Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-01-30
WINDOWS BILL.
Embodying the Silver Measure Proposed in
His Annual Report.

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tration piii prepared ny secretary
Window, embodyipg the silver meas
ure proposed i'm hi, annual reuort and
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ate:
See. A bill authorizing the issue
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oiiiiioh; pe IL enacted, etc, thtt any
owner of silver bullion, product of the
mines of the United States. or of ores
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may deposit the same at any coiiiage
mint or at any assay Office in the
United States that the Secretary of
the treasury may d..,unnte and re
ceiye therefor treasury notes herein
aft ar nrov;,.d for the enu,l nj l,te nj
deuosit ol the NET vain. of such silver,
mt market price: sucb urice to br de,
termiued by the secretary o., the treas
ury under rules and renulatious ME
scribed. based upou the price current
i'm the leading silver markets of the
world. but no depo.it consisting in
whole or i'm mart OF silver hullion IN.
foreipn silver coins imn,orted INTO this
country or bars resulting from melted
or refined foroipn coins shall be ne.
ceiyed under the nrovisions ot thisa act
sec. y That ihe secretary of th,
treasury shall cause 10 he nrenared
treasury notes i'm such onnunts as
may be required for the p,,rpose of I'm,
above see, ion. ana i'm such form and
denomination ns he mny pr,.scribe
proyid,d that no notes sI,ll Inc of n
denomination of less than one dolla,
or more than one thousand dollars.
Seq. 3. That notes issued uud.rthis
net shall be receivable for customs
taxes and all ublic debts. and when
received into the treasury may be re-
issued. and such notes. when held by
any national banking association.
shall be counted n mart of its lawful
reserve.
Sec. 4. That uot.. iss,,ed under TN.
provisions of this act shall lac redeemed
,,non demand at ,he treasury of I'M,
United states or at the otIic. of fin,
assistant treasurer of ftheJ' J'nited states
bv the issu- of "A certificate al donosit
for IN. sum of not,s ssonresent.d nnv-
able at any of the miuts of the Tinted
st,tes i'm amy omouut nj silver hullio,,
ru,ol i'm ynlne ON dnte of said crrtiti.
cnte tn the nu,nb.r of dollars stated
therein mt the market nrice of silver
10 be determined ms proyided I'M seq.
tion one. or such NOTES may he re
deemed in po,d coin at the ontion nj
the Government nrovidad that uno,
demand of the holder .,ch notes shall
Ia. redeemed i'm SILVER dollars
seq ! That when th. market nric,
of silver. as determined bv the secre.
tary of IN. treasury. shall exceed 81
for 3G., d gr,;ns of ,,ura siIvsr !,
shall bn IN. duty of rio s,cretorv nj
th, treasury To rriu.e to receive silver
bulllon for ihe purnose oi This net
S,c q Thai IL sboll ba lawful for
the secretary of the treasury. with IN,
of The nre.id.nt 'thrI'uitrd
States. to susprnd t.,uporarilv the re-
reint of silver bullio, fnr treasury
noirs M any tine whan he j. satisfied
! that throuoh combinations arr snecu
/ latiy- mauiuulntion of th. market TN,
price of silver i arbitrary. nominal or
iictitious.
seq =. That silverbullion d,po.ited
uu.I.r this n.t r,nr,s,ut.l bt irons.
urv NOTES vhirh hav, be,u redeemed
/ in cold coin ar silver dollars m,v IA,
coined INTO standard silver dollar, on
any other denomination of silver dol.
/ llr-uow ant horilcd by law. for hrnlr.
nos. ri r.tln,,nY COIN used in thr re-.
/ 'iruntion of uot..
So, : Thut so nuch of tho net ot
Feb. ns. ISIS. entitled An net to an.
/ thorile the colnarr of standard silver
dollars and 10 rest ore il, lrr,l tender,
character" a. requires monthly pur.
chase and coiuaor into silyrrdoilar, a,
NOT I.ss than - 600 600 nor NOR,
+ thau 81 .ooO. 600 worth of silver bull
non j. hereby reneal,.d
See. .. That any Gain or shrinka.,
arising irom coinngr which may becNe.