Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-22

Washington Feb. 16. - The senate
substitute for the house currency bill
was passed by the senate yesterday by
the decisive majority OF 80. Prior to
the final passage of the bill amend
ments were considered under the ten
minute rule. Only two of these
+ amendments We're adopted, one offered
by the finance committee keeping the
door open to international bimetalliSm,
and one by Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota,
providing for national banks with S25,-
600 capital in towns of not more than
1000 inhabitants The vote taken on
the various amendments offered were
practically along party lines. MI
i Chandler of New Hampshire voted for
the bimetallic amendment but against
the bill. Nh. Caffery Of Louisiana and
| Mr.. Lindsay, of Kentucky voted
against the committee amendment but
for the bill. MI. Kyle Of South Dakota
was the only senator who did not vote
and was not paired. The free silver
substitute offered by MI. Jones, the
leader Of the Democratic side was de-
feated by a majority of 10, the vote be-
ing A to %.
The bill as passed consists Of ten Sec
lions. 1t provides that the dollar Of
25S1O grains of gold, nine-tenths fine,
shall be the standard unit of value and
| that all forms of United States money
shall be maintained at a parity with it;
and that treasury notes and green.
backs shall be redeemable in gold. The
secretary of the treasury is to set
apart fund of $15O.0O0,OOO in gold for
the redemption of these notes and to
maintain this fund at a figure not be.
low S1OOOOO,000; he is empowered to
sell bends Of the United States bearing
;; interest at not exceeding per cent. II
shall also be the duty of the secretary
Of the treasury as fast as standard sill
yer dollars are coined to reire an equal
amount of the treasury notes and to
issue silver certificates against the sill
yer coined. Under certain provisions
gold certificates shall be issued against
, the gold held in the treasury. No
United States notes or treasury notes
shall be issued in denominations of less
than $40 and no silver certificates in
denominations of more than $40. The
secretary of the treasury is also author
lied to refund the bonded debt Of the
United States in thirty-year bonds
bearing 2 per cent interest, the princi
pal and interest of these bonds to be
paid in gold. The . per cent bonds
shall be issued at not less than par.
Any national bank. by depositing With
the United States bonds Of this country
shall be permitted TIC issue circulating
notes to the face value of the bonds de-
posted no bank being allowed to issue
circulating notes in excess CT the
amount of the paid-n capital stock of
the bank.
After the passage of the financial bill
the senate made the Hawaiian govern
ment bill the unfinished business.
The House.
The house completed twcnty-siN of
the 124 pages Of the legislative and jul
dicial appropriation bill without
amendment. During the general de-
bate which closed ut o'clock variety
; of topics were touched upon. Mr.. Bols
telle Of Illinois, MI. Miers of Indiana
and Mr.. Shawalter OF Pennsylvania dis
cussed the Philippine question: Mr..
Grcsyenor of Ohio and Mr.. Gillctt Of
Massachusetts, civil service reform:
Mr.. briggs OF New York, pensions, and
Mr.. Underwood Of Alabama, his rcso-
luton to repeal the fifth amendment
to the constitution. The legislative bill 1
probably will be passed to-Gay.
For Filipino Children.
Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 1.-THE ladies
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