The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-06-10
Veto OF the Illinois SILVER I'M,

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In veioing tho measure recently
passed by tie illinois, Legislature, and
known us tho Silver Bill, Governor
Cullom gives rs his reasons for SO do.
+ ing, that to make silver. q legal tender
/, in That State alone, would be, neither
uiise nor constitutional, and ho holievos
that the General Assembly. merely
. meant to express u desire that Congress-
would rcinonetizo tho silver dollar. In
support OF his views, he argues: --r
"Should silver ever como to DO Mt n
discount. it would low to this State if
this bill wtTo passed, and Illinois
would assume the bardons Of n dcbased
currency. Il would not make monov
more plrntifgi. Tor it would cxtort M
equal amount Of better currency. II
would not tighten, but rather increase
taxes. Il ~onid not help debtors, and
the Constitution of the Cuitcd Stntos
aud OF che State Sould forbid its MP
Plication TO existing contracts. lie re-
fers to tho lo~al currency Of 1861 as
evidences OF tho disadvantage OF such IL
System Ill tits State, while other States
DO not adcpl it. II coin remained un-
chInged III value, this bill would have
10 effect; hut we cannot say That silver
Will not become more abundant, and
that, under this law, it would compel
onrpeople TO ilaio at par II currency
that In Mt discount outside tho State.
discussing the constitutional question,
he says it Is rePuguHntto the State Con-
Siituiion. This bill also intorfores with
the powcT OF Congress to regulate the
value OF money and 10 coin il, which
unless conferred OIL tho States, arc held
to be exclusive. LorcoYer, Congress has
decided that subsidiary, silver coin shall
bc n legal :ndcr Tor only fiyo dullars.
This hill attempts 10 60 beyond aud
cntstde Of that law. Congress has no
intention Of rcnittiIIg this subject TO
State Legislatures. Finally, thi, Is an
oAprIiniVn. on too delicate subject.
.. te---y ..-7- r-?z=yE-.=r.
Tux Lyon County 7Imcs II OF the
opinion TINT II tho Washington Govern.
ntc't will tnko Immediate and active
steps In opposition TO the fui,h.r ito.
poItniion OF Chinese into tho United
States. the Republican party will carry
the State Of California noxt FAN. nnd IL
perfectly satisfied that such action il
tho onl? Kind Of saitpetcr TINT can snyo
It. That tue adoption Of 80 wise q
measure would materially strengthen
their cause, there ~ not tho sliriius,
doubts but tho nnsnvory odpr
cmaiaiing from tho corrup:ious OF tho
Fcdcrairing VI that State, is..oo Of ~.
tiTo to the public noilrils to DO sudden.
j. ncntrhiizcd. oycu hy the introduc,;n,
OF tho Chinese bouquet, md /. vii! y,
very likely to net upon the theory tina
u chnnse Of suiclls would hr n relief
oven though they proved 10 swcctcr.
rs lypr.+s-r-rr-z-.-ra
Tn ihur,lcrcrs arc 10 DO executed II
5 pcnnsylyn.ia Oh the BIS, Of this month
mud yet not%i hstnnding tho fact TIM
Tho simultaneous strnngulntion Of tel
men IN necessary TO vindicato jrisiic
"r1 Burrrcss outrage IN ito icyslon
State, neither tho President Of III
United Stn:cs nor set tho Secretary @
ttotc, hnyo been called upon 10 inYuaii
gate, rToclamatc, or crate. and to
loynl ,niuh tho Governor and othc
state officers, tto di:dirt courts, coli
stables, ETC., Of Pennsylvania. urc ci,i
tod t'ns much consider ..i.n ~ thn.
Of MiSiEdppi, anyliaw,