Show COIN FOH I 1 hew SO bent specially for the phil keco for coinage accompanying tl e annual report of secretary hoot is a leport made special commiss oner chaales A conant who was sent to the philippines to invest gate the currency situation his recommendations are submitted to congress for its action the most important aie that there should be a distinctively philippine n of s iver which shall be legal tender for 50 cents in gold to be called the peso and to contain twenty anve grammes of s iver the coin is to be issued in such quantities as trade res and sustained at a parity with gold by limitation of the amount coined fhe can silver dollar and other ns shall cease to be legal tender after a certa n date |