Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-19
SILVER MEN sat DOWN ON
Their Attempt to Saddle the sundry Civil
Bill! with Rider Defeated,
SPEAKER CRISP RULES AGAINST THEM
Yesterdays Proceedings in the House-The
Senate Passes the House Naval APP
propriation Bill with Several
Amendments to 1t.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 1s.-The silver
question was the feature of interest in the
house today, and much to the disappoint-
ment of tho siverites the speaker sustained
the point OF order raised against Mr.. Bar
tines FREQ coinage amendment to the sundry
civil bill, and the house clinched the matter
by upholding MIR Crisp's decision.
Later on Mr. Bland offered an amendment
for the coinage of all silver bullion purchased
and now in the treasury into standard silver
dollars.
Points OF order were raised against the
amendment and the speaker reserved his de-
cision, which will be awaited with interest
by the free coinage men and their opponents
alike
After the transaction of routine business
the house then went into committee of the
whole (hir. Lester of Georgia IN the chair)
on the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Smith Of Arizona moved to increase
from 100000 to 100000 the appropriation
for surveying the public lands.
After some debate compromise was ar
rived at aud the appropriation fixed at
100000
Ruled Against the silver Men.
The chairman then proceeded TO pass upon
the point OF order raised by Mr. Tracy of
New York, against the clause providing for
cleaning and reissue of minor coins. The
chair ruled that there was an existing law
for the paragraph and overruled the point Of
| order.
The second part of the same paragraph
| providing for the coinage of uncurrent coins
| he ruled to be out Of order, being unable to
| find any law authorizing such recoinage.
| The chair also overruled the point of order
| raised against the clause for the recoinage OF
| abrased minor coins. The chair then ruled
on the Bartine free coinage amendment. IL
| was plain to him that it was change of en-
isting law and therefore not IN order He
| sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Bartine appealed from the decision OF
| the chair.
Mr.. Bartine's appeal was lost by a vote of
| 1876 to 25.
Mr. Bland voted with Bartine.
| MIR. Bland then offered amendment
| providing for the coinage of all silver bullion
| purchased and now in the treasury into
| standard silver dollars, the cost to be paid
| out OF the seignorage arising from the
| coinage of bullion, the remainder Of the
seignorage to b. covered into the treasury as
| available money.
| Mr.. Dingley's Point of Order.
Mr. Dingley of Name and later MIR. Tracy
| of New York, raised points OF order against
| the amendment.
Mr.. Dngley, iu support of the point OF
order, said that the new legislation proposed
| to impose the silver profit fund in the
| treasury new and distinct charge, VIZ,
| the cost of coinage Of silver dollars, instead
| of reducing the amounts the bill now cover
| ing it increased them to that amount. The
chair reserved his decision until TO-
| morrow.
Mr. Herbert of Alabama moved to strike
out (under the head of geological survey
the appropriation for paleontographic re
| searches Agreed to.
| Mr. Simpson of Kansas offered an amend
ment. providing that S60,00o Of the appro
priaton for topographic surveys DO expended
in North and South Dakota, Nebraska Kan
sas and Oklahoma for the purpose of devel
opment of the water supply of these states
subsequently after debate. he modified hi!
amendment by striking out the words "fo
the purpose Of developing tho water supply
of these states,' and as modified the amend
ment was agreed TO.
Pending further action the committee ros,
| and the house adjourned.