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Show AIlHIIlirN OI'IMOV. Tlin 1'ower or ilia TreatMrer li Ltt IlietlultllUttrvr. Wasiiimuiun, Murcli 0 Borne tlmo uwo, wheii the iUettlou of the power of the aeorotary of tin- treasury to use any )arly ol the $10U,O0U,Uud gold rciervo waa under consideration, Hollcllor Ooueral Aldrlch waa lu-atructed lu-atructed by Iho attorney general to look up thu matter. Aldrlch'a opinion lu brief Is. 1 Irst The secretary of the treasury has a continuing power lu Itiue IranUi to redeem the legal tender of Ibo J and lb03and reissued under uu act of May 31st, 1079, but I am of the uplulou that 11 la not all to necessary. Heooud Thero la no requirement of tho redemption of legal lender to be made lu gold. Aa to tho pulley ol ii-lriK silver, I am uot pri tired to urgo this union. It might euutua,aiilo but It could undoubtedly be done. Third Tho tecretnr ol the treasury hm no lower lo laiue buudareJtem-ublo buudareJtem-ublo In either goldorellvor. Tho law tll ulatir Hint they shall bo redeemed In eolu, which moaus either gold or sliver now, and did to iueu at the tlmu of Ihuintsagoof tho law. This oflmoii while usked and pre-tared, pre-tared, wss uot delivered, owing to the fact that thu occaa ou did not demand de-mand It. |