The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-08
CAPITAL CHATTER.
vsws Notes From Washing
ton on Tuesday.
rFyr FISCAL YEAR ESTIMATES.
PENSION Laws-LeEal Tender
and National Bank Notes
Other News Items
Our National Affairs.

w,sHrys-5y. December 7.-Seaator
T,r...s. to-day, introduced the follow
fn- bills, amendatory of
-Ht PENSION LAWS.
n increase the pension for the loss Of
aTsvs to $50 per month, and for partial
= n sight 10 a proportiOnate amount,
To increase the pension for the loss OF
.L.,d or foot or for total disability
~ III zane TO S35 per month. For the
S y. Of an arm FIVE inches Of, or above.
- eibov Joint, or the loss Of a leg
. - six inches CT, or above, the knee
80 ~ The total disability OF the same,
en- Der month. For the loss OF an
- within SIX inches OF the
Slender Joint, or leg within six inches
81 bir, ioint to SIS per north. Also,
,'-oviiing that the pensions OF all per
soos NOW on the pension rolls and all
,s-sons hereafter granted pensions by
snscisl act OF Congress, shall com
800 from the date Nheir discharge
TO- The service Of the United States;
T,Tovided the disability was contracted
he line OF duty in the service OF the
The The biIi introduced by Senator Beck,
t,-dav. for the retirement Of the United
States
LEGAL TENDER AND NATIONAL BANK NOTES
of small denominations is nearly iden-
teal With the amendment offered by
him 70 the sundry civil at the last ses-
sion Of Congress. 1t provides that here
after no United States note shall be is
sued of a denomination less than ten
nor more than five hundred dollars /;
that the denomination higher than $500
shall rot exceed one fourth the value of
the total amount on tstapd NJ, and that
not more than one-fourth of the value
OF national bank circulation outstand-
ing 81 any time shall be of less denom-
nation than $40. In all new issues
coin certificates shall be substituted
for gold ana silver certificates
wherever either is authorized 10 be
issued under the existing laws, and
all gold and silver certificate now out =
standing shall be retired as soon as re-
Ceiyei and coin certificates. can be
issued IN their stead. The Sc eretErV of
the Treasury is SUI horned and required
70 issue coin certificates IN denomina-
tons of 81, 81 and s., on all surplus
coin and gold bullion held at any time
BY the Treasurer as the properly of the
United States, in excess Of Sl0J coo eco,
snd pay ont the same in the discharge
OF all obligations Of the United States,
except such as have been her, tOfOre
msde payable expressly in gold
and silver coin. IL shall be
the duty of the Treasurer Of
the United 5 ates, upon the re seipt
OF certificates OF deposit stating that
gold coin or standard silver dollars in
The sum Of $40 or maltiplies thereof
have been deposited at any sub-treas-
ury' to order the payment of a like
amount OF coin IL notes of such de-
nominations as may be requested. of
not less than 81 nor more than $500
which shall lie redeemable in gold or
silver coin at the option OF the United
States. All certificates authorized by
ms 9!ll, when paid into the Treasury.
should be re-issued or new
ee:ahcaies substituted for such as are
returned because of their being mutt
laIeq OF 0efaced. No coin certificates
snaL be issued of greater denomina
non than 500 and at least two-tbirds
y 'a.ue OF such certificates outstand
-Ls ~ anY lime shall be offered in sums
nGt exceeding $50.
NJ. Crane, (Of Texss) introduced a
!olnt resolution in the House to-day,
proposing to amend the Con titution so
= - 70 change the date of meeting OF
congress 10 the second Tuesday in Jan