Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-04
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SENATE.
THURSDAY, May 22.-Bilh intro
daced: Regulating the use Of the army
to provide for the construction and com
pletion Of certain trans.continentsl lines o
railway and for other purposes......At til,
expiration OF the morning hour Harri
called up the senate bill 70 prevent the in
PRODUCTION and spread OF CONTAGIOUS dis
eases, and 1t was debated until adjourn
ment.
FRIDAY, May 23.-The senate in com.
mittes Of the whole took mp the bill pro.
viding measures against the introduction 81
contagious diseases, and debated it al
length. It was finally reported back to the
senate, and the amendments made in com.
mittee agreed to. 1t Was then reada second
and third time and passed-yeas "a, nays
12......After an executive session the senate
adjourned till Monday.
MONDAY, May 26.-The bill reported
by Bayard to provide for the exchange of
subsidiary coins for lawful money and max.
ing such coins legal tender in sums not ex-
ceeding $50, was taken up, and Edmunds
spoke against it. ESQ., The president pro tenn. an.
nounced his signature to the legislative ap.
preparation bill, which now goes to the
president The bill relative to transpor.
tation of animals was then taken up and
debated 1.-THE senate then went into ex.
ecutive session, and when the doors were
reopened, adjourned.
TUESDAY, May N.-After debate on
several amendments, action on the bill re.
lative to the transportation of animals was
postponed until the first Monday Of Decem.
Der next.....Thc senate then took up the
bill 10 make subsidiary coin exchangeable
for lawful money, and without acting there.
on adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, May 21.-The legisla-
tive appropriation bill was received from
the senate and referred to the committee on
appropriations. The silver bill was then
taken up, the question being on the fourth
section a. amended yesterday ON motion of
Marsh. The amendment is a. follows:
"The charge for conversion of gold and
silver bullion into coin shall be the differ
ence between the market value in New
York city of the bullion and the legal ten.
der value Of the COIN" Vote was taken on
the section, the friends Of the bill voting
against and the opponents of the bill for
the section. The section as amended was
agreed to-veas 113, nays 109. The house
then-yeas ITO, nays ~109-tabled q motion
to reconsider the vote by which the fourth
section was agreed to. The fifth section,
which directs the payment Of small silver
coin to the extent they may be required in
exchange for gold coin or for standard silver
dollars or for United States notes at par in
sums not less than $50, was agreed to
Warner moved 70 amend the sixth sec
ton by adding . clause directing the secre.
tary Of the treasury to cause to be paid out
without discrimination standard silver coin
belonging to the government that may be in
the treasury the same - gold coin in liqui.
dalton Of all kinds Of coin obligations against
the government. Agreed to-yeas Ia, nays
rs. The section rs amended was then agreed
to, The seventh section, providing that
silver coins Of smaller dsnominati0ns than !
one dollar shall be legal tendsr for any
amount not exceeding $50 in any one pay.
ment was then agreed to. The eighth Sec
ton was then read. 1t requires the secre-
tary of the treasury to receive deposits of
gold or silver coin or bullion in Sums NOT
less than $40, and to issue certificates there
for in denominations not less than $50, and
it provides that . certificate representing |
coin in the treasury may be issued in pay
ment of interest on the public debt, and
that certificates for coin and bullion in the
treasury shall be received at par in pay.
ment for all dues TO the United States, in
duties IN imports. This section
led to debate, and obstruction in the nature
of 6llibustering by the Republicans. Fl.
nally, on motion of Warner, the house sd.
THURSDAY, May 22.-The house re-.
sumed, a. the business of the morning hour,
of the bill to repeal and
amend the laws relating 10 the transfer Of
cases from state to federal courts. The Re.
publicans refused to vote ON the demand
for the previous question, thereby blocking
business. Various propositions were there
upon suggested ON both sides, but were not
to. Debate and a call Of the house
consumed the morning hour, and the bill
went over without action until Saturday
next"...C Consideration was then resumed
of the Warner silver bill, u the house
agreed to the committees amendment to
the bill which provides that certificates of
deposit shall be in denominations OF not
less than Eve dollars instead of ten dollars
a. originally provided in the bill. The
question then REQUIRED upon the next com.
mittee amendment, providing that certi6.
Gates Of deposit may be computed ~ part
of the lawful money reserve Of national
banks, and it was rejected without division.
Warner offered IN amendment providing
that gold or silver bullion which shall be-
the property of the government by
the return OF certificates to the treasury In
payment of dues, shall be coined and paid
tho same A. other money. Adopted.
The next amendment was one offered by
Clafin to strike out that portion Of the bill
providing that certificates shall be issued in
payment of interest on public debt. Re-
Tered some time ago by Lounsbury, striking
out the whole section. This was rejected.
Yeas 80, nays 116......Adiourned.
FRIDAY, May 28.-Atkins from the
committee Of appropriations, reported back
the senate amendment to the Legislative
appropriation bill. The amendments were
concurred in......At the expiration of the
morning hour the house resumed considerar
ton Of the Warner silver bill. The eighth
section was formally agreed to and that
action was immediately r~econsidsFed, also
formally. In this way the previous ques-
ton was got rid Of and the section was
moved moved to o amend bis amendment q ysssss.
day BY striking out the words /" standard
silver dollan" and inserting the words
!" coin Of the same metal" 70 - to provide
that certificates for gold or silver bullion
shell be issued ct it, average market value
in standard coin Of the same metal. On
motion Of Daggett and Magginnis, the words
j" Carson City, Nevada and government
section and then that section Wa adopted
- whole-yeas 80, nays 72-without the
yeas and nays. The eighth section - it
now stands reads - follow:
The secretary Of the treasury = authorized and
required 70 resolve deposits Of gold and diver coin
: .1s. so'd g tr: :savsr es y e. ~ ua;t ssi 49, q g s. a =
ceivs bullion deposits With the superintendent of
the branch mint 8 Deevs., Oil, e viii ths sups.
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