Show IS NOT SOUND I 1 am not willing however to rest my lily objection to this section solely on these grounds in my judgment sound finance does not commend the further infusion of silver into our currency at this time unaccompanied by further adequate Dro provision vision for the maintenance in our treasury of a safe gold reserve doubts also arise as to the meaning in and construction of the second section of the bill if the silver dollars therein directed to be coined are as the section provides to be held in the treasury for the redemption of the treasury notes it is suo suggested ested that strictly speak ing in certificates cannot he be issued on oil suell such coin in the manner now provided by b law lav because these dollars are money held in the treasury for the express purpose of redeeming treasury notes on oil demand which would ordinarily mean that they are set apart for the purpose of substituting them for these treasury trea suay note they are not therefore held in such way as to furnish a basis for certificates according to any provision of the existing lav if however silver certificates can proper properly lybe be issued sued upon these dollars there is is nothing 0 in the section to indicate the characteristics and functions of these certificates if they were to be of the same fame character as silver certificates in circulation under the existing lairs they would at best be receivable only for customs taxes and ill all public dues and under the language n of this section on it is to say the least extremely doubtful whether the certificates contemplated cau can be lawfully received even for such purposes whatever er else may be said of the u uncertainties li certain ties of the expression in bill they certainly ought c not he be found in le legislation t affect affecting im 0 a subject so important and far reach ing in our finances and currency in ili lating slating s tating other and more important reans for I 1 my arx disapproval of this section I 1 shall ho however weyer assume that under its provisions provi ons the treas treasury tiry notes issued in payment for the silver bullion wll will continue to be redeemed as heretofore in silver or gold at the option of the holders and that if AV when lien they are presented for redemption demp tion or reach the treasury ili in any other manner there are in the treasury coined silver dollars equal in in nominal value to such treasury notes then in that case the note will be destroyed and silver certificates to an ail equal amount substituted |