The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-01
Remarks on the Ourrenc, -
the New York Tariff CON- '
ton. a'

Before the State bank .
superseded by the issu, =" Sslrency =.
and national hank note, We fS, Ire VI
oiated currency, stu,up-ta;, "sd dtpn
etc., to an extent hardly CON-, WILDLY
This affection Disappeared >"mnetivaI.
Federal Government tool Win
States, through taxation H.. i"'n 4
issue q circulating medium -. l"we:
Ire it's issue by State banks - " au'l,.:
Now, for almost twenty v.,.
circulating note has been IVA, .sa5s esyn
face in every locality. cverv , ~" i" i:
corner Of the country. Out ~ n"nk Az
some gotnl, out Of the war; '. evl'es,v
great currency reform. 'sme h.
When the time ca,ne ~ w..
rency and our debts and crt, G.f e.,
specie basis. it was discovered .;'' o.
been demonctized. and tia, . ""'eFl ai
the precious metals f~ln orr ,.;.se
nothing more than ln,r,.l,an,,;..''' '' 4.
tie silver could be worked in," ~, As
ry coin, which is made local ~, ;''i.
five dollars only. It wass,mr enn'!t'5s
strated that silver dcl..unct;,.SI e'l'..
bined with specie paym.n,s IN
dou Die the price o: ,I.r void ~, 1'ss
double the burden OF H.. II.osr ~" a.
q,lired an effort to So, H.. ,sn,, IN
IN this measure. The ady,a..,sp ll::i |
yer in this great imlmr,in. civ g. ~.
very few, and were uIl,,mrcif "Ir,'tlN
nounced as repudiator, and >w;.rcs |
Our venerable friend and cn.l' u''''
Thurlow Weed, was tie bodies, .d I'4''
for remOnct;zing silver. and was ~.
cipient Of the lions hare Of " a'
Thank God, he is viii, u. and III s'S
say, ~ *tinHrc." '%
1t il in order here to prove TIM, :,
and PAPER currency. base! On s;;.s ave
popular with the people. In two .s
standard dollars have Lrcn cons IFa'
follows:
TREASURY or TIE('.S
WAsHINGro>, Nov. 10. l.>,
SIR:-1n reply to yours. william H.,
I beg to say that the coinage o. s,s, a.:
silver dollars at the various mini. ":H
United States up to the lst int; w.. =
Mint L. s. Carson. Eev....... ss,cu.
:" Philadelphia. .+,,N,.
New Orleans. "a III =;
p" Fan Franri>c"......:ss ,>li.
TOTAL. ....:::......:..........$lM.s;;s;N
Very Respectfully
JAS. GILllLLay
Treasurer
J. THOMPSON, Esq.
Care Chase National Bank.
New York. N.Y,)
by the the L. s. Treasury exhIuj =
assets and liabilities Of Nov. l,t II.
same date a. the dollar coinage exhiIt
it is shown that 'W.5576.3.s Of the dolh.
are on deposit in the Treasury, bu. ,l,,
are outstanding against such 'dep,.,
$66, 81 $50 of silver Certificates. n,
government owning ?:4s.7'S, and ,Ai
is scattered in seventeen deroxi,rr;a
On the same day, observe, the folo,
ing circular was issued:
CIRCULAR.
Suspending exchange of silver vr,if
Gates for gold coin or bullion.
1881. TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Department Secretary Ofi,p,
No. los WASHINGTON, DC,
Secretary's Office. Nov. !. ISL. .
Until further notice the exchange O
Silver certificates for gold coin dcr-il
ed at the office of the L. : Assistant,
Treasurer ut New York Willie s,l>i+n!.
ed, and Department i;ruiar NJ. az
September Is, 1850. is h'.leiy IucdiIit
accordingly. II. J.. FEEN'H
Acting Secretary.
l need NOT addacr mere facts IL rr"
that silve: certificates are rrc'errr. t.
gold coin. although! TIN Mr>nM ;.,lt'
are not Of suitable 'i,r"n ii.,;ion>. NJ
are they properly sx,r;;;eA i''r ''-''
lating medium.
The act autllorizin. H. .aH:'"'. ~
lar coinage. l'assed f'hr'l;lv =. -.
by more than 4 tW"-ti.iy 20 ryf'''a
Presidents veto. ORDER :!r c''li;,'.r u
two millions per mou,L. ltt req
Try Department ha- ""in"A nn'y II
minimum amount. Why: !>a G''.'"-
which the people VII ~. ere '"n@.
This same coinage :"' ,:'ihHri|,s II
President to ''invitc the NJ
Europe to join The INIT :,:a'''- IN >
conference t" adopt, ronn,'u ratio r
tween gold and Si.v"r. ! H. iH''+
ton was promptly r:s'';. .A:!rr '.N."
delay the conference Wa :!t'': N .',s
The influence oi Fin. ,;'.d a!d H'F'','
the two nations mos, ;''xi"A> '';'''"'
us free traders, rendcr,. Gus "'''i'' A.
gatory. And now. '..':s ''';'',' ''>'s
gcst an American measure i ''f'!''~
ing import.
EN:xt. -!:cmnvc al :, =; '';""> ~ ;.
yer coinage MAKE :, i'!s";'. ''"''"'> ~
only for the United :! =. ~ ~ ''', y,
silver-nsing People. ami ''.rr az
of the reputation o Ut
earth.
!S;cOns!.-I>suc ~'iys" rs"'''''aI
against bullion as wei! - rom. =. -,
raw material. ilIc rr"''';"; - ~ IT, !.
Mountains. is aini'ie ~. "l'"r" . - =,
the "currency Of T.: ':."T. ~,
will never strike i,ur l,:!',, ;'l1'i.r s"'"'
= ~.
The better class ui '.ii2'"Ht~ w.. ~.
ways take into cOii~I:.'l;.' i
rcncv OF the country =, n....''. ~; -,
pose to gO. Let us l!,,'' '@', ! ,,'i.,
based on :. ;rn..' '''''''
domestic use. an,: ~, 4 ',';'"
for the ul'-i,'e W"t''s. =
England and Germany t,H" ,'f ).
A. sure they will ".,r - =" q,
power to do so. H'hc ~o':,'r Nv 49,.
Ccm>'itI:" lie ';@.'r ~,
our money the .ar:il" ~ Ni! u
and rcv,,I: IN.
10 many Of yon III - ':'''.. :.