The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-24
OUR FRIENDS IN congress.
rrsI. TExT OF DEBATE ON SEAT
TIE ASSAY OFFICE BILL
Pennsylvania Congressman Charles
". stone, Chairman of the Coin
are Committee, Advocated Its
p.sssre-Mr. Braincrd's Circular.

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Congressman Charles ". Stone. OF Penn
sySyxuia. chairman Of the committee on
S coinage etc, IL 10 doubt due in large de-
gre~ the passage of the bill. Mr.. Stone
,sok warm personal interest In the bill.
srs so-operatsd with Erastus BraiDerd and
CONGRESSMAN Lewis In their advocacy of
me measure. The favorable report OF the
essnage committee, TO which the bill was
referred mas already been published in the
past-Inssl.igencer. The following extracts
from the congressional Record. giving the
debate on the final passage of the bill in
yau effectively digposes OF the silly twad-
c.e thai Lewis got the bin through by his
militant strategy" and shows equally
vel Mr.. Stones friendship to Seattle:
Mr. Charles W. stone-Mr. Speaker, on
behalf OF the committee on coinage,
weights and measures. / move TO suspend
TIE rules and pass the bill. Is 3ii5b TO es-
iabIssh an assay office at Seattle. Wash.
The spesker-Tne gentleman from Penn
tyivaaia cMr. Charles W. Stone), on behalf
al the committee on coinage. weights and
measures. moves 10 suspend the rules and
pass the bill which the clerk viii report.
TIE clerk read as follows:
.ge Il enacted, etc, That the secretary
O, the treasury Is hereby authorized and
required TO establish an assay office of the
United States az Seattle. In the state Of
Washington said assay office 10 be con-
Quoted under the provisions Of the act en-
titled An act revising and amending the
laws relating 10 the mints and assay Of
ices and the coinage OF the United States
approved February Y. 1873: that the Off
GERS Of the assay office shall he an assayer
IN charge. al salary. OF $500 per annum.
who shall also perform the duties OF
meter. chief clerk at a salary of 81. 600 per
annum And the secretary OF the treas
Bry Is hereby authorized TO rent a suitable
building for the use OF such assay office:
any money In the treasury not appropri-
aled. the sum Of So 900 for salary of as
saver In charge, chief clerk and wages Of
The Speakers "a second demanded?
Mr.. caHnon-Yes.
Mr. cnar.ss ". stone-I ask unanimous
consent that second may be- considered
The speaker-The gentleman asks unani-
nous consent that second be considered
as ordered Is there any objection?
Mr.. pearce, Of Missouri object
The speaker-Obtectson Is made. and the
gentleman from Illinois fafr. Cannon) and
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr
Charles W STONED will take their places as
tsllers
The house divided. snd the tellers re-
Accordingly second was ordered.
The Speaker--The gentleman from Penn
ssyania (Mr. Charles W. Stone) is recog-
nlsed for twenty minutes. and tho gentle
nan from Illinois Mr. cannon) to control
the twenty minutes in opposition.
Mr., Charles w. Stone-Mr. Speaker, the
hl that Is before the house at this time
Is senate blu. IL Is practically the same
asa bill introduced In the house and sub
upon which the secretary OF the treasury
feperts. practically approving che passage
20 give the sold producers OF Washington
ard the Kloudike regions the same ?acili-
ties which In the past have beer given
has established assay Offices at Helena,
Mont: Boise City. Idaho, and at Char
iot'e n. G.. fer the little gold produced
there, and az New York city. on account
o. the important business there, and at
s.. Louis. Mo. for some reason. do not
know what all OF which have received
relatively very much lees man the proba-
s g. hiSp''''0A OF gold that would come to
The production OF the Alaska field IS d,r-
fcult 10 approximate: the production OF
she Washington field for the last year Ia
more than equal 10 the deposits Of any as
say e;ee now existing except New York
* you add 10 that the largo production
which r. unquestonable In the future from
the Alaska field. you have more demand
for an assay office at Seattle. II seems 10
me that VIII accommodate that traffic.
Than any other point OF the United States.
4 conservative estimate Of the production
OF the Alaska field for tho present year
The purchase Of the material and leather
hass end various appliances for bringing
E Out or that country In this present year
y for an amount OF slN.o0n 0ea and The
character of the production of Washington.
Oregon ard the Klonaike region and the
region along the coast o. Alaska. Is es-
iimaied by some people as hish as sen
eA7s But. placing the very conservative
estimate en- the production a. ste, 90 0C0
or 81 91. 00o some facilities ought To be
provided for taking care Of H.
II Is true there Is mat In San Fran
cisce; but II * also true that 81 the in
coming returning miners from the X lon-
dixie region II ia estimated that 40 81 -
~ JsTanR4G0a ess -
the man NAV start from. when they ccnle
hscs they come 10 Seattle. and there 3
where they are called upon 10 dispose or
the product Of their lshore
Nov. Il NAV re said they take II and
sell Il aS easily as any other producer
sis the product 81 his labor But u has
ford them a market that should have
telr confidence and without paving large
assay fees. giving - the miner the guar
amy that he ia properly treated. and that
TIE gov eminent would take the product -
Their sher ri The assay Office, where there
Is no ore Interested In cheating them
Nherc lhsy sim0iV submit Il 20 s. sworn
a!iesr 81 the United states ard receive
MS certificate - tts Nneness and is char
aeter anA a draft. II desired. upon the
tuA-;rFas1fV fer tts value.
Thks IS simply a provision thaf this ASSAY
SAaN Pc made AZ Seattle for that great
Northwestern region. There ara several
points that have asked this accoUmosfa-
t3n, bias au INVESTIGATION by tae committee
satisfied chem unanimously and the oPin-
len ~ the gre sssary department was - the
sstne effect that the mast convenient
paint the YaiHf whiCh would accommodate
teis great incoming traffic most completely,
Naa fhp olff u Seattle, Especially Is this
tFae wheu you take into consideration re
fact That IRE Canadian government e rro-
posing 80 vomnate foF this pT2duct through
IT'S great ranks ny the establishment al
frady ~ branch hanks ~ Dawson Yer the
raFrVSe - p}lrt. h7~fug the gold there sra at
aneNNveT ard Victoria
Every eT0rg & betug made ~ Tire cana
ear sCYeTrsNeut - attract tbs incoming
product ~ sh0sn mines tutG IS channels 81
tr8Se in~1est ~ letting Il rOns into lie
tastea State where tire gold would nat
hfaaF come AL those considerations have
ffeSnpfet tle rsnC3ittes 70 unanimously
IT'om1zcad the - ssaEN Of this htN IL
wakes provision go putting in operation
zee ssse& efflea az a-Ilicealy ~ fsNS be
e3i Il $ ais.s isisahie that II shall -
Na'ae promptly, = cr3cC thar = may -
sessF 10 -v>sjva ;hs incoming product 90
sa's wears tt>ss~
Nia3f Cv~ 20 uu'es - the EgotierAa
't..n NashiretC0 ar T.@vsS}.
Mf ASNL~ ot - Ash.uE1o a--MT Speaker I
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i2a t4cts - s1y Republican friends.
ssFN st-11l1Ata ma ref'ef{t}ssy % The same
@ a.@ starry = g tc3e that Tor months
= a'N - t-,,aer. tu gs91r rittee room. While
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