The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-11

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WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10.--Thc
most significant event in the proceed
ings OF the house to-day was tho report
of tho Bland FREQ coinage bill by tho
committee on coinage, weights and
measures. Tho action indicates the in.
teption OF the free coinage men to force
the bill with oil possible haste. Indeed,
Representative Pierce, Chairman Bland
aud other leaders OF the FREQ silver
movement in the house assert that the
measure will be pressed to vote and
actually passed by the house within the
next sixty days.
In this event there is no doubt the
senate will have an opportunity OF
passing upon tho Bland bill long before
the date OF either Of the great national
conventions.
.To. INVESTIGATE TIE PENSION BUREAU.
Mr.. Catchings, Of Mississippi, from
tho committee on rules, reported u
resolution for the appointment OF a
select committee OF five members to in
vestigatc the methods OF business in the
bureau OF pensions, whether use has
been made by the commissioner OF his
official position to promote his private
affairs, orior partisan political purposes
whether there has been discrimination
made between applicants for pensions
or practlcing attorneys; whether any OF
tho clerks have taken advantage of
their position to mako profits, and
whether the civil service law has been
violated BY the commissioner. Mr..
Enloe, OF Tennessee, offered an amend
ment extending the scope OF the inquiry
SO as to include the methods followed
BY the board OF pension appeals.
The amendment was agreed to, and
the resolution MS amended adopted.
Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri, from the COM
mittee on coinage weights and measures,
reported the bill for the free coinage OF
gold and silver for the issue OF coinage.
Tho minority was given leave to file q
minority report not later than Monday
next.
Mr.. Bland wished the bill to be placed
upon the calendar, but Mr.. Dingley, OF
Maine, made the point that the bill
must inevitably involve an expense
upon the treasury and should go to the
commitsee OF the whole.
The speaker held the matter in abev-
ance stating that he would examine the
rule upon the subject.
NATIONAL BANKING BILL.
Mr.. Bacon, from the committee on
banking and currency, called up the
bill for the better control and to pro-
mote the safety Of national banks.
Mr.. j. D.. Taylor, of OHIO, thought
that the bill was wholly unnecessary.
MIR: Walker, of Massachusetts,, favor
ed the bill as providing safeguards
against improper borrowing from the
banks. Pending demand for the pre-
vious question, the morning hour ex-
pired, the point OF no quorum having
been made against the demand. This
gave rise TO little pleasant colloquy
between the speaker and Mr.. Reed OF
Malne, the latter contending that no
business could be transacted until a
quorum had appeared, and the speaker
taking the view that the morning hour
having expired the business pending in
it went over until tomorrow without
respect to q quorum.
In the course OF the colloquy the
speaker said that with the greatest re-
spcct to the gentleman) the gentleman
was dodging the question, as he had
been accustomed TO do during the last
Congress. The laughter caused by this
remark was renewed when Mr.. Reed
smlllngly. suggested that complaint had
been made against him because he had
not lodged any question. The house
then went into committee OF the whole
(Mr. Creary, OF Kentucky, in the chair)
on the military academy.
Messrs. Watson, OF Georgia, and
Compton, Of North Dakota, opposed the
appropriations made in the bill. The
committee rose and the house ad-
journcd.
In tho Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 1O.-Mr.
Squire, from the committee on public
buildings, reported 4 bill appropriating
100000 for a public building at Seattle,
Wash. Calendar.
The joint resolution as to tho pay-
mcnt to tho state OF Wost Virginia OF
her. proportion OF the direct tax was
again taken up in the morning hour
aud after debate went over without
action. Tho bill providing for tho pub
printing. and binding and the dis.
trlbution OF public documents was thon
taken up as the unfinished business,
The clause authorizing the ranking OF
Official matter gave rise to some diff
Guilty as to tho correct phraseology to
be adopted and various suggestions
Irnrn ado - E;nall..