Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-01-05 | Page 3 | Bill Calls for Silver Purchases

BILL CALLS FOR SILVER PURCHASES WASHINGTON Jan Under tinder 5 Under the terms of a II bill Introduced l thursday by Senator W V H King Hing the secretary of the treasury would bo he directed to continue the purchase of domestic sit sll- sil silver ver er er at 1 I an ounce for at least one oney y year ar from September next orone or one year yearlong long longer r than purchases will be made under the Pittman act Senator Kings King's bill directs the purchase of ounces of sliver silver over ocr and e aboe what the department now has hasIn hasin hasIn In contemplation the department it- it itself itself It Itself self holding that purchases will not be nece necessary ary for o g governmental pur- pur purposes purposes pur purposes poses after S September or October ot of this year