Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-02

Of the government: and for the purpose
OF making the said seigniorage i'm
mediately available for use as money.
the Secretary of the Treasury Is hereby
authorized and directed to issue silver
certificates against IL, as il II was al
ready coined and in the Treasury.
Section 3. No national-bank note shall
be hereafter issued OF denomination less
than $40. and all notes OF such banks
now outstanding OF denominations less
than that sum shall De as rapidly as
practicable taken up. redeemed. and can
celled, and notes Of so and larger de-
nominations shall be issued IN their stead.
under the direction of the Comptroller Of
the Currency.
Section 4. The Secretary OF the Trea-
sury shall redeem the United States notes
common called greenbacks. and also the
Treasury notes issued under the pro-
visions OF the act of July II, 1890, when
presented for redemption, in standard sill
yer dollars or in gold coin, using for the
redemption OF said notes either gold or
silver coins. or both. not at the option
of the holder. out exclusively at the op-
tion Of the Treasury Department; ana
said notes, commonly called greenbacNs'
when so redeemed. shall be reissued. as
provided by the act Of May ii, 1919.
The long struggle was over at T. NJ
and then there was an executive session,
and he Senate, at 5:i5 p. NJ. adjourned
until Tuesday next.
House of Representatives.
The douse spent another day in the
consideration Of the District of Columbia
appropriation bill, without reaching con-
clusion. Amendments were agreed to
reducing the price Of gas consumed ia
the District to Is cents per 1000 feet
and of eiectric-powe to not exceeding
q uer cent. Of the price in force on Janu-
a,y ist. The appropriations Tor private
charities were the subject OF an attack
Ied bv Mr.. Hainer and. pending that the
House. at i25. adjourned until Monday.
In the first hour Of the session, by
unanimous consent. the following were
considered and passed: House Dlll a"-
thorizlng Captain ID. McNally or the
Arn,v Ordnance Department, to issue a
drnIicate check for s96ls5 in favor Of the
Iudepondence National Bank, Of Phia-
delphia. the original check, in favor OF
the Midvaie Steel Company. In payment
for material furnished the Ordnance De-
partment and deposited with the bank
for collection having been lost IN me
mails; authorizing the Issue of an Amer-
can register TO the fOreign-built shlns
Llnde and Johann Ludwig; granting right
of-way through the Indian and ok
lahoma Territories 90 the -. LOUIS
and oklahoma City railroad: authorizing
the Secretary OF the Interior 10 pay
from the fund I'm his hands belonging
10 the Indians the sum Of 5000 to Reese
VOORHEES, and John Paul Jones, for
legal service 20 the "old settlers OF
western Chorokeeans; the Senate bill
amending the act granting right-of-way
through the Indian Territory 20 tho
Kansas City. pttsburg and Gulf rail-
road. so as TO permit the construction
Of a branch near Scullyville TO Fort
Smith. Ark.
Mr. TAFT Republican,, OF Ohio. re-
ported favora5ly from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs with reference 10 the
resolution asking the President 10 send
70 the House the correspondence with
the German Government relative 20 the
refusal 10 permit American insurance
companies 20 do business I'm the German
empire and IT was agreed to.