Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-19
>URl CIVIL BILL.
Authorization of the Issue OF $780,
600, ,O0O of Treasury Certificates.

WASHINGTON. y G.. February Is
The sun3ry civil appropriation bill. as
reported To the senate this afternoon,
authorizes The issue of $lo0.0,o.oo0 OF Tres-
surv certificates to meet the current ex-
pcnses of the Treasury. appropriate,
money for the Elaine property in Nash>
ingtou and fixes the interest Of Mrs.
blaine AT $1,000. with q provision that
the interest ot the lessacs shall be fiXed
by process of condemnation in the courts.
The following - the Treasury certificate
provision:
section . That in order to provide the
moneys not supplied from current reVe-
nucs and miscellaneous receipts. and ne
cessaTv for the execution of this act 1n1
necessary for the execution Of any act.
or all tho other acts passed or 10 be pass-
"a during thc present session Of Congress
nppropriating money to he paid ont OF the
Treasury for the fiscal year ending June
80 1906; and also In order to provide the
money, necessary TO be paid oUt OF Tie
Treasury on account OF appropriations
heretofore ,de for the fiscal yearN
ending June 3d. 1873. June 90. 1891 ana
June 30 1885. and not covered in the
Treasury. the Secretary Of the Treasury.
with the approval Of the President be.
and is hereby. authorized 10 act from
time to time. borrow on the credit ~
the United States such sums Of money
as may be necessary 10 meet said eX-
ronditurcs and 10 issue. sell. and dispose
~. At not less than par. for lawful monev
of the United states. such an amount Of
certificates of Indebtedness, payable 10
the bearer OF the denomina tions Of 500.
go and 500. or any multiple Of 900. not
exceeding q go a. may he needed for
said PURPOSES bearing interest at the
rat- Of not exceeding 3 per centum pei
aunum. payable semi-annually. and re-
de-mablc al the pleasure Of the United
States after two years from their date:
and the Secretary Of the Treasury I.
hereby authorized. with the appreciation
of tho President 20 cause such portion
Of said certificates as may lee deemed cN-
pe n - TO hc issued by the Trea surcr in
payment of warrants In favor Of public
CY.litors or other persons lawfully On,
titled 20 payment. who may choose 10 re-
cfiv" such certificates in payment at par.
And the Secretary of the Treasury
may. in his discretion. under rules and
regulations 10 lt prescribed 10y him. s4l
authorized at designated repositories Of
the United States. and at such post
offices ae he may select; and the Secrc-
tarv shall use the moneys ceiVed for
such certificates for the purpose herein
prescribed and for none 9th r. provided
that the total amount Of such certificates
shall not ercvnd SlpocOWp. and provided
further that the power 10 issue such
certificates shall determin. on the lst day
Of July. 1896
And hereafter any United States bonds
sold or disposed Of shall be of red TO the
public for a period OF not less than twen-
ty days. under rules and regulations to be
prescribed bv he Secretary Of the Tre1-
sury. and shall be- sold to the high st
bidder i'm case such bids or any Of them
ar" satisfactory"
The amendment originally introduced by
Senator NoVh. of Oregon, which proposed
| 10 include in m" sundry civil bill an ap-
preparation Of $1,000 for sugar bounty for
The year l>4 earn q prior to the passage
Of the new tariff law. repeating IN. bounty
provisions OF the Mckinley bin. was not
passed upon by the Senate Committee on
Appropriations to-day. for the reason that
the vote was a tie and senator Cullom. Of
Illinois, on, of the members of the com
mittee was absent II was stated that
Senator Cockrell. Of Missouri, chairman
of the committee, will cndeavOr to see
MIR Cnllom. and II h finds that the Hi
nois Senator faYOrs the appropriation. a
majority report. as coming from tn COM
mittec. will be ordered 10 be made putting
tho bOuniV amendment in the bill