Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-27
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OF A WEEKS LEGl5-
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|o" IAT!VE WORK.
Ecsnlu ions ana Top
isi- ..,,..cd by the National Body of
/ AZ, Makers
.o,ote ON the 18th took up the
ILg Iysr blI! and Senator Wo'cott made
r.ss of great length. The concln-
P a'Se senator Wo'cott's maiden speech
PN : = ANTE was attended with great APP
'hF and compliments from the senators.
[aHse at, til.n voted on TIE amendment
r. iIv the finance committee. striking
|lof.t" .o,,se silver ball the provision
q, 'rs notes issued tor silver shall
p, 'l i,, t]ri.ier for all dehts, public and
re-" The amendment was re-
YES. ID; nays. SO. and
F." i.i,n remains il the bill. The
T amendment, striking out the bull
f'Aa Jamptton clause, was agreed to
n :. NAYS. /. The third amendment,
-, ont TIL sixth section for i!ee coin
,s silver when the market price Is 81
Es-ll Grains if pure silver was rejected
Ii; nays. As. Tie anendment fix
E5 d. limitation of the act to ten years
- iacted-ycas, 4; nays, Ga. On mo-
T. - senator Plumb the following was
.;tnted for the first section of the
E,,a hill-veas, 43; nays, "a: That from
J 'f,ar the date of the passage of this
| ,ba unit of value in the United States
~ ba the dollar. and the same may be
Ia Of 4l2ll grains OF standard silver or
" :. 10 Grams standard gold, and said
~ .hall be legal tender for all debts,
,ic or private. That thereafter any
S@r of silver or gold bullion may deposit
same at any mint of the United States
E. formed into standard dollars or bars
his benefit free of charge, but it shall
,avful to refuse any deposit of less than
M or any bullion SO base as to be I'M
talle for the operation of the mint"
rotor Plumb moved to add n new sec
to come in rs section 2, as follows:
Lat tile provisions of section 3 of the
10 authorize the coinage Of standard
ker dollars andto restore the legal tender
%r,cter, which became n law Feb. 2S,
s, is hereby made applicable to the
haze in this act provided for Agreed
Fithout division. Senator Reagan Of
[el the following amendment rs q sub
rte for sections 3, 4 and 5: Section 3
INIT the certificates provided for in this
shall be of denominations of rot
than 81. nor more than $1GO, and
certificates shall be r%edeemable in
Of standard value. A sufficient sum
airy out the provisions of this act is
Ebv appropriated out of any money in
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
provision in section l CT the act of
IS, 1873, which requires t at the
eturyof the treasury purchase at market
not less than So 900, 900 nor more
$4,000, 600 worth of silver bull
per month, is hereby repealed"
question was taken on Senator Rea-
5 amendment, and it was agreed to
out division. Senator Teller moved
i'll the following as a new S. ction:
BIT the certificates provided for in the
EAall be receivable for all taxes and
to the United States of every des-
lion, and shall be legal tender for the
hent of all debts, public aud private"
b a long discussion it was modi-
at the suggestion of Senator
lis, by adding the words:
all silver certificates all
issued" and as it was SO modified it
agreed to-yeas, "a: nays, %. Senator
pb moved to insert the following as an
(ional section: That the owners of
pn deposited fer coinage shall have
N to receive coin or its equivalent in
Ecates as provided for in this act and
bullion shall be subsequently coined"
Id to without division. The bill
hen reported to the senate and the
|dments agreed to in committee of
whole were agreed to in the senate
IS, 40; nays, 26. Senator Chandler
Ito insert the following amendment:
Eold or silver bullion shall be received
+ treasury department under this act
Pt snch as shall be shown to be the
fction of mines within the United
s. Senator Teller moved to lay the
dnent on the table. Agreed to
~; nays, 25. The bill as amended
then passed-yeas, 40; nays, %, as