Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-16

An ACT
to provide for the free coinage Of gold
and silver bullion aud for ether pur.
poses.
That from and after the passage Of
this act the unit OF value in the United
states shall be the dollar, aud the
same may 10 coined Of ii9t5 grains OF
STANDARD silver or 25.s grain. standard
gold, and said coin shall he legal ten.
der for all debts, public and private;
that hereafter any owner Of silver or
gold bullion may deposit the same ut
any mint Of the United States, 10 lc
coined into standard dollars or bar. for
his benefit, and without charge, but II
shall be lawful 10 rofise any deposit Of
less value than one hundred dollars,
or any bullion 80 base NJ 10 l.. insult.
able for the operations Of the mint.
Section 2-The provision Of section 2
~ "An act TO authorize the coinage Of
the standard silver dollar, and 10
restore IL legal tender character, which
became law February -, 1878, il
hereby made applicable TO tho coinage
In this act provided for.
Section 3--rhat the certificates pro-
vidcd for In the second section Of this
~ W VI llpl AtHN
than one nor more than one hundred
dollars, aud such certificates shall be
redecmable Ia coin Of standard value.
A sufficient sum TO carry out the provi.
slons OF this act IL hereby appropriated
out OF any money In the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, So much "
tho act Of July II, 1890, entitled "An
act directing tn. purchase Of silver bul.
lion and the issue of treasury notes,
and for other purposes" M require the
/ purchase OF I ,5DO,OJO ounces Of silver
bullion per month be, aud the same In
hereby repealed.
Section I-The certificates provided
for In this act, and all silver aud gold
certificates already issued shall be re-.
ceivable for all taxes and dues 10 the
United States OF every dcscriptlon,and
shAll bu legal tender for the pay snenl
i n Al dsh6b psblic Aul pivot,
I BeciIon S-'rhe okhen or bullion Do.
posted for coinage shall have option "a
receive coin or IT. equivalent Ia the
certificates provided for In this act,
and such bullion shall be subsequently
coined.
The silver bill has been, under the
rules Of the House, referred IN the COM
mlttee on coinage. weights aud meas.
urcs, Of which Wickham Of Ohio IN
chairman. The silver men In the
House have been actively engaged In
missionary work In the interest Of tree
coinage. They are sanguinc Of ulti.
mate success, and are certain the bill
cannot be kept indefinitely In commit
tee, and that within n reasonable time
| the coinage committee will order a re-.
port made, notwithstanding nil efforts
TO prevent the bill having an oppor.
tunity for consideration.
BACK To THE HOUSE.
Bartlno OF Nevada, one Of the out
spoken republican advocates Of free
coinage on the committee, said today
that ho was confident Of getting the
Silver bill hack 10 tho House. He
thought the sentiment towards silver
had grown much more favorable than
II was last session, and that n good
many republicans were not Inclined
TO undefratc the influence silver had
on the recent elections.
TiIr "sTARv SAYS
"From the general tenor OF converse.
ton among the silver majority, II was
apparent that they regarded their vie.
tory rs merely due 10 the force OF the
Irresistible popular demand, which
they believe will make itself felt In n
similar manner In the House, and
ultimately In the Executive Mansion.
"rho more cautious and conserya-
tive friends OF silver aro inclined TO
think the action Of yesterday win
prove TO have been fortunate thing
for the country. IL may serv, TO salts
~ this strong craving of the West and
measures In the way ~ sub-treasury
meditated No seriously by the Farmers
Alliance aud rural political agltstors In
the Interior OF the country.
"rhe defeated party takes the matter
calmly, but rather gloomily."