The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-12
THE HOUSE.

Appropriation for The Philadelphia Mint
Stricken Out--Sundry Civil Bill.
In the House this morning. after the ref
erence Of the bills presented to the appprO-
pirate committees, Sayers of Texas pre-
sented the conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill. which approprlateS about
S250,000 more than when it passed the
House. The report was agreed to.
Upon demand for the regular order by
BeltzhooYer of Pennsylvania, Watson of
Georgia demanded the recognition Of the
third party for the purpose of calling up
resolution requesting the Ways and Means
Committee to report his sub-treasury bill.
Beltzhooger thought the House should 60
ON with the regular business, and Watson
gave notice that hereafter the Alliance
members would object 10 all requests for
unanimous consent.
Under the cali the following bills were
reported among others:
BY Whiting of Michigan from the Ways
and Means Committee, the silver lead-Ore
bill-referred to the committee Of the whole.
BY Long of Texas from the Agricultural
Committee to encourage silk cultuIe-re-
feIred 10 the committee Of the whole.
The House then went into committee of
the Whole on the sundry civil bill.
Holman moved to strike out the appro-
priation for 100000 for the purchase Of a
site and commencement of building for a
new mint at Philadelphia.
Otis OF Kansas favored striking out the
clause, and suggested building mint IN the
West, where the people favored free silver
bingham and ONeill of Pennsylvania
earnestly opposed Holman's motion.
Bland of Missouri also favored building
the mint in the West. lie moved to amend
the clause III the bill by providing that all
silver bullion now in the treasury that is
"a N
after purchased by or becoming the prop
erty Of the Government, shall be imme-
diately coined into standard silver dollars
and the scigniorage or gain arising there
from covered into the treasury and paid
ont to meet the appropriations herein pro-
yided for.
Tracy made point of order against the
amendment and Cochran moved to further
amend by suspending the further purchases
of silver bullion. The chairman ruled
that BANDS amendment was out of order
aud Cochran withdrew his amendment.
Bland appealed from the decision of the
chair. but subsequently withdrew his ap-
peal, stating that there was another place
in the bill where he could offer the amend
meut.
After further debate, during which Hol-
man presented letter from res ponsble
person in Philadelphia. saying that suit
able site for mint could be secured at one
third of the amount which il was proposed
TO pay for the site recommended, the vote
was taken. On division the vote stood 81
TO So.
Tellers were ordered and the motion to
strike out the mint appropriation was
agreed to-95 to 90.
Bingham gave notice that he would de-
mand yea and nay vote in the House.
In speaking TO a verbal amendment
Townsend of Colorado read an Associated
Press dispatch stating that Goschen an
nOulCcu that England would accent tho
invitation of the United States to take part
in an international conference to discuss
tho silver question. The reading of the
cablegram was received with loud applause
Pending further action the committee rose
and the House adjourned.