Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-01-13
STEWARDS RESOLUTION.
An Old Law That May 0pcnA The
Mint.

The following IA tHe lull teAt "
the resolution recently introduced %
Senator Stewart in relation to the
coinage of silver:
I Whereas, BY the fourteenth Sec
ton of the ac5 approv January Is,
1887, it il provided That gold and
silver bullion brou- bit to the 'dint
for coinage, shall be received aud
c lined, by the proper officers, for
the benefit of the dutosiJo.;' and
Whereas, BY the act approve
FEBRUARY 90, 1878, emit led, "An Act
to authorize tn coinage Of the STAINS
dard silver dollar, and restore its le
gal tender character, it is enacted
That there shall be coined at the
several MINIS Of the United Sat s
silver dollars Of the weight of four
hundred and twelve and a haifgrains
troy of standard silver, as provided
in the act of January Is, 1887, on
which shall be the devices and sub
descriptions provided in said act;
therefore be it.
Resolved, That the committee on
the Judic airy be, and it is hereby
instructed to inquire if any further
Legislation is neces 'ary to make it
the duty Of the proper officers Of the
Mint e receive and coin silver bul>
lion for the benefit Of aepositors.
INN edateiy after the introduction
Of the above ESQ utitn your CORES
pondcnt inteniewed Senator Stew>
Art
Cor,e>pandent What is the mean
ins q your resolution with regard to
silver coinage, which VAS referred
TO tie Jude aiy Committee to-
day?
Senator Stewart. 1t is provided
IN tile act If 1887 That gold aud
silver la.lmn bropght to the lnint for
coinage; shall be received AMI coined,
by the pr per officers, for the benefit
Of the d@i.,sitor There isno other
mode OF u.aa,l er provided for coinage
y tat act
He Bland of 1873, Quilted An
Act t. authorize The mage of the
STA 1dard 81 ser do.l.s, aud to restore
is lvgal tender claa aces, revives
the law Of 1877 relating t. The coins
are Of SILVER ba!lion for the benefit
Of tie depositor Il declar That
there shall be coined, at the several
mirts # tie United States, silver
dollars Of the weight of four hundred
ana twelve AID half eraius roy cfI
sfaneA 4 silver, IS provided Ill the {,
Of January lStli, 1897, on which shall
be the devices and the superscri ptions
provided in s4ii act. ;" TIE re uIre
ment that the officers of the mi
saall coin silver bullion for drpositors,
as provided in the act of 1887, is
That act makes it their
duty to do 80. The act Of 1887 also
prescribes the devices aud superscrip-
tons Why they have not received |
and coined silver as prescribed in the
act remains mystery. The omission
to enforce this provision of law is
unaccountable. It appears to have
been over looked by all parties.
myself have hesitated tocall attention
to this law, fearing that there might |
be some other provision repeating,
or qualifying it But at
the suggestion of Mr. E. D. Stark. a
Iawyor of Ohio, have examined the
q uestion with as mu he care as my |
time would permit, and fail to find
any repeal or mod tication of the
statute. The fact that the act of 1873 |
requires the purchase ana coinage OF
silver by the Secretary of the Treas
Try does not modify the preceding
that he shall also coin
or depositors.
But before asserting on my irdi>
1ldual responsibility that the law
makes no discrimination as TO coins
.ge between gold and silver. l
thought it best to submit the guess
ion to the Judiciary Committee
| shall be surprised if they do not
ind that as matter of law it is the
luty of the officers of the Mint to
,o1n silver bullion into Standard doll
Ars, at the ratio of IS to l, for the
benefit of depositors.
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