Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-20
mont on the table. The bill was then
passed without division.

authorizing the Secretary of the Senate
10 appoint an additional clerk Mt an an
nuai salary Of $1,000, directing the
Secretary of the Sen &c 70 detail from
his force competent reading clerk, and
placing the entire clerical force OF the
Senate in the Sacretary's Office. IN
Gliding the Chi if clerk, under the con
troll and direction of ard subject to ap'
poiniment and removal by the Secretary
Of the Senate.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
The river and barbor appropriation
bill was then taken up, aud Mr. Nc
Pherson made the motion COT which he
had given notice this morning. to re-
commit the bill with instructions to re-
Guce the amount51 per cent
Mr.. Dolph moved to lay the motion on
the table, and Mr. Dolph's motion was
agreed to-yeas, - nays, G-Messrs.
Harris, Kyle, Mcpherson, Paddock,
Palmer, and Villas.
] he Clerk then proceeded with the
reading OF the bill for amendment. \
large number OF amendments reported
from the Committee on Commerce. the
majority of them increasing appropria-
tons. were aereed 10. Among them
we're the following Reducing the APP
preparation for the harbor at Charleston,
;. c., from $500, 600 TO S22j.0J0; in
creasing the appropriation for Cumber-
land Sound. Ga, from Sll2,0O0 to
500, 900; reducing the appropriation
for the harbor at Savannah, Ga,
from 1926, 900 to 1918, 600; reducing
the appropriation for the harbor Of
Mobile. Ala. from $3.50, 900 to SOP, 500 ;
inserting an item Of S25, goo to improve
the inland waterway from Chincoteague
Bay, Va. to Delaware Bay at or near
Lewes. Del: increasing the appropria-
ton for the Roanoke river, Y. c.,
from $4,000 to $4,000; insert
ing an item Of $4,000 for Black
river n. c.; increasing appropriations
for the Potomac river, -. c.. from
500. 900 to S2j0,O0O, and for the
Chickahominy river, Va, from $1,000
to 1000; reducing the appropria-
ton for the Rappahannock river from
$40, 900 to Sl0 0UJ striking ont an item
of 3, 600 for Lower Machodoc creek,
Va: striking ont the item of 800, 0Uo
for 81. Johns river. Fla; reducing the
Appropriation for the channel at the
mouth of the st. Johns river from $3.50,
900 10 Sl25, GOO, and inserting an item o.
So, 900 for Indian river, Fla.
coNTINU1NG-coNTRACT ITEMS.
Mr.. Frye Gn charge of the bill
moved the appropriation for the harboI
and bay at HUMBOLDT, Cal, from 500, OOC
TO SljU,0 this being one OF the % per
cent. reductions where continuing con-
tract provisions EXIST.
Mr.. FELTON, opposed the amendment
and considerable discussion followed, il
the course of which Mr.. Culium sale
there were fifteen such items IN the bill
providing for continuing contracts),
and that the principle, no believed
would effect a saving Of twenty millions
to the government But If 10 accom-
modate any senator the line should be
broken, then they would have to go bacl
to the old system, which would be very
injurious to the public interests.
Mr. Cullom said that in the sundry
civil appropriation bill Of the next SEES
sion there would undoubtedly be items
TO the amount OF seven or eight or nine
millions for those "continuing-contract
works.
The amendment was agreed to, a.
were also Notwithstanding in like
manner all of the continuIng-coutrac
items in the bill, a. heretofore published
All the committee amendments havinl
been disposed Of the bill went over I'll
tomorrow when it will he open TO gen
eral amendment, and the Senate, at
Z. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Third party received recognition
this morning, and Mir. Watson, o
Georgia. sent mp to the Clerks desk anC
had read a terse resolution that 18th.
Committee on Ways and Means be re
ouested to report the sub-Treasury bill.
He asked unanimous consent for It's con
sideration, but Mr.. BeltzhOoyer's de
mand for regular order operated a
an objection. Several other member
asked for unanimous consent to call VI
measures, and Mr.. Beltzhoover ex
pressed his willingness so withdraw hi
demand for the regular order" &c
enable them 10 he recognized, but tn,
Speaker would not permit the power o
recognition TO be taken out OF his hands
in this manner, and stated that If IN,
gentleman withdrew his demand h'
would again recognize the gentleman
from Georgia (Mr. Watson. On thu
statement Mr.. Beethoven insisted OF
his demand. and after a fruitless call o
committees the House went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the sundry ciyi
bill, Mr.. Lester, Of Georgia, IN TIT
| chair.
TIE SILVER AMENDMENTS.
After several attempts to amend the
bill had failed the Chair delivered hi
decision on the point OF order made
against the amendment offered by Mr.
Bland yesterday for the coinage Of al
silver bullion purchased and now IN The
Treasury into standard silver dollars, tn,
cost of coinage to be paid out of tn,
seipnorsce or gain to the government
the remainder of the seignora2e to b'
covered into the Treasury. II was con
ceded. said the Chair, that the amend
ment changed an existing law, and there
fore it would not DO in order unless
being germane, it reduced the
amount covered by the bill Thu
clause of the bill related t
the recoinage of abraded mino
coins-the amendment to the coinage o
the standard dollar. The Char was IN
able 10 see how the amendment wa
germane to the subjectmatter OF tn
clause. Did it reduce the amount GOV
cred by the bill? The mere fact that
struck from the bill the appropriation o
/ 100000 for the recolnage Of mino
coins did not reduce the amount. be
cause it appropriated the seignorage
which might amount 10 S2,OOO,OOO |
did not reduce the amount COY
cred by the bill, and might in
crease expenditures. He sustained tn
point of order and ruled out the amend
ment.
Mr. Bland then reoffered his amend
ment. with the proyiso attached to
"that the cost OF this coinage shall nc
exceed 500, COOS, 600 of which shall b