Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-12
TTO GREAT SURPRISES.
.,DroDriation for the Philadelphia
Mint Turned Down.
liver MEN CAN'T SEE ANY
Id sYs-s Mint Capacity Til There Is Free Sill
:. q Coin-Mr. Bland Bobs Up With a
e,.sszs Resolution as an Amendment
M-. Psadletons FAR Ofer

w,sprVeroN. ID. c., May 1L-There
". ,ggo surprises in the House to-day,
!. srsr was the striking from the sun
81 Civil bin the appropriation OF $500
III for the purchase Of a site ana the
,eercement of a building for new
- philadelphia, and the second,
.~5deo springing In the House or
4 s.ivsr question, by Mr.. Bland, IN the
-.,s ofan amendment TO the same Oil,
--1,ring the coinage and issue IN pay
-s,, M appropriations Of the silver oul-
~ now I'm the treasury. The amend
~, was ruled out, but Mr.. Bland an
-..1-.s5 that be would renew the
.smept in another place In the Dill.
~ House soon went into committee
/ ~ whole (Mr. Lester, Ok Georgia, IN
5-tarI. on the sundry civil appro-
st0n bill.
N, Holman moved 70 strike out the
.-.,or.stion for S62O, 500 for the pur-
s..,af a site and the commencement
II-brft.ng for a new mint az Phila-
.,-sa He did not think that the
III need be entered upon az this time.
rssod mint would answer every pur-
.stsr the present. The expenditure
l,s,s money could be well postponed.
M Ods, OF Kansas, favored striking
he clause. Why not build the
.rro.s west. According 20 the posi-
ns4n by Pennsylvania members on
silver bin they were not in favor OF
81 gter. We have nothing 20 coin
1. god. and that was growing less
ryysar. o,O, -,
rpsv'yania, spoke earnestly against
Ho'man's motion Mr.. Bland, OF
l.,,5gr.. agreed with Mr. Otis, that u
new mint we're 20 be built, it should
! heated I'm the west where the bullion
al Droduced. He moved 10 amend the
Egsa in the bill by providing that all
. lysr bullion now in the treasury, the
-91er.y OF the government, or hereaf-
4 II purchased BY or becoming the prop
nv OF the government, shall be imme-
4 stsIy coined into standard silver dol
rs. and the gain arising therefrom
-ysred into the treasury and paid out
meet the appropriation herein pro-
ied i0r.
/ Mr. Tracy made a point Of order
rsInst the amendment and Mr.. Cock
% moved to further amend by Sus-
aading the further purchases OF silver
.ii0u. The chairman OF the Commit
Of the Whole ruled out Of Of order
bands amendment, and Mr.. Cock
H. withdrew his amendment. Mr..
! and appealed from the decision OF the
ta.r but subsequently withdrew the
,9sa', stating that there was
bother place in the bill where
would offer his amend
snL After further debate, Mr.. Holman
resented a letter which had been re-
ecived from a responsible person In
Philadelphia, saying that a suitable site
5f The mint could be secured at one
Ind the amount it was proposed to
b. FOR the site recommended.
4 Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, COM
an.ed rather severely on Mr.. Holman
br having kept that letter ia his pOck-
until the tail end OF the debate. He
'hou,d have presented il TO the commit
b. Mr.. Holman said that he under
ooi it was on the files Of the commit
Mr. TUmau, Of South Carolina, was
|pyosed 20 a new mint until We had
|uethlng 90 mint. "Give us" he said,
a free coinage bill and We will give you
mint"
Nr Reilly, Of Pennsylvania, advO-
ped the erection Of the new building
"a then the vote was taken. On a di-
son the vote stood on 10 So. TeIlerS
sr ordered and the motion TO strike
ihe mint appropriation was agreed
o5 90 92.
e Bingham gave notice that he
e4d demand a yea and nay vote In the
use.
speaking to a verbal amendment,
f TeWpSend, Of Colorado, read the
3ocisted Press dispatch stating that
Goschen had announced that Eng
would accept the invitation Of the
ed States 10 take part in the inter
nal conference 10 discuss the silver
ion. The reading of the cable
was received with loud applause.
bdiDg further action the committee
bnd the House adjourned.