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Show ltepresentatlve Davis, ol Kansas, this week, presented tlio populist Idcn of w lint Is moht prcsiiingly needed by the people, in an argument made Ufote tlio House comniittco on Hanking and Currency Cur-rency In favor of his bills piovlding Inline Inl-ine Usueol fractional cunency nml to replace retired National hank currency with greenbacks, and to reissue lost and destroyed Treasury notes. More money for the people waH the foundation of Mr. Davis' argument and ho quoted tlm opinion of tlio lut cnntor lleekto show that It would U safe to add (700,(HHI.Uli0 to the money now hi circulation without increasing tho present gold reserve, and thon called tho attention ol tho comnilt-teo comnilt-teo to the fact that ho only uskol for an Increase ol (200,000.000 to take tho place af money ths had beu lost or destioy- ed. Mr. Davis made his nrgument under dillU'iiHics, ns the members of the commltleohostllc lo hid hills did nil they could to contttfo film by firing question nfler question at him In quick snceovlmi. |
