Evening journal., 1892-05-12
NO PHILADELPHIA MINT.
The House Strikes Out the
$500, 900 Appropriation.
FREE COINAGE COMES UP AGAIN.

Mr.. Bland valientIy Returns 20 tho
Charge and suffers Defeat as Before.
Ex-Minister Reds French Extradition
Treaty Rejected by the senate.
WASHINGTON, May i2-The house devoted
OH Of the session to further consideration
Of the sundry civil bill. The general debate
was closed and nearly the whole session oc-
cupied by discussion OF the motion Of Mr..
Holman, chairman Of the committee ON ap-
propriations, TO strike out the paragraph
appropriating ss0O,OOO for the purchase Of a
site for the proposed new mint at Philadel-
phia This was finally agreed to-Yoas, 10;
nays %.
During the debate Mr. Bland said that so
long as the present financial policy Of the
government was continued the voting Of
money for the Philadelphia mint served no
useful purpose, and he hoped that II the pro
vision remained in the bill the committee
would insist that the mint be required to
serve the purpose for which it was intended
and that the coinage Of silver be compelled.
Mr.. Sayres, of Texas, warned the ma
jority of the necessity Of reducing the APP
propriations and called attention TO the fact
that while Mr. Randall represented the Phil
adelphia district in the house there was no
suggestion for a new building, but last year,
taking advantage Of the extravaganza of a
Republican congress, the project was pre-
sented and passed, but no appropriation was
made
McNIiilin sounds Warming.
Recurring to the motion TO strike out the
item Mr.. McMillin urged the members, ir-
respective Of party affiliations and belief, TO
look earnestly at the subject OF appropria-
tions, In view of the fact that deficiency
staros the house in the face. ''rhe estimates
OF the secretary Of the treasury" said he,
''show q surplus next year Of Sil,0OO,OO0 10
meet the sinking fund and other expenses.
The river and harbor bin alone appropriates
l over $50 100000. ] want TO ask, gentlemen,
upon what are You going TO meet these ex-
pendituresi What new taxes are you going
TO impose TO provide the revenuei II we
are going to be billion dollar congress, il
would be just ~ well, in the estimation OF
the people that we had not been a congress
at an For il is probable that we shall then
be dealt with as the people dealt with the
last congress-
Randall Was Not Against It.
Mr. ONeil,of Pennsylvania, spoke agains
the motion to strike out lie said he knew
Mr. Randalls views on the mint question
. and he RandalD was not opposed 10 TIA
building of a new one Delay in the pun
chase of a site for a new building would onl
add 10 the cost, when the purchase is made
as inevitably il must be.
Mr. Holman presented letter from
: gentleman in Philadelphia, received sine
the bill was reported 10 the house sayiu
; that a site for the mint equally as ayailabl
I as the one recommended could he purchase
for one-third the amount named In the bil
Mr.. Holman also said that the letter fror
the secretary Of the treasury quoted b
several gentlemen 10 the effect that th
Z new mint was not absolutely necessary, wa
! not before the committee when the itei
b was agreed to.
y MI Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, warml
p criticised the chairman of the committe
{ (Mr Holmanl for bringing in testimony D
( the tail end Of the debate, gathered sine
4 the committee had reported the bill, wit
/ the effect of making members who suppor
), ed the item appear to have reached a COZ
j clusion without having had all the facts b
P; fore them.
r Mr Tnlman, of South Carolina, closin
the debate desired, only to ask members No
!
the necessity of building a mint whel
there is nothing 10 minti He added' %
you'll pass a free coinage bin wen give yo
mint but I'm opposed The rest OF II
/. sentence WAS lost in the laughter that fo
I, | lowed. On a vote the motion OF Mr.. Hc
/, man to strike out the Philadelphia mil
item prevailed.
Mr. Bland caused much excitement an
u no little CONSERVATION when he offered
an amendment 10 the mint clause prop
sition requiring all appropriations 70 be pa
" in money coined from the silver bullion no
on deposit IN the treasury. Mr.. Lester,
y Georgia, who was chairman OF the con
Y mittee Of the whole, ruled the amendmel
p out Of order. Alr. Bland at FIRST appeal,
= from this decision, but then withdrew b
y appeal, saying that he would offer
y amendment 10 another clause OF the bill.