Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-18
FREE SILVER HAS THEFLOOR.
Result of the Senate Vote Yesterday-Bill
rs IL Now Stands.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE House sill
yer bill passed the Senate to-day by the
| following vote, yeas ~, nays %
The following is the bill as itnOw stands
Section l. That from and after the date
of the passage of this act, the unit OF value
of the United States shall be the dollar,
and the same NAV be coined of four hun
dred and twelve aud oue-half grains of
standard silver, or of twenty-five
and eight-tenths grains of standard
gold and the said coin shall be
equally legal tender for all debts, public or
private; that thereafter any owner of silver
or gold bullion may deposit the same at any
mint Of the United States, TO be formed in-
TO standard dollars, or bars, for his benefit
and without charge; but il shall be lawful
10 refuse any deposit of less value than one
hundred dollars, or any bullion so based as
to be unsuitable for the operations OF the
mint
Section >. That the provisions of sec
ton of an act to authorize the coinage of
the standard silver dollar. and to restore
its legal tender character. which became a
law February 2S 1873, is hereby made APP
plicable TO the coinage in this act provided
for.
Secaon 3. That the certificates provided
for in the second section of this act and all
silver and gold certificates already issued,
shall be of denominations of not less than
one or more than one hundred dollars, and
such certificates shall be redeemable in
coin of standard value. a sufficient sum to
carry out the provisions of this act is here
by appropriated out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated. The
provision in section of the act of Fcbru
ary 2Sth, 1873. entitled "An act to authorize
the coinage of the silver dollar and 10 re-
store its legal tender character which re-
quires the Secretary of the Treasury 10
purchase at the market price thereof not
less than two million dollars worth Of sill
yer bullion per month, nor more than four
million dollars worth of such bullion, is
hereby repealed.
Section /. That the certificates provided
for in this act, and all silver and gold GER
tificates already issued shall be receivable
for all taxes and dues to the United States
of every description, and shall be legal
tender for the payment Of all debts, public
and private.
Section ). The owners Of bullion depos-
tied for coinage shall have the opportunity
TO receive coin or its equivalent in the GER
tificates provided for in this act, and such
bullion shall be subsequently coined.
Section provides for covering into the
treasury the fund held for redemption of
national bank circulation.
The title of the bill was amended so as TO
read IAN act to provide for the free coin
age of gold and silver bullion, and for other
purposes
The bill for the admission of Wyoming
as a State was taken up. 50 as to make it
the unfinished business and the Senate
adjourned.
Opinions as to the probable action of the
House on the Senate Silver bill differ very
widely There is a belief on the part of
some that before any action is taken, eau
Gus will be held to decide upon the course
to be pursued.
This is sentiment even among
friends of the bill as it passed the Senate.
that it will get into conference, and that
out of that conference will be evolved
bill providing for the purchase Of four
and one-half million ounces of silver month
| ". the certificates issued in payment
thereof to be legal tender and not redecma-
BILE in bullion Such measure, it is gen
orally believed. would receive the Presi-
1ont'c approvnl