The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-05
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Can silver certificates be retired, arc
they equal TO grcu,backs m value, ana
can they be redecmed and retired uke
gold certificates? A man here says that
silver certiftc,gos are irretiessn,ble paper
money. and that. while they are SAID TO
represent silver dollars on hand In tho
bur must be regarded as anronvertible
money. which may DO issued but never re-
tired. S,T.L,
There seems to be much mistunSefStand-
ting about the silver certificates. Read
one and you win see that 1t IL only a re-
cept for silver dollars deposited In tho
treasury. which wih be repaid to amy one
presenting the paper AZ any sub-treasury.
There are always as many dollars on
hadd for this purpose as the amount OF
silver certificates In circulation. 1t Is not
redeemable In gold nor is II legal tender,
although the dollars which II represents
are fun legal teiier. They are kept at
parity with greenbacks. because the gov
eminent must receive them for all debts
due to II. and the former secretary OF tho
treasury Carlisle--said that az Il became
necessary. IN order 10 maintain the parity
| between silver and gold he woNld redeem
the silver certificates In gold, tho same as
| the treasury notes and grtealbacks. They
can he retired II any time by tho tsr'ie OF
| silver dollars TO redeem them, burt ma Soon
as people want them again they are ro
issued; and they want them because tley
are snore convenient SO long us the sil-
| yer dollar IL full legal tender the ccr-
| tlicates can not he regarded us incoii-
vertible. for they can always be convert
| cd into such coin.
| ]. Was the silver purchased nv the SHEER
circulation? .. What wis the BlandAlll-
son act and it's effect upon the circulating
medium? 2. How does the government Sc
cure the silver from which money IL now
cosnedY WEE.
j. Only part OF IT, The act, which
was passed. ON July IA, 1890, provided mhat
the secretary OF the treasury should coin
each month"; until Jnly l, 1891. 1000 900
o,r.ces OF the silver bullion purchased un-
der the provision of the act. into standard
silver dollars. and after that date to coin
~ mach as might be necessary TO redeem
tho treasury notes authorized by the Sher-
man act. 2. The Bland Allison act which
became a law on February rs. 1878, author
tied the secretary OF the treasury 70 ptir-
chase SILVER bullion TO the amount OF not
less than s200o.0O0 nor more than 81. 900 900
worth per month. and the same was COIN
ed monthly as fast as purchased. into
standard silver dollars. 3. There Is at
present no authority for the purchase OF
bulf.oil for the coinage OF standard silver
dollars, btph If necessary sufficient bst-
Eon may DO purchased to maintain the
stock OF subsidiary silver. The govern
ment s stall coming standard SILVER dol
liars from the builton purchased under the
act of July "A. 1880.
VIII YOU allow us to correct you in re-
gard 10 your answer TO A. j. DIS question
In last Sundays Post conc erning the re-
auirements of the medical law In Mexico (
While a dapioma from one OF our melscal
colleges may not have the weight ,nere
that Il does In most States here. diploma
ala1 certificate OF reh stration " great
help as credentials. so TO speak. ply
ts,ciar holding n diploma proceeds as IN
this coarntry--presents diploma, which ~
regsstered ON payment OF $40. There ~ no
examination required at hrst but az me
Il end of three years ehey reInra o,ie ~
Il ,ass an examination betore a State board
in Spanish | might add that rev. II any,
come up 10 this last requirement. Last
! W. there is n license TO be paid quarterly,
and then you 20 TO work ] nave prac-
/ Heed rnexiloine In Monterey under the
above reo,,iroments and can speak posi-
lively. M. SrnhthAni' M ~
aiie Dr. Giantham Is doubtless correct
I In tine Shove, II IN likewise a fact that no
physlrsan or surgeon IL allowed TO sign u
death certificate tn that country uiftal he
has pGszed the examination mentioned.
Can the United States have any other
than a State or Territorial governinenf?
| HE'D.
I'm the broadcast sense" says an author
ny. IN treating Of the Specification Of the
term territory. the whole country or do
nair IL the territory OF the UnAted States.
But here the term territory means that
part OF the domain not formed into States.
anal this Is it's common acceptation IN our
political history, The Territories are OF
two kinds definite district or region
having n full Tcrritorea government Is an
Organized Territory; territory witboapt
sslnh government. and subject only 10
tft,e laws az congress, r. uporgamzed Art
zona belor-si to the first class and Indian
Territory 10 the second Alaska has a
governor appointed by the president and
* ds-ectly subject 10 congress-
What Is the popuiatson OF the Cnted
States compared with ether countr'asI
ARE.
The leading countries OF the world rank
IN population as follows; china. iR,ssoooo.
the British Empire. asi.os7.S7a Russian
: Umpire. iis.S4,sts; United ssa,es. 7s,oooooo'
Frgrce and her coltnles, 5e ees.ss7 German
Empire. s2,c44.503 Austro-Hung En-
lpire. 4l,sJ700: Japan, si,os9 $40; Turkish
Emp4re. s.55s.7s7: Italy ard her colonies
sis7Gss. and Spain and her colonies, ~.
sil go IN area The leading countries stand
'. m ths following order: British EmEhrss
ii. ass, Sol square miles Russian Umpire
sa4.ioO; China 4.siS4oi: limited states
J s.soc.eeo' Brazil. $4,000; France and bel