Show CARLISLE AND SILVER The Secretary Makes Most Important Import-ant Statement Washington Jan 21An important meeting of the House appropriation committee was held today in iwihioh Secretary Carlisle took < part at the request of Chairman Sayres The conference con-ference was over the adoption of a policy by Which the secretary hopes to put into circulation an increased volume vol-ume of silver ceritincates in small denominations de-nominations in place of treasury notes The committee decided to strike from the sundry civil bill the stipulation that for several years sums hae ben added to the item providing for the printing of treasury notes to replace those received ot the treasury Secreldary Carlisle stated Chat it vaz this desire to get more silver centincates of small denominations into he tends of the people but explained that other notes occupied the field and crowded them out Several members of tube committee led the discussion from the question into the by ways of finance Once Representative Sibley asked thee the-e retary what objection there would tba < to a system of redeeming notes in gold and silver at the option oftaie secretary of the treasury instead of I the holder I If the policy had < been inaugurated I at Ute beginning of resumption answered an-swered the secretary it would have I worked beneficially and I no trouble would have risen from it But my pre decesms have followed the policy oi redeeming in gold or silver at the op flon of the holder of paper and any secretary who tried to change this policy pol-icy and force silver on a man who wanted gold or vice versa especially at such a critical period as we have been passing tOirough would have pre cipitated disastrous results |