The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-20
NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.
BIand's Last Silver Scheme Turned
Down Square|y.
THE BUSINESS ENDED FOR NOW.
The River end Harbor Appropriation
Bin Taken Up In the Senate -McPher-
SON Tries for Savage Reduction-The
News Of Warrington.

WARRINGTON, May 20.-The third par
ky received recognition yesterday and
Mr.. Watson Of Georgia sent up to the
clerks desk and had read the terse reso-
luton, "that thc committee on ways and
me: mean: b 81; requested to report the sub
He asked unanimous consent for its
consideration but Mr.. Beltshever's de-
mand for the Irregular order" operated 40
an objection. Several other members
asked for unanimous consent to call up
his willingness to withdraw his demand
for the "rsgular order" to enable them to
Be recognized. But tho speaker would
not permit the power Of recognition to
be taken out Of his hands In this manner
and stated that II the gentleman with
drew his demand he would again recog-
Watson). On this statement Mr.. Beltz-
hever insisted on his demand and after
. fruitless call Of committees the House
went into committee Of the whole on the
sundry civil bill.
The cnair delivered bis decision on the
point on order made against the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Bland yesterday for
the coinage OF all silver bullion pur-
chased and now In the treasury, into
standard silver dollars, the cost OF COIN
age to be paid out OF the seigniorage
fund, or gain to the Government, the re-
mainder OF the seigniorsge to be covered
It was conceded, said the chair, that
che amendment changed existing laws,
and therefore Il would not be in order
unless, being germane, IL 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 dol
lar. The chair was unable to see how the
amendment was germane to the subject
matter of the clause. Did it reduce the
amounts covered by the billf The mere
fact that IL struck from the bill the ap-
preparation of s100, 900 for the recoinage OF
minor coins did not reduce the amounts
because IL appropriated the seignoirage
which might amount to $20O0, 900. 1t did
not reduce the amounts covered by the
bill and might increase expenditures.
He sustained the point OF order and ruled
out the amendment. Mr.. Bland then
re-offered his amendment with tho pro-
viso attached to it, "that the cost of this
coinage shall not exceed $95 900 $4,000 of
which shall be for the coinage of subsi-
diary silver and $4,000 for standard sill
yer dollars"
Mr.. Bland said he attacked the provis-
ion to the amendment In order to remove
the objection Of the chair that II did not
reduce the amounts covered by the bill.
His proposition now manifestly reduced
the appropriation and was not obnoxious
to the rule to which the chair had re-
ferred. He continued further (the opin-
ion OF the chair to the contrary notwith-
standing) that IL was distinctly germane
to the subject matter of the clause
Mr.. Dingley Of Maine, said that the
chair had already passed upon the ger
maneuess OF the amendment. He would
not argue that question, but did argue
that the amendment In its present form
did not reduce expenses.
The chair ruled the amendment out of
order.
In the Senate.
The River and Harbor Appropriation
bill was taken mp and Mr.. Mcpherson
made motion to recommit the bill, with
instructions to reduce the amount SO per
cent.