Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-12
A DAY OF SURPRISES
In the House, Where the New Phila-
delphia Mint Suffers, and
BLAND SPRINGS A SENSATION.
Free Silver Increment Given Another De-
liberate Setback.
THE LAKE ERIE CANAL ELL PASSED

chase OF a site and the commencement ol u
building for new mint at PhiladelE Ehia,
and the second, the sudden springing in the
House of the silver question by Mr.. Bland
in the shape of an amendment TO the same
bill requiring the coinage and issue in pay
ment of appropriations OF the silver bullion
now in the Treasury. The amendment was
ruled out, but Mr.. Bland announced that he
would renew the amendment in another
place in the bill.
After few Senate bills were appropriate
lv referred Mr. Caruth, of Kentucky, was so
fortunate as to secure the passage of bill
authorizing the Treasury Department TO
adjust the claims of the Sinking Fund Com
missioners of Logan and Simpson counties,
Ky, and Louisville, Ky, and the counties
of Sumner and Davidson, Tenn. Before it
was passed, on motion of Mr.. Montgomery,
it was amended by the insertion of Hardin
and Hart counties, Ky.
Mr.. Savers, of Texas, pr resented the con-
ference report on the urgent deficiency ap-
propriation bill He explained that the
bill, as agreed to, appropriated about $780,
600 more than it carried when it passed the
House.
The Conference Report Agreed To.
Nh. DIngley, of Maine, said that was
true, bur that that $3.50, 900 was made up
principally Of two items, which, had they
been brought to the attention of the House,
would have been incorporated in the meas
ure when it was originally under consider
alton. The conference report was agreed to.
Mr.. Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania, then
demanded the regular order.
Mr. Watson, of Georgia appealed to him
90 hat demand in tho ipfaraet IF
fairness. There seemed to be some under
standing between the two sides of the
House that recognition should alternate.
But the third party received no recognition.
although none of its members had made OBJ
lection to requests for unanimous consent.
He wanted to get an opportunity to call up
the resolution requesting the Ways and
Means Committee to report the sub-Treas-
ury bill
Mr.. Beltzhoover said he had called for
the regular order without reference to any,
one or any measure. He thought the
House should 60 on with its regular busi-
ness.
Mr.. Watson gave notice that hereafter
the Alliance members would object to all
requests for unanimous consent, and he en-
rhasized this notice BY objectIng TO Mr..
Holman's request that the call of commit
tees be dispensed with. Under the call the
following bills were reported:
BY Mr.. Whiting, of Michigan, from the
WAYS and Means Committee, the silver lead
ore bill. Committee of the whole.
BY Mr.. Long, OF Texas from the Agricul-
ture Committee, to encourage silk culture.
Committee of the whole.
The Philadelphia Mint Suffers.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, Mr. Lester of Georgia, in the
chair, on the sundry civil appropriation
bill Nh. Holman moved TO strike out the
appropriation for S620, 500 for the purchase
of site and the commencement of build
ing for new Mint at Philadelphia He did
not think the work need be entered upon at
this time. The old mint would answer
every purpose for the present The expend-
iture of this money could be well post
poned.
Mr. Otis, of Kansas, favored striking out
the clause. Why not build the Mint out
West? According to the position taken by
Pennsylvania members on the silver bill,
they were not in favor of free silver The
Mint should be built where the people were
in favor of free silver There was no need
for this new Mint at Philadelphia. We
had nothing to coin but gold, and that was
growing less every year.
Mr. Bingham and Mr.. O'Neill, of Penn
sylvania, spoke earnestly against Mr..
u,
agreed with Mr.. Otis that if new Mint
were to be built it should be located in the
West, where the bullion was produced. He
moved to amend the clause in the bill by
providing that all silver bullion now in the |
Treasury, the property of the Government
or hereafter purchased by or becoming the
property of the Government, shall be imme- |
diately coined into standard silver dollars,
and the seigniorage or gain arising there |
from covered into the Treasury and paid
out to meet the appropriations herein pro-
vided for.
Mr.. Tracey made point of order against |
the amendment, and Mr.. Cochran moved to
further amend by suspending the further
purchases of silver bullion. The Chairman
Of the committee of the whole ruled out of |
order Mr.. Bland's amendment.
Bland's Appeal Quickly Withdrawn.
Mr.. Cochran withdrew his amendment. |
Mr.. Bland appealed from the decision of |
the Chair. Mr. Bland subsequently, with |
drew the appeal, stating that there was
another place in the bill where he would |
offer his amendment.
After further debate Mr. Holman pre- |
sented a letter which had been received |
from a responsible person in Philadelphia, |
saying that a suitable site for the Mint |
could be secured at one-third the amount it |
was proposed to pay for the site recon-
mended
Mr.. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, COM
mented rather severely upon Mr.. Holman |
for having kept that letter in his pocket |
until the tail end of the debate. He should |
have presented it to the committee
Mr.. Holman said that he understood it |
was on the files of the committee
Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, was op- |
posed to a new mint until we had some |
thing to Mint. ''Give us" he said, ''a free
coinage bill, and we will give you Mint"
The Vote Pretty Close One.
Mr.. Reilly, Of Pennsylvania, advocated |
the erection of the new building, and then |
the vote was taken. On division the vote |
stood 81 to So. Tellers were ordered and |
the motion TO strike out the Mint appro- |
priation was agreed to-95 to 90
Mr.. Bingham gave notice that he would |
demand yea and nav vote in the House.
In speaking to a verbal amendment, Nj. |
OF Colorado, read the Associated |
Press dispatch, stating that Mr.. Goschen |
had announced that England would accept |
the invitation of the United States to take
part in the International Conference to dis
cuss the silver question. The reading of |
the cablegram was received with loud ap-
plause. ...---.-
Mr. Washington, of Tennessee, made an
earnest but unsuccessful effort to secure an
of 81 800 for lighting the pub
lie building at Nashville by electricity.
Pending further action the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
The Lake Erie Canal BIZ Passed,
The Vice President having gone to New
York to act as pall-bearer at the funeral of
the late Mr. Astor, the Senate was to-day
presided over by Mr.. Manderson, President
pro tenn, who laid before the Senate the
resolution of the General Conference of the
Methodist EniscGnal Church assembled in |