Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-17
WHEELING, W. VA. SATURDAY MORNING. MAY II, 1879

tee. to which shall be referred all bills,
resolutions, petitions, &c, affecting the
traffic in alcoholic liquors.
A motion to lay the resolution on the
table was made by Mr.. Blount, which
motion was rejected; yeas 80, nays Us.
All of the affirmative votes came from
the Democratic side, all the Republi-
cans, all the Greenbackers and many
Democrats voting no.
The resolution was then agreed TO.
Mr.. Cannon, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported bill making
additional appropriations for the Post
Office Department for the fiscal years
ending June 80, 1879, and June 80,
1880 Ordered printed and recommit-
ted.
The bill appropriates Sl3l 800 for the
payment of letter carriers for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1880, and S25,OOO
for additional salaries of letter carriers
for the fiscal year ending June so, 1879.
1t provides that in cities OF less than TO-
600 the salary of letter carriers shall he
$500, and in cities of more than 10000
the letter carriers shall be divided into
two classes, one to receive $500 and the
other $500 per annum. 1t also author
ICES the employment of htter carriers IN
cities of not less than 10000 inhabitants.
provided the free delivery in the cities
where it is now established shall not be
affected thereby.
The House then resumed COnsidera-
ton of the Warner silver bill, the pend.
ing section being the third, which pro-
vides that any owner of silver bullion
NAV deposit the same TO be formed into
bars or into standard dollars for his
benefit.
The pending amendment was the one
offered by Mr. Mills, authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to purchase
without limit all the silver bullion,
trade dollars and foreign silver coin
that NAV be offered for sale at the mar
ket value of silver, and such purchase
shall continue as long as il2! grains of
standard silver coin can be obtained Tor
onedollar in legal tender Treasury notes.
All such purchases shall be paid for with
a new issue of legal tender Treasury
notes and all holders OF silver coin OF
the United States may present the same
i'm sums not less than $50, and receive
therefor legal tender treasury notes at
par for the same, and all silver coins OF
the United States shall be receivable in
payment for all government dues and
for all debts, public and private; and
the Secretary of the Treasuryis directed
to have the silver bullion trade dollar
and the foreign silver coin coined into
American silver coin as fast as prac-
tcable, and apply all silver coin OF the
United States that may come into the
Treasury to the payment OF the principal
or interest of the public debt before
using any of the gold or treasury notes
of the government for that purpose.
Mr.. Mills amendment was rejected
by vote of 80 to l55.
The next amendment was one offered
bv Mr.. Springer, providing for the
issue of certificates of deposit for silver
bullion, but only to the amount OF the
market value thereon. He modified 1t,
however, so as to authorize and require
the issue OF certificates to the amount OF
bullion so deposited The difference in
value, however, is to be placed to the
credit of the Treasury, the dcposltor
being only paid for the market value OF
bullion.
Other amendments were offered and
ordered printed, but without further
action on the bill the House adjourned.