Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1890-06-27


that the haying season and Nor
NAL commencement would not
conflict with each other. But it
seems that this would be an i'm
possibility as natural or state laws
would have to be changed to bring
about this much desired condi-
tion, and the trouble required in |
either caee wo Md more than over
balance the value of the ha7. We
can see bat one way out Of the diff
ficulty, and that is to discover if
possible, whether the state is get
ting the benefit of the Normal
campus harvest, and if it is to ask
the legislature to make an extra
appropriation to cover the loss
which would be caused by cutting
the grass early enough to put the
grounds in an attractive condition
for commencement, and excursions
that come here from distant
places.
The House and the Senate
are now widely divided on the
silver coinage question. The silver
bill passed by the former some
days ago provided for the issue of
100000 monthly of silver notes,
against bullion purchased, these
notes to be full legal tender and
redeemable in coin, or in bullion
at the market price on the day of
redemption. And if silver should
ever reach par in gold, then there
would be unlimited coinage of it.
The Senate bill, on the other hand
provides for the unlimited cuin-
age of both silver and gold, wheth-
er of domestic or foreign produc-
ton. Section l, offered by Mr..
Plumb as an amendment, was
carried by the decisive vote of 43
| to "a. 1t reads as follows: "From
and after the date of the passage
of this act the unit of value in. the
/ United States shall be the dollar,
and the same may be coined 41255
grains OF standard silver, or of
% $40 grains of standard gold,
and the said coins shall be equally
legal tender for debts, public or
private; that thereafter any owner
of silver or gold bullion may de-
post the same at any mint of the
United States to be formed into
standard dollars or bars for his
benefit and without charge; but it
shall be lawful 10 refuse any de-
posit of less value than 500 OF
any bullion SO base as to be un.
suitable for the operations of the
mint" The House bill with Sen.
ate amendments is now being dis.
cnssed In the House, and it is
quite probable that it will reject
the Senate amendments. 1t is
expected, however, that some i'm.
portant silver legislation will be
+ agreed upon by both bodies at an
: early day.
Ell At the meeting of the
S Board of Regents last week, Presi.
b dent Blanton was requested tc
i hand in his resignation as presi
s dent of the Normal school. Mr.
n Blanton refused to accede to thi:
request, and in this refusal he il
q manifestly correct. 1t is true
that he sought the nomination O
Superintendent of Public Instruc
ton, and in order to gain it made
a thorough canvass the of state
!, This he had perfect right to do
If the Board believed that he hat
neglected tie school, Charge
should have been preferred. Bu
1t seems that the school has no
been neglected. 1t is reported t,
be IN a more prosperous condi
6 ton than at any time during th,
last decade. Besides the tim,
;, for which he was elected does no
expire until June, 1891. Thel
what reason could be given fo
requesting his resignation whel
S the school is at the high tide o
: prosperity? There is no disput
: ing the fact that his canvass hal
e given greater prominence to tht
S accusation that the school, fol
twelve years, has been manipuIat
4 ed as political machine. But i
it prospers under this accusation
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