Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-21
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
LITTLE PROSPECT FOR SILVER
LEGISLATION.

Mr.. Randall Don't Want an Extra
Session - Presider fial Nominations
Mr. Nichols Secures Additional
ApprOPriation-VeryC Cold Weather for
the DedicatiOn-The Fusiliers Arrive
and Take in the sights
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-William H.
BarnuI, who is here again on the same
anti-silver errand, understand that the
House Committee on Appropriations will
insert in the sundry civil bill provision
respecting silver coinage such as Presi-
dent-elect Cleveland desires. 1t will au-
thOrize the President to suspend the coin
age of silver at his discretion. 1t will pro-
vide for the repeal Of the silver dollar coin
age law in 1886, unless by that time
the principal nations of the world have
entered into an agreement for a common
ratio between gold and silver, with a view
20 the use of both as money, in order to
bring it within the rule of the House,
which provides that new legislation in
appropriation bills shall not be in order
unless it retrenches expenditures. The
paragraph relating to silver
will provide that the amount
of silver dollars to be coined
monthly shall be reduced from $2,000,000
to ST, SOC. 600 Messrs. Barnum and Ran
dali consider this proposition which the
silver men ought not to be unwilling to
accept. but the silver men do not like it.
In the House they say they will defeat an
attempt to pass the sundry civil
bill under a suspension of the
rules if it contains this provision.
If it is considered by paragraphs they say
they will strike this paragraph out. If it
should get through in the House, Messrs.
Hill, Bowen and other silver Senators are
ready IN talk if 1nafh N fa
There is little prospect of any legislation
respecting silver this session.
WORKING TO PREVENT AN EXTRA SEES
SION.
Chairman Randall proposes that the
House shall 90 right on with the apprO-
priatiOn bills after the monument eXer-
cises tomorrow. He says that he sees
40 reason why there should be an extra
session. He will move the passage of
the sundry civil appropriation bills under
suspension of the rules on Monday, and,
if necessary, he proposes to pass the gen.
erai deficiency bill in the same way. II
an extra session becomes necessary it
will not be his fault, he says.
NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day nominated to be
Attorney of the United States George H.
Craig for the Northern and Middle Dis
tricts of Alabama; James +. Boyd for the
Western District of North Carolina:
Thomas b. keOgh co be Marshal of the
United States for the Western District of
North Carolina; William W. Hicks, of
Florida, to be Surveyor General of
Florida; to be Registrar of the Land
Office Patrick III. Winston, Jr., of North
Carolina, at Lewiston, Idaho.
THE HOUSE TO CONCUR.
The Texas Pacific land grant forfeiture
bill was called up in the House this after
noon by Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, in order
that the Senate amendments might be
cOncurred III, but the time within which
the measure could be considered was so
short, that MIR. Cobb, of Indiana, sug-
gested that it be postponed until tO-mor-
row. The House will concur in the Sen
ate amendments, and the bill will become
a law.
AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.
Mr.. Nichols, of Georgia, to-day secured
the insertion in the river and barbor bill
by the House of an appropriation OF $780,
600 for dredge boat to be used in the i'm
pTOvement of the harbOrs of Savannah
and Charleston and the st. Johns bar.
COLD WEATHER AT THE CAPITAL.
The weather has been very cold for
several days and is growing colder. The
thermometer at $3.50 tonight stood 10
degrees above zero, with a strong wind.
The intense cold threatens to interfere
with the dedication programme tO-m0r-
row, and with the comfort of the specta-
tors.
FOR COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE.
A petition urging Representative d.
Wyatt Aiken, of South Carolina, for
Commissioner of Agriculture is being
circulated for signatures in the House of
representatives.
THE FUSILIERS ARRIVE.
c., arrived this morning and spent the |
day visiting the public buildings.