Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-01-01
The MINT FIGHT.
A VERY CLOSE SHAVE FOR
CARSON.
How NeWlands won his Long
Battle in the House,

The following is the remainder of
the debate in the House on the Car
on Mint, which was not published
yesterday by reason of lack of space:
At this point Cannon Of Illinois
got the floor and among other things
SAID: But, says my very intelli-
gent and learned friend from Nevada,
tor whom l have very great respect,
"presently we shall come to the Mint
at Carson and l shall have something
to say about that"
MIR. NeWlands. Do not anticipate.
Mr.. Cannon. If | recollect Alright
the mint at Carson is omitted from
this appropriation, Why? Because
when the population of Nevada was
larger and she got her two Senators,
away back in the boom times, under
the cry of beneftting the poor man,
we being insufficiently advised, not
only established an assay office, but a
mint at Carson. say it with respect
but if you will go back to the appro-
priatlon bills you will find that the of
tlcers of the mint, without doing a
great amount of mintage. have run a
very profitable industry at that point.
Now, III fact we have no more use
for an assay Office at Deadwood or an
assay office in Nevada, nor an ASSAY
office IN these mining camps than we
have for anything we do O need.
Mr.. Newlands. Will the gentle
man permit a question?
MIR. Cannon continued on this line
of argument.
Mr.. Newlands, May l interrupt
my friends athletic exercises TO. Just
one observation? Qaughter).
Mr.. Cannon. Certainly; and l hope
shall have developed strength
enough to keep you from lifting any
o money out of the Treasury for a
useless MINI at larson.
Mr.. Kelley. Mr.. Chairman,I move
to strike out the last seven words.
Mr.. Newlands. l understand that
that motion is made for my benefit. l
wish to ask the gentleman from Hi
nolS a question.
Mr.. Cannon. Will answer it if |
can.
Mr.. Newlands. Assuming, as is
the fact that there is a United States
mint at Philadelphia and one at Car
SON, and assuming that 5000, 900, 900
in gold and silver in almost equal
proportions were produced in the state
of Pennsylvania, near the Philadel-
ph'a mint, what would the gentleman
think of the policy of a government
that would send 5000, 600, 900 of bull
lion 5000 miles across the continent
to be coined into money. Yet that
would be practically equivalent to
LIZ 10 IA OLA AuIdlCd llllllOIS
of dollars Of Nevada's gold and silver
have gone to the Philadelphia Mint.
Mr.. Bingham. The gentleman
knows that it is the only fully
equipped mint in the country.
Mr.. Newlands. | do not accuse
the gentleman from Pennsylvania of
anything like greed, but | do say that
all psychologists admit that on these
occasions there is a certain uncon
scious Cerebration which affects the
minds 0! Pennsylvania and Massachu-
sets statesmen in regard to every in
dustry of those communities. laugh
ter. Why should we have these
5000. 900, 900 of gold and silver bullion
produced in Nevada dragged to Phil
adelphia to be coined into money.
Mr.. Bingham. And circulated
there.
Mr.. Cannon. The gentleman from
Nevada has asked me a question.
Does he desire that l shall answer
it?
Mr.. Newlands. Certainly.
Mr. Cannon hen proceeded to at
tempt to answer Nh. Newlands ques-
ton by stating that the mint is too
far from the center of population.
A vote was then taken on the Dead
wood proposition which carried by q
close vote.
Mr.. Newlands then gained the floor
and continued as follows:
Mr.. Newlands. Nj. Chairman, l
am much indebted to the gentleman
for his courtesy and ! offer the follow.