Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-01-07
His Great Debate in Committee of
the Whole on the Carson
Mint Appropriation,
Meeting Every Argument of the Opposition, Hi
Scores Victory Triumphant

| duction Of the great west amounts TO
| nearly "a hundred million dollars an
nhally; that product shall he trans
ported a distance Of 1000 miles tn he
coined and mintcd in the ensl. We
have helped You gentlemen OF the
! east To open yous mills, and now you
propose la close our mints; and you
! propose tO close them at Just those
points of production where these t.o
occupations, mining and minting
shonld he linked together. Where
do you have your assay Offices? In
New York, in st. Louis, in Philadcl-
pima, Pnd even ill Charlotte NC to
which no objection is made 10y the
Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Bingham All mints have an
assay office.
MIR. Ncwland's' Yes; but there is
no mint at ST. Louis alth ough YOU
havc nn nssay olicc there. For al
rracticaI purposes ST. Louis il abou,
rs remote from the mining regions as
Philadelphia. We regard 81. Louis
as II portion of the great east. not OF
the great west.
But how il it with Charlotte. y.
C.? Will the gentleman claim that
there is necessity for a mint there
" there IL any large production of
either gold or silver there, tlrnt il
another question. Tic Appropriation
Committee give considerable sun
Tor the Charlotte assay Office. Now,
| have no objection in the world TO
their having such an o.Iico there.
VI, | repeat, there il any production
whatever OF gold or silver in North
Carolina, that production should be
stimulated 10y the government OF the
Uhitcd States and il the creation or
al assay Office in the mineral regions
will stimulatc That industry. | claim
that there should be no hesitation in
making appropriation for il.
But, Mr.. Chairman. AN opposcd
to the system Of appropriating to the
cast all Of the industries that belong
to tho west; industries that
can be pro- crly aud economically
conducted near the sourcc Of produc.
ton.
slRl hnvc n low more words to
say on this subject when the question
OF thI Carson mint shall hc reached;
but now | rise only for tho purpose
OF snying that hope tho request OF
the gentleman from South Dnl:ota
will bc Erru;ed. and TINT tho State
will bc recognized as tho fifth MN
cral.prodrcing Stnto Of the country
by inserting in tho law tho amend
III mi he presents.
At this point Cnpuon of Illinois
got the door, and among other things
said: 'iiut." says MY very intclli-
gent and learned friend from Nevada
tor whom hnvc very grcnt respect,
presently we shall como 10 tho mint
Mt Carson. nud shall have something
to say about that"
! Mr.. Ncwlind5. ID not anticipate.
Mr.. Caruon. II | rccOllcct Alright
the mint at Carson is omitted from
u,is appropriation. Why BocGuso
when tho population OF Nevada wns
lurgor and che got her two Senators,
away back IN boom times. under tho
cty OF beuoAtiinR tho poor man. wo
being insulllcicntly advised, not only
established mn nssay Office but mint
Mt Carson. say il with respect. but
u you will go buck to tho nppropria.
ton bills, you will find that the
officers Of TINT mint, without doing a
grcat deal OF mintapc. have run Il
very profitable industry at.,bat point.
Now, IN fact wo have 30 moro uso
for M asGay oillco at Dcanwood o, mn
assay olico III Nevada nor IN assay
Office IN these INNING camps than
wo hnvo for any other thing wo do
not need.