The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-16

every bill OF each set, where the
sum does not exceed 500 in any
foreign currency, , cents, and for
each 500 or fractional part IN excess
of 500, 2 cents.
Bills OF lading or receipts other
than charter party, for any goods
or merchandise TO be exported to
any foreign part or place, 10 cent?.
EXPRESS OR FREIGHT
It is made the duty OF every rail.
road or steamboat company, carrier,
express company or corporation or
person whose occupation is to act as
such to issue the shipper or con-
signer bill OF lading, manifest or
other evidence of receipt, and for
warding for each shipment received,
whether in bulk or in boxes, bales,
packages, bundles or not so inclosed
or included, and there is to be
attached and Cancelled to each of
said bills of lsding, etc, stamp of
the value OF l cent; provided, that
but one bill of lading shall be re-.
quired on bundles or packages of
newspapers when inclosed in one
general bundle at the time of ship
ment Penalty, $50
A tax of cent is imposed for
every telephone message for which
over Is cents is charged. Any tele.
graphic message, l cent.
FOR ISSUE OF BONDS.
The secretary of the treasury is
authorized to borrow on the credit
of the United States from time to
time as the proceeds may be required
to defray expenditures authorized
on account OF the existing war (such
proceeds to bs used only for the
purpose of meeting such war expen.
ditures) the sum of 100000, 900, or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
and to prepare aud issue therefor
coupon or registered bonds of the
United States in denominations Of
$50, or some multiple OF that sum,
redeemable in coin at the pleasure
OF the United States, after ten years
from the date of their issue, and
payable twenty years from such
date, and bearing interest, payable
quarterly in coin at the rate of 5 per
cent per annum. The bonds are to
be first offered at par as a popular
loan.
The conference added the follow
proviso: THAT any portion of any
issue of said bonds not subscribed
for as above provided may be dig
posed of by the secretary of the
treasury at no less than par, under
such regulations as be may prescribe,
but no COMMISSIONS shall be allowed
or paid thereon; and a sum not ex-
ceeding one-tenth of l per cent Of
the amount OF the bonds and certIi-
Gates herein authorized ia hereby
appropriated out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropri.
ated,t to pay the expense OF preparing,
advertising and issuing the sarae' y
COINAGE OF SILVER BULLION.
Following is the provision In re-
gard to the coinage OF silver bullion:
The secretary of the treasury is
authorized and directed to coin into
standard silver dollars, as rapidly as
the public interests may require, to
an amount, however, Of not less than
one and one-half millions OF milIed
dollars in each month, all of the
silver bullion now in the treasury,
purchased in accordance with the
provisions of the act approved July
ii, 1890, entitled ian act directing
the purchase of silver bullion and
the issue of treasury notes thereon,
and for other purposes, and said
dollars when so coined, shall be
used and applied in the manner and
for the purpose named in said act.
Chenille, ". Va, June S-The