The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-25
A MONETARY
COMMISSION
The House EnaCts the Farce
and Passes a Bill.
CONSIDERABLE FEELING
ZIG-ZAG VOTES WITH
THE DEMOCRATS.
ONLY TWO BREAKS IN THE iNKS
The Bill viii Make Few Soft Berths for Gold
Bugs in Search of 'ReIief."- The
Committees Appointed as the Final
Act of the Session.
Act of the Session.

OullIillitteoS HppOilIlou do uIC Niai
Act of the Session.
Washington, d. c., July 24-The last
session of the House was marked by
many interesting eveRts. In addition to
the final act of the Speaker in affixing
his signature to the Dingley tariff bill,
bill providing for the creation of cur
rency commission was crowded through
in the closing hours and the spectators
who thronged the galleries were treated
to a continuous, if not very brilliant, fu
siade of oratory for several hours The
House recessed until after the Senate
had adopted the conference report and
one minute and thirty-one seconds after
the House reconvened the engrossed bill
was signed and on it's way to the Presi-
dent. The demonstrations which marked
these events were enthusiastic. The gal
leries played a significant part in them.
When the Presidents message came in
recommending the creation of currency
, commission it was answered by the Re
publican leaders with great prompti-
tude. By means of special order the
Stone bill, introduced some days as With
brought to a vote after an hours debate.
/ Considerable feeling was manifested on
| both sides. There were some sharp ex-
changes and some bitterness was dis
played. There was, of course, the usual
attempt to make political capital out of
the situation, but all realized that the
bill would not pass the Senate and to
that extent the debate lacked seriousness.
Cal lnnI PnIf @hoxy
were doing their duty. When the vote
was taken the Republicans presented an
unbroken front, with two exceptions
Mr. Linney, of North Carolina, and Mr..
Mahoney, of New York, who voted with
the opposition against the bill, which
was passed by a vote Of 124 to 90. AS
the final act of the session the Speaker
announced the appointment of the COM
mittees.
Washington, d. c., July 24.-Almost
! Immediately after the House assembled
to-day an adjournment was taken till
$3.50 to await the Senate action on the
conference report.
When the House reconvened at $3.50,
both Maj. Pruden, the Presidents
| executive clerk, and the secretary of the
Senate were in the main doorway as the
! Speaker called the House to order.
! Maj. Pruden announced a message
| from the President of the United States
and the secretary of the Senate imme-
| dately afterwards announced the adop-
| ton of the conference report on the
tariff bill. The Republican side of the
| House broke into storm of applause
that arose and swept the galleries. The
bill was carried to the Speakers rostrum
and Mr.. Reed Immediately affixed his
| signature All this time the Republicans
and the galleries continued their cheers
and applause which only subsided after
| the clerk had announced the Speakers
| signature.
Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader of the
majority, then presented from the Ways
and Means committee a resolution for a
| final adjournment at 9 o'clock tonight
| This resolution was made the occasion
| for two brief speeches, one by Mr..
| Wheeler Dem., Alabama) and one by
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep., Ohio)
The resolution was then adopted with
out division and the Speaker laid before
the House the special message of the
President recommending the appointment
of currency commission. Its reading
was closely followed and literally ap-
plauded by the Republicans.
Mr.. Henderson (Rep., Iowa., from the
| Committee on Rules, Immediately pre-
sented a special order for the considera-
tion of the Stone currency commission
| bill, with an allowance of one hour for
| debate. 1t was at first Mr.. Henderson's
declared purpose to cut off debate on the
special order, but at the urgent Solicita-
| ton of Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, he
agreed to allow twenty minutes debate
on a side.
The special order was adopted-130
year, 102 nays; present and not voting,
ten.
The debate proper on the bill, which
the order limited to one hour, then began.
Mr.. Stone i'll opening the debate referred
to the Presidents declarations in his in
augural address when he said that this
question should be considered when
adequate revenues had been first pro-
vided.
The proposition was simple. 1t pro-
posed that the President should appoint
a commission of level-headed business
men to make the broadest investigation
to consider all the schemes which were
presented and report to him what, ie
any, legislation was needed. Mr.. Cox,
of Tennessee, who was the leading
minority member of the Committee on
Banking and Currency of the last House,
replied to Mr. Stone. He spoke briefly,
predicting that the work of the commits
SION wcrrr1 be v.rt1rirss. he asyerted Thaf
the Republicans Of the House did not
want to pass this commission bill, but
fea:ed to raise the issue with the Presi-
dent. 80 - @FsN
The Stone bill was passed after a
rather q crimonious hours Ssbate by
vote of 124 to 99 The House at s
o'clock took half an hours recess.
Speaker Reed tonight at $50 o'clock
announced the House committees. The
committees on Ways and Means, Ac-
counts and Mileage were announced at
the heginning of the session.