Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-08
EASTERN NEWS.
Another Bill to Regulate the Coinage
Of Standard Dollars.
REASONS foS 0y3Tisa .PlSTMAsTERS
WAITED BY CONGRESS-.
A Boycotted ST. Louis Busi-
ness Man Complains.
TIE ELEVATED RAIlGoAD TROUBLES
Pao2A5IY ENDED.
A Bloody Contest Between Two
Prize Fighters.
TIE DcLPAsN DECLARED SEA-
WORTHY.
TIE DcLPAsN DECLARED SEA
WORTHY.
ESPECIAL TO THE sExrIxEt.l
congregational, Intelligence.


WASHINGTON, Jan. TN the House to-
day Scot. OF Pennsylvania introduced q
bill to regulate the coinage Of standard
silver dollars. 1t repeats that part of the
Act Of February 90, 1878, which author
ICES tho Secretary of the Treasury to pur-
chase not less than 50. 000, 600 worth Of
silver bullion per month, and cause the
same to be coined. Il provides that when
ever the standard silver dollars now in the
Treasury shall be reduced Ia amount to
s99, o0o. 0GO Tie Secretary % the Treasury
saail act thai san aside ia d spaaiao fund
10 be known as the Silver Coinage Adjust.
mont Fund. II by payments upon lawful
demands made upon said fund the amount
thereof should at the ead OF any month be
below that sum the Secretary is authorized
and directed TO issue sufficient standard
silver dollars TO bring the noun up to
500, 900 coo end TO coin as many standard
sllyer dollars every month as she'll be nec.
essary to restore it to $40. COG. COO. pro.
v!ded 1t shall have been reduced below
that fund in HE month Immediately pro.
coding. He Ia also authorized 30 pur-
chase from time to time at the market
price silver bullion in such quantities as
shall enable him 10 carry out the pro-
visions Of The Act. 1t a~pptopriates 6 SUM-
cieut sun to carry out it's provisions.
The Senate Committee on Postofioes
and Pestroads has baen considering the
nominations ot Postmgstefa that have
been made to fill the vacancies caused by
death, resignation and expiration Of terms.
and have decided TO report favorably a
large number of them, against whom no
objections have been raised. The follow
ing have been favorsbly passed upon: W.
Q. Browe. at Salt Lake. and John l..
Street at Park City, Utah. Invitations
have been sent to Postmaster General Villas
in each OF the $50 cases in which Postmas-
tiers have been suspended. and other mem.
bers OF the Cabinet have received them
from several Senate committees before
which the nominations of these who have
been appointed 10 succeed offensive parti
cans are pending. 10 state the reasons for
ousting the person holding Office.
Sens,e-The Chair laid before tho Senate
a lotter from the Secretary Of War. trans.
hitting n petition from West Point stu
dents who are to DO graduated in June,
1856, praying that q provision may be
made Tor their appointment to the Army. 1t
was referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
A resolution offered by Henderson was
agreed 70. calling on the Secretary Of the
Interior for information az TO whether any
surveys OF public land have been made
within the last two years in Nebraska
whether there are any unsurveyed publ.c
lands in that State; what Recommendations
have been made within the las, three Years
by the Surveyor General Of that District
a. to the c~ontinnsnce OF said Office and
whether it is advisable to discontinue the
Office of Surveyor General.
Rhe Elevated Railroad TrousleS.
New YoRK. Jan. 7.-All Of the trains
on the several branches OF the elevated