Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-01
S1TTERS IN CONGRESS.
.roR PALMER, BY REQUEST, IN
sbE sanucEs A REDEMPTIONBI BILL. #

!, which Silver rays an Important
,.,t. as 1t Ought To-The Main Points
5he Biu-The Fisheries Treaty Dis
,..ed-what Was Done in the House
r.suNeroN, July Ex-senator Palmer
,.v introduced (by request) bill pro-
% rns that the fund held for the redemp-
81 United States notes shall be CON-
w. ..d Of gold and silver, half in gold coin
0old bullion, and half in silver bullion,
nal @ in value to the gold half.
Il nroyides that the fund now held in
+ la coin or gold bullion, in the Treasury
!. tbe redemption OF United States Treas
~ notes, and that which may hereafter
'..nmulate shall hereafter be composed
.uF OF GOLD AND HALF OF SILVER,
..mely, one-half to be gold coin or gold
.nIion. and one-half silver bullion OF
.t.ndsrd 6neness, equal in value to the
.,H half. The Secretary OF the Treasury
!. authorized to purchase 5000, 900
18th OF silver bullion per month (saiG
,nGon to be the product OF United States
Inca. and have it prepared In ingots OF
.nitable form and weight, paying for 1t |
I'm cold coin for the redemption fund.-
TS;s silver bullion shall be substituted N
ths REDEMPTION fund for the gold coin with
drawn therefrom.
These purchases are to ocontinue until the |
nraseut amount OF gold coin and gold bull |
IN in the redemption funds shall be re-
Sneed to $50, 900, 900, and any holder Of |
TTritad States notes demanding their re-
hamilton shall be paid half in gold coin |
and half with either silver bullion or with |
1andard silver dollars. II paid with silver |
dollars, then there shall be coined from SUI
YER bullion
IN THE REDEMPTION FUND
aouqh bullion to produce standard silver |
hhrs equal to the number OF silver dol
paid out. These shall be placed in the
III vsl treasury fund in place of those
NJ iAlrawn therefrom. When the normal
naof silver to gold (about 15h to 16 OF
Smto one OF gold) shall have been re-
ard, the silver bullion in the redemption
Ind shall be coined into standard silver
blars. Half OF the redemption fund shall
kheld in standard silver dollars.
Sherman gave notice that as soon as the
Mndry civil appropriation bill should be
isposed OF, he would insist on getting the
kheries treaty out OF the way, and he
hoped to do SO early next week. The Senate
Asn proceeded to the consideration Of
THE FISHERIES TREATY
b open executive session, and was ad-
rsrsed by Salisbury in favor OF it's ratifi-
ation. Democratic Senators, he said, had
ot opposed an open executive sessionfrom
wrehensen that public discussion OF
be 6etreaty would iniure administration or
he Dem ocratic party. On the contrary
bsy believed full understanding OF it
would conf mend it to the favorable iudg-
nent q the country as wise and just
,ettlement OF the controversy which had at
times threatened the harmony of the whole
country.
The treaty, while securing to the United 8
States available rights and privileges /;
hitherto deried and which no previous ad-
nBistration has been able to secure, gave
I'd no undisputed right nor .anv privilege
bat could be justly regarded as oithe slight
ct value. !.
At the close of saulsbury's speech, the
sheries treaty went over without action,
md the Senate proceeded to the considera- y
ion Of
TIE sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS BILL. a
In amendment to strike out OF the item for
be bureau of engraving and printing the :
roviso that there sballnot be any increase 9,
b the number OF steam plate printing "
nashines in that bureau, was opposed by b
Hair and rejected, after some discussion. Il
Among other amendments reported and
greed to we're the following: Increasing
be appropriation for repairs of lighthouse,
ts., from $4,000 to 1895, 900; increas-
% the appropriation for salaries OF light .
Ouse keepers from $685., 600 to $500. 900;
lcreasng the appropriation for the light
I rivers from $235, 900 to $3.50, 900; in
srting items $50, 900 in the expenses OF en-
,rcing the alien contract labor laws; $500 q
90 for expenses in collecting revenue GUS 3
Oms in 1889, in addition to the permanent
100000 for the survey p
nd relocation OF the boundary lines be- Is
Ween the United States and Mexico, west b
I the Rio Grande. Adjourned. b