Show VIc Govcrnor Luke Wright of the Philippines is saId to have convinced the Senate Committee on the Philippines Philip-pines that the proper currency for the Islands a moneiary unit the peso orI I 11 710 grains of gold which Is one half the value of the United Slates gold dollar and a silver peso of equal value to Ix legal tender and to be subdivided decimally the regular currency of this country not to be legal lender In the archipelago A curious arrangement making a nominal dollar of half the value of the regular dollar of our mints |