The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-07
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Bland's Free CoInaES BIZ KnocEed
out-The Worlds Fair Discussed

Mr.. Blauas Free CoInag6 Bill Knocked
out-The Worlds Fair Discussed
WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 6.-The
sundry Civil Appropriation bill was up
in the House to-day and the pending
question was the decision Of the Chair
upon the point OF order raised by Mr..
Dingley, Of Maine, against MI. Blsnd's
free coinage amendment.
Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, Chairman Of
the Committee Of tho Whole on the
Surdry Civil Appropriation bill, sus-
tanned the point OF order, on the ground
that the amendment is not german 70
the paragraph 10 which 1t Is offered and
further changes exist in law. Mr.. Bland
appealed from the decision. The de.
cision OF the Chair was sustained BY o
vote Of 1874 to 127.
Mr.. DoCkery, OF Missouri, moved 70
strike out the appropriation OF S2O OUVg
for recolnage and insert the words, AND
so much as may be necessary 70 meet
the expenses OF such recoinage is here
by appropriated out OF the silver profit
fund"
The committee then reCurred TO the
Worlds Fair paragraph, to which MI
Gambler, Of Massachusetts,, proposed q
substitute, that the Secretary OF the
Treasury be instructed not to approve
the payment Of any expense attendant
upot1 3 meeting OF the Worlds Colnm,
bian Commission or OF the Board Of
Lady Managers except such meetings az
NAV be called at the time OF the dedtca'
ton and opening OF the Worlds FAR q;
provided Tor in section ., OF the saio
act; nor TO approve the payment Of any
salary to any officer Of the Worlds Oolum'
bian Commission out Of any money
which has been, or may be available fol
such purpose other than an annual
talary.
toned the efficiency Of the National
CommiAion in the expenditure OF Gov
eminent money, and criticised the eala'
fies paid 70 the officials. The tot9
amount of the salary list was 8Sr5iOl
end under tho authority given 70 the
Commission to increase The number o
appointees as the Fair drew, the sala
res would, until they BWamped the GOV
eminent appropriation. II the unlteS
states assumed to run the Commission
by paying It's own Commissioners, !
would be morally bound to make 81
any deficiency that might occur. Mr.
Oscar Turner, Of Kentucky, had onc'
defined a 'sinacuree," as he expressed
il. az a position where there was Roth
ing 10 do and damned slght Of pay
ILauEhter.l He thopght a good man!
vi the posilions on the Nalopa Oom
mission we're ''sinacurees."
ar. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, de
Tended the action oE the Committee OIL
Appropriation in reporting the para
graphs providing for the expenses Of th
commission. i was the duty Of Con
Sress TO make the fair q success, not
failure, and he, as 3 member Of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, had felt 1t :
be his duty TO concur in the recon-
mendatIon Of the appropriations Whiel
had been made.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Illinois, said that whI
CHICAGO wished was 70 BE- Jet alone.
MI, BusterwoHth, Of Ohio, ln oppos
ton 10 the substitute, said that r
United States gas committed to "a
world to do certain thing; no matte
through what inBtrumentahty., Ih
faith Of the country was pledged, IN
Fair would result In advantage 70 Oh