The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-08-19
A REPLY FROM CARLISLE
Some Interesting Facts COnGernIfg u,
S. Silver Deposits, e.. ass
THE BOSTON ORDERED HOME
Her Unsound Condition Is To BE Mt Once
Attended to by tho Oficiais at San
Francisco.
THE BOSTON ORDERED HoMl
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Washington, Aug. 1S.-Secretary Car
Isle sent to the senate today commu-
nication in reply to a resolution re-
uuesting certain information concern
ing the United States redemption
treasury notes issued under the Sher-
man act. During the present month
treasury notes issued under the act Of
July 14th, 1890, amounting to $714,6S6,
have been redeemed by the govern
ment in silver dollars He added, I'm
further response to the resolution, l
have to say that recently gold coin has
been presented at the office Of this de-
partment and silver dollars asked In
exchange therefor, and that the ex-
change was not made for the reason
that all silver dollars in the treasury
at the time were required under the
provisions of the laws relating to cur
rency to be held in the treasury to
cover outstanding silver certificates
and treasury notes issued under the
act if July 18th, $780,
Orders were telegraphed today to
Captain Barker. commanding the
cruiser Philadelphia, at Callao, Peru,
to proceed to Honolulu at once to re-
leve the cruiser Boston which has
been ordered to San Francisco to be
repaired. For some time the navy de-
partment has known that the Boston
has been in bad condition and the de-
lay in ordering her home indicates
that the condition of affairs in Ha-
waii was considered so uncertain that
the government deemed it wise to pro-
tect American interests there by the
two vessels. @ -.'.s.s
Washington, Aug 1S-The vote on
the repeal bill will not be reached for
some time as there is a disposition on
the part of some of the senators to de-
bate the measure for an indefinite
time, while the anti-slyer senators
feel pretty certain that the bill can
pass the house, they appear by no
means sanguine of the senate There
seems to be a feeling that tn ebill of
Vest, establishing free coinage at the
ratio of 20 to l, will possibly be sue
cessful. The two bills would then go
TO conference and in that stage of the
proceedings the senate could without
sacrificing its dignity, recede from Its
position and adopt the bill of the house
1t is believed that the members favor
able to free coinage, having by that
time put themselves on record, would
be wiling to vote to recede and the
straight repeal would go to the presi-
for his sanction.
Washington, Aug. 1S.-In the senate
today, Voorhees, reported from COM
mittee on finance bill to discontinue
the purchase of silver bullion and to
declare it to be the policy to continue
to use both gold and silver as stand
ard money.
The silver debate opened promptly
this morning in the house with a
speech by Sibley, democrat, of Penn
sylvania, in favor of bimetallism and
the johnson inter-convertible bonds
proposition.
Vest in the senate on behalf of the
minority of the finance committee, pre-
sented substitute for the repeal bill.
The substitute fixes the number Of
grains of standard silver in coins at
464h grains of pure silver per dollar,
and proportionally for half dollars and
quarters and dimes. Voorhees, gave no
tice that he would call up the bill and
address the senate on Tuesday.