The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-05-03

currency and legal tender currency; sH'
thorizing the recoinage of trade dollars
authorizing the appointment OF JOINT
special committee to inquire into TIE causes
leading to the removal of large bodies OF
citizens from the southern states 10 certaln
other states for free coinage OF the silver
dollar and making trade and Mexican dol
lars legal tender; to prevent reducuon OF
national currency by traudulently reurlnS
legal tender notes; proposing a constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the payment
of so athern war claims; authorizing the con
struction and maintenance of tunnel un-
der the Detroit river; to retire national
bank notes; requiring the reserve OF natlon-
al banking associations to be kept IN stand.
ard gold and silver coin OF the United
States, in lieu of lawful money; for the or
ganization of the territory OF Okiahona
granting 800 acres to each survivor OF the
Mountain Meadow massacre; for unlimited
coinage of silver; to abolish national banks
and TO substitute treasury notes TOR nation
al bank currency; directing the secretary
of the treasury to pay standard SILVER com
without discriminating directing the issue
of 5000, 100000 United States notes to be
paid out as congress shall hereafter direct /;
authorizing the issue and circulation OF $50
000.0 COO fractional currency; making trade
dollars legal tender; to repeal the pre-emp.
ton laws; for the admission OF the state OF
Washington into the Union; for an assay
Office st Deadwood. All the states and ter
ritories being called and bills to the number
of 1885 having been introduced, the house
took a recess, the evening session TO be de-
voted to debate on the legislative bill.
TUESDAY, April 22.-The reading of
the journal was dispensed with, and consid-
Grafton was resumed of the subsidiary silver
coin bill. The amendment of Newberry
requiring small coins Zone cent, three cents,
etc. TO be received ct postothces Tor post
age stamps IN sums not exceeding S3 was,
after discussion, agreed to. The bill finally
passed. It provides that silver coins OF
smaller denomination than one dollar may
be exchangeable into lawful money, when
presented III sums of $50, makes lawful
money exchangeable into silver coins In q
ike amount, makes subsidiary silver coins
legal tender, for all debts, public and pri-
vate, in sums not exceeding $40, and makes
minor coinage receivable at postoffices to
the amount of Atkins, chairman
OF the committee on appropriations, report
ed q deficiency bill for about $4,000,
Passed w Then the house went into COM
mittee on the legislative appropriation bill
and debated it until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, April 23.-The day and
evening sessions were devoted TO debate IN
committee of the whole on the legislative
bill. When the committee rose in the even
ing recess was taken until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
THURSDAY, April 24.-The house went
into committee of the whole ard continued
the discussion Of the legislative appropria-
ton bill, debating the measure all day.
When the committee rose, the time for the
termination of debate was fixed at o'clock
tomorrow, instead of 2 clock, as previous
y ordered, and the house took recess.
FRIDAY, April 25.-In committee of
the whole consideration was resumed of the
legislative appropriation bill. Debate was
interrupted by a message announced the
passage of the army appropriation bill by
the senate, at which announcement there
was considerable hand-clapping on the
Democratic side of the honse.- After further
debate the committee rose, the speaker pre-
sented, IS enrolled and signed by him, the
army appropriation bill, and the house ad-
ioUrned until tomorrow.