The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-27
Are Three-Ceat Siives-C joins Receivas-
- bic for fanssaaa-stamps?

bic To-. PoSeage-Sts t&,s
The que .sios having been raised Wh aas e.
three.c,,nt s,lyer.ceins are receivable Tor
posragc-ssamp webcg leave to ASK our post 'l.
,nas,er 10 read the following official report
- ,y,af WAS said Id the United States sei'-
ate ON that point when the bill was penang.
We quote from the Cecgr fsecoro ',! u
May Goth -.
The PRESIDENT pro te'npore; T 10!
newt amendment oil the Committee on FL
nance is In line OF section 4, to insert Tue
word . siiycrss before "coins," and after
The words scein' to strike out the WoFus
&. OF every description -; so as to reads
,rh,, a, sssxerco,us of tho United States Of the
face value or twenty-five cents ana anass sas AZ
be received g all M ,Ss s.,s In any
sums tror eNcscding 49, @s
Mr.. BAYARD: There, was an amend.
meut proposed yesterday by the honoraole
Senator from New York MIR. CoSkL1NGj TO
| s.rt;ags q. an(, also to section 4. 1t VIII De
seem mat section 4 is now relatively useless.
II yyf,ooses difference between the amount
fnr which this subsidiary silyer-coin is mace
reoeavablc at the post-oftice and the amount
far which Il is made a full tender Tor dues,
.,alj5c and private, by section 3. "Ihere
NAV possibly, therefore, be CONF asion pe.
tween the two sections, and move tnaI
section 4 be stricken out. ~ r 80
The PRESIDENT pro tempore: II no
one Insists upon q vote upon Inc aineHu-
ment reported by the committee, Inc Chaif
will nut the question on the motion OF ihe
Senator from Delaware to strike out section
IA. The Chair hears no call for vote on
fbe amendment. The question IS on the
motion to strike out section 4. ~.
The motion was agreed TO.
The PRESIDENT pro tenpore The Atm
section is stricken out OF the pm.
AR. FDMUNDS: [ should like to ask the
honorable chairman OF the Committee on
| E;nance how the law is left in respect to the
purchase OF postage-stamps after striking
ont section 4. What will be the state OF
| tho law il this bill becomes law with Sec
ton out?
Mr.. BAYARD There is at present. be-
Iieye, no law regulating the amount for
| which subsidiary coin can be received at
the post-ofice. The evident design OF the
fourth section. which may say was not re-
ported by any committee, but was put upon
| the bill In the House during the course oil
its consideration, was simply to let the cop
per.coins and the nickel-coins be receivable
| at the Dosl-ofiice in sums OF SO. 1t was
considered that this would he cumber.
some, awkard, and worse than useless. AT
frst i: was thought by the committee that
| the difficulty would be obvated by insert
| ing the word "silyer" before the word
coins" so as TO provide that ilver.coins
| of twcnty.fy cents or under should be
made receivable for pos!age-stamps. But II
will be obvious. think, to the Senate that
having in ion adopted SO us general
| Limitation Of the Icga-tender quality OF sub
| sldiary coin for all dues, public and private,
there might very well be a confusion rs to
the construction OF sections & and il Sec
ton 4 was allowed to stand, because while
| we were providing that the subsidiary coin
should be a legal tender to the extent OF
| $40 everywhere. we were undertaking to
restrict it at tue post-office, and yet repeal
| ing all laws or parts OF laws IN conflict
with the act.
Mr.. CONkLING: Section having been
stricken out. is it the Senator's understand
ing that section would enable subsidiary
coin to be used up TO the sum of SO in
purchasing Dostage-stampS or paying post
aoe? ..
Mr.. BAYARD: do not say that that is
| the necessary result. There is no law now
| limiting the amount or establishing the
amount for which the subsidiary coin or
any other coin may be received for postage
stamps; but take it for granted that the
SO limit would prevail. and if we pass the
bill without section as much as $40 may
be paid at the post-ofiice for postage stamps
| in subsidiary coin. This is merely my con
struction, however.