Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-12

there should be free coinage-the present
mint at Philadelphia could not meet the
requirements If the law. The gentleman
could give Philadelphia . new mint ana
build other minis in the West.
srIvEs-coISAGE AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Bland agreed with Mr.. Otis that II
new mint were 10 be built IL should be
located in thu West where the bullion was
produced. He moved 10 amend the clause
in the bill by providing that all silver bul.
lion now in the Treasury. the property OF
the government, or hereafter purchased
by or becoming the property Cf the gov
crnment, shall be immediately coined INTO
standard silver dollars and the seigniornge
or gain arising therefrom covered INTO the
Treasury and paid ont TO meet the appro-
priations herein provided Tor.
Mr.. Tracy. Of New York, made point
OF order against the amendment.
Mr.. Cochran, OF New York, offered as an
amendment 10 Mr.. BANDS amendment
land subject TO the same point OF orderl a
proviso that on and after the LIST Of July
next all further purchases OF silver bullion
by the Treasury shall be discontinued.
The Chair sustained the point OF order
against Mr. BANDS amendment on the
ground that il was not germane. Mr..
Cochran withdrew his amendment. Mr..
Bland appealed from the decision of the
Chair, but subsequently, withdrew the ap-
peal, stating that there was another place
In the bill where he would offer his amend
meDt.
THE MATTER OF EXPENDITURES.
Mr.. McMillin. in advocating Mr.. Hol-
mans motion to strike out. urged upon
members the need OF giving thought to the
subject of expenditures. Whatever might
be their differences of opinion on other
subjects, all should look studiously at the
expenditures of this Congress. Adeiiciency
in the face of this Congress IN 1898
was rs inevitable as tate II the
laws heretofore enacted and those
being made were carried out. he
appealed TO his Democratic friends not
TO initiate the Congress which had pre-
coded them and which they had severely
criticised. They could not afford to go
beyond where the Republicans had called
n halt. IL this was 10 be another billion
dollar Congress it might as well. IN the
estimation of the people, not have beeh
Congress at all He repeated with enplu-
SIS the repetition that there was ue
creasing Treasury and an approaching Cell
cheney.
THE SINKING FUND.
Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia. IN favoring the
motion TO strike out. sald that tne
statement had been frequently made that
in the present condition OF the Treasury
we could not expect to meet the require
ments of the sinking fund. The SINKING
fund was created as pledge OF the gov
eminent 10 sustain the public credit ana
Congress should not from personal con-
slderations or from any other cause run
up the expenses of the government.
hr. Breckenridge. of Kentucky, spoke IN
favor Of retaining the clause In the oiil.
lie was an advocate OF economy ana ne
believed that Congress was spending a
good deal too much money. But III would
have been well If these speeches IN sup
port of economy had been made before
the passage of the river and harbor Dill.
Mr.. Pendleton. of West Virginia, said
that If this House had been extravaRant
il had not been the fault OF the gentle
man from Indiana (Mr. Holman. IT gen
tlemen did not hear the voice OF the peo-
pie now they would hear 1t IN thunder
tones at the ballOt-boX IN November next.
ALrTTLE LETTER.
After other members had given their
views on both sides of the question Mr..
Holman presented letter which had been
received from responsible person In
Philadelphia, saying that a suitable site
could he secured at one-third the amount
il was proposed to pay for the site recon-
meDded.
Mr.. breckenridge, of Kentucky, com
mented rather severely on Mr.. Holman for
having kept that letter in his pocket until
the tail end of the debate. He should
have presented il 10 the committee.
Mr.. Holman said that he understood II
was on the files of the committee.
MIR. Tilman, of South Carolina, was OPP
posed to a new mint until We had some
thing TO mint. Give u.s." he said q
free-coinage bill and we will give you a
mint
THE APPROPRIATION STANDS.
Mr.. Reilly, of Pennsylvania, advocated
the erection of the new building. and then
the vote was taken. On division II stood
81 10 s.. Ielers were ordered, and the
motion tOstrike out was agreed to-95 TO ".
In speaking to verbal amendment Mr..
Townsend, of Colorado, read the Associ-
ated Press dispatch stating that Mr..
Goschen had announced that England
would accept the invitation OF the United
States to take part III an international
conference to discuss the silver question:
The reading Of the cablegram was received
with loud applause.
Mr.. Washington, of Tennessee, made an
earnest but unsuccessful effort to secure
an appropriation of ~ 800 for lighting the
public building at Nashville, Tenn, by
electricity.
Pending further action the committee
rose and the House adjourned.