The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-20
THE SILVER QUESTION
Again Up in tho Mou,e-Mr, Pierce Rea


Ills Pnrty a Lesson.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1O.-Thc
free silver men were greatly disappoint-
ed to-day when the chairman Of the
committee OF the whole sustained the
point of order against Mr.. BANDS
amendment, aud their disappointment
was renewed when the chairman also
decided 4 modified amendment out OF
order. The decision left many of the
silver men in an angry mood. .;..is.i
The third party received recognition
this morning, and Mr.. 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
its consideration, but Mr.. BellzhooYer's
demand for the regular order" oper-
ated as an objection. E-iJ
After iruitless call of committees
the house went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Lester, OF Georgia, in the
chair on the sundry civil bill q The
chair delivered his decision on the point
Of order made against the. amendment
offered by Mr.. Bland yesterday for the
coinage OF all silver bullion purchased
and now in tho treasury into standard
silver dollars, The cost OF coinage to be
paid out Of the seignorage, or gain to
government, tho remainder 'of the
seignorase to bo covered into the treas
ury. 1t was conceded, said the chair,
that the amendment changed existing
law and therefore it would not be III or
der unless Eelng cermane, it reduced
the amount covered by the bill. The
clause in the bill relating to tho recoin-
age OF abraded minor coins, the amend
ment to the coinage Of the standard sill
yer dollar.
The chair was unable TO see how the
amendmentw was gormane to the subject
matter OF the clause. Did it reduce the
amounts covered by tho bill? The
mere fact that it struck from the bill
the appropriation OF 100000 for the
recoinaSc OF minor coins did not reduce
the amounts, because it appropriated
the seignoragc, which might amount to
100000. 1t did not reduce the
amounts covered by the bill and might
increase expenditures. He sustained
the point OF order and ruled out tho
amendment
Mr.. Bland then re.o1cred his amend
ment, with tho proviso attached TO it
"that the cost OF this coinage shall not
exceed $95, ,O0O-$5, 600 OF which shall be
for the coinage OF subsidiary silver aud
100000 for standard silver dollars.'
Mr.. Bland said that he attached tho
.proviso to the amendment in order to
remove the objection OF the chair, that
it did not reduce the amounts covered
by tho bill.
Considerable discussion followed, ,nnd
finally Mr.. Pierce, OF Tennessee, led the
debate away from tho dry point Of order
and proceeded to read lecture to his
Democratic colleagues. What tho asked
had come over tho spirit OF the dream
OF the Democratic party? Wns it going
to back down and 60 back on its rec.
ord? A similar amendment to the ono
now presented had been offered by,Mr.
Bland to IA similar clause in tho sundry
civil. bill Of last year.
=. 1thad been-ruled out and an appeal
had been taken. On sustaining the
chair the vote stood yeas 1874, nays l27.
OF the l27 negative votes but nino were
cast by Republicans. Many OF tho
Democrats who had voted nay then
were on the floor to-day, and he had
seen them stand up and vote the other
way. What had brought about the
great change?&Was this consistency?
The people would not be deceived BY
any such demagogy as this. Laughter
The chair said that he had heard
nothing to change his opinion that the
amendment was not germane, and no
therefore ruled tho amendment rs mod
flied out OF order. I. I. .s i
Mr.. Bland appealed from the decis-
ion. but,the committee sustained tho
decision OF the chair by vote of 12O to
rs.
Mr.. Johnson, OF Indiana, in speaking
! to o verbal amendment, ridiculed the
Democratic party for its action on the
silver question. He was several times
interrupted by points OF order that his
remarks were not relevant 10 tho pend
ing question, buthe managed to make
himself heard, and stated that he
wanted to give the Democrats free
silver. - '.:.,,- y - 80 - % 80. :
Mr.. Cooper, OF Indiana, (who had just