Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-30

tive. The section,as amended, was then
agreed TO. The seventh section providing
that silver coins ofsmaller denomination
than one dollar shall be legal tender
for any amount not exceeding $50 IN
any one payment was then agreed to.
The eighth section was then read. Ii
requires the secretary Of the treasury
10 receive deposits of gold or silver coin
and bullion in sums not less than $50
and ~ lSsue certificates therefor III
denominations not less than so, and II
provides that u certificate representing
the coin III the treasury may be issued
III payment of interest ON the public
debt and that certificates for coin and
bullion III the treasury shall he received
NJ par in payment for all dues to the
United States including duties ON inn
ports. Without reaching vote the
house adjourned.
TRuRSpAN, May 81 S,actt. The
senate debated the bill relating TO in-
fictitious diseases, and adjourned without
final action.
THURSDAY, May 22-Hou~. The
house resumed, as the business
OF the morning hour, consideration of
the bin to repeal and amend laws re-
lating to the transfer of cases
from the state to federal courts.
The republicans refused TO vote on
demand for the previous questions
thereby blocking business. Various
propositions were suggested by both
sides and not acceeded to. At the
expiration u the morning hour
consideration was resumed on the
Warner SILVER bill, and the house
agreed to commit the amendment to
the bill which provides that certificates
OF deposit shall be III denominations Of
not less than five dollars instead Of ten
dollars rs originally provided inthe bill,
The previous question was then sec
opded on the section and pending
amendments thereto. The first amend
ment was that offered Ivy Buckner, Ms
amended by Ewing, and 1t was adopted,
The next amendment was the one
offered hv Catllin, to strike out that
portion OF the bill, providing that GER
tifcates shall be issued in payment Of
interest ON the public debt. Rejected.
The next amendment was one otter
ed some time ago by Iounshury, strlk-
ing ont the whole section. This was re-
jected; yeas 81, nays ll6. Bliss, Gov
ert, Deuster, Martin (Del.), Morrison,
Morse and OReilly, democrats, voted
in the alternatives Bedford, Daggott,
Fort and Kelley, republicans. in the neg
ative. The house, by vote of LOG TO
l04, then adjourned,
FRIDAY, Nav -Sendtc.--The senate
took up the bill making subsidiary coin
United States, and 10 make such CONS
legal tender IN sums up to $50. The
committee amendment to the suhsti-
tute Of SO for $40 was discussed The
bill was supported by Bayard, Booth,
Ferry and Herman, and opposed by
EdmupdS and Thurman. The morn
ing hour having expired the bill went
over without action. The senate then
took up the contagious disease bill.
In Difference To the views of several
senators. Harris moved to reduce the
penalty named in the bill from 50 900
to $1,000 He thought that fine large
enough to effect the desired object.
Adopted. After further remarks the
bill was reported back to the senate
and the amendments made i'll commit
tee Of the whole were agreed to- Ii was
then read II third time and passed (;
yeas 81, nays II Adjourned.
a. FRIDAY, May 23-HouSe. house
coacurrcd i'll the senate amendments to
the legislative bill and that now goes
to the president. The rest of the SEES
sion which lasted until Saturday morn
ing was debated to iillibustering over
the Warner silver bill.
SATURDAY, May 24th-Sendte.-Th
senate was not in session.
SATURDAY, May 24lh-House. The
house, after remaining in session all
night Friday night, reached u vote on
the Warner silver bill at 9 o'clock Sat
.urday morning. The bill passed by
ayes ia, noes 81. The house then ad-
jonrned until Tuesday. The following
is the full text Of tire Warner silver bill
rs it passed the house:
~ BILL to amend certain section Of the revised
statutes OF the United States, relating 10 coin
age and coin and bullion certificates and for
other purposes.
Be eadcted, M, That section 3iil Of thc re-
yised statutes Of the United states be amended 80
as 10 read as follows: Section SILL The gold
coins OF tho United States shall be dollar piece,
or unit quarter eagle, or two and II hall dollar
piece, u three dollar piece, and q half eagle Or
I'VE dol ar piece, eagle, or ten dollar piece ard
double eagle, or twenty dollar piece, and the
standard weight Of the gold dollar shall be %
$40 grains: of quarter eagle, or two and hall
dollar piece of 4i4 grains; of three dollar piece,
e 10 grains; OF half eagle, or five dollar piece,
12a grains: Of eagle. ten dollar piece, 25H glans
Of double eagle, Or twenty dollar piece, 5l6
gfaius.
Section . That section 35i3, revised statutes Of
the United States. be amended to read rs fol-
lows. Section 35l3 The silver CONS of the United
States shall be dollar unit, half dollar, OF -
cent piece, quarter dollar - cent pieces dime
III 10 cent piece ; and the weight Of the dollar shall
10 I12i9 grains Troy weight 81 the half dollar shall
be .2sS grams Of the quarter doler aud dime, shall
be respectively a aud l d Of the half dollar and
the silver dollars in tie treasury OF the United
States when reduced in weight by natural abraiion
more than one per ccntum below the STANDARD
weight prescribed by law shall be rccoined.
section 81 hat section $50 81 revised stat
utes be amended 40 NJ To read rs follows. Sec
tion 1921 Any owner OF silver bullion may dee
post the sbme at any mint to be formed into
bars or into standard dollars OF weight of il23
grains Troy Tor his berent. and no deposit Of sill
yer for other coinage shall b. received, aud ell
yer bullion contained IN gold deposits aud sep
aratcd thcrelfom may be paid for IN silver CON.
provided 1t rhali be lawful 10 refuse NJ the mint
any deposit OF bullion Of less value than 800 and
any bullion 10 bad as 70 be unsuitable FOR opera,