Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-05-28
THE SILVER ISSUE.
Stewards, Free Coinage Bill Again
TO be Acted UnOn.

moved, in order to afford the Sen
ators an opportunity to have tes
vote, to take up the bill introduced
by him and reported adversely BY
the Commute on Finance to pro-
vide for the fsee coinage of gold and
silver.
The motion was agreed to by the
| following vote:
| Yeas Allen, Washington; Bate,
Tennessee; Butler, South Caro-
lima; Cockrell, Missouri; Coke, Tex
as; Colquitt, Georgia; Harris, Ten
nessee; Jones, Arkansas; Jones, Ne
vada: Kenna, West Virginia; Kyle,
S. Dakota Mills, Texas; Mitchell, Or
egon; Morgan, Alabama; Paddock,
Nebraska; PETER, Kansas; Power,
Montana; Pugh, Alabama; Ransom
n. c.; Sanders, Montana; Shoupe-
Idaho; Stanford, California; Stew
l,agt, Nevada; Teller, Colorado; Tur>
pie, Indiana; Vest, Missouri; Voor-
hees, Indiana; Walthall; Mississippi.
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Nays-Cameron, Pa. Cullom, Ill
Davis, Minnesota: Dawes, Massa-
chusetts: D0lnb. OREGON: Dixon. r. l.:
Gallinger, New Hampshire; Gray.
Delaware, Hall, Maine; Hawley,
Connecticut; Higgins, Delaware;
Morril, Vermont; Palmer, Illinois;
Mcpherson, N. J. Proctor, Vermont;
Sawyer, Wisconsin; Stockridge Mich
igan; Villas, Wisconsin; White,
Louisiana; Wilson, Iowa. 20.
Hon Dave Hill, who the Demo
Gratis look upon as the exponent of
silver was out Of sight and Sherman
was busy elsewhere.
The bill was then taken up, and
debate was opened by Stewart, who
was followed by Teller The latter
contradicted the statement quoted by |
Sherman to the effect that if silver
went up to 81 % per ounce the pros
duct of silver would be quintupled.
There was no possible excuse for
such statement, said he, yet the
Senator from Ohio gave it the sane
ton of his authority, and the United
States delegates to the International
Bimetallic Conference would be met
with it at the first meeting of the
conference. What the silver men
complained of was that the Act of
1873 demonetizing silver had appre-
ciated gold at least 40 per cent,
while it reduced the price of
agricultural products, the value of
farms, houses and lands, and the
wages of the people.
L lAO CCI1dlC UIlSIl MG1G llllO GA
cutive session and soon adjourned.
Stewards bill provides in sub
sance: The unit Of value shall be a
dollar of 41295 grains standard silver
or 259 grains standard gold Said
coins shall be legal tender for all
debts. Any owner of gold or silver
bullion may deposit the same in any
mint in the United States, to be
coined into standard dollars for his
benefit, and without charge; but it
shall be lawful to refuse any deposit
If less than 500 value of base bull
ion. Section three of the Act of
February %, 1873, is made aprli-
able to the coinage provided for
Fhe certificates provided for shall be
# the demonstration of not less
han one nor more than ten thousand
lollars, and be cedeemable in coin
r standard value. The certificates
nd all already issued shall be re- (
eivable for all taxes and dues and
e legal tender for all debts The {
wners Of bullion deposited for coin
ge have the option to- receive coin
r its equivalent in certificates pro-
ided for, such bullion shall be subse-
uently coined
From the above it will be seen
hat the silver issue has d wide
lnge throughout the United States
nd is of as much Importance rs the
.riff issue of any other national
uestion. The west must be con-
dered and silver must shine on }
n equal with gold whether or not
Vail street likes it. a