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Show TELEGRAPHIC Hitvvr. Washington, IS. Tho hill introduced intro-duced hy Kelly of )Vminylv;mia today to-day in reUtion to the coining ot sUn dunl mlver dullurd, provides thut wlmreas hy tlm uiniaMii.n to name legit! tendi-r silver dullara in the ftnn monition of silver coin of the United States in the act of Fehruary 1 w. 1873, tho authority to coin s.tid dollnrs wai witlnrld; therefore there ahull be Irotn ttnm to lime struck and coined at the Heverul mints of the United States silver dollarB of the weight of 4l2h grains, ns provided for in tho not uf January 18lh, 1837, upon which shall be I e devices and legends provided hynaid act, and that s id dollar shall ho a lej;al tender in the paymenl of all ilebtn, public and private. Tho amount of tmlwidiary coin paid out since the pansuge of the act providing pro-viding for the mlemplinn of fractional currency is $11,7-1S,0;U. Of this amount $3,902,852 was paid out in exchange for greenbacks, and $7,-78(1,079 $7,-78(1,079 in exchange :or fractional currency. The amount ol silver ou hand to date is $i5,05S,120 and tho amount of fractional currency outstanding out-standing to date is $33,915,975.39. The new silver bill provides for the issue-. $50,000,000 in silver cuiu. Add iu this $0,058,120 the amount of silver coin linw on han.l mftbiw ii total of $5G,05S,120. Out ol this an.onnt ouUiaudinj; fractional currency cur-rency is to bo redeemed, leaving a balance on hand ot $22,142,144 01 in (silver coin to be used for other purposes. pur-poses. Many applications from banks and hunkers aro received at the treasury for silver in exchange fi-r United Sti.tes note.", based upon the impression iliat the diiver bill has become be-come law. The secretary of the treasury can, under the provision of lhe silver bill, ninke no regulation to increase payments as the pr.eut rate ot paying out silver will soon exhaust the amount on hand utiles the mints at once largely increase the issue. The minta at S.in Francisco and C-irson city are now steadily working, but tho extreme hot weather has interfered considerably with the work at the Philadelphia mint. |