The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-17


Representative Josiah Patterson OF
Tsrucsaee has recet,od f,o,, sa.rata.,.
~srfi.i. tt,.. r,,i,,ul,,., -. ~, -,,-.s
N"l''slt "a" lolo"lhs lettvf IA response 10
cS-Sp.Aker Crisps declaration that silver
had reesi,,d ,ufrieuaI,, treat,,a,t ot ina
49, 49,. S at ''''
-'"'''N "a 'NN SSNi o'ArS
HQu Josiah Patterson House of Repre-
srnta,lves;
Treasury Department Office Of Score.
'9lt VI dShllStOi March 10, lN'b'-My
Dear Sir. Your favor OF February II was
duly received and ougbt 10 have been an
W.
s"ttd al once put the pressure or otn-
ciai business has compelled me TO delay
a response until Row. You state that IN
q sporcu delivered bv Hon. Charles +
Crlsp in ttc house OF representatives. on
the lith day OF February that gentleman
sa!a. "He cmeauing the secretary of the
tr,a-ur,l refuses Ia rive silver for rold
because he must ho.d the silver 10 nav
the silver certificates aud Sherman notes
issued under the act of 1880 and when a
Shrrn.n note issued under the act OF
1850. {, presented. h. redeems IL I'm gold ana
nor In silver What lnockery thlSi What
sort Vt frienily treatment is accorded sil-
yer bv this law and the pruct.ce that OBJ
S;taf ~ '''N N"'' ''''NN
W. all v,,. go sta+a fuli,- nho,y ,.ou tp
hays draft Win the silver CURRENCY since
&c 49, ~, '.le w NM ~
80 ,.'.f' W ~ ". , et'e
~ .H,! oA W. treasuty anu , "mttmvt Spu
credi;ed silver" e ' ~
IN answer 70 your question, can only
SAY 'lat IN az operations or Pc ItasuIy
depu riiaert during my administration OF
It's ahaiI, The legal tender gold ana silver
coins Of the United states have been
treated precisely alike, except mat greater
efforts have been made TO keep silver coin
in circulation than have been made TO
keep gold n circulation.
Tho amount paid out by the department
|
ly exceeds the amount pnid out in gold
coins and gold certificates; and in no in
stauer ha, the least discrimination been
made against silver or its paper represent
ativc IN III INSTANCE has silver or silver
cert fl,atos been refused in payment of a
debt on demand due the government and
In no N,sfaW,e hna Tho fyovernment refused
"a nav siIvnr cans IN. SILVER certificates
in dtsrhnree Of ia obligations when the
haldor. NJ Inc obIirations demanded or
motV.iS ~ NIX ,i5,",,, ,Vbnn JinitCd
~ f,toas,,,,, ,rtns arc nre.
sn"te Nv. ,5.1onntion goId j. Maid II il is
demaadod and if silver j. demanded silver
IL pau nus w coir 'i, " wv ,ar;ne nav
are tteateu eNactIy h,Inv >" tia I'll o. i,
nehls ny me soNsrntnfmt a. W. w.t ,o Ne M
tnf ul1'lets N VI u-pt' uue ~ va, ,tlirv nt
m"hr ~ haN always nT,l' ~ ,i,rarc ma
the treasury department. 10 ouNuuiup17 -
use OF slNrr 10 INC lafs ,n'obp,p IIih this
standard silver dollars WIN ne sem Ivy
press at me eNnense, 9t Inc seoivniemt
TO any one WHO VIII ihIpNlN Hi ~ 49,
amount ln silver certificates or IN treas
ury notes of $50 with the United States
treasury or amy assistant treasurer OF
with "A National hank depository; ana
subsidiary silver coins will be sent by eN-
nrcss al the expense of the government
10 any ono Who will deposit with such
nftirers or banks any kind of United States
r,trrcnrv or Nntionai bank notes; but gold
h.. MOI sen, to ANYBODY free OF charge.
i AHp,st 1874 there was a great and
| ,,,t,g,,ni demand In nearly every part of
.'''''''' ~. 80. ~ ~ small dcuoul-
w.. 49, Ia in as nttempts to supply tnts
iC',,,5 he treasury dcpartment paid out,
t'v'' ~ n,,- ~ ,xSncn5ss ~ the govern
~ ue'laY ne Y.h,,,s.e FOR amer forms Of
inrmo g' al ma siivrr that could be law
cunrenuS, ~ y TX W a ,,,,rnoSos "a that for
Iully useu ,1l - ~ ao,nnelled TO sus-
SI"rt pnt,VFT H., sTfsndord silver dollars
reno pay M" ,Ne rndomntion 81 silver certih,
except IN inc Itn"'nPtlph % S CA rbe law
Gates ana treasury hoSyS ~ i,'V ro,iificates
authoriAlns 'i,G 'si live. 81 nTovides mat ''the
coin deposited ior OF teptese".,us raasurv
tifcates shall he retained IN we on,a1d 2
tor - naNnpnt NI tnt same on ttiiu'f'