Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-01-01
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get it to the Philadelphia mint, and
would they not have larger net re,
turn when their money were h ,nded
back to the IN il the coinage were core
ou the spot?
Mr.. Newlands. | should think 90
Mr., Williams Then the practice
the gentleman complains of imposes
tax upon these miners for the finan-
cial benefit of the people If Philadel-
phia. Laughter
Mr. Newlands. Now, [ say that at
the Caro- mint we have coined only
forty millions and the actions Of
un Directors of the mint has ALWAYS
Ia my Judgment, been hostile to that
mint. They have declaimeI against
the cost OF coinage at rhe Carson mint.
Gentleman can readily understand
that i' they should allow ouly one
pound of hUl'lOn 10 be coined there iu
year, the cost of coming tn st one
pound inlst be the entire salary list OF
the mint for the year; 50 thai the cost
of coinage will depend upon the
amount of bullion that is put into 5he
mint t. he coined, and if the silver
which is oatur"ily tributary to that
naint il taken 5000 miles away and
stored in Philadelphia for coinage.
that will necessarily r4-utt in a high
cost Of coinage for the small amount
III "a l+4FFfliftal -,
What l contend is that practically
under thA appropriation of las wear
the mInf a. Carson has simply been
turned tGtO a. ASSAY office
ihe appropriation is very limited
one. ana al [ ask is the ,nfinuarion
Of that Rpf r",Ti"tjon until, at all
events. the financial question, wcich
Interests this cou"try 80 mucu, is set
tied, thAt We may see he pledge nf
the Il Republican party for the rrstora-
uon OF the coinage Of silver carried
out either by International action or
by snch fOlm Of DatjOual action AS in
their judgment will maintain the two
money metals at a parity, or 1T all
wv lIt1s tEiitI We La VI VIII btSSGtl IIIe It
suit Of the search for gold in Nevada
" ,lch at present gives most encOurag-
lag indications. the product last year
being, I an told, nearly S3,OOOOOO.
This office at Carson under the pres
ent administration is already made
practically aa assay of1ice. The ap-
prOpriation, [ believe, calls for only
S33, 900. 1t seems to me that consider
ing The fact that Nevada is today the
fourth or the fifth builion producin
State in this country. it is entitled to
this recognition by the govern ment.
and that its requirements can not be
properly and wisely met 10y the govern
ment except by furnishing the custo-
mary facilities to the miners of that
region. There is already handsome
building there, for which not even a
Waterman is provided
MIR. Bingham. Provision of that
kind will be made in the sundry civil
bill. which provides for the care OF the
public buildings of the country. That
la rot done III this bill
NJ. Dingley. Il it proposed that
stnply al assay Office shall be con-
Quoted there, or an assay Office and a
mint?
Mr. Newlands. The proposition ia
TO keep it as full mint, but the entire
appropriation is cut down from the
large amount formerly granted 10
only $4,000.
Mr. Bingham. Thirty two thous-
and five hundred dollars
Here the hammer relI.l
MIR. Bingham If the gentleman
from Nevada desires five minutes
more, ask unanimous cousent that
he be allowed TO proceed
IHere was no objection.
with reference t the silver bullion |
now at the Phil ladelphia mint, the Di
1ec'ot # the mint testified that they
could not coin 1t fat enough: that |
they h I'd to. work their men. T believe. |
from sixteen to eighteen hours DER
day.
Mr.. Bingham. Tint was on tho |
minor coinage
Mr.. Newlands. Yet we have that
aciumu atuD there Under the Sher /
man act awaiting coinage: it ia i'm
possible to mint that bullion because
OF the want OF mint facilities. In 1he