The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-06-28

duced Joint resolution defining the mean
ing of section of the act making appro.
priations for the payment of arrears OF
pensions. Passed. It includes within the
provisions of that act all persons who have
been or who may hereafter be placed upon
the pension rolls by virtue of special act
of congress......T The house then resumed
consideration of the bill prohibiting point
zeal assessments, but the morning hour was
consumed by diiator4 motions, and the bill
went over......Stephens, chairman OF the
coinage committee, reported the bill for the
exchange of trade dollars for legat tender
dollars, and debate thereon was limited to
two hours Pending consideration OF that
bill, Atkins submitted the conference re-
port on the legislative appropriation bill;
Agreed to.....Debate upon the bill reported
by Stephens from the coinage committee
was then opened by Morton, who Opposed
the bill. Warner offered an amendment,
providing that trade dollars recoined under
this act shall not be counted as part OF the
coinage of silver required by the act OF
February 90, 1878, and providing further
that trade dollar that has been chopped
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 emolnt of legal tender
silver dollars to be coined per month under
the limitations of the existing law. Deer
ing offered an amendment providing that
the weight of the trade dollar to be ex-
changed shall not be reduced below the
standard weight provided by law.....Ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, June 19.-McMahon sub
mitted the conference report upon the
judicial expenses bill. Section 2 prohibits
the making of any contract or mourning 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 a
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-
low the standard weight and limit of toler'
ance provided by law for the single piece,
and shall recon said trade dollars into legal
tender dollars, as 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 restamped for circulation in China OIL
other foreign countries, shall be excluded
from the provisions of this act"
FRIDAY, June 20.-Clardy, 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.