Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-20
AEWs BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. THE CHAIR SUSTAINED. MT. BIand's Amendment is
 0verruIed. THE FLOYD RIVER IS SUBSIDINe. Mauritius Visited by a &c.,
 were Hurricane. FUNERAL OF m. pL|NY EARLE. New Haven Defeated by
 Rochester.
FUNERAL OF OR. PLINY EARLE.
THE FIFTY.SECOND CONGRESS.

THE FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. The Sunday Civil BiIl in the House
 The Chairs Decision on the Point
 of order Made Against MT. Bland,s
 Amendme is Sustained by the
 Committee of the Whole by Vote
 of l2O to 75-ManY Amendments to
 the River and HarbOr Bill Agreed
 to in the Senate.
 WASHINGTON, May 19.-The third party received recognition this morning and Mir. Watson of Georgia sent up to the clerks desk and had read the terse resolution, "that the committee on ways and means be requested to report the sub-treasury bill." He asked unanimous consent for it's consideration, but Mir. Beltzhoovers de- mand for the Irregular order" operated as an objection.
 Several other members asked for unani- mous consent to call up measures and MT. Beltzhoover expressed his willingness to withdraw his demand for the Irregular or der" to enable them to be recognized. But the speaker would not permit the power of recognition to be taken out of his hands in this manner and stated that if the gen. tlemsn withdrew his demand he would again recognize the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Watson). On this statement Mir. Beltzhoover insisted on his demand, and after fruitless call of committees the house went into committee of the whole on the sundry civil bill.
 The chair delivered his decision on the point of order made against the amend ment offered by MT. Bland yesterday for the coinage of all silver bullion purchased and now in the treasury into standard sil- yer dollars, the cost of coinage to be paid out of the seignorage. or gain to the gov ernment, the remainder of the seignorage to be covered into the treasury. It was conceded, said the chair, that the amend ment changed existing law, and therefore it would not be in order unless, being germane, it reduced the amount covered by the bill. The clause in the bill related to the recoinage of abraded minor coins; the amendment to the coinage of the standard silver dollar. The chair was unable to see how the amend ment was germane to the subject matter of the clause. Did it reduce the amounts GOV cred by the bill? The mere fact that it struck from the bill the appropriation of $100, 900 for the recoinage of minor coins did not reduce the amounts, because it ap- propriated the seignorage, which might amount to $2,000,0O0. It did not reduce the amounts covered by the bill and might increase expenditures. He sustained the point of order and ruled out the amend ment.
 MT. Bland then reoffered his amend ment with the proviso attached to it ''that the cost of this coinage shall not exceed $95, ,00O-$5, 900 of which shall be for the coinage of subsidiary silver and $90, ,O00 for standard silver dollars" Mir. Bland said that he attached the proviso to the amend ment in order to remove the objection of the chair that it did not reduce the amounts covered by the bill. His proposition now manifestly reduced the appropositions and was not obnoxious to the rule to which the chair had referred. He contended fur ther (the opinion of the chair to the con- trary notwithstanding that it was distinct ly germane to the subject matter of the clause.
 MT. Dingley of Maine said that the chair had already passed upon the germaneness of the amendment. He would not argue that question, but did argue that the amendment in it's present form did not re- duce expenses.
 MT. Blount of Georgia argued that the amendment was obnoxious to the rules as it was when first offered.
 MT. Pierce of Tennessee said similar amendment had been offered by MT. Bland to similar clause in the sundry civil bill of last year. It had been ruled out and an appeal had been taken. On sustaining the chair the vote stood yeau 134, nays 127, of which only nine votes were cast by republicans.
 Many democrats who had voted nay then were on the floor to-day and he had seen them vote the other way. Was this con- sistency.. The people could not be deceiv ed by any such demagoguery as this. Laughter.
 The chair ruled the amendment as modi- fed out of order.
 Mir. Bland appealed from the decision, but the committee sustained the decision of the chair by vote of 120 to 75.
 MT. Johnson of Indiana in speaking to a verbal amendment ridiculed the democratic party for it's action on the silver question. The last occasion was to-day, when they might have reversed the decision of the chair.
 Mir. Coggswell of Massachusetts offered an amendment appropriating $1, ,016, AR for continuing the work of the eleventh census.
 Mir. Sayres of Texas raised the point of order that this appropriation belonged to the general deficiency bill, but MT. Ding ley argued that it was in no respect def- ciency.
 The chair (Mr. Hatch, overruled the point of order.
 On a standing vote the amendment was defeated by a large majority-Mr. Key burn of Pennsylvania voting with the dem- oersts against it.
 sponded.
 When the tellers resumed their places the quorum vanished and another roll call was ordered, but soon an amicsbls arrange ment was effected, the further call was dispensed with, the amendment was re- jected, the committee rose and the house adjourned.
 MT. McPherson gave notice that when the river and harbor appropriation bill should be brought before the senate fol | consideration he would move to recommit | to the committee on commerce with in l structions to report it back without amend l ments as will exclude all from all au thori zation for new contracts for material anc 1 work, and as will also proportionately re
 duce by 50 per cent. the entire amount ap
 propriated.
 The senate resumed consideration of th'
 bill exempting American coastwise vessels piloted by their licensed masters, or by
 United States pilot, from the obligation t,
 pay state pilots for services not rendered
 Arguments against the bill were mad
 by Messrs. Butler, Pasco and German
 the latter taking the ground that the mat
 ter might be safely left to the states. Nil
 Vest advocated the passage of the bill. MT. Butler offered an amendment rt
 pealing such parts of the navigation law
 as prevent the purchase by citizens of tb
 United States of ships in foreign oountrie ! and their right to American registry an | to fly the American flag.
 MT. Mills advocated the bill as calcula
 ed to reduce the cost of water transports
 ton. There should be no charges of tn,
 kind, he said, on the commerce of tt
 country. He was in favor of taking sue , en unjust burden from the shoulders .
 the owners of cosstwise vessels. But would go still further. He would vote
 country. He would vcte not to allow ol |. l or two ships to obtain American registr