The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-09

sri.ar7toi, ~ "'Ie TINE 10 consti.,s
Dubois has carefully eanrse toa
ate on his bill and is certain ~ y. N
II IS It mJch needed reform a y, " "a
chd result In great sav,n. wv
layers of the country. u
-
Mr. L. s k.lborn, principal d, IL. :.
schools at odin. ILL.,, says;
I'm conversation with vorv /.
advocate of free coinage the ON. 4
made In ls61 was made rera, y, igis,tz
toms and all other debts d,,a y, 9
ment. and that they vera alvs M sN
with gold. advancing when II s sSs.
Value and bringing the sans -
Also please state II there L an ~. "
curing the gold reserve In he W. ss..a'
stated standard, or II the S,il ns n
ara Is adopted merely from cns, .,s !, " Y.
cedent." ses'Vn
l submitted this inquiry to As,i,,,,, !
rotary Curtis of The treasury dan,-.
who gives me the following sta,sr...
The S61. 600 600 of demand n.y. y.
under the act OF July II. is6f ws,s ' H..
on demand In coin. and the COVE.
palu coin for them Whenever NJ, !.
presented, Just as it now pays NJ,
iEted states notes when presents
demand notes were also receivable ty,
TONS, QUE when ~edeemed wers M
out again, becaus, under act az r,l,N
-, ls62, they were required to h. ~
When received. They were nearly Il
deemed before July /, 1863"
with regard to the gold cserys \
tary Carlisle recently answered ~
Inquiry that came to him in sAyAs
passed by the senate on January I
said.
In reply thereto the senate Is rss
iully Informed that at no time sns
establishment OF so-called gold sssry.
| the sum of 100000 600 or any p,hr
been designated or set apart from th \
! cral cash in the treasury for the MI
don of the legal tender notes OF the III
states or for the redemption Of Any ID
FORM of paper money for which the I'd
states is liable. There Is no pfov.ki
.aw requiring a separate fund or seg
account to be kept. and all moneyi
Ceived into the S.'easury, from whan
source. are deposited In the general 4
| The fund for the redemption Of the I'd
! states notes was accumulated undo
thority Of the act Of January II. kS W
| directed the secretary of the treaspr j.
| prepare and provide for such rtdsnf7
IN January /. 1874 No specific sun \
| prescribed, but the secretary Of he N
/ ury was authorized TO use the surpls
| cnueS from time TO tine and TO sell esi1|
| descriptions of bonds TO an extent IA
! NarV To carry the act Into fun enetl
[ the exercise of discretion thus ccnfy
upon him the secretary sold for iss
ton purposes in ISL and 1873 United y
4 per cent and iia per cent BONDS y
| amount of So. 600, 90 and deposited "
ccods, 500. eo0,0e0 in gold, In genera
! in the treasury. This, with olha
which had been received as surplus
nue.. constituted the fund prepans
| provided by the secretary OF me Yves
for che redemption directed IN lhe
January II. 1873 The existence q X
serve fund was generally recognlNa
the time of it's establishment
stated. and one of the measures aasJ
by the secretary of the treasury 70 ".
it, unnecessary depletion was ths ~
tinuauce of issue Of gold cerliHss.,a =
;horized by the act OF March j. ~
act authorized but aid no. diTee. w
sue. Some Inconvenience resuiim
mis- discoutinuance and by seelss ..,1
the bank act of July T. 1ssl, uie 49, 4
was authorized and directed 'p TN Il. "
posts of gold coin and builiol NV sraasI
such gold certificates when ing sn ..,.S
gold con and gold bullion IN 'he "~'
Shall fall below 800. 0oeNn . "A
No other reference TO the res TEL IN
Is contained in the laws Oh ~'
States. Il
Senator German says that ne WIZ
Il delegate to the National Lem.
convention: that he will not aitena y
pions. that he will not serve a. -
of the Subcommittee TO MAKE
ments for Vt. that he will resign ns
on the National committee anu w.
election. and that he will not 'aAe .
i've part in the next campaign ~,
He intends to Withdraw from
politics entirely for the time pe'nt -
to recover prestige In his OWL sSoa. 4
saws he has not made any VOWS ~ :, M
ting his hair, or shaving ms iase; H. tsj
ing. or smoking, or jumping on NJ NJ nh
the WASHINGTON monument, pu' t,,rir, 4
TO devote his careful auen,loi', Il ~
next two years TO the reSloi a. oolun3
land to her old place IN ne hs thlnn
democratic States, where nv
properly belongs. >, marked he
when that is done, riis,st in Nh
ator, IL may take solle NV
al politics again. v
asked Senator Stewart u rss3
men were going to offer the-r ssa,, \
bill as substitute for every MI. s.,I,,s
was reported from senate oOD ~. M
For every political measure, ~ md 4
this country needs is more ihO," '. * "A
RECOMMENDATION of silver will e.v w. ~ IN IN
! OF II. If we can get plenty o. p,.sy;rVs
body will be prosperous, u. xi,hosi
the Government Will lncreaSI, Ia no q
ditlonal duties and there W. whos 81
Ia tssnr bonds. rhe KEY 70 lhba b -
atom and Tho only legislati0,,n. r., and B
ed is The free coinage oil sus,,,isal psffjj
n In comes UP for any pv ,e roinar 4
we shall offer this same '''
as a substitute ,i.silyer ashiH
DO you think the ai i.' out o. n
will help the repup''c al
( hole? ?" 90 They v.
lihey ou ,.a Nm IL they dons and 4
n i,i,iin r,s have stood by tils" Al vs.
llno p re return The favor. Theg are are d
the GOLDEN calf together a W. deni 4
nav of the Rothschilds., ,arties Y
more than two polFlca,, favor o. ~
couniry-those who are ~ opposet I,
money and those VINO ao5rht 10 >
Men who think aiihe
gether." -
on one of the early days .souilss
Senator Allen introduced 'srscsl ?
v.ding for an inquiry py " Nd mrs,
mtttee into the prosecution an "s,s,s,ss
ment Of Eugene V. Debs for ''
court. ,.,.tary eo'
II was referred to the 1ua, "a, he .,
Zee. where 1t was supposen ~. s,sn 81.
would be buried and surcposisa
the fate of nearly all the ply .,,r
ferred there. -, senator n,ai
taken an interes. IN the nut .orir
induced the committee 20 Sos,itutS vatsS
vorabie report upon s AnIssee. l.sis,sss.s
roots the judiciary colni 'o,ase ths Va,
spccial committee, to ms as 10 n.y.. 4
and extends its scope 80 ,of court
whole subject OF contempt V;ndiciaf VI
strued by the FedtIai IN tbs X
committee Is also dire t s,stion as
ton TO report such lights OF n