The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-25
SENATOR STEWARDS VISIT.
A Banquet at the Walker His Sal
Yer Bill.

AS announced in yesterdays EEaALD,
a party of prominent business men of
this city went north on the morning
trains to meet Senator Stewart, of Ne
vads, and escort him to Salt Lake.
Among those who were on the recep-
ton committee we noticed w. S. Nc
Cornick, J. E. Dooiey, I. L. Jones,
Boii var Roberts. ] e. Mcbride, William
Mckay, John DAILY, Z. P. Mason, c. 81
Varian, N Treweek, W. H. Remington
and w. f. James. Some of the COM
mittee went north over the Utah Cen
trail at 8 O'Clock and met the Senator at
Ogden, while the remaining members
waited for the $50 train over the Den
yer & Rio Grande and met the party at
Hooper, all returning on the Denver &
Rio Grande. Carriages were in waiting
at the depot and the party was
driven to the Walker House, where
conference of some OF the lead
ing mining men of the Territory was
held. The Senator discussed the entire
silver question in a manner showing
that he had made thorough study Of
the situation and was willing to labor
for the upbullding of the industry. Aes
gave complete review of all the points .
of interest, and expressed the feeling
existing in the east concerning free
LEAD which is being imported from Mex
leo. At the close of the meeting, the
Senator was driven around the city.
and ali endeaVored to make his visit as
pleasant as possible.
AHERALD reporter called on Senator
Stewart at the Walker House, to learn
the Object of his visit, and to CLEAN
such other information IS came to
hand The senator said he had no
particular object in visiting Salt Lake,
except 10 ascertain the wishes of the
people on the all-important issue-the
silver question-and thus enable him to
accom- plish the most good. Under the
present system of law-making, the
Territories have but little representa-
ton and they are scarcely consulted
concerning the laws enacted for their
government. He believed in further
ing the interests of the Territories to
the fullest extent, and especially the
interests of y tab. 1t was his highest
themselves into position to be adj
mitted into the Union as State. 1t Isl
impossible for State TO be run from
the top, it must be from the bottom and
the people are the bottom. The resi-
dents Of Utah are good people and
they should be recognized; too much
cannot be said in their favor.
In the evening, a banquet was ten
dered the Senator, the event taking
place at the Walker, where covers we're
laid for about eighty persons.
The visit of Senator Stewart to Salt
Lake recalls to mind his silver bill in
lroduced during the last session of
Congress, which was read twice and re
ferred to The committee on finance. It
provides any person may deposit at
any mint or assay Office of the United
Sta es, either gold or silver bullion, or
both, in quantities of not less than five
ounces OF gold or eighty ounces of silver,
and demand and receive coin certificates
therefor at the rate of one dollar in
certificates for twenty-five aud eight
tenths grains troy weight standard god,
nine-tenths fine; and at the rate of one
dollar in certificates for four hundred
weight of standard silver, nine tenths
fine.
The coin certificates issued under
the provisions of this section shall ba
or such denominations as the Secrst
tary OF the Treasury shall prescribe;
Provided, That they shall not be OF
less denomination than one dollar or
more than one Thousand dollars, and
that one-half of the amount issued
shall be in denominations less than
fifty dollars, and shall be redeemab;e
in gold or silver coin at the option of
the United States And the Secretary
of the Treasury shall cause to be
coined from time to time such portions
of the bullion deposited under the pro-
visions of this section as may be neces-
sary to enable him to furnish coin for
the redemption of such certificates.
The coin certificates issued under the
provisions of this section shall be legal
tendea at their nominal value for all
dues, public and private, except where
otherwise expressly stipulated in con-
tracts heretofore made, and when such
certificates shall be received for pubic
dies they shall be reissued. And suf-
fcient sum to carry out the foregoing
provisions of this section is hereby ap-
proprlated out of auy money IN the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
And the provision in section l of the act
of February 28th, 1878, entitled IAN act
to authorize the coinage of the stand
ard dollar and to restore its legal ten
der character, which requires the
Secretary OF the Treasury to purchase
at the market price thereof not less than
two million dollars worth Of silver bull
lion per month, nor more than four
million dollars worth Fer month Of
such bullion, is hereby repealed
The Senator leaves this morning for
the east