The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-03-07
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The silver Biu Passed.
The United States Senate. after an All-night
session, Ai Eve O'Clock in the morning passed
the silver bill, by vote of e. 20 Il. The vote
vas ~ follovs democrats Ia small eApitAlsl
YcAs- Allison llA-l, ARGsTHos0 No., BAn-El
Glenn. BLCK (hyl, Booth tCAl.). Bruoo
}Aiss }. Cameron trA.). Cameron lwis. }. Chat
Zee (Cul. j, CocERElL Mo-, CoKr CTex.) Con-
over (Fia.l Davis llna., H.. DAVIS W. Va.
pENSts MAJ Dorsey tArk J. EUsTrs ia. l.
Very CNich.) GAKLASp CArk. j. GpADoS Ca. J.
GRovEH tOs.0, HEHnoAB wv. Va. Howe
mo- }. Ingalls, tkAn.A JoHNsroS (va-l. JoSEs
tFlA.). Jones New, Kellogg LA. kirkwood
llA.l, MnCnEEEr Ky, McDoSAIlo dad }, Nc
MILAN Nina J. Matthews Ohio. MAxrY Tex }
MEHMM0N v. O.. MoRJAs (AlAl Oglenby
tInl, Paddock CNeh.l \ Plumb Kan }. SArts-
hUEy md D. sAunacrs ,Nch.l. Spencer Gala. },
Teller (CoLl. rHuRMAN (Ohiol, voaAMEIs
tInd. }, wALIArr pa Window (Ainn, wTTH-
Nays| Anthony Or u. RAHxrx (Coan- }.
nArAKp Del, BlAine lMe.). Burnside tR Is,
Chr1siiAncy (Mich.), Conking (N. y, Dawes
Mass J. Edmunds lvt). HEmlin (Me.l, HoAr
tMAss.l kTKNAN N. ", LANAI Miss J. No
PmEHsaN u. J.l. Mitchell (UF.l. Morril (Nt J,
Randolph N. -. Rollins ~. h, Sargent
{CAll HAdleigh II. h. wHrTE md. IA
Messrs. Harris Crenn.l and Patterson Is. c. }
paired with Mcssra Hill Ga aud BRileI Is Q. }
who onld have voted IN the negative. Mr.. RA1-
som N. c. who would have voted IN tbs
Affirmative, vas Absoni on account Of sickness
TAXI or rifE nII.
The following Is tsc full tent Of the bill As
passed;
sEcrloS /. Bc Il enacted BY the Senate aud
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF tho United States
OF America ia Congress assembled. That there
shall he coined az the several mints % the
United States silver dollars OF tie weight of
four hundred and twelve and q half t8I2stD
grains troy % standard silver. as provided IA
The act OF January IS 1857, un which shall be
the devices and superscrptions provided by
said act. which coins, together with all silver
dollars heretofore coined by the Unitsd States
% like weight and fnUness. shall be legal
tender AZ 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 IL author-
iEed and directed 20 purchase, from time 20
time, silver hnllion at the market price thereof.
not less than two million tt2. .O00. .O00l dollars
worth per month. nor more than four million
(s4 OOd OO0) dollArs' worth per month. aud
cause the same % be coined monthly ~ fast
a. 40 purchased into such dollars. And 3 sum
suAirienl "a carry out the foregoing provision
OF this act l. hereby appropriated ont OF Aay
Aied- Any gain or seiguiorAge arising from
this coinage shall be accounted for and pal 4
into the Treasury ~ provided under existing
laws rr,lativn 90 the subsidiary coinage; pro.
vidcd that the amount Of money At any one
tirne invested In snch silver hulliun. exclusive
Of such resulting coin, shAD not exceed aNe
million (e5. ,000) dollars; and provided
further. that nothing In this act shall be con-
strued 30 authorize the payment in silver uf
certificates OF deposit issued under the pruyis-
ions Of section 2j4 OF the Devised Statutes
SIC. ?. All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
with the provisions OF this act arr hereby re-
peAlcd.
SIC. g. That immediately after the passage
OF this act the President shall invite the gov
ernments OF the countries composing the Latin
Union, 30 called, aud Of snch other European
nations ~ ho may deem advisable, 90 Join the
United States IN a conference 10 adopt = CON
mon ratio between gold and silver. for the pur-
pose Of establishing internationally the use Of
hi-metAllie money aud securing hxity Of the
relative value between those metals such CON
ference 10 be held At such place in Europe
OF in the United States At such time within
sin months ~ may be natually agreed upon by
the executives Of the governments joining IN
the same. Whenever governments M invited,
or any three of them. shall have signi6ed
their willingness 30 units in the same, the
President shall. by and with the advice and con.
who shall attend such u conference on behalf
OF the United States, and shall report the do
ings thereof ta the President, who shall trans
NIT the same 10 CongrosH.. Said commission
ers shall each receive the sum Of two Thousand
Ave hundred dollars and their reasonable cx-
ponses, 10 be approved by the Secretary OF State.
and the amount necessary 20 pay such com
pcusation and expenses IL hereby appropriated
on, of any money in the Treasury not other
-, .,,uss,trVfnfpd
Sro /. That any holder Of the coin author
lied by the act may deposit the same with the
Treasurer or any assistant treasurer OF the
ITRitcd States ia sums not less than. slo and
receive therefor certificates OF not less than
siO each. corresponding with the denomina-
tions OF United States notes. The coin de-
poSited for or representing the certificates
shAll be retained In the Treasury for the pay
mont Of the same on demand. Said ccrtih-
cntes shall be receivable Tor customs taxes
and all public dues, and when 30 received may
be reiHSued.
yarions petitions favoring the repeal Of the
bankrupt law, and demonstrating against the
reduction OF tar n duties on numerous articles
w, re presented by several Senators and re-
sc, rod 10 the appropriate committees. Among
The bills introduced In the Senate were the
following To provide for the election ofa Ter
v4torinl poyerpor secretary, and OTHER Terri
torinl officers In the several Territories OF the
United states 10 provide Tor the organization
OF the Territory % oklohama TO encourage
The ORGANIZATION OF free public libraries. :.
The senate proceeded 10 the nsideration Of
bills on the calendar, and discussed the bill TO
enable Indians 10 become .eitiEens Of the
United States. An executive session followed
and then adjournment.
The bin regulating the compensation Of post
masters was discussed, and an amendment
adopted prohibiting the sale OF postage stamps
a. merchandise and ut discount. An amend
ment was offered by Mr.. Hamhn proposing TO
extend TO ali. officers Of the government the