The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-02-12
TIE BLAND BILL.
Fun Text OF the Measure as Re-
ported to the House.
ACTION IN UNISON WITH FRANCE.
HsfmetaIItS Equality O Prominent Feature
Coin Notes EfedssrlabIe ia COLD
or silver Provided
FOR.

WAsuISGroE, Feb. IO-Ths Bland
bill as amended by Mr. Bland himself
and as it was reported 20 the house is
as follows
The unit OF value in the United states shan
be The standard SILVER dollar as now coined con
sisting OF L=ls grains standard silver, OF the
STANDARD gold. that tAe STANDARD G1-d ana s--A e1
coins Of the United States shah be legal tender
In paylleut Of an debts public and private any
holder OF gold ur silver bullion OF the value OF tluJ
OF more of standard hneuCss shall be entitled TO
have The same struck into any authorized stand
ard coinage OF the United States frse Of charge
at the mint5 OF the United States or thu owner
Of the bullion may deposit the same at such
mluts and receive therefor coin notes equal In
po7-Ll1 ana lAe plt-lpA tLei--ilSi z----i- 1,-l-I
the property OF the government The Coil notes
SO issued shAt- pe ia denomination NOT lta5
man 1l nor more than @iiy1J ana altl- u- 2 -----
tender iu Ike manner and invested with itle
same monetary uses as the standard gold and
silver coins OF the United States
sec That after tEC passing OF this act II
shall not be lawful 90 issue or reissue gold or
silver ceruEcltes or treasury notes provided
FOR Ia the act OF July "a leelr entitled 'A1 act
directing the purchase OF silver buill0n aua tte
Issue OF treasury notes thereon ana Tor SLntF
purposes" That all such certificates ana treas
ury notes wheH received ia the treasury sn--l
be Cagceled and destroyed and coin notes pro-
vidcd for i'm the first section OF this act shall be
issued IA lieu OF Hhe ceruncate ana treas -iy
notes SO cancelled and destroyed; provided that
nothing herein shall be construed 10 change
modify OF alter the legal character OF such
certificates or notes now issued
Sec 3. T'hat the coin notes herein authorized
may be reissued, but tha amount ut any time
outstanding -saI not be greater or less than
the value OF the coin and the bullion at certain
value held iu the treasury; that the said coin
notes shall be redeemed iu coin on demand at
the treasury or any sub treasury of the United
States and the bullion deposited shall De coined
as fast US may be necessary for such relcnlI-
ton
Sec, g. That any holder Of fun legal tender
gold or silver coins OF the United states 20 the
amount Of $40 or more may deposit the same at
the treasury or any su1-tTgasury uE the United
States and receive therefor coin notes herein
authorized
Sec. 5. That the act OF July u, 1880, herein
before cited be- and the same is hereby re
pealed.
Sec. 8. That so soon as France shall reopen
OF liver, it shall be the DUTY of the president OF
procluma tiou of that fact, whergupon the said
ratio shall be legal ratio In the United States,
and therefore Jhe standard silver dollar shall
consist OF 80 grains of s-auduud silver
ana the law relating 10 the standard
silver dollar at 4125a grains standard
silver shah bs applicable 20 the new dollar Of
800 grains standard silver That the silver dol
lars OF 4I2lS grains then in the treasury or
thereafter coming into the treasury shall iEu-
mediaLely and as fast us practicable be coined
l into dollars OF 800 grains standard silver ANY
! gain or ssinoraFe arising therefrom shall be ac-
l counted FOR aud paid into the treasury
Sec, 2. That the secretary OF the treasury IS
hereby authorized and required TO make sucu
rules and regulations as may be necessary TO
carry into eject the provisions OF this act