The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-19
FOR CURRENT EXPENSES.
SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIAT TION
BILL AMOUNTING TO slOO, 900, 900.
Money for the Blaine Property I'm Washing
ton-Text of the Treasury Certif.
cate Provision.

| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. B.-The
sundry civil appropriation bill as report
ed to the Senate this afternoon author
izes the issue of slOOOoO,OOO of Treasury
certificates to meet the current expenses
| Of the Treasury; appropriates money for
| the Blaine property In Washington, and
fixes the interest of Mrs. Blaine at
$4,000, with provision that the interest
of the lessees shall be fixed by the pro-
cess of condemnation in the courts.
The following is the Treasury certificate
provision:
Section 2.-That in order to provide the
| moneys not supplied from current reve-
nues and miscellaneous receipts, and
necessary for the execution OF this act
and necessary for the execution OF any
act. or all the other acts passed or to be
passed during the present session of Con-
gress, appropriating money TO be paid
out of the Treasury for the fiscal year
ending June %, 1896. and also in order TO
provide the moneys necessary 10 be PAID
out of the Treasury on account Of APP
prOpriatiOns heretofore made for the fiscal
years ending June 30, 1888; June o., 1891,
and June 30, 1895, and not covered in the
Treasury, the Secretary of the Treasury,
and is hereby authorized TO act from
time to time. borrow on the credit of
the United States such sums of money
as may be necessary to meet said eXpen-
ditures, and to issue, sell and dispose of.
at not less than par, for lawful money Of
the United States, such an amount of
certificates of Indebtedness, payable TO
the bearer of the denominations Of $2O,
$50 and $i0o or any multiple of 500
not exceeding $1,000, as may be
needed for said purposes, bearing in
terest a the rate of not exceeding
per cent. per annum, payable semi-an-
nually, and redeemable al the pleasure
Of the United States after two years
from their date, and the Secretary Of
the Treasury Is hereby authorized, with
the appreciation of the President, to cause
such portion of said certificates as may
be deemed eXpedent TO be issued by the
Treasurer i'm payment of warrants in
favor of public creditors or other per-
sons lawfully entitled 10 payment. who
may choose TO receive such certificates in
payment at par.
SHALL NOT ExcRED sl00, 100000.
And the Secretary Of the Treasury may,
in his discretion, under the rules and regu-
latiOns to be prescribed by him, sell
and dispose Of the certificates herein au-
thorized at designated repositories of the
United States, and at such post-ofces as
he may select and the Secretary shall
use the money received for such ccrtif-
Gates for the purposes herein prescribed
and for none other. Provided that the
total amount Of such certificates shall
not exceed SlO00c0C00, and pro-
vided, further, that the power TO issue
such certificates shall determine on the
first day Of July. 1896.
And hereafter any United States bonds
sold or disposed of shall be offered TO the
public for a period of not less than
twenty days, under rules and regulations
to be prescribed by the Secretary OF tho
Treasury. and shall be sold to the high
est bidder. in case such bids or any of
them are satisfactory.
TUE SUGAR BOUNTY QUESTION
The amendment originally introduced
by Senator Dolph, of oregon, which pro-
posed to include in the sundry civil bill
an appropriation of $4,000 for sugar boun-
~ for the year lS9i, earned prior to the
passage Of the new tariff law repeating
the bounty provisions OF the Mckinley
bill. was not passed upon by the Senate
Committee on Appropriations to-day, for
the reason that the vote was a tie and
Senator Cullom, of Illinois one OF the
members OF the committee was absent.
IT was stated that Senator Cockrcll, Of
Missouri, chairman of the committee. will
endcaVOr to see Mr.. CulOm. and If he
finds that the Illinois senator favOrs the
appropriation, a majority report, as com
ing from the committee, will be ordered
TO be made, putting the bounty amend
ment in the bill.