The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-20
WATSON AND sUB-rREAsURIEs.
The Georgian Asks That the Commit
tee Send the Bill Back.

The Georgian Asks hat the Commit
tee Send the Bill Back.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The third party
received recognition in the House this
morning and Mr.. Watson Of Georgia sent
up to the clerks desk aud had read a terse
resolution, reading: THAT the committee
on ways and means be requested to report
| the sub>treasurY bill He asked unani-
nous consent for its consideration, but Mr..
| Beltzhoover's demand for the regular order
| operated as an objection. Several other
members asked for unanimous consent to
! call up measures and asked Mr.. BeltEhoover
to withdraw his demand for the regular
order to enable them to be recognized.
But tie speaker would not permit the power
OF recognition to be taken out Of his hands
in this manner, and stated that il the gem
tleman withdrew his demand he would
again recognize the gentleman from Geor-
gia (Mr. Wasson).
On this statement Mr.. Beltzhoover in
sisted on his demand. and after a fruitless
call OF the committees the House went into
committee of the whole on the sundry civil
appropriations bill with Mr.. Lester Of Geor-
ga in the chair
BLAND's AMENDMENT RULED OUT.
After several attempts to amend the bill
had failed, the chair delivered its decision
on the point Of order made against the
amendment offered by Mr.. Bland yesterday
for the coinage Of all the silver bullion
purchased and now in the treasury into
standard silver dollars the cost of coinage
to be paid out Of the seignorage or gain 20
the government, the remainder OF the
seignorage to be covered into the treasury.
1t was conceded, said the chair, that the
amendment changed the existing law, and
| therefore it would not be in order
unless, %being germane, 70 it reduced
the ooUarad the hill 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 amendment
was germane to the subject matter OF the
| clause. Did it reduce the amounts covered
by the bill! The mere fact that it struck
| from the bill the appropriation Of 100000
for the recoinage Of minor coins did not re-
| duce the amounts because 1t appropriated
| the seignorAge, which might amount TO
| 81, 100000. 1t didn't reduce the amount
covered by the bill and might increase the
expenditures. He sustained the point OF
order and ruled out the amendment.
BLAND REoFFERs THE AMENDMENT.
| Mr.. Bland then reoffered his amendment
with proviso attached to it THAI the cost
| of this coinage shall not exceed sos, 900 ,
| $1,000 of which shall be for the coinage of
subsidiary silver and $50, 900 for standard
silver dollars
At the conclusion Of another long debate,
the chair said that he had heard nothing to
change his opinion that the amendment was
not germane; and he there ruled the amend
ment as modified out OF order.
Mr.. Bland appealed from the decision,
but the committee sustained the decision of
the chair by vote of 120 to IS.
Mr.. Cogswell of Massachusetts, offered an
amendment appropriating 81, 1O6,445 for
continuing the work Of the eleventh census.
On standing vote the amendment was de-
feated by large majority, Mr.. Reyburn of
Pennsylvania voting with the democrats
| against il. The tellers we're ordered and
the republicans, having refrained from
voting, left the committee without quo-
| rum. The roll was called, and 1872 men,
bers responded to their names. When the
tellers resumed their places the quorum van.
ished, and another roll call was ordered,
but before its completion an amioable ar
rangement was effected, further call was
dispensed with. the amendment was re"
| jeoted, the committee rose and the House
| adjourned.