, 1880-12-04


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ard sitycr.lellnrs for nil silver bullion par'
cl,Asctl for. .eoIuagn Rnl delivered nt tho |
MtntR during tic year, amounting Ia S9s.'
V;h, tNi :,geet,li. by excllnngn f0r gnitl cUln:
tliir,i, under. general regulations prescribed
by tsu lflructor uf the Mint Sept. I, fA7s,-
directing TINT TIM Supertnlcnttcnts Of tho |
t;>fuugeA Minis, "upon tho receipt ut written
rct,nestpt tho Treasurer Of tho Unlte,l Stascs,
forward by uxpress standard silver dollars ut
tl,Q ,H,lnl of st,00o or II multiple thereof
to .sucEI rmHy or parties rs ho mny
,lcsfEnll1e, tho expense uf transportation
tv .,be pattl by tho Mint. from tho
Sllsqy;l'ro Fund, nd,"-stansarl-sffscr siollara
aru transported frU,n tho Atfrts. l,nt only to
Assistant TrcAxurGrs of tho United States.
Int ID H,,tll p0lns NJ tho Treasurer Ut tho
unltrd Status may designate, anil tia OK
pci,se Is charged To ulo Silver 1'rotlt Fin|l.
-. IF TlENE Re ANY Uos'pr
Ms 10 this construction Ut thu inv, or Of tho
prnprtcty ur such ilie.llo, Of distribution, and
The payment pf EXPENSES thereof, Atr. lIurcl,-
nrt respectfully suggests tl,at ntt.litLunnl
legislation ho requested comforting my
lcutlcd authority or inoro specifically t'ei'll-
itsg tho proper cNsGs for Its application.
Sue. .S of tho CnimnEo net ut ts1:l provides
1has tla ss.'sau'nry si'sef GUNS st''!n pl's Nv
phn ou1 III tio .ais III s'''s"t 'os !esS t,.. Ill.,.
Sio" ~ naf ~ eSen's''Re iof Rela c"'a' Ins
pfn'rletS y. ~ .ll.."G s.G.' ess'aanEn t J.. s"'' @
w" III .o pesens .'1u ~ ~ "pi's4's.' WY,
WY u"s.se , ~. ,,n,. SN",.s ~
H't "'tt,'' '~I"t ''o n'.eI.oi n"sSat" an'ls s;'s
~ uAiss.'s l'Ms u,.an! :" u. '.'.." '
lo'o"'"e ~ " c'f''''''i"'''c s'''e''lo''"A
TlfE CIRCULATION AND coiSAnE or STAND
AID Htt.TEu JU}LI+Ait3
as ~ u'c w. "a s',e,. On 's"ts'n s t"'n "s :,
la's, ~ WY , s,", wi" 'o' '''o t""' ''o"''''
"',,..nx 'of' - 'esy ,.,,,,,,, ao,n, ,,,n,n,
.inn. !, I'D! ............. 6.7:s,ss:0 r M,,5,s,
Iy ia:, iIn::,,...''''' II aa.sstS as.stg sm an:9n
.iMly /, it'd, ,.,....,.. iiiRrj,sr; Ei,;:i, II;
Nov. l. lss9............. a'.7oo,:p1 7aa,Btt75o
MELTING.
| Tho Director suggests tho ptOpr icty of I'm
! pustng {, melting cllnrgc IN all cnsts on tic
1t,sits Of bullion, rithcr Tor coin or bars,
prlDr to 18Th Il c1lnrgo for refining wns nll-
tl,prizcd OIL bullion J,eiow standard, but lnnu
| for melting bullion. irI1p Coinage net of
| lint t.nte amended the existing provision
by inserting tic wortts "mcLtng md be-
fare tho wor, "reilnlng." 30 as to permit q,
Charge for melting n1ut reclining wien bullion
Is hciuy: tie Standard lt,uAy hive bept, it,
tentrtl TINT tic melting charges should 10
imposcsE III ali cases wl'oro Tic yNluc of =
deposit could not DO 0ceurately asecrta.Mets
without melting, but the languago af the
net limits tho Charge to "bniiinn bet0w
Standard" and nls'kcs no provision for Il
melting Charge wien bullion sat or above
standard. Scnrce!y my Imported go1tl bull
iom or colts Is below tho United States
stai.tlar.l or 'lncrcss md 1iahlsto II cltargc
for melting. During Tho Inst year the M'nts
nnsi Now York AssAy Onsre warn Seuntre', nj
considerable expense to nlott FREQ nf cargu
nut un'y ,nally mfll'nns OF domestic rctl'!ct
golsl, cut oyer SGo,000,000 Of imported gold
eol,l md bullion.
TT 10Es NOT SEEM NEA5oSA15tE
That bullion which must bc melted before
assay SHOULD be exempt fran, payins tho cx
leiIsu Of tho operation VI this coinage charge
From 1871 to 1871 u coEnnEu Charge ot' golt
WIS Imposed OF nnc-llalf OF 1rcrccllt. Durlnl
thc tlms s51o. 7:S SAs, ,53iM gold WIS cohctl,"''t
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