Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-05

tao ues allie stock O: money in tie United
Stases s9n Pr. sof coin and bullion. amounted
and ssh, SIf 49, was silver.
Oh, Gn,s hundred and nineteen national banks
& Sg es , dssins the yea, s sndg Oct q
vent into volun sry liquidation and LIS sus-
lc1ded. Sixty five Of the suspended banks
AMI seven remi ned in the hands of hank ex-
aminers win prospects of speedy rcsu:nptioi.
q; the new hanks Orsaniz "a al we're loca &c l in
ire EASTERN states IL west If the Mississii ri
river am. "a in TIE central and southern states
the total number of national hanks in exist
having an aggregate capital Of Sc9j so. l.I.
lhe net in ease in the circ nlstion OF these
banks dafinv the year was Sf6, ssda.s.
Change en- Currency Affairs.
TIC recent repeal of the provision OF law re-
quir,ns tbs purchase Of silver bullion by the
government rs n feature Of monetary
scheme. has made m entire change in tine coT:-
doubt that ths ultiria c result OF this action
will bc mcst salutary and far reaching.
In the nature Il things howcver,it Is inposst-
s'ic To know ut this time precisely what coht-
Il rs " II lie brought aioat by fnc change. or
what, Z any. supplementary legislation may. in
The light ot SAGA condi, ions, appear to lie essen
;ial or cxi,e,iicnt. OF course, art r the recent
f.nanc nj pc turha'ion. TINS necessary for
the rcastanlshmsGt of business confidence.
Whcl. however. tn ough this restored con l.
dcnce. the rnonav VIII ,.h has been frightened.
into boarding places Is re.Urne 10 AIDE and
sntssrpi,se. :a., survey Of the situation VIII
y permanently sound currency. abundantiy
sufilciciit TO meet every requirement of Our III
rrcasing population and .us,n In tine pur-
suit o; this object we should rcso.uicly turn
aM:y from ailur1n- ami temporary cxi.edieIits,
dctcrinii ed t. Ike content with nothing less
than n lasting and comprehensive financial
plan. IN these circumstances am convinced
that reasonable delay in dealing with :hi,
subject, instead Of h ing injurious will in
crease the probability oi wise action. The mon
c:ary conference. ~Eica Assem- sled at brussels
upe,A cur irsitation. was adjourned to tue
The consideration jus: stated and t.;c TACT that
a definite IN. ir,>!tion from rs seemed To be eX
Pcctcd upon the rcssscrnbling Of the confer
r;iccs. lea NJ TO express Ill ngrcss {, have
the m:ctingStill further Postponed. II seems
10 me that II woaiI be wi-, {, give general ar
thority 10 tac president To invi.o other nations
to suc; conference AZ any tune when Their.
sh uld hc a lar prospect %. accomplishing an
mt irrational a,r's ineni the subject of coin
age; desire ais, t. earnestly suggest the
Wisdom oi aiaending the existing statutes IN
rcsard to the issuai,r. of government bondS.
The authority now vested III t..e secretary a.
the treasury To :. re toad> i not Is clear II
should lbc and tac iunGs aui lied are disad-
Nantstepiis Ia The government. both t. The
time oi ihsir majority AM rate Of interest
immi grafton siatist ic>.
The superintendent OF INN grafton, through
the SECRETARY al thc treasury. icirorts that dur
lar the last rs III year there arrived at our
parts An .gI immig. Grants of th sc eii were not
permitted 10 Ian. under the lmii aiioas OF the
law. anu %. werc returned TO the countries
from Whence they came by reason % their hav-
BAG h:come Punlic crarisc... ihe total arrivals
LEA css than Tor the r,.vious year The
SECRETARY III Ia, rcpor, gates an account
oi the olciai on Of the Marine hus ital serv-
e and IL the good work done Under its So
pervis,oa il prrNeEtin. tie entrance and
spread a: contagious C.s q The adnaoni-
tinn- Oi the 81 two years tpuc,ing oar pub
Ia health he denionsf rated danger OF the
INTRODUCTION of Contagious ,.iseasa, from Tor
cicn potts Ias invested the subject of rational
quarantine witu ircrea-cd Interest. \ more
general and harmonious system than now ex-
is:s. acting prompt! aud directly everywhere.
and s,,,lstauIly a Grating, Ly preventive
To shield our country from this INVASION ui
Cisea>e. and at the same time having due re-
gard 90 the rights nnd duties OF focal ,lycn-
c;cs woulc. Believe, add greatly To the safety
vl our people.