Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-06-26
or restamped for circulation in China or

or restamped for circulation in China or
other foreign countries shall be excluded
from the provisions of this act. Monroe of.
fered an amendment providing that nothing
contained in this act shall be so construed
as to increase the amount of legal tender
silver dollars to be coined permonth under
the limitations of the existing law. Deer
ing offered an amendment providing that
the weight of the trade doCar to be ex-
changed shall not be reduced below the
standard weight provided by law....Ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, June 19.-McMahon SUBJ
mitted the conference rep port upon the
judicial expenses bill. Section 2 prohibits
the making of any contract or incurring of
any liability under the provision of the re-.
vised statutes authorizing the appointment
of general or special deputy marshals for
services in connection with elections on
election day. The report brought on a
warm discussion which consumed considera-
BILE time. Finally debate was closed and q
vote was taken on the conference report.
The report was adopted by a strict party
vote-yeas 102, nays 79.."..The house then
took up the bill to provide for the exchange
of trade dollars for legal tender silver dol
lars. After debate the house proceeded to
vote upon the amendments, and the follow.
ing were adopted on motion of Warner !;
"That trade dollars that have been 'chop.
ped or restamped in China shall be ex.
cluded from the provisions of this act.
That trade dollars received under this act
shall not be counted as part of the coinage
of silver authorized by the act of February
%, 1873" The bill was then passed without
division, and the house adjourned. The
following is the text of the bill as passed !:
"Be it enacted, etc., That the secretary of
the treasury shall cause to be exchanged at
the treasury and at all sub-treasuries of the
United States, legal tender silver dollars for
trade dollars at par, provided the weight of
said trade dollar has not been reduced be-
ance provided by law for the single piece,
and shall recon said trade dollars into legal
tender dollars, AZ now provided by law, and
shall stop further coinage OF trade dollars
provided that trade dollars recoined under
this act shall not be counted as part of the
coinage of silver required by the act OF
February %, 1878, and provided further,
that trade dollars that have been chopped
or reatamped for circulation in China OF
other foreign countries, shall be excluded
from the provisions of this act"
FRIDAY, June 2o.-Cl,rdy, from the
committe on commerce, reported bill au
thorizing the construction of a railroad
bridge across the Wabash river. Passed .....
The house then went into committee OF the
whole upon the private calendar. After
about an hour in committee, private bills
were reported to the house and passed......
Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 21.-Kenna, from
the committee on enrolled bills, reported
the army appropriation bill, and it was
signed by the speaker.....The house then
resumed in the morning hour, consideration
of the bill prohibiting political assessments
......In the afternoon debate was
had on the senate amendment to the house
bill relating to this Mississippi river commits
sion Adjourned.