Rock Island Argus., 1894-01-18

sit.ug proposals for five rer cent bonds.
TEEAsgEY DE:AETSEST,
CFIiCE CF TIE SE,EErA.Y,
" ARLINGTON, Jan Il. 1894.
by virtue oi the authority contained in
tie aot entitled. ".ia act TO provide for
The rrsuin!;ica OF specie Payments" ap-
proved Jsn. -. iS.i. ,hc secretary cf the
treasury lei r,;5y a..crs Tor puh.is subscrip-
Z on. an Issue .. Scus.s Of :i,e United States
II the auouE; of S..1.CC0. GO. in either re.
g.s;c-Jd or cCupcl form. in denominations
%. 80 and ups,.r,ls. rsdccnablc in coin Mt
! tn, pleasure C. the f.cvcra:leni after ten
years frosa IT, Cstc uf t.;cir Issue, and
| b airing interest !nyatiu quarterly in coin
n the rgte - . pr Ccat. per annuIn.
Proposals for ihs wna,c or any part of
these i'crGs VIII bc received e: the treasury
department. c!ilc cf tIc aCcsSiary. until Il
o ciacs. nc1n, on the III day c. February,
isoL
| ..on,s Practically . Per Cents.
Proposals shall state the amour: Of
bond, G,s.rc,i. wiethcr registered or cou-
pom, and the premium w..ich the subscriber
| proposes TO pay. Tie place where it is de-
sir ii that the bonds shall bc delivered and
the o:iice-whcther tha; Of the treasurer
of the United states orany assistan; treas
! ur.r Of the ni;ed Statcs-where i; Will be
mos: convenient for the subscriber TO deposit
the amount Of his subscription. Failure
to specify the above particulars may cause
| the proposed To he rejected. As soon as
practicable after the lst day Of Feb
rgary the aliotmcnts OF bonds viii be made
| to the higbc-; bidders therefor, but no pro-
30 nj VIII nc considered at lower price
| than sll..23. which iS the equivalent of n
3 per cent, bond at par, and the right TO
reject any and all proposals i hereby ex-
prcs>ly reserved. IN case the bids for al
lo;ment exceed the hoatls tc be issued they
will bc allotted pro rata.
| Sg..ssSi5c--s .-r-: ray =. Go.i.
Notice al a." Gate 81 delivery of the bonds
| will bc seat t. tire subsrr.hcr., 20 whom nj
lotmon;s are ma,!c q soon as practicable
and wis,ia ten -: ft1r. :hc date Of s,r-h
notice subscriptions iau.. ~ paid in United
Siaies gold coin 8, the treasurer or suca
assistant ;Tri.s;.ic. G; the Jui:yd Statcs rs
the subscriber l.as DESIGNATED. and il rot
~ paid sac PROPOSAL may - n iec;Vd. The
bonds " II H, dat Il Fe,i. /. iS.is. and when
payment il made thrre.Cr. ~ above. ac-
crucd interest ON both pr.ncipa, and pre-
iiium from Fen. I. iS.4. to cate OF payment
Mt the rate of ir:ercs, realized to the sub
scribcr ON his investment will lie added.
| All proposals should be addressed to the
secretary of the treasury, Washington. d.
&C.. and should be distinctly marked PRO
pos:.ls for subscriptions to > per cent.
bonds" y. g. CARLISLE.
Secretary.
s.,ac I:..uar:,s T'-or, Senator Allison.
Senator Allison. u member vi the finance
curnmittcc, referring 20 the statement
o :-cfatOr NcOIEcus, said il was not tie
s;..ei.:rnt OF the committee, ,,yc. it was the
understanding that :; might represent the
ideas @: u EjCTiiy cf the committee and
mi..ili si.o i.c.in t..at no action would lie
tIsCl Ly i T. ,Tcs,l.. 1T il conceded, "
Id Inc. "tlat she dieci.ssicn in the senate
would take s.x vc,'.s and TIM; the sec
.retary woUl,l have 81 is.,t:e bonds anyway
Ihc = r-eiary did nos come to u- Imean-
In, tie finance 1u-nfn.,tcci until after the
house hsd bcca iuttoacd up for n month
wish ihc tariG bill and could take no ac-
tior. VIA: ought 10 have been done was
20 take Up the bond question before the
tariff and settle that which was most
prczsing."
a Hostile Eou~c Committee.
The appointment OF ID Almond Dem,
II Missouri. who has been designated by
Speaker Crisp to take the place of J. L.
Fellows on the Judiciary committee. was
determined On before the point was at is-
sue. yet u, Afmoni shares the views of
Chairman Cuibcrson and other Democratic
mcmbrrs of tie committee against the lc-
galify Of the ts, cs proceeds ~ n sale Of
ton,ls cxcep, Tor the maintenance Of specie
Ipaymcats. This makes the Dcmocra:ic
membership 81 the Judiciary committee
slinos; or quite Unit aEains; the bond