Ogden Daily Standard | 1891-05-27 | Page 1 | A Treasury Decision

I 1 treasury decision washington may 20 26 attorney general miller has decided that the secretary of the treasury baa has no authority under tinder the act ot of july 17 1890 to issue the treasury notes provided for by that act except ia itt payment for bullion purchased but that the gain or ari arising ing from the coinage of bullion under the act when paid into the treasury becomes part of 0 the general cash and may bo be used like any other the seignior ag e fund now amounts to a and a d under this decision the issue of oil silver yet certificates may be increased I 1 to that bat extent the secret ry of the Treas treasury is also considering the pro proposition poe ta issue silver certificates against 2 silver half dollars now in the treasury