The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-11
FREE COINAGE or GOLD AND srLvzA
TIE DlaaA NM AAopssa ~ che Csaaittss -
Coinage saa Reported e che Aease.

TIE DiaAA NM Adopted ~ che Csaaittss -
Coinage sna Reported % che Assse.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1O.-Ths House Committee
on Coinage. Weights. and Measures to-day dis
posed OF the silver question 10 far 40 the oom-
mittee is concerned By voting to report favor
ably to the House the bill introduced BY Mr..
Bland Of Missouri for the free coinage OF
gold and silver apd for the issue Of coin notea
The vote on the bill was 8.
As soon as the committee was called to order
the consideration OF the Bland bill. % previ.
ously ordered. was begun. Tho bill was read
section By section and discussed seriatin.
Mr.. Williams Of Massachusetts, moved an
amendment increasing tho amount Of silver
In the dollar to 533H grains Of pure silver.
Lost-yeas. 8: nays. g.
Mr.. Stone Of Pennsylvania moved to insert
in section l the following: Provided that
whenever gold and silver coins Of the same
denomination cease to exchange freely at
face value and either metal falls below or
rises above par. then the mints shall be closed
to the weaker metal until parity shall have
been restored" Lost BY q vote OF o to4.
Mr.. Stone moved to insert in section / an
amendment restricting free coinage to che
product OF the mines OF the United States.
Lost-l1 to = Mr.. stone and Mr.. johnson OF
North PHkota y2tsd in Its fsyHr and Messrs
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mont was. an an imopsly adopted. "e.
Mr.; Ta nl offered n; the following as sub
and :isss s:s6 NJ
m "a T: ns ; III the ys sns II e
tn9rxed to invite me Hnvernmens q snch n en-
%ss q By ss az place.
and silver at common coiiaxs ratio to 10 mutually
giving to that metal equal min.ass rights with gold.
rsyo hnssa sS he a" Eli Gn NJ
for the free coinage Of silver dollars each con.
Goe 81
Mr.. Bnrtine moved that the bill as amended
to by bype vote Of H sto 5. as follows:
YxAs-Mes.rs Bland of Missouri Williams Of Illinois:
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sis xs'a Ts% Nam.
johnson Of North Dakota.
instructed to report the bill favorably and
draw up report advocating its passage. The
minority reserved the right to oppose the
House by Chairman Bland asking that the bill
%aae the
1892. and that It BE- considered son from day, to
day onss e h sH S to
Chairman Bland has made, the following
statement regarding the bill; 1T contemp plates
ana sa ys
bullion and gold certificates into coin notes
nsesa ~ eepns
distinction between gold and silver in our
paper issues. This conforms to the idea Of
silver free. The coil notes are desm ablo in
coin. and OF course in whatever coin It may
redeem them in. The deposltors Of gold and
silver bullion have the privilege Of waiting until
their bullion is coined and having the coin re- re-,
the bullion deposited. The bullion then be-
eoined us, as nay BE- necessary Tor
demption Of any notes presented for redemp;
tho oe vt Ss thu @s Z 81 sHnnsr Ha
% RsHnss f Instead the eon itseHte prsier
may be issued and bullion held for coinage. to
be coined only when necessary for redesnin9
It
gets coin note: and il he deposits silver bull:
or
betWeen our coin notes;
4u0 Oil dl6O uIUoL6 LEU" any Otu0E Uln tudl
has been introduced. in providing that when
n the Tree and qan
to that effect, that ratio shall then become our
legal ratio and our coin shall conform to 1t, 1t
coinage now because the difference between
our ratio Of 16 to would cause all our silver
So 70 es
retain our silver money as We'll as our gold
should Be the same: At any rate there can Dc
iasine to coin silver free because our ratio Is
different from hers"
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thought tf Il It. were possible to enact this
Into lev wSna wreck sad the Demo
trieyebly to pieces uIon such platform. 4
svey a4 s1nS sse us
t tRis Business means: Very lev PERSONS ,oSt:
subject understand, the full import Of this ru-
inoqs policy: Our business condition now is
become a law. but 1t Is q shame that we should
country. boldly declaring that when we, get
into power We propose to inaict this legisla;;
tSe
| labor organizations. do not take this matter
up and give 1t the attention and discussion II
in it than any one else. because a depreciated
currency has always meant reduction Of
wages. When Mr.. Bland talks, about Franco
that simply means nothing. Even II France
entered upon such policy and We agreed to
follow her. what would prevent US from chang
ing our mind about I'll 1t all comes back to
tho proposition that there ought to be and
there vii pc an mnon
compacts. and not upon Legislation that can be
changed and repealed. l understand that
there will DO Joint caucus Of Democrats >ol
the Senate and House upon this subject and
feel confident that plan VIII be determined
end to this agitation and retire this embar.
RAISING question from the next Presidential
contest"
Was Trying Doors In the FIFTH Avenue
Hotel.
Iaa&aa4i,so A4apLilliaaa Of thu Fifth Arasaa,o