Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-22

70 De determined By the Secretary OF the
Treasury for each calendar month, by
tsk'rg the average selling price of silver
bullion IS expressed IN gGd dollsrs in
open market st New York during the pre-
ceding month, which price shall be
he value or ratio to gold al
which the certificates shall be
issued during the succeeding month, pro-
yided that the certificates shall not be Is
sued on silver bullion st value above
the ratio OF silver TO gold as now fixed By
the law for standard gold sRd silver
col g; th't when any Of the certificates
are redeemed in coin they shall be csn-
celled and destroyed, but the certificates
received for public dues or in exchange
for lawful money shall be held SIS cash
and msy De reissued; that on the taking
Ell ct OF this act, the monthly coinage OF
silver shall be stopped, and ia lieu there
of the Secretary of the Treasury is gu
thorize 10 coin standard silver dollars
and gold coins from bullion deposited, In
amounts sufficient to supply any demand
that may arise for COIN for circulation or
that may be required to pay the obiigs-
tons of the government provided tha.
concurrently with the coinage OF any bull
lion for which certificates have been is
susd, cert tcstes shall be destroyed equal
in value 10 the bullion 30 coined.
Crisp OF Georgia called up the contested
election case Of Thoebe vs. Carlisle, the
pending question being on the resolution
OF the majority of the committee on cleo
lions con trning Mr.. Csrlisle's title to his
seat. The vote on the msj0liry reso-
luton resulted-yess, 140; nays, 6. No
quorum. Mr.. Crisp stated that the vote
mad disclose the fsct that there was no
quorum present, and moved that the
House adjourn. The motion to adjourn
WAS agreed to-yeas, 1873; nays, l2S. A
trict p4rtY vote.
WILL HARDLY BE REOPENED,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-An Associated
Press reporter tonight irquired OF
Speaker Carlisle what truth there was IN
the report that he would on Monday send
letter to the House requesting that the
Thoe0eCsrlisle case be reopened and
that committee be sent ipto the SIKH
Kentucky district. The Speaker author
lied the following denial OF the report 10
De msde public: az have not contem-
plated such step. The House must take
it's own course i0 the case without dlcia-
ton or attempted dlctation from me-"
PEACE AND ARBITRATION ADVOCATES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l-A memorial
from the Massachusetts, committee OF
fifty recently formed 10 cooperate with
he British depuiation Of peace and arbi
tra,ion, representing 2S3 members Of the
House CT Commons which visited Wssh-
ingtOn in November, Was presented TO he
President to-day By E iHin D. Mead Of
Boston, representing the committee. The
memorial is signed by the Governor Of
Massachusetts, the Mayor OF Boston,
President Eliot OF Harvard University,
President 3eeley Of Amherst College, Ed
ward Everett Hale, Rev. Phillips S. BROOKS,
Rev Joseph Cock, Andrew P. Peabody,
LeVerett S.ltoEstsll, Alexander IL.
Rec, Charles Theodore Resell
and many Of the leading Gcnolsrs
and business men CT Massachusetts,.
Mr. Mead in behalf Of the committee
urged the Importance If the opportunity
offered by the proposition OF the British
memorislists for deheite sJep in the
inauguration OF 3 settled policy OF aroi-
tr- ton with Great Britain, which could
not be without sigdel influence upon the
world at large. The President wniie
conscious Of certain practical difficulties
expressed warm sympathy with the gen.
eral cause and his belief that the lime
could not be distant when the Ma i0ns
would look back with emazement upon
their pres 3nt system Of wars.
a similar memorial from the Mss3s-
Causetts committee will be presented by
Mr.. H)sr Ia The nate on Monday.
EXPLOSION AT Annoy, CHINA.
WARRINGTON, Jan, 2l-fhe Secretary
Of State has received report from CO2sul
CroWell at Amov IN regard to the explos-
ion November l9 IN Annoy Of magazine
containibg about fur hundred tons Of
powder and other explosives, by which
200 lives were lost and several hundred
Owe liings destroyed. The magIzi ne WAS
located IN the midet Of very populous
suburb and foreign settlement or the
island OF KulSDgsoo IN Annoy hsrbor.
Annoy Wss badly shaken up, over one
hundred psnes of glass and several doors
in the U1lted States Consulate BUILDING
were broken, but other wise 10 damage
was done. Nd lives were lost Tor were
any personal Injuries sustained by the
American residents OF Annoy. They con
tributed $50 TO the relief OF the sufferers,
for which the government made suitable
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