The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-06-28
THE FREE COINAGE BILL
Passed by the Senate Jane l7-Anaiy-
sis Of the Vote.

not only of Nevada, but OF the whole
country, just now, our readers feel
lively interest in all Congressional
proceedings bearing on this great ma
tional issue. The bill passed by the
Senate stands substantially as fol-
lows:
Section | provides that from and
after the passage of the act the unit
of value IN the United States shall De
the dollar. This may be coined OF
4l2L grains of standard silver or
$40 grains of standard gold, said
coins to ne equally legal tender Tor
all debts public or private. Any
owner of silver or gold may deposit
il at any mint of the United States to
be formed into standard dollars or
bars for bis benefit without charge,
hut it shall be lawful to refuse any
deposit of less value than 500 or
any bullion 10 base as TO he insult
able for the operations Of the mint.
Section . provides that section 3 OF
the act of February %, 1878, is made
applicable to the coinage provided by
this act.
Section provides that tho certifi-
Gates provided for and all the gold
and silver certificates shall he OF de-
nominations of not less than one or
more than one hundred dollars. and
be redeemable in coin Of standard
value. The provision IN the act OF
February 2S, 1873, requiring the Sec
rotary of the Treasury To purchase
at the market price not less than
$4,000, 900 nor more than $4,000, 900
worth of silver bullion per month is
repealed.
Section sets forth that certificates |
provided for in this act, and all the |
gold and silver certificates already |
issued, shall bo receivable for all |
taxes and dues to the United States |
of every description, and shall be |
legal tender Tor the payment of all
debts, public and private.
Section 5 provides that owners of
bullion deposited for coinage shall |
have an opportunity tn receive coin
or its equivalent in the certificates |
provided for in this act, and such |
bullion shall be subsequently, coined. |
Section prov : for covering into
the Treasury the funds held for ia
tional banking circulation.
HOW THE SENATOR'S VOTED.
From the six New England States,
represented by twelve Republican |
Senators, there were IL votes against |
free coinage, and one Senator (Chase
of Rhode Island) not voting. From
the three Middle States. represented
by two Democratic and four Repub-
lican Senators, two Republican from
New York aud one Democrat from
New Jersey voted against free coin
age, while one Democrat from New
Jersey and one Democrat from Penn
sylvania voted for it, and one Repub-
lican Quay of Pennsylvania) did not
vote.
From the seven Northwestern
States east of the Missouri river, rep
resented by IL republican and three
Democratic Senators, there were
Democratic votes for free coinage and
Republican votes against it, and
four Republicans Davis of MINES
ota, Wilson of Iowa, larwell OF ILL.,
nois and Mcmillan of Michigan) did
not vote.
From the ten States west OF the
Missouri river, represented by one
Democrat and ninteen Republican
Senators, Ii Republicans and DEM
ocrat voted for free coinage, and 2
Republicans lAllen OF Washington
and Casey of North Dakota) voted
against IL, with three Republicans
(Dolph of Oregon, Stanford OF Cali
fornia and Pierce OF North Dakota)
not voting.
From the sixteen Southern States
represented by one Republican and
thirty-one Democratic Senator's, %
Democrats voted for free coinage, Q
Democrats Zone from Delaware and
one from Maryland) voted against it,
aud seven Democrats and one Re-
publican, (Higgins of Deleware) did
not vote.
OF the AZ votes cast for free coin
age, q were given by Democrats and
8 by Republicans. or the rs votes
against it 3 were given by Democrats
aud % hu Ranthliaano Of no ~