The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-09-12

TO show their hands. The issue will not
we surrounded with embarrassment. 1t
VIII De pam. But you may put it down
that no bill for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver will become law in
the very near future. The senate may
pass one In the house, however it could
not run the gauntlet. If it did, Mr..
cleveland would veto it.
heallzlng this, some well-known silver
men, who are more anxious for results
than for the continued renewal of their
personal records as free-siver men, are
ALREADY working upon compromise meas
urea measure recognizing silver as a
money metal and providing for it's CON
uhued coinage and use on a parity with
gold.
Accomplishing step forward then their
programme is to strive for another. The
second they hope will be free coinage
but that they believe to be impossible until
after another congressional election They
want 1t the main issue in the next CON
gresslonal campaign. The contest will be
Tree coinage of both gold and silver on
the one hand against a single gold stand
ard, with silver used as at present, on
the other. Bimetallists, as the term is
now applied, Will be ranked in the latter
class.
United States Currency.
There is some interesting information
in the treasury statement issued on the
LIST.
1t shows the amount Of all kinds of money
in circulation at present. The per capita
circulation is stated at $50 .O1.
The general stock of money coined or
issued is stated as follows:
Cod coin, S547 SIG, go; standard silver dol
lars S4l93 40; subsidiary silver S77, O36-
O6l; gold certificates, 40; silver GER
tifcates' 500, oso, 90; treasury. notes, act
of July IA. 1890, $149. SS1 ,95S; United States
notes, $346,3Sl ,0l6; currency certificates. act
Of June s. 1872, $685., 900; national bank
notes, Sl9S, .3GS. Total 50, 1913, 100, S17
OF this there is in circulation $16SO,-
562671, as follows:
Gold coin, Si69, 466,3GS; standard silver dol
lars $6l. 654630; subsidiary silver, $Gl 3D.
rs: god certeates. So, silver Ger
July II, 1870, S4,461. 40; United estate
notes. 1891 ,G3s, oGo currency certificates, act
of June 3, 1872. $500, 900: national bank
notes, $l95.S22, ISL. Total $icS0. .G71 .''"N
The amount of this stock in the treas
ury is:
God coin, 5000, CO.; standard silver dol
lars, $3o1 %H, $50: subsidiary silver, ST.
700,S29; gold certificates. 500, $50: silver GER
titicates, $2,SS2 1GS: treasury notes. act of
July "A. 1870, $4,46l749: United States
notes, Sl3,042956: currency certificates, act
of June s, 1872 $50. 900: national bank notes
S. 157.5S1. Total, STA 59S. 14G
A comparative statement shows that
the following changes in circulation oc-
Cured during August:
silver dollars. increase. S5,430.6i1: subsidiary
silver, increase, SOS 1903: gold certiticat eS
decrease, s. 106,0S0; silver certificates, de-
crease, $3:9S2 054; treasury notes. act of
July IA, $500, Increase, ST ,646O71; United
states notes. increase, 81 .243 $50; currency
certificates. act of June s. 1872 decrease,
$15.GS7. 1874 N'N'''S'
The changes in money and bullion in the
treasury during August are stated:
Gold Gold coin. decrease, $25,3l3939: standard
~ ~
dlary silver: increase: Sl44. oS0 treasury
notes, act of July Il, 1890 decrease. $50 46I;
United States notes. decrease $7243, csc;
national bank notes, decrease. $iG2 500 gold
bullion, increase. S14 923 169; silver bullion,
increase. 50 923.025.
me following is a statement of the re-
cc,eipts and expenditures of the United
States: Receipts for month to date 81 TO
~; receipts for fiscal year to date, $5G.-
3iS.S92; expenditures for month to date.
$zO32,Oo: expenditures for fiscal year to
date, $15,07G,117.
In Fighting Fiumor
The silver fight is beginning 10 wax warm
III the senate. Both sides are now maneu-
vering for advantage and both sides seem
anxious for Il test vote. This afternoon
during Mr.. Stewards speech Senator Nor
gan. Of Alabama, interrupted to suggest an
executive session. Mr.. Stewart consented
stating that he would conclude his remarks
tomorrow. Immediately the anti-free coin
age and republican senators objected They
wanted Senator Stewart to conclude his
speech this evening and not to occupy All
other day. They therefore called for a
yea and nay vote. but were defeated by a
vote OF 80 TO Is. The senate decided to go
INTO executive session and did So The
silver men claimed this as victory. though
as matter OF tact it was not. Nearly all
the unconditional repeal democrats voted
to 20 into executive session. The fight is
warm in the senate that almost every
vote taken is claimed by some to be a
test vote. During the last day or two the
silver men seem more disposed to fight
than they have heretofore and it may be
several weeks yet before a vote is reached
The story Of the NIakeshift.
Senator Jones, of Nevada. told the story
of the history of the adoption of the Sher-
man law to a group of senators i'll the cloak
room yesterday. 1t will be remembered
that this law was Il compromise agreed
upon i'll Il conference between the two
houses. Senator Jones tells of his work i'll
the conference i'll this way:
They We're all sitting around in the
conference room when / came in with my
ultimatum which was 100000 ounces Il
month. oh, if that is all, said Nj. Wal
ker of Massachusetts, who was one of the
conlerees on the part of the house, we
might as well go. That ends it. 1t is all
over Mr.. Walker started towards the
door, but before he had gone far ] said to
him: Perhaps you republicans and you,
Mir, Walker will be interested in what |
am going to say. | am sure that Mr..
Sherman will be interested, and guess all
Of you will
az. walker Cr.n., Back.
with that Mr. Walker came back, but
did not take Il chair. ! continued: Now,
! want to tell you, gentlemen, that the Nc
Kinlcy bill will be over in the senate in Il
very short time. If you reject our ultima