The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL.
De Almond and Cannon Exchange
Left Handed Compliments,

Washington, Jan. 12.-The House today
passed an urgent deficiency bin. carrying
$1,741 S4s.
One of the items authorizing a further
expenditure of $4,000 for the Soldiers
Home at Danville H., for which $50 OO
were appropriated in the last sundry civil
bill, was used by Mr.. Dearmond. Dem.
of Missouri, as a basis for a bitter attack
upon Chairman Cannon. whose home is
at Danville. There was also a lively de.
bate over the provisions in the bill re
quiring the owners of gold bullion to pay
the cost of transporting bullion from the
assay office TO the mints.
Mr.. Bell. Pop, of Colorado, intimated
that if the government of the United
States declined TO pay the cost of trans
portation the gold would go to foreign
minis. 1t was another blow from the
East at Western miners.
MIR. Shafroth, Silver Republican, of Col
orado, argued against the provisions Not
content with the gold standard, he said.
this was an attempt to discourage the
production of gold and still further appre-
ciate ats power and value.
Mr.. Cannon pointed out that if the law
was continued, and a smelterer established
pay the mint price for gold in the Klon-
dixie. and then pay the cost of and assume
all the risks involved in its transportation
to San Francisco. He protested against
trying to complicate it with the financial
question.
AIr. McRae, Dem. of Arkansas, said
that the gold discoveries in the Yukon
furnished the best reason why the exist
ing law should not be discontinued. The
government should offer every inducement
to gold miners to bring gold to its minis.
Mr.. Livingston, Dem, of Georgia, de-
MED that the proviso had contained any
thing affecting the financial issue. He IA
vored the Droviso.
Mr.. Bland, Dem, of Missouri opposed
the proposition. He said the present law
was part of the resumption act of 1897.
1t was intended TO encourage and facili-
tate gold production. coupled with it was
the law providing for the sale of bonds to
provide gold.
The new proviso was in the interest of
bond sales. After some further remarks
by Mr.. Underwood, Dem, of Alabama,
against the proviso, Mr. Bells motion to
strike out the proviso was defeated, l2l
to 10.
Mr.. DeArmand, Dem, of Missouri, NOV
ed to strike out the paragraph appropriate
ing 100000 for constructing barracks at
the Soldiers Home established at Dan
VILE He called. attention to the fact that
when the sundry civil bill was passed at
the last session approprIatng $l5O,00 for
the establishment of the Danville home
1t was then stated that it was all the
money that would be asked for. Mr. De-
Almond was exceedingly caustic in his
criticism of Mr.. Cannon, who, he said af-
ter using his power on the appropriations
committee to get that soldiers nome loca-
ted at his home town, he was trying to
take 100000 more out of the treasury.
Mr.. Cannon, in his reply, was as sarcas-
tic as his adversary. 1t was easy, he
said, to scold. In old days scolds like the
gentleman from Missouri was ducked UNI
der a pump.
He said it was the only time an intima-
ton had ever been made that he had a
personal interest in an appropriation.
Several other members spoke briefly,
pointing out the necessity for a new sol
diers' home in the Mississippi valley and
the propriety of locating ii at Danville.
MIR. DcArmond's motion was then de-
feated without division.
Mr.. Cannon asserted there was enough
old soldiers in the country to fill the home.
The House then adjourned