The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-12
4 DEBATE OVER A MINT.
NEW BUILDING AT PHILADEL-
PHIA OPPOSED.

1r,suryGToN, May lin the House to-
law MIR. Savers of Texas presented the con-
I.:once report in the urgent deficiency
. ~ bill Mr.. Sayers explained
~ the bill as agreed to appropriated
"bout s25O,OOO more than it carried when
!, nassed the House.
NJ Din1lev of Maine said that was true,
-. that the S250,O0O was made up princi-
III, of two items, which had they been
pa,,rbt 70 the attention of the House would
S.ve been incorporated in the measure
-han It was originally under consideration.
The conference report was agreed to.
Mr. Beltzhoover of Pennsylvania de-
landed the regular order. ., H. ~
~ Watson of Georgia appealed tn him
:. srithdraw that demand IN tbs interest Of
to,,rsss There seemed 20 DO some UNDER
la .n5iTo hetween the two sides Of the House
80 racornirion should alternate, but the
49, narty received no recognition although
W., IF its members had made objection to
roonests for unanimous consent He wanted
80 get an opportunity to call up the resolu-
.io3 requesting the ways and means COM
r,ittee 10 report the sub-treasury bill. Mr..
Paityhoover said thar he had called for the
rognlar order without reference to any one
~ anv measure. He thought that the
House should 60 on with its regular busi-
ness. H.. x..
,ba alliance members would object to all
raopests for unanimous consent and he en-
nbasizsd this motion by objecJing to Mr..
EoIman's request that the call of the com.
Tnittees be dispensed with.
Under the call the following bills were
reported: ,,,
uavs and means committee silver lead
ore bill. 1t was referred to the committee of
the whole.
By Mr.. Long of Texas, from the agricult-
ursl committee-"o encourage silk culture.
Il was referred to the committee of the
whole.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole, with Mr.. Lester Of Georgia in
the chair, on the sundry civil appropriation
bill
THE APPROPRIATION TOO SMALL.
Mr.. Smith Of Arizona criticized the ap-
propriation of 300, 900 for a survey of the
public lands, contending that the appropri-
alton should be four times that amount.
No one desiring to continue the general de-
bate, the bill was read by paragraphs for
amendment.
Mr.. Holman moved to strike out the ap-
preparation of $500, 500 for the purchase of
q site and the commencement of building
for new mint at Philadelphia. He did not
think that the work need be
entered upon at this time The old
mint would answer every purpose for the
present. The expenditure of this money
could be well postponed.
MIR. Otis Of Kansas favored striking out
the clause. Why not build the mint out
west According TO the position taken by
the Pennsylvania members on the silver
bill they were not in favor of free silver.
The mint should be built where the people
we're in favor of free silver. There was no
need for this new mint at Philadelphia.
We had nothing to coin but gold, and that
was growing less every year.
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania thought
that the silver question had been fully
discussed. 1t had nothing TO do with
this appropriation. But if the idea of the
gentleman from Kansas was carried out,
that there should be free coinage, the pres
ent mint at Philadelphia could not meet the
requirements of the law. The gentleman
could give Philadelphia a new mint and
build other minis in the west
BLAND FAVoRS THE WEST.
Mr.. Bland agreed with Mr.. Otis that if a
new mint was to be built it should be To-
Gated in the west where the bullion was
produced. He moved to amend the clause
IN the bill by providing that all silver
bullion now in the treasury, the property of
the government, or hereafter purchased by
or becoming the propertyof the government,
shall be lmmediately coined into standard
silver dollars and the seignorage or gain
arising Their from covered into the treasury
and paid OUT TO meet the appropriations
herein provided for.
Mr.. Tracey of New York made a point of
order against the amendment.
Mr.. Cochran of New York offered as an
amendment to Mr.. BANDS amendment,
ana subject to the same point of order, a
proviso that on and after July l next all
further purchases OF silver bullion by the
treasury shall be discontinued.
Ine chair sustained the point of order
against Mr.. BANDS amendment, on the
ground that 1t was not germane.
Mr. cochran withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Bland appealed from the decision of
The chair, but subsequently withdrew the
appeal, stating that there was another place
IN the bill where he would offer his amend
ment.
Mr.. McMillin, in advocating Mr.. HoI-
mans motion to strike out, urged upon the
members the need of giving thought to the
ssuoject OK expenditures. Whatever might
De thelr differences Of opinion on other sub
JeclS, all should look studiously at the ex-
Pehdltures OF this congress. A deficiency in
Tue lace OF this congress in 1898 was as in
eVltaole as fate, if the laws heretofore en-
acted and those being made were carried
OUT lie appealed to his democratic friends
nov TO initiate the congress which
nsu preceded them, and which they had
severely criticised. They could not afford
20 go beyond where the republicans had
yaIed a halt. If this was to be another bill
I .N dollar congress, it might as we'll in the
Summation OF the people not have been
congress at all. He repeated and he en-
puaslzeo the repetition that there was a de-
fciency.
i, BLoUNT FAvORS ECONOMY.
WI. Blount of Georgia in favoring tho
Lm ng 20 strike out said that the statement
uad oeen frequently made that in the press
euD condition Of the treasury we could not
s si-S TO meet the requirements of the
Gle Gang tund. The sinking fund
goHo created as pledge of the
go eo,Gtnnent to sustain the public
o ea' and congress should not, from per-
eoual consideration, or from any other
o o run up the expenditures of the gov
o'mnnehs heedlessly at such time.
M. Mr' Breckinridge of Kentucky spoke in
,a'oI Oh retaining the clause in the bill. He
,;. as an advocate of economy, and he be-
9eof that congress was spending a good
boa 700 much money. but it would have
s 60 wen II these speeches in support of
NJ tho ~ mad been made before the passage
u, me river and harbor bill.
q ~. !TIendleton of West Virginia said that
ro ms ~ mouse had been extravaganza it had
Tr5i ooen tne fault of the gentleman from
49, g'aua thr. Holman). If the gentlemen
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