The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-12
Honse Of Kepresentntixes.

In the morning hour of the House to-day
( Mr.. CRruth endeavored 10 have "a bill passed
| for the relief of Louisville and Logan. Hardin
! and Hart counties Kentucky: Simpson aud
/ Davidson counties, Tennessee the return OF
taxes illegally collected assessed by the
| United States upon railroad stock owned by
/ the c0rporauons), but no quorum developed.
! lt came To- the front under order for tellers,
/ and the bill was passed.
/ Mr.. Sayers made the conference report on
/ the Urgency Deficiency bill for the year ended
/ June 30. 1892 which was agreed to- Mr.
/ SayeTs explained that the increased amount
carried by the blll over the amount contained
as II passed the House ana the Senate was due
% the necessity for providing for court ex-
penses
MIR Beltzhoover called for the regular order.
hr. Watson, OF Georgia. asked him 70 tenn
pOranly withdraw tho demand. lie said there
seemed 10 be an arrangement by which GER
tam Democrats We're recognized and then
certain Republicans That was fair: but
there were three parties in the House. and
the representatives of the Peoples party ap-
pealed % The sense of fairness of both the
other parties for slight participation in the
disposition Of business under unanimous con-
sent lie wanted TO introduce q resolution
calling on the Committee on WAYS and Means
% report 10 the House the sub Treasury bill.
Mr.. BetzhOOver said be had made the de-
m9nd for the regular order in order that the
necessary legislation may DO enacted SO as TO
permit adjournment by August lst. He also
wanted the regular order in the interest of
deliberate and intelligent disposal of bust
ness. Only this week "a bill had passed the
House for the payment of $4,000 TO a claim
ant which bill had become law three wears
ago. and the claimant had been pAid re-
ceipted for his money. Therefore, in view of
all this, he should continue TO demand the
regular order.
Mr hot La 1of.
party representatives would in future oppose
all requests for unanimous consent
Committees were called for reports and
then tho Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
taken up IN Committee OF the Whole, Mr..
Lester. Oi Georgia. in the chair.
The bill was read by sections.
THE PROPOSED NEw MINT
Mr. Holman moved 10 strike out the appro-
priatOn OF S620, 900 Tor the mint at Philadel-
phia with the uneXpended balance OF an ap-
preparation IN 1885 making about $500 900 In
all for the mint at Philadelphia He SAID the
work, in the opinion OF some members of the |
Committee on Appropriations. was not neces-
sary at the present time and should not be |
entered upon.
Dir. Otis Peoples party, of Kansas. said |
there was no necessity for mint at Phlade- |
plia. II the Democratic policy of the free
coinage of silver bullion is 10 obtain the |
mint should be IN the West, near the base of |
the supplies OF the metal 10 be coined. III |
the Republican policy ofgold money alone is
to obtain there is no need Of a new mint for
the supply of that metal is constantly de
He further supported Mr. Hol-
mans motion to strike out on the ground
hat the moral sense OF the people OF Penn
sylyania should not be- further shocked by
Tho continued coinage of fat lO0-cent dollars
)ut sot seventy cents worth OF silver
Mr.. Bingham Rep, of Pennsylvania earn
,stly defended the Appropriation. He said
lie present mint site IN Philadelphia would
,el for enough 10 pay for the new site and
building proposed and that practically the
provision was for The loan of the money ma
,essary TO make the Improvement, not an ap-
)rOpriatlOn.
Mr.. Bland approved the suggestion of the
Gentleman from Kansas (Mr. OTIS that n
Jew mint should be, when II is erected near
no SILVER mines aud nearer tue centre OF
,opulaton But under the existing law there
, no necessity for a new mint, because silver
,ullion is not being coined. but stored in
be Treasury vault. lie offered an amend-
oent that all silver bullion now in tho Treas
nv the property of the Government or here
fter purchased by or becoming the property
+ the Government. shall be Immediately
oined into silver dollars, and the seigniorage
r gain arising theretrom covered into the |