People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1893 — SILVER COINAGE. [ARTICLE]

SILVER COINAGE.

Provisions of a BUI Just Introduced la the House. Washington, Feb. 25.— Mr. Harter (O.) has introduced in the house a bill to provide for the free coinage of silver and gold at the present ratio and upon equal terms- It provides that after its passage the purchases of silver bullion by the government shall cease and that the mints shall be opened to the coinage of both metals upon the same terms as existed prior to 1873, provided, however, that all silver and gold coined hereafter for the account of owners shall not have any legal tender function and instead of being ■tamped “One dollar,” ‘.‘Five dollars,” etc., shall be stamped “Ten dimes,” ‘ Fifty dimes,” etc. Nothing in this act, the bill says, shall be construed as affecting the legal tender function of the gold and silver already coined or which may hereafter be coined upon she account of the United States, and All laws in conflict with this act are repealed.