The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-02
THE MONEY OF HAWAII
4 Bill for the Resmelting of the
Isiand' Silver Coins.
Mr. Richardson Makes objection 30
the Consideration of the Measure.
by the HoHse Under the Unani-
T'aousc-COnseRt RuIe-A Number of
Small Matters Disposed of Today.

Alexander Mcdowell, CLERK of the House
Of Representatives, called that body to
order at noon today and announced that
Speaker Henderson had designated Mr.
DalzeII as Speaker pro tempore for this
day Mr. DaIzen took the chair. When
the journal VAS approved Dir. Bull sers5
up a privileged report on House Resolution
322providing for an additional room for the
Speaker OF the House of Representa- lives
adjoining that now used by him and the
decoration and furnishing OF which shall
cost not to exceed $500 The new room
will be taken out Of space now devoted
to the south lobby. Mr. Richardson Of
Tennessee said that he knew that the
Speaker needed more room and that ne
also knew that the question of increased
accommodations was under consideration,
but the report OF this resolution took him
by surprise Mr. Cannon paused in the
eating Of his morning apples TO make some
enquiries concerning the cost.
Mr. Richardson said that the matter Of
more room for the Speaker had been IN
der consideration by the Committee on
Rules. and this report coming from the
/ Committee on Accounts surprised him He
asked that the gentleman from Rhode ISL
and should not press the resolution but
let It 20 over till next week. Tho new
room in the south lobby would cut of
. light and air from the Democratic side It
was agreed that the resolution shall
again be brought before the House next
Tuesday.
Mr. Little asked for The present consid-
Grafton OF q bill authorizing the county Of
jefferson il Arkansas 10 contract and
maintain d free bridge across the Arkan-
. sas River at point near Pine Bluff. Ark
/ The iii was passed
~ i2:20 Mr. Henderson appeared in the
House and took The chair
Mr. Knox OF Massachusetts. Chairman Of
/ the Committee on Territories. sent 10 the
, clerks desk favorable report on the bill
providing for the smelling OF the silver
/ coin Of Hawaii and the recOinage of the
( bullion Al the mint at San Francisco into
silver coins OF the United States. The
/ bill also provides for the retirement or
| the silver certificates of Hawaii by Janu-
! airy I. 1903 Mr. Richardson Of Tennessee
| made the point of order that the bill
] should have been referred 70 the Commit
! tee on Coinage Weights, and Measures.
J the bill not dealing with a territorial
/ question Mr.. Hill of Connecticut said
/ that in the Fifty-ffth Congress an ideuti-
/ cal bill was referred TO the Committee on
{ Coinage. Weights. and Measures He
/ thought that the reference TO the Com
miJtee On Territories was wrong. but he
! also thought that the point of order had
come TOO late. the bin having received
/ due consideration and being row fairly
before the House.
Mr. Knox said that it had been the
| practice of the House to refer 10 the Com
| mittee on Territories all bills relating 10
| the government OF Hawaii. He said the
/ pending bill had received the endorsement
| OF The members Of the Committee on Bank
/ ing and Currency Speaker Henderson
] oyerruIed the point Of order basing his
: decision on Rule % OF the Rules of me
/ House. and citing as precedent a ruling
( made by Speaker Crisp He said that the
! point Of order had come too late. Mr.
/ Richardson then objected to consideration
/ Of the bin by unanimous consent Mr.