The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20


in the House Over the Arizona state
hood BiII-McGarrahan's Claim Up.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-In the SEN
ate today much business of a miscel-
laneous character was transacted. The
house bill repeating the federal election
laws, referred to the committee on priv
ileges and elections a few days ago, was
reported back favorably and placed on
the calendar.
Among the bills introduced the most
important was one by Senator voorhees,,
chairman of the CONN., ttee on finance,
providing for the coinage of the silver
seigniorage in the treasury at the rate
of $20OO,O 600 per month. and when that is
exhausted for the purchase and coinage
of a similar amount of silver monthly.
The bill is as follows:
Section l. Be it enacted by the senate
and house Of representatives Of America
in congress assembled. That the seign-
forage, or profit fund, which has re-
suited from the coinage of silver bullion,
under the acts Of Feb. 2S. 1875 and July
H. 1890. or which will result from the
coinage of such bullion, shall be coined
INTO SILVER 00lldIS Oh SLcllQdIQ weight
and fineness. with full legal tender quail
ity, at the rate of not less than $4,000, coo
per month, and such dollars shall be
covered into the treasury.
Sec. ?. When all the seigniorage or
profit fund bullion, specified in the first
section of this act, has been coined as
therein directed, it shall be the duty Of
the secretary of the treasury to pur-
chase each month silver bullion at the
market value in quantities sufficient to
coin not less than 81, 600 each and
every month, and is hereby directed to
coin said bullion monthly as fast as pur-
chased into standard silver dollars. and
a sum sufficient to carry into effect the
provisions of this act is hereby appro-
priated out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 3 When any paper circulating
notes, or certificates Of whatsoever char
acter, of denominations less than So
issued under the authority of the United
States, except national bank notes or
certificates, redeemable only in silver
dollars. shall be received at the treas
ury, or any sub-ueasury, they shall
not be reissued. but shall be assorted
counted and recorded, and Immediately
destroyed, in accordance with existing
provisions Of law, and as rapidly as said
notes or certificates are destroyed they
shall be replaced by an equal amount
Of like notes or certificates of denOmi-
nations not less than SO.
Sec. 4. That hereafter no national bank
note shall be issued Of less denOmina-
ton that SO, and all such national bank
notes, when received at the treasury or
any Sub-treaSury will be destroyed in ac-
cordance with law, and the national
banking associations, whose notes are de-
strOyed under the provisions of this sec
tiOn shall be respectively required to
substitute notes Of denominations not
less than SO in lieu of those destroyed.
Sec. 5. That from and after the passage
Of this act the coinage of the twO-and-
one-half-dollar gold piece and the five
dollar gold piece is hereby prohibited.
and the coins named shall not be struck
or issued by the mint of the United
States; and such coins, when received
at the treasury or sub-treasury shall be
withdrawn from circulation and recoined
into eagles and double eagles, in accord
ance with law.
Sec. 8 provides for an international
monetary conference.
The bill is not received with any great
degree or favor BY either the silver ad-
vocates or their opponents in that body.
In regard TO the inference in some quar-
ters that the administration favored the
bill today introduced by Senator Voor-
hees. that senator today said:
My bill is not the result Of one word
of consultation. and certainly do not
claim TO represent the administration In
introducing II. 90 desire. however. TO
help the treasury out Of its deficiency"
A house bill providing for two addi-
tional associate justices Of the supreme
court of Oklahoma territory was also
passed.
The resolution offered some days ago
by Mr.. PETER Of Kansas to rescind a
recent order, closing the senate cham
Der TO visitors, was considered. 1t was
provocative Of much debate and was
finally referred TO the committee on
rules.
The Federal Election Bill.
Mr. Vance reported from the commit
tee on privileges and elections house
bill to repeal the federal election laws
with the recommendation that it be
passed without amendment.
Mr.. Chandler said the report was not
unanimous on the part of the committee
and secured unanimous consent TO sub
nit the views of the minority adverse
TO the passage of the bill. At the sug-
gestion Of Mr.. Hoar Mr.. Chandler stated
that those dissenting from the report
now submitted and who were opposed to
the passage of the bill were: Hoar.
Mitchell, Higgins and Chandler. The
bill was placed on the calendar
on motion of Mr.. Cameron it was
agreed that when the senate adjourns
today it be until Monday next.
Ford's Theater Disaster.
resolution for the appointment of a
select committee on the Ford theater
disaster was taken up and discussed.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Hoar the
resolution was modified so that the
function Of the proposed committee was
limited TO an investigation as to whether
in equity or justice the government
should compensate the sufferers.
After discussion the resolution was
adopted.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
Cameron of Pennsylvania, and agreed to
calling upon the secretary of the treas
ury 10 report TO the senate the value
of textile fabrics purchased for the
army, navy, Indian bureau and the
marine hospital service for the fiscal
year 1898.
House bill to amend the law so as Il
require original receipts for deposits OF
postmasters 70 be sent to the auditor Of