Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-01-07

Mr.. Newland. Will the gentleman
pe;mit n question ?
MIR. Carnon continued on this line
Of argument.
Mr.. Newlapds- May. l interrupt
my friends athletic exercises for
Just one observation (Laughter.)
Mr.. Cannon. Certainly. And
hope shall have developed strength
enough to keep you from lifting any
more morey out Of the treasury for Il
useless mini at Carson.
! Mr.. Kelley. M. Chairman, move
to strike ont the last seven words.
Mr.. Newlands. undeis stand that
that motion is made for my benefit
] wish To ask the gentleman from
Illinois question.
Mr.. Cannon. | will answer it il
can.
Mr.. Ncwlands. Assuming, rs is
the fact, that there is a United States
mint at Philadelphia and one ut Car.
son, and assuming that SO00,O0O,OOO
IN gold aud silver, III almost equal
! proport tiOns were produced in the
| Stale OF Pennsylvania near the Phila-
dephia mint, what would the gen;Ic-
man think Of the policy OF govern
mc"t which wuuld sedd that $780,
0OO,OOO ni bullion 1000 miles across
! the continent To be coined into
moI"!? Yet that wOnlG he nracti-
! catIy equivalent To what is done. Six
hundred million dollars of NevaGa's
gold and silver have gone to the
Philadelphia mint.
Mr.. bingham. The gentleman
knows that 1t is the only fully equip
ped mint III the codntry.
MIR. Ncwlands. Well, | do not ac
| cusc the gcntlcuian from Prnnsyl-
vania OF anything like greed, but ]
say that at psychologists admit that
on these occasions there is Il certain
unconscious ccrebratIon which affect
the minds Of Pennsylvania aud Massa-
chusctis Statesmen III regard to every
industry OF those communities
(Laughtcr). Why should we have
these $500, 100000 Of gold and silver
bullion produced in Nevada dragged
z Philadelphia to he coined into
money?
Mr.. Bingham. And circulate there
Mr.. Cannon. The gentleman from
Nevada has asked me question.
Does Ito desire that I shall answer
it
MIR. Newlands Certainly:
MIR. Cannon then proceeded to at
tempt to answer Mr.. Newlands' ques.
tion by staring that the mint was too
far from the center OF population.
y vote was then taken on tho Dcad.
wood proposition which carried by a
close vote.
Mr.. Ncwlnnda then gained the
floor and proceeded as follows:
Mr.. Ncwlands. Mr.. Chairman, 7
am very much indebted to the gentle
man for his courtesy, and | oiTer tho
following amendment:
Tho Clerk read as follows:
Amend paragraph 81 by inserting
between lines II aud Is thc,iollowing:
"Mint at Carson, Nevada: For
Superinmndent. s3.COO. assaycr and
mclter and rciincf, at $500 each;
chief clcr.;. sl.GC0: keeper, cash.
icr, assistant assnycr, assistant mel.
ter and rciner. aud weigh cIor.s, at
81 300 each: in all Si7.%O0.
"For wages ot workmen. $4,000
for incidental aud conSjrycnS cx-
pcnsca, including wastago Of opcra.
tive officers and loss on salo OF
spccps $1,000.
Mr.. Ncwlnmds. Mr.. Chairman, the
cust0mnry five minutes viii not per-
MI me 10 present all wish 20 sub.
NIT OH tho subject and ! will ask tho
indulgence Of the House for mt least
ten inmates.
Tho Cha:,man. Tho gentleman
ftom Nevada asl;s pcr",ission to
spca'i continuously ton m;ad.es.
is there objcctiouH [Aiicr u pause |
Tho Chair hears none.
Mr.. Ncwlands. Mr.. Chairman. there
are. or wero live mints in the Omit ID
States. Ono at pEiIndclphin, ono nj
San Francisco. ono at Now Orleans,
ono in process Of construction nj
Denver, and ono ut Carson. Vhe
mint Mt Carson IL abolished by this act
Tho question Inns ARISEN in The dis.
cues'on Of the last ancJdment as 10
whore tho coinage should properly
bo dOnc-.whcihcr in tho East, in tho
great commercial aud banking cen.
tcrs Of tho codntry, or in ,ho West.
! whore tho hullion is produced
my learned friend from Illinois (Mr.
Cannon) laborcd under the misnppro
hcnsion that thcse nssay Offices and
mints wctO organized in tho Western
States with a view OF enabling the
miners there 10 got higher prico for