Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-05-31
THE COINAGEOPS SILVER
Bill Passes the House to Increase
Subsidiary Coinage.
OPPOSE
u Required Half a Dozen Rol. Calls
netore the Measure Was Disposed
Of senate Debating the
Philippines Bill.

Washington. May s0.-The house
Thursday passed the bill 70 Increase
the subsidiary silver coinage The
Democrats directed their fight chiefly
against the provision 10 recoln the
standard silver dollars into subsidiary
coin. as public necessities might re-
qulre. a half dozen roll calls were
forced Some Of the New York Demo.
Gratis voted for the previous question.
but voted with their colleagues on a
motion to rocommit with instructions
to strike out the provision relative to
the recoinage OF silver dollars.
The conference reports on the ON
nibus public buildings and fortihca-
eions appropriations bills were adopt
ed
The text of the subsidiary coinage
bin Is as follows
That the secretary OF the treasury
Is hereby author zcd % coin the silver
bullion in the treasury purchased un-
der the act Of July "a. 1890. into such
denominations OF subsidiary silver coin
as ne may deem necessary 10 meet
public requirements. and thereafter. as
public necessities may demand. to re-
coin silver dollars into subsidiary
coin and 30 much Of any act as fixes
a limit 70 the aggregate OF subsidiary
silver coin outstanding and so much
of any act as directs the coinage OF any
portion of the bullion purchased un-
der The act ~ July {. 1890. into stand
ard silver dollars. Is hereby repealed
Some minor business was transacted
by unanimous consent before the house
resumed the consideration of the blll
20 increase the subsidiary coinage.
A bill was passed Tor the improve
meni and care OF Confederate mound
In Oakwood cemetery. Chicago.
Mr. Loud Of California called atten-
tion 10 the fact that there were buried
az Confederate n ound twelve Union
soldiers and 1899 Confederate. and ex-
pressed the opinion that the bin would
be the first sten In the direction of
national care for the graves of the
Confederate dead. But be made no OBJ
lection
A bill was also passed 10 reduce tho
selection Of reserve banks 20 cities OF
1900 Inhabitants.
Consideration Of the bin 20 Increase
the subsidiary silver coinage was then
resumed. the pending question being
on the Newlands amendment 10 the
Grow amendment by which IL was
10 make silver coins coined
under the provisions Of the act legal
tender for all debts. public and prl.
yate
The Newlands amendment TO make
subsidiary silver coin legal tender and
Mr.. Grows amendment providing that
ne subsidiary coin should be half and
quarter dollars and ten and ave-cent
pieces OF proportionate parts OF 4ieB
grains were defeated without division
without amendment the bill was re-
ported 20 the house The previous
question was demanded and upon a
roll call was ordered.
Mr.. Shafroth OF Colorado then moved 1
70 recommit the bill. with lnstructions
10 strike mt that portion OF the bin |
relating 70 the recoinage % silver dol. |
ars Into subsidiary coin
The motion TO recommft was lost
rhe bin then passed without division.
The senate Joint resolution for the
appointment OF a Joint committee 10
'onfer upon he action OF the house in
Its conferees upon the army
bill ,vas adopted. and
he speaker appointed the following
'ommittee' Daizell. Cannon and Rich
lrdson.
Mr.. Mercer of Nebraska called IN
he conference report upon the omni-
rus public buildings bill. which the
enate adopted wednesday. and IL was
Idopted.
The conference report upon the for
ihcations hill also was adopted.
The house adjourned until Monday