Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-05-22

than / per cent shall be recoined. KIM
m ell moved an amendment by making the
weight of the silver dollar 400 grains, and
argued in support of his; amendment.
After debate Warner moved the previous
question on the second section, and it was
seconded. The amendment offered by Kim
mel was rejected-yeas 81, nays l76. The
second section was then agreed to and the
third section was taken up. 1t provides
the same at any mint to be formed into bars
or into standard dollars of 412H grains for
his benefit. Bedford moved to amend by
inserting after the word "bullion" the words
"produced from minis in the United States"
Reiected-yeas 1906; nays $50. Calkins
moved to add to the section proviso that
the secretary of the treasury may purchase
silver bullion for coinage atits market value
and that all gains and profits arising there.
from shall inure to the United States. Re.
jected-yeas ia, nays 115.......Adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 16.-Cannon, from the
committee on appropriations, reported q
bill making additional appropriations for
the service of the postofice department for
the fiscal years ending June 80, 1879, and
June 80, 1880. Ordered printed and recon.
mitted. The bill appropriates $13l, 900 for
the payment of letter carriers for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1880, and $4,000 for
additional salary of letter carriers for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1879. 1t pro.
vides that in cities of less than $4,000 the
salary of letter carriers shall be $500, and in
cities of more than $4,000, letter carriers
shall be divided into two classes, one to re.
ceive 5000, and the other $500 per annum.
1t also authorizes the employment of letter
carriers in cities of not less than 3d.
GOO Inhabitants provided free delivery
in n! cities where it is is now estab'
1.-THE morning hour having expired,
Hatch, from the committee on agriculture,
reported bill to prevent the spread of con-
tagious diseases among cattle. Made the
special order for Tuesday next. The
house then resumed consideration of
the Warner silver bill, the pend.
ing section heing the third, which
provides that any owner Of silver bullion
may deposit the same to be formed into
bars or standard dollars for his benefit.
The pending amendment was the one offered
by Mills, authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to purchase without limit all silver
bullion, trade dollars and foreign silver coin
that may be offered for sale at the market
value of silver, and such purchase shall be
continued as long as 412H grains standard
silver can be obtained for one dollar in
legal tender treasury notes. Rejected
yeas SO, nays 1856. The next amendment
was one offered by Springer providing fo1
the issue of certificates to depositors of sill
yer bullion, but only to the amount Of the
marked value thereon. He modified it,
however, so as to authorize and require the
issue of certificates "to the full amount OF
bullion as deposited" Other amendments
were offered and ordered printed. Without
further action on the bill the house ad
journed.
SATURDAY, May decentralization
was resumed of the bill to amend the stat
ues relating to gold and silver coinage, and
the coin and bullion certificates, the ques
ton being on the third section and the
amendments thereto. The first amendment
was one offered by Bedford, combining the
privilege Of free coinage to silver mined in
| 100. Ewing offered an amendment tc
Springer's amendment. It provides thai
the secretary of the treasury shall issue and
deliver to the depositor of silver bullion
certificates to an amount equal to the value
of such bullion, and that silver dollars
coined from such bullion to the extent OF
40 per cent. of such certificates shall be
held for redemption thereof, and the re
mainder applied tothe payment of interes
and principal of the public debt. Certif
Gates SO issued are to be received at par fo1
all dues to the United States, and to b,
used in payment of current expenses of thu
government, and are to be redeemable il
Standard silver dollars. Adopted -vea
LOG, nays 1o5, the speaker casting the de
Gliding vote. Springer's amendment, a
amended by Ewing, was then rejected-yea
SO, nays III, and the house then adjourned
until Tuesday.