The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-01-17
SILVER MEMORIAL.
joint Resolution Introduced In the
Nevada Legislature by Senator
Briggs.

The following Is copy OF the Sen
ate memorial and joint resolution in.
tro luced by Senator Briggs. OF White
Pine, relative to the continued coinage
OF silver
To The Honorable the Senate and
House OF Represen ativeS OF the Z nit. d
States, in Congress assen, bied: Your
netnorialists, the Legislature OF The
State OF Nevada, would respectfully
represent a. follows: That, according
To the United States census for tue
year A. ID. 1880, the aggregate popu-
laiion OF the States OF Nevada and
Colorado aud the Territories of New
Mexico, AriZOna, Utah. Idaho and
Montana amounted 10 632 $3.50 inhab-
itants, and that the taxal'ls property
Of said States and Trrrltor es, in the
year mentioned, amounted 10 Si74,-
222, ~
That within all these States ami
Terrilores, since said census wa
taken. there has been an Inrrea @ in
population and taxable property oi
Al least twenty per cent thus aggre-
Ealing al The present time popnla
tion of 156, 796 Inhabitants, a.d taxa
bls property OF the value OF S2O9, ,067,
pa
That the SUI CRITICAL area of these
States and Territories covers an alnIo 1
bounliess extent OF rugged aud SNOW
clad mountains, and dry and arid
deserts, rendering 1t ihe most unde.
sirat,le and inho pitable portion of
the United States; "A section II coun.
irv designated by our early geo
gnphies as the ..Great American
Desert
That attracted thither hy its great
suhteranean ", alil, a brave, manly
and enterprising population first
sought AMI occupied this por'Ion oi
our common country, subdued the
Indian. ard demonstrated that 1t WIS
not only rich In its mineral wealth
bnt VAS we'll adapted 10 The purpose
OF breeling and iGain aiming vast
herds of horses aud cattle.
That Ia dav at least ninety per rent.
Of the entire popna ION OF thee
: ateS and Terri ories i Ell r. ly d.
endent upon The silver IN ming in
ustry Tor support and maintenance,
and that ninety per cent. of tho taxa.
ble property of the states and Terri
tories il directly connected with, and
dependent upon, the mining interest
for its taxable value.
That relying upon the pledge and
faith of the United States Government
To maintain aud preserve the present.
standard value OF sill, er, these people
have devoted themselves almost ex-
clusively 10 the silver mining interest.
Have Icy their perseverance and
energy erected costly and expensive Q
reduction works; Lave threaded the
entire section with not-w ork of rail.
roads, which required the leveling of
mountains and the spanning oftorrent
rivers.
Have built comfortable homes and
dwellings.
Have by their various improve
menls added millions OF dollars To the
taxable property OF the nation and
have within eight years past, added
over S3i0, 900, 900 TO The wealth OF the
world.
That these people, In view of the
great hsrdships they have endured in
their struggle TO reclaim this noun
famous and desert country, are enti-
tied 10 some consideration from the
Congress OF the United States.
That the suspension OF the coinage
OF silver at this time by the United
States Government would effectually
deprive all these people OF the means
OF earning an honest living, render
them houselrss aud homeless, and en-
LireIy destroy he value OF the prop
erty they have built
That political economy has demon
strl ell that values OF property are de-
termined by the qnan uln OF gold anu
silver ~ .irculallon. The greater
uuantiiy of these M, tails In circulation,
tne greater revenue Will the General
Government and the several Stale
governments receive, and should the
coinage of silver he stopped. or IN any
manner curlailed, 1t will necessarily
deprive tile Government OF It's rev.
enae To that extent.
That the most pr istent advocates
OF tu,unolnetalIsiII, with all their sOph-
i-iry aud special pleadings, nave ut
teily ha.l4d ~ prove that the coinage
OF Ill er under the Act ot Congress oi
February -, 1878. has ~ All, vie
pru<e ed detrimental 10 the hest int l.
,sts of the whole nation; wherefore
Ise>olvei by the SENATE, the A -se'l-
bly, cunc,!rin., Tina our Senalor- III
! Congress be instructed, and our hep'
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