF tho Sec-
rotary Of the Treasury 10 coin and
mint bars 70 be transferred Aitsr ssid pars
aro sunPva = r,",.rror a. Nsw
Yorl or San Frsncisco for redemption Of
coin certificates Aforesaid, and said coin
certificates shall DO receivable without
ii%i. LOT AL daSs 70 Sno .o, n ca,,,ac.,.. N
N. is.asd under this Act shall be redeemed
on presentation. either In silver bars or
silver dollars at the option and convent
enco OF the treasury,
Section 4.-That the Secreniy OF inc
Treasury shall cause said csruncates Al.
thorizod by this ACT 70 10 prepared . ue-
livered TO The minis anu assay once
Aforesaid a. part OF the bullion ,unu' Anu
from when iund ueposiu snAI 70 a..
hAnge ~ com OF cum oo'''i"' "sn0
option OF the dcpositor'
Section o.-That hno or anuaru SILVER
bars authorized 70 10 issued Wy uiis Ac'
shall 10 stamped accoruing 70 tneii nne.
ness, weight and vAiuo' ~ tne vsiue "
silver bars shall 10 computed accoruins ~
their coming value IN doiiars, anu uno
Secretary OF me treasury 10 hereby to
quired 70 prescribe tho necessary resuiA-
lions Tor carrying THIS ACT mo onec''
Iuspector Bemis Exasernted.
w,.msorox. March i5.-Por some time
...,n,,. h.v. ,.,0, NAL. ,non Cb,,le.
n nav o.
Demis' Supervising inspector o' 'soAin
Vessels at San Francisco. designed 10
create 4 vacancy In that Office. The only
-. 49,. A., .ho,, o,,h, WAR. 400 ma
.As
did soino work on TIC steamer Mohohgo
and received pay therefor. which was al.
legged 70 be In violation OF his duty. The
charge was investigated by Special Agent
Evans while Demis was attending tho last
annual meeting OF INC boAra OF u
.Sa ~. ~ 'I ~. 0i ,yroc e The secr.tsry Of
The Treasury, however, after Demis had
returned 70 Ban Francisco. sent him .
NJ sns~or Romis renlieJ. shov.
that he superintendcd cortdn iron
work on the steamer but not on in boilers;
that tho boilers were not repaired ana
that BIO did not inspect the boiiers-thoy
were inspected by bis superior ofhccr o.
his lBcmisD request because no hsa one
work ON the vesscI. lie ALSO citsa ie.srs
from tho Treasury Department authorizing
Just such work. and Also debates IN Con
gress showing thai tho pay OF inspector
was originally ixed All low inquire TOT uie
reason that Inspectors would not DO
obliged 10 give all their time 70 tho Gov
ernmont. but could uso much Of u In their
private business. The defense Is deemed
ample ct tho Department, In view OF the
law and its former action, but ~ tho pay
Of Inspectors has since boon Increased, new
regulations will 10 i-Aued rbid their
private employment. Bemls 10 expressly
exonerated frcm any dishonesty IN the
matter.
The Hard Money League.
cu,c,oo march i6ZIu pursu,pce Of
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