The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22
4 GOOD SCHEME.

The MINER has always cODtcnded III
the interest of silver and silver prOdu-
GERS; that the mining interest can be
best subseryed bv the adoption hy the
Government Of the policy Of issuing Ger
tificates to circulate ~ money upon !.
deposit Of bullion in the vaults Of the
Treasury. No man cafes to carry about
his person g cargo OF wheat as long as
he can carry in his pocket Il warehouse
certificate that will enable him to put
his hand on the wheat 1T any time. The
same is true of gold and silver. In the
crusade against silver in the Executive
and Treasury departments it is asrtea-
lie to note among the public men who
are subscrv;ent to the interests of the
money changers enc who has the bold-
ness to speak out in favor .: silver. \
Washington dispatch If the 18th inst.
says:
''>now.lcn. OF the Philadelphia mint
WA before the Iicu.:e committee en-
coinage t.-'iay. in reference 10 the ex-
tension "f that mint, and in the course
ri discussion upon coinage generally il.'
recommended that instead Of establish
lug br::ln X minis. Superintendent ri
assay Offices im authorized Ivy the Gov
trnE,cht I" ISSUE balloon certificates for
bullion deposited there. He rccHl,inen.i-
cd tina: tie Superintendent nf the assay
"i'icc bc con. PEELED to- receive imtl, gold
and silver bullion on deposit and
issue I" d,!n~itors certificates in
mo
wards, therefor payable to- bearer and
that these certificates shat! ut once enter
general circulation Of the country. Mr..
>nowCi"n said this would bc much
cheaper than t" establish branch minis
and "o;;id serve substantially the same.
purpose. This suggestion met witt, lie
c:'ie'i iaV"r III tie minds OF the commit
tee. >n"W';cu was asked if lie did not
th!nk the 'sst'ahc" Vt those certificates
would teE6 10 Icing silver ur to II lar
Wit" :'':" :.:.i shr replied in the ai:;r:na-
1--WE. The committee will give TIL: sub
jt.ct due attention.
insignificant. &: ses arc frequently TAX
IN &; i: ~ !:ne for the determine.
Ton al lnp"ri~,i. ami decisive battles.
The case Of Sampson G"liah, who va,
convicted Of mutiny and di<l,onorablv
discharged and sentenced. to inn,,rison.
nlcnt ut hard lai,or in 1874, seems To- r:,r-
take Of this cha ra"ter. It j. ,,o;nc.,
that subsequent evidence mas est,l.:s,,.
I'd G"liah's innocence. A bill is r,u,
pending in the Senate ior his relief ami
a revocation Of the sentence. Sinpul:,r.
~ enough, in Il <..,,.ewI,at LENGTHY ,,;s.
discussion, the matter shaped itself into
il party question, the Democrats t.>,,r-
III. and the Republicans opposing tn.
"!n' II was urged in opposition to the
'''' t'';'1 1t Was an encroachn.cnt u,nn
Executive nrerot,ativv. in the exercise
81 inc l"rti"ning power Ly u ct,-or,;.
mate branch of the Government Nm.
"'e'"us instances We're cited vhcr,. f,,,-
Sre:'s mad exercised the l,ar,loninr now
r. II, AM 1t 'ecomes Il nice question -,
unconstitutional law whether =, tn. ' -.
~ mas not transcentle,l ito le.ritin'u 'n.
functions. Although the Fit; '' I1'n.
l,"ler case was not mcnti0nei II. 49,.
o'sccse'on, the direction it hmk ,n y: me
unnlstakably to that note,l 1.....! i"n, .'
y" o,'S 10 which the Goliah case Wa 90 . .n,e