The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-28

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ine the standard and limiting Il to one
co3n onlv they may increase the pr,
ehasinr novef Of gold, and give them
the con,inand over the prices Of labor,
productions and property.
That b wrong that b great evil.
IL The experience OF the
Tre..urv has demonstrated that the
neonle dO not desire gold - . currency
fhev desire paper money IL Il h based
unCn pold. II they can get what 10
esluivajent to gold In the shape OF paper
they desire it but th"y desire more than
that. they prefer to have silver instead
Of gold in this country to very large
extent"
In speaking upon the same bill upon
the same day Senator Teller ct Colo
! rado-a goo&! Republican--eave the fol-
lowing facts and figures in regard I" Sill
yer. The deductions from them are nn-
answcrable. Said Mr.. Teller:
have taken the pains to - over ana
figure IN the amount, and l propose to
nut il upOn record, not for the cement d.
! the SECRETARY If the Treasury, not
for the benefit Of the FINANCE
Committee Of the Senate, but for the
benefit OF the people VIII" 'io not study
financial reports. l " .nt ~ put II OH
record for the Ueneft II the hlercnants
and The farmers Of this country, that
they may ...e that all this pretense that
silver cai,not be circulated in this cOun-
try !. contrary to the fact: is without
any reason whatever. Therefore, will
viv. the senate in detail the amount vi
silver and gold that has l,et'n exported
since the passage Ot the silver bill in
1878.
During the remainder Of the fiscal
wear 1873, beginning on the lst ut
March. We exported MI, l4S M gold,
and of silver $G,:l5l go. In the fiscal
YEAR 1879 We exported, Of gold $+,;,s1,-
GA. and Oi silver $:Hl. 4G'. S21. In lSSl
the exports Of gold were SS,GiS .O:j, AMI
of silver 3,:N.3. SS4. For the fiscal year
1881 the exports CT gold were -, ;f4 lS22,
ami Of silver $i6,S4l.:l1. The sum to-
TIL. then, OF gold exlx,rts during that
time was SIS, ~, $40, ANA of silver $o',-
:HHiGEj.
Thcs.. are facts in answer Ia the the
ory Of the Finance Committee when
that bill! was before I.ic senate, for every
member Oi the Fina1sct. Committee who
op,n,s.s! that bill nla.l,. the same :.sser-
lion u;u.n this floor, that if We passed
that bill the silver would come from
ant; the gold would 80 out O:
this country. On the contrary, the sill
YER has been going OH: amt viii |
show hv another table in Il moment |
that during that time gold has come to
thi, country as it never came before i'll !
our history, and rarely il the history OF
any other nation.
Now let me say one other WORT Tor
fear sn,M. body will state that this silver
was the export OF trade dol
lars. l heard something the other day
.!w,lt the coinage Of silver for export.
The trade dollars were coined for the
EXPRESS purpose Of the Asiatic trade; but
II tho 81, 3j7 ,NI5 Of silver that has gone
.brus.d, either in the shape Of coin Or
bullion, during the period stated. only
i, III, SO; Was in trade dollars.
| have u,,ot;,+r table which COLI
mend 10 the attention Of the Senators
vlho predicted sl,ti, Ills ssters on the pass
re Of the silver bill. find that after
IS ls.ssage the export from March !. t"
uMe ~, 1873, four months, Was ii gold
So, 33li:;} und NJ silver $H,335, 675; an'(
hat yeOr the importation Of silver was
Dir times that Of gold. The next year,
S7V, the imports of gold were s., GA ,94S.
he silver imported during the year was
l4,G:l :.x;. In the fiscal year 1851 the
nl,wrts Of gold were ssh, 7:iS. ::ss;: Of sill
or, $l22,:!.7j,Sl4. 1t was l~lieve<l by most
<Uple that We had then an import Of
,reciOl~ metals that could never liz
uuallesi in this country, and We were
Dl.i by all those who prophesy upon IT,
lance and who assume principally from
heir lor,ation, principally from the Sec
ion OF country in which they live, or
rom the character of the committee up
n which they have served in this bot!y,
hat they know all about finance and
hat they are the persons who are entitl-
i to take cIla:@e and specially manage
MI regulate the finances If the nation .
it wa said then ly them that We had
rrive.l At stag. in the imports Of the
rts.i,lls metals where they would inn
,etiiutcly 81, back, and in = year ar tw"
he flow would !r tcni"Id greater out
IAN it had ',ecn in. What arc the
lcts:: During the fiscal year 1881 that
:,s Just passed find that the total int
orts III gold and silver were Sl",NN, 'ha|
nd triilc over; and If that amount
lW, 'Esl ,:!.~> was gold. and the silver dur;
~ that time impOred was $40, :,4444 .!:sS.
Thus. since the passage. IF the derilc,i
liver bill. since the passage Of that bill
hicll was t" work such disasters To the
nanrial condition Of this country.
nee the passage. If that hill that was
lcl:irrl I" ln' Il crime and Il disgrace,
nee the passage 1T the bill to rpn."nc-
r. silver We have sent abroad $l5.kN.-
W of gold and 81. MN,UG' OF silver. and
4 have received in exchange SlSS,:I7.
4 Of gold and $5G.SlH,>:W Of silver. In
her words. we have sent abroad, we
ave exported more .ilvcrthan We have 7
llln'rt.sl. .
T"EoSrO, Jan. 24.-1'hc tempe. allure
lrOtigIlOut Canada Is lG' to :;S' below
.rO.