The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-05-30
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Bin Passes the House to Increase
Subsidiary Coinage.
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE
II REQUIRED Half a Dozen Roll Calls
Before She Measure Vas Disposed
eff senate Debating the
Philippines BIN.

Washington. May so--The house
Thursday passed the bill to increase
the subsidiary silver coinage. The
Democrats directed Their fight chiefly
against the provision 10 recon the
standard silver dollars into subsidiary
coin. as public necessities might re-
qulre hals dozen ron calls we're
forced Some % tie Eow York Demo-
Gratis voted for the previous question.
but voted with their colleagues on a
motion 10 recommIt with instructions
10 strike out the provision relative TO
the recoinare Of silver dollars
The conference reports on tho ON
nibus public buildings and fortlaca-
eions appropriations bills we're adopt
cd,
The text Of the subsidiary coinage
bin Is as follows
THAT the secretary OF the treasury
is hereby authorized TO coin the silver
bullion In the treasury purchased I'M
der the act Of July IA 1890. into such
denominations OF subsidiary silver coin
as he may deem necessary 10 meet
public requirements. and thereafter, as
public necessities may demand. to re-
coin silver dollars into subsidiary
coin. and so much of any act as fixes
q limit 10 the aggregate 81 subsidiary
silver coin outstanding and so much
OF any act as directs the coinage Of any
portion Of the hulljon purchased I'M
der the act Of July "a. 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 is hereby repealed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 bill
TO increase the subsidiary coinage
A till was passed for the improve
ment and care OF Confederate mound
in lakewood cemetery. Chicago.
Mr. Loud Of California called atten-
tion to the fact that there were buried
al Confederate mound twelve Union
soldiers and 4039 Confederate. and ex-
pressed the opinion that the bill would
he the first step in the direction OF
national care for the graves Of the
Confederate dead. But be made no OBJ
lection.
A bin was also passed TO reduce the
selection Of reserve banks TO cities OF
$4,000 inhabitants
Consideration OF the bill to increase
the subsidiary silver coinage was then
resumed the pending question being
on the Newlands amendment to the
Grow amendment. by which IL was
proposed to make silver coins coined
under the provisions Of the act a legal
tender for all debts. public and pri-
vate.
The Newlands amendment to make
subsidiary silver coin legal tender and
Mr. Grows amendment providing that
the subsidiary coin should be half and
quarter dollars and ten and five-ceut
pieces of proportionate parts OF 412h
grains were defeated without division.
without amendment the bill was re-
ported % the house The previous
question was demanded. and upon a
roll call was ordered
Mfr Shafrorh nf Colorado then moved
to recommit the bill. with instructions
"a strike out that portion Of the bill
relating 10 the rec0inaee Of silver dol
| lars into subsidiary cafn
The motion 10 recommit was lost
The bill then passed without division.
The senate joint resolution for the
appointment Of a joint committee to
| confer upon he action OF the house in
structiue Its confsrees upon the army
appropriation bin was adopted and
| the speaker appointed the following
committee; Dalzell Cannon aud Rich
| ardson.
Alr Mercer OF Nebraska called up
the conference report upon the omni-
bus public buildings bill, which the
senate adopted Wednesday. aud il was
/ adopted.
| The conference report upon the for
tincattons bill also was adopted
! The house adjourned until Monday.