The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
Hou.e or REPRESENTATIVES,.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Committee on
Appropriations was ovcrruled twice to-day by
narrow majorities while tho House in the Com
mittee of tho Whole was considering the LeEis-
lative, Executive. and judicial Appropriation
bill. The committee had omitted from the bill
appropriations for continuing tho assay Office ut
Doadwood, S. D., and the mint at Carson City,
New, thus abolishing them after tho close of the
present fiscal year. On motion Of Mr.. Knowles
of the former State the committee voted to in
sert an appropriation of $l2, 800 to continue the
assay Office, and on motion by Mr.. Newlands
voted to appropriate $33. 200 to maintain the
mint at Carson City. The defeat. however. will
be temporary only. as in the House the Republic
the committee finding itsolf with a minority Of
supporters. will come to its relief and reverse
Mr.. Simpson Pop. Kan.j criticised the action
of the Committee on Appropriations. who con-
eeiVed 4m Sinai but Tn a little % old jewelr Mni in the
course OF the year. while refusing to continue
one.at Deadwood, the receipts of which are six
Mr. Cannon suggested that the milk in the
cocoanut" was the desire of the bullion pro-
his products to tho minis upon the Govern.
mept. thereby virtually making the Govern
ment pay him Mt tho mining camps the New
York or Philadelphia price for it.
Mr.. Newlands ISL. Nev.J asked Mr.. Cannon
e %hqs me M II Psnh as,nK nj 'P pPoa 9S % six 81. h hue G9xi
millions Of gold and silver in equal parts and
should transport that bullion from Philadelphia
to Carson City to be coined . The reverse OF that,
he saio, was exactly what had happened. Six
hundred millions OF gold and silver produced in
Nevada had been sent to Philadelphia for coin
age
tlcman might be well taken ii there were any
demand for the coin after II had been mintod at
Carson City, but to get it in circulation 1t would
have to go back to the centres of population and
business.
Mr.. Bland asserted that the question went be-
yond the mere matter OF expense. IL gold were
TO be the sole.moneyiof the republic, then it went
money that might be put in circulation by en-
couraRing or discouraginE gold mining.
The amendment was agreed to, 1910 SO. the
announcement OF the vote being greeted with
applause. nor oo
tho maintenance of the mint at Carson City
the discussion branched off into the general
financial field. Mr.. Dockery Dem. No. said he
would favor the maintenance of the mint be-
cause he wanted it fully equipped for that au.
spicious period, to he inuugurated In 1901,
whom, under the Democratic Administration oil
President Bryan, the United States should re,
store the, free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver. [Applause.l
The amendment was agreed to, SO to n, a re
suit that evoked Democratic applause.
This completed the consideration of the bill
with the exception of the paragraphs relating Il
the Civil Service Commission. and. at the sug
gestion of Gen. Bingham. the matter went ovel
until after the holiday recess.
a joint resolution was agreed to increasing
the appropriation OF 500. 900 for a Government
building at the Omaha Exposition to $62, 500
and educing the appropriation for a Govern
ment exhibit there from $780, 900 to $l37,5OO.