Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-15
THE FEDERAL LEGISLATURE.
Election Law Repeal-Bill for the Coinage
Of Silver Dollars.

! WASHINGTON, d c., December A.
! SENAT T.-Vice- President Stevenson hav-
( ing returned from his trip 10 Augusta,
/ Ga, presided over the Senate to-day
Mr.. Vance, from the Committee on
! Privileges and Elections. reported favora-
| bly, the House bill to repeal the Federal
/ election laws and it was placed on the
calendar. Notice Of a minority report
/ was given by Mr.. Chandler. who gave the
names of the dissenting members of the
COMMITTEES as Messrs. Hoar, Mitchell (Ore-
gon), Higgins. and Chandler.
/ The Senate joint resolution relieving the
employees of the records division OF the
Pension Office who were injured In the
FOrd's Theatre disaster from the opera
ton OF the law restricting the amount
/ Of sick-leave and pay, was reported ana
on motion of Mr.. Cameron, it was or
dered that when the Senate adjourn TO
( day the adjournment shall be till Monday
/ Mr.. Voorhees,. chairman OF the Finance
Committee. introduced Il bill for the com
age of silver dollars, the retirement OF
small denominations of gold and paper
money. and for other purposes. The foi-
| lowing IL its text: ,,.
rage or profit fund, which has resulted
| from the coinage Of silver-bullion, under
| the acts of February 2S, 1873 and July
| a. 1890. or which would result from the
! coinage OF such bullion. shall be coined
] INTO silver dollars OF standard weight and
/ fneness with full legal-tender quality, al
the rate Of not ie1s shsh sba TS S Pe
section 2. When all the seigniorage or
profit fund from the bullion speeiie,bi p I'm III
| the first section of this act mas beeh
| coined as therein directed, IL shal De uhe
| duty Of the Secretary OF the treasury
TO purchase each month a.
| 20 coin not less than S2,OOO;UOO eacn anu
! every month: and he Is hereby directed TO
| coin the said bullion monthly, as taSt as
| nnrchased into standard silver dollars;
/ and sum sufficient TO carry into elIect
| the provisions of this act Is hereby appro-
| priated out Of any money IN the treasury
| not otherwise appropriated. .,...,o.
! "Sectlon g. When any PAPER, clrculat-
| ing notes, or certificates, OF whatsoever
character of denominations less thah CIV;
issued under authority Of the United
| States. except national bank-notes on GER
| tihcates redeemable only In silver dollars,
shall be received at the treasury or any
| sub treasury. they shall not be refssued'
! hui shall be assorted, counted. ana re-
! corded. and Immediately DESTROYED IN acS
cordance with the eXisting pro pr,3SViSions s,a OF or
| certificates are destroyed they shali De
| replaced by an equal amount OF like notes
OF certificates of denominations mol less
"Section 4. Hereafter no national bank
| note shall be issued OF a less denomina-
/ ton thar $40. and all sucn natlonal Dahh-
| notes when received at the treasury or
! any sub-treasury shall be destroyed Ia ac,
| oor,iance with the law, and the natlonal
4 Ihanking-associations whose notes are de-
! etroyed under the provisions OF this act
| EMAIL I've respectively required To- subsu-
| tuse notes OF denominations not less than
! $40 I'm lieu OF those destroyed
"Sectior 5. From and after the passage
! ~ this act the coinage OF the 2i2-doliar
cold. d.pieces and the 5-dollar gold-pieces
| is hereby prohibited, and the coins above
| named shall not be struck or issued by
the mint OF the United States, and such
| coins when received at the treasury or
/ any sub-treasury shall be Withdrawn
l from circulation and recoined into eagles
| and ,iouble-eagies, in accordance with
! the law. a. y-.,,aa
| states is hereby authorized 10 appoint
| ave commissioners TO an international
| Conference. TO be held at a place 10 be
\ hersafter designated, with view 10
securing internationally fixity or rela-
| live values between gold and silver. az
,aoney. by means OF common ratio DC.
,weers these metals. with free nfntage AZ
w,ch ratio: and for the compensation OF
such con nissioners. and for all reason
/ ohie expenses connected therewith, 70 De
| shnroyed by the Secretary OF State.
,a1,,ding the proportion TO be paid by
he I,nited States OF the joint expenses
~ s,ich conference. $4,000 or so mucn
sbereof as may be necessary. u hereby