The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-02-03
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say. kAAt rnnxnisc. The fact ti.At
the silver ~ wtl become n law. He
believes there is elean two thirds for
hsa eaea branch e Congress aud says
there IL no aso for . belief or hope
thai :. could be defeated. He thought
sn azaendueut might DO put in. but
that not much G7sreace coald be made.
lIe thought people Ia New York did
not fully pnderstand the strength Of
the silver movement in Congress. He
said. us the supply Of silver Inereased.
gold w2aa eutireiy disappear. aud
then greenbscks gradually deprecinte.
The silver PeepLo viii be greatly dis.
appointed With the immediate effects of
the Ecmonetization Of silver aud that
the greeAback men, who are at the bot
torn Of the silver movement, will be
the only one strengthened. He be-
ieves the sale Of bonds q the popular
loan will continue.
A Times Laredo special VIA Bpoxns-
vile. lays q party of Mexicans mostly
from Texas, under command Of Selinas,
an adherent of Lerdo. attacked the
towns Of Laudela. SaEinas and Hidalgo
in the Stato of Tanaluipas. on the 22d
instant; seized the principal men of the
towns and forced them to pay $4,000.
Cayeiry started in pursuit from differ
ent points. upon which the revolution
lists separated aud 20 of the band cross
ed ipto Texas 5clow Laredo. II is said
the raid was planned at Laredo.
WASHINGTON, JAM. 80.
The Treasury Department is some
what embarrassed as to the proper
course regarding the coinage of trade
dollars. The demend for these coins
at San Francssdo for export to China
is quite active md is expected to con-
tinue until the last Of april. The Law
requires this demand to be met. but at
tho present price of gold and silver and
vnlpo ii the sreeback dollar. trade dol
lars n be placed in domestic circula-
tion ut a profit Of from three 10 four per
cent to the owners OF silver bullion, 4
portion Of tho San Franciseo mint coin
age is coming east AID bullion dealers
in New York sud elsewhere east, de-
mnnd TINT the Philadelphia mint be
opened tor. tho same coinage. 1t is
probable that a decision will be reached
by to morrow aud that il will be TO allow
deposits Of silver to be made ut the
Philadelphia mint for re,urus in trade
dollars. Coinage will be then contin-
ued ut San Francisco and Carson md
all three mints will have work sficicnt
10 keep them fully employed until Con-
gress acts definitely on the silver bill.
The director Of the mirl considers it
important to retain the present skilled
force Of workmcn at the mipts in view
Of pending Legislation Trggrljpg silver
coinage.
The Sepete Finance COMMITTEES. yes
terday apthorized Senator Allison TO
offer. WITH its sapctiop. al an amend-
ment to the silver bill, his provision
forHan international money conference
to fix tho common ratio value Of gold
and silver; the determination OF this
ratio is not. however. . condition pre-
cedenL to this provisions OF the bill;
on the contrary, the bill IL enacted.
goes into effect immediately, aud the
conference il agreed TO. will be held
subsequently.
The House Committee on Banking
to-day, agreed to recommend the pas.
sage of n bill discontInuing the coinage
Of twenty t20) cent pieces.
Rumors Of n comprimiso between the
silver and anti silver men in Congress
arc flying about. every effort being
made to compromise on tho basis Of n
trade dollar of 400 grains; some Of the
leading silver men informally agree to
this. Those Of the silver men who ac.
cept, say II will avoid tho coinage OF
two separate dollars, and furnish q
silver dollar equal to the old Mexican
dollar, and which will continue to be
used for export purposes.
Gen. Butler created considerable ex.
element III the House. to-day, by pro.
senting resolutions adopted by the
Norfolk, Mass, Unitarian Conference
in favor Of o single gold standard, and
then nsking the Speaker for his Bible,
md causing to be read from chapter 2
IN st. Ohm, Christ's rebuko of certain
Disciples and money changers who Mt
tempted TO use the Lords Temple for
purposes Of merchandise. Butler said
that after the rebuke by Christ, he had
no answer to make to Ministers who
attempted 10 instruct him.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 80.
The hiding place Of Wells is not yet
discovered. Anderson's a 6 IL pro.
crossing. In regard 10 the rules for
contempt against United States Com
missioner. Lane. Deputy Collector,
Tomlipson ond Deputy Marshals,
Waracbergcr and Steele, on motion, il
was ordered that this matter should 20
over until the termination Of Ander-
sons case. the jury In which consists OF
ten white mon and two oolored men.
the latter being Intelligent Mulattos