Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-20
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
The FREQ Silver Men Get Another Set
Back-A Lively Session.

Back-A Lively Session.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 19.-The
free silver men were greatly disap-
pointed to-day when the chairman OF
the committee OF the whole sustained
the point of order against Mr.. BANDS
amendment, and their disappointment
was renewed when the chairman also
decided Il modified amendment out OF
order. The decision left many OF the
silver men in an angry mood.
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.. Beltzhoover's
demand for the regular order" oper-
ated as an objection.
| After fruitless call of committees
! the House went into committee OF the
whole Mr.. Lester, OF Georgia, in the
chair on the Sundry Civil bill. 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 the treasury into standard
silver dollars, the cost Of coinage TO be
paid out of the seignorage, or gain to
| the government, the remainder OF the
| seignorage TO be covered into the treas
ury. II was conceded, said the Chair, that
the amendment changed the existing
! law and therefore it would not be In
order unless being germane, 1t reduced
| the amount covered by the bill, as TO
the clause in the bill relating TO the re-
coinage of aoraded minor coins, the
amendment to the coinage Of the stand
ard silver dollar. The Chair was una
! bic TO see how the amendment was ger
name 10 the subject matter OF the
! clause. Did il reduce the amounts COW
cred by the bill. The mere fact that It
| struck from the bill the appropriation OF
| 500, 900 for the recoinage OF minor
coins did not reduce the amounts be-
cause it appropriated the seignorage
which might amount TO S2,OOO,OOO 1t
| did not reduce the amounts covered by
! the bill and might increase expendl-
lures. He sustained the point Of order
and ruled out the amendment.
! Mr.. Bland then re-offered his amend
ment with the proviso attached 70 II
that the cost OF this coinage shall not
exceed sos, ,0OO-s5, 600 OF which shall be
| for the coinage OF subsidiary silver aud
$50 600 for standard silver dollars"
Mr.. Bland said that he attached the
proviso TO the amendment In order 20
remove the objection OF the chair, that
/ = ka
by the bill.
Considerable discussion followed, and
! finally Mr.. Pierce, of Tennessee, led
| the debate away from the dry point OF
order, and proceeded to read lecture
| 10 his Democratic colleagues. What,
/ he asked, had come over the spirit Of
/ the dream of the Democratic party.
! Was it going to back down and 90 back
! on its record? A similar amendment TO
the one now presented had been offered
by Mr. Bland to similar clause in the
Sundry Civil bill Of last year.
1t had been ruled out, and an appeal
had been taken. On sustaining the
chair the vote stood, yeas 1874; nays l27.
OF the 127 negative votes but nine were
cast by Republicans. Many OF the
Democrats who had voted nay then,
were on the floor to-day, and he had
seen them stand up aud vote the other
way. What had brought about the
great change? Was this consistency?
! The people could not be deceived by any
such demagogery as this Qaughter).
! The Chair said that he had heard
nothing to change his opinion that the
| amendment was not germane, and he,
| therefore ruled the amendment as mod
flied, out Of order.
Mr. Bland appealed from the decision,
! but the committee sustained the decision
of the chair by vote OF 100 TO 75.
Mr.. Johnson, OF Indiana, In speaking
| To a 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 TO the pend
| ing question, but be managed to make
! himself heard and stated that he want
ed tc give the Democrats free silver.
Mr. Cooper, Of Indiana (who had just
entered the halD, suggested that the
/ metal that the gentleman was present
ing was not silver, but brass. Laugh
trr.
Mr.. Johnson replied that he had sup
posed that his colleague was hunting
General Raum around the Pension 0ffiee
with his little hatchet. Laughter.
Mr. CogswelI, OF Massachusetts, of
fered an amendment appropriating ST.
Ole, AS for continuing the work OF the
eleventh census.
Mr.. Sayers. OF Texas, raised the
point of order that this appropriation
belonged to the general deficiency bill,
but Mr. Dingley argued that it was in
no respect deficiency.
The Chair Mr.. Hatchl overruIed the
point Of order.
i The amendment wis rejected, the
committss rose and tRa House adjourn
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