Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-09

mo snats Finance Committee
Asrsss upon . Bill
TIC FuIL rElr 0P TIE MEASURE.


WAs6uefox. Jsn. 7.-The senate
Thames eommittes will report to-day a
substitute tor ths house bond bill, The
sueeatate hss besn approved by the
NJ silsef majority Of the committee.
Il rovides for he free coinage OF silver
20 r. ~ coinage Of the seigniorage
"a ~ eseasury V redeem green backs
and ssseesty notss In either gold or
elver. 3he retirsmsnt Of oil notes Of
~ ORGANIZATIONS than $40 is also
provided fos Following is the text Of
NE substitute:
- - aster tae passage Of this oct the
nleN = ~ United Gtstes sha i DO open to the
eo.aeo q euvef. sud there shall be coined
esoeN = ~ wetgtt Of ll!X grains Troy Of. o
Nyr oeu1s, ulno-tenths nne, as provided by
y4e ~ q Jenuasy u, i657, and upon tho same
3sms ~ subtoet 10 the limitations and pro-
visaeas y Nv regulating the coinage and legal
seeoes Quality Of gold. and whenever the said
49, aefoie pgovided for shall be received into
~ uoaeefy, eeEtidcatss may be Issued there
No. manner nov provided by law.
m 1Aae Tie secretary OF the treasury
aAaA - intoA standard dollars, as soon as
seoeleash, according 10 the provisions Of Soc
va ~ q this NJ, from the silver bullion
p1te1eeod under authority Of the net Of July
y ~, entitled IAN act directing the purchase
g suvs bullion and the issue OF treasury
Aelee 0osooa, and for other purposes, that
yesaoa q sald silver bullion which represents
~ sQonlofage or profit 10 the government, TO-
wIh ~ diaepnos between tho cost OF the Sill
w D9looesed under said act and lis coinage
volee. ga seld allver dollars SO coined shan be
ueoa = poynsnt Of the current expenses Of
~ eovefnment and for tho purpose OF max
~ ~ oAld seisnlorage Immediately available
~ ~ = money, The secretary Of the treasury
= hestby authorized and directed to issue sill
~ eofsiae1tee against II as II 1t was already
etlned an4 u The treasury.
Az, I, That 40 national nix motto sball be
heseAfsef Issued for denomination less than
~ eno ~ notes Of such banks now oulstand-
~ o. dissertations Less than tn 1t sum shall
y, o rapidly o. practicable, redeemed and
cancelled, md notes Of elo and larger dcnomI-
1anoos shall b Issued Ia their stead under
~ direesion Of tho comptroller OF tho cur
Feaey.
~. TAat tho secretary Of the treasury
hall redeem the Unitsd States notes, COM
noaly called sreenbacxs. and also the treasury
neees Issued under the provisions OF tho act Of
July II, ~, whoa presented for redemption,
L standard silver dollars or In gold coin using
~ rsdemption Of said notes either gold or
ilver coins, Or both, not Of the option OF the
loIdef, but exclusively at the option OF the
lovornment, and said notes. commonly called
reenbeoks. whom 10 redeemed shall b. reis-
~ y provided BY the act Of May 81 1873 |
Ihe substitute was adopted without
the vote being eight to five.
|enstor Walcott was absent, but his s
ote was counted with the bill. The
"a were: Voorhees,, Harris, Jones Of
rkansas, Vest White, Walthall, dem. "
Drstss Jones Of Nevada populist, and o
'siyptt republican. The nuys. Nor a
II, Sherman, Allison, Aldrich and a
lstt NJ
The democrats indicated their will pl
gae6s aftsr the bond bill was dis. III
~ Of y take up the tariff bill, but lie
y republicans asked for further time la
order 70 submit the bill to the re. al
ablicsn o5ncuk nj
A oaucus " republican senators will til
held to-day 1t the request Of the re. "
lolloan Members Of the committee Il
hnance 70 consider the questions IN
hich have arisen In connection with ci
: house tariff bill. The committee IF
undecided between reporting the h'
II without amendments and amend re
7 Il 70 % 10 make sure Of tho support VI
certain senators who have indicated
disposition 10 press very strongly for
,reassA The committee has had Go
der especial consideration such prop
|ticns 70 extend the provisions OF the
! 10 sugar and to Increase tho rate ~
duty on spirits, agricultural prod ~ a,
D and pottery The house bill in. a., a.
'ased the duty on these articles, W. W,
u thsexception Of sugar, Is per cent, e''
lie the proposition before the com a,
tee Il TO make the increase 20 per
n. The committee Is disposed to re. W
II without any amendment, but ap. ~ ~,
Dcistlng the narrow margin in the "
,ste u has been decided desra BILE to o''
lure the sense Of the entire repub- n'
ID aide Of the senate before the plan wv
tho committee "a completed. 1t Is eo
lraf0ra. annarant that n fha ron,h- rd