Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-02-21
ESQ.,, for Judge of the Fourth Judicial

son, Esq, for Judge of the Fourth Judicial
Circuit.
,. The result Of the ballot was Hudson 14O,
Townsend l, Blue l, - l. Total number
Of votes cast, 143. Necessary to choice, Y.
Senator Walker nominated the Hon. Thos.
Jefferson Mackey for Judge of the Sixth Ju-
dicial Circuit.
The result of the ballot was: Mackey 107,
Witherspoon 80, Thompson l, l. Total
number of votes cast, 142. Necessary to a
choice, II. .-..,.,.. .....-.. ..-. .--s-... ....-
Senator Bowen nominated Col. Thomas
Thompson, of Abbeville, for Judge of the
Eighth Circuit The result of the ballot was:
Thompson l37,-2 Total number of votes
cast 139. Necessary to choice 70.
At the close of each ballot, the President
of the Senate declared the result. which was
that Messrs B. G. PRESLEY, A. P. Aldrich,
A. j. Shaw, J. Fl. Hudson, T. j. Mackey
and Thomas Thompson had been duly elected
Judges of the First. Second, Third, Fourth,
Sixth and Eighth Judicial Circuits respect
lively. The Senate then retired.
The ballot was conducted with little or no
excitement, and was looked upon as merely
a necessary form and confirmation of the
caucus action of the preceding evening.
THE SILVER BILL.
The following is the full text of the act
known as the "BIand bill"-to authorize the
coinage of the standard silver dollar, and to
restore its legal tender character, as passed
by the Senate last Saturday morning:
Be it enacted, etc., that there shall be coin.
ed at the several Mints of the United States,
silver dollars of the weight of Az! grains troy
of fstandard silver. as provided in the Act of
January 18th, 1887, on which shall be the
devices and inscriptions provided by said
Act, which coins, together with all silver dol.
lars heretofore coined by the United States of
like weight and fneness, shall be legal ten
der at their nominal value for all debts and
dues, public and private, except where other.
wise expressly stipulated in the contract, and
the Secretary Of the Treasury is authorized and
directed to purchase from time to time silver
bullion at the market price thereof, not less
than 100000 dollars worth per month, and
cause the same to he coined monthly as fast
as SO purchased, into such dollars; and sum
sufficient to carry out the foregoing provision
is hereby appropriated out of any money IN
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and
any gain or seignorage arising from this c"in-
age shall he accounted for and paid into the
Treasury as prosided under existing laws rel
ative to the subsidiary coinage. Provided,
That the amount of money at any one time
invested in such silver bullion, exclusive Of
such resulting coin, shall not exceed 100000
dollars; and Provided further, that nothing in
this act shall be construed to authorize the
payment in silver of certificates of deposit is.
sued under the provisions Of section 254 Of
the revised statutes.
81. That Immediately after the passage
of this act, the President shall invite the
governments of the countries composing the
Latin Union so-called, and Of such other
European nations as he may deem advisa.
BILE, to join the United States in conference,
to adopt common ratio as between gold and
silver for the purpose Of establishing inter.
nationally the use of bi.metallic money and
securing 6xity of relative value between
these metals, such conference to be held at
such place in Europe, or in the United States,
at such time, within six months, as may be
mutually agreed upon by the executives Of
the governments joining in the same When
ever the governments so invited, or any three
of them, shall have signifed their willingness
to unite in the same the President shall, by
and with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, appoint three Commissioners who shall
attend such conference on behalf of the
United States, and shall report the doings
thereof to the President. who shall trans.
nit the same to Congress Said Comission-
ers shall each receive the sum of $4,000 and
their reasonable expenses, to be approved
by the Secretary of State, and the amount
necessary to pay such compensation and ex-
penses is hereby appropriated.
Sd. That any holder of the coin author
lied by this act, may deposit the same with
the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurers
of the United States, in sums of not less
than $40, and receive therefor certificates of
not less than $40 each, corresponding with
the denomination of the United States notes.
The coin deposited for or representing the
certificates, shall be retained in the Treas
ury for the payment Of the same on demand.
Said certificates shall be receivable for Gus.
toms, taxes, and all public dues, and when
80 received may be re issued.
4th. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, are hereby re-
pealed.