The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

sc-h SIDES There was. - course. TIRE
USUAL attempt 20 make political capital os.-
u the situation, b13t Gil realized Tie tlI
Vrogl1 rgt pass Ire senate. and 20 raj
ex.sn. sra debate Lacked seriousness
v-hm- tie vote wa.s taken the Republicans
presented an ursbxoken frcrt. wiki two ex-
ceDtio-ss. TAnney Of North Carolina and
Mallory Of Ssw York xho voted vtra
ire opposition against the bill, which Was
Passed BY vote o. "a 10 aa.
AS the final act OF ,Ese session the
speaker announced TIE appointment q tAs
committees
When the house rssunsZ - session, st
rocs. many members believed K wcst De
the last DAY Of IRE session. ard expressions
OF retolcfng were beard or every hand y
vas understood thai & was the last day
that business woui5 be transacted. Mss.
Of Ire members wers prepared 10 Leave rhe
city tonight As soon as the speaker call
81 Tire house 10 order Dsaxiey moved re-
ces until % in The afternoon. In reply -
q question he explained thas the senate
woad vote on the t2-1E conference report
az o'clock ard II was exceedingly inapor-
tart TIA. the house should be f. session
when the engrossed bill came back from
that sody. McRze If Arkansas attempted
10 draw from Dinghy a statement as 10
whether q currency commission bill would
re paSsed. bat the Latter replied evassvsly
that as get no such proposition was before
tae house. AcRas sald II the passage OK
such bill was not contemplated. many OK
the Democrats would ike 20 go home The
speaker then stated tina. 81 view OF the ap-
preaching end Of the session. III bis optn-
bon IL was the duty of every member 10 re-
main. Otherwise" he said. I'VE may find
ourselves without a quorum. and any Ao-
sent member WITH DC responsible. re-
cess untf $50 o'cIock was then ordered.
The .hrongs which crowisd the senasa
galleries when the vote Was taken al
D. H. ffocked over to the house side. and
the galleries were packed when the lower
branch Of congress recorveBed. az $50.
Mai. Pruden. the presidents executive
clerx announced a message from the pres
idsnt. TIE Republicans OF the house broke
into a storm of applause that swept
through the galleries as the bill was car
rieG 10 the speakers rosfrum and laid on
his desk and Mr.. Reed Immediately AFFIXED
his signature All this tiEne the Republic
ans continued their applause
DinFIey. the floor leader of the majority.
Their presented from the Ways and means
committee resolution for final adjourn
nent at 8 p. m This resolution was made
the occasion for two brief partisan speech
es by Wheeler Of Alabama and Grosvefacr
OF Ohio.
The resolution was then adopted without
division. and the speaker laid before the
house the special message of tne president
recommending the appointment Of a cur
rency commission. It's reading was liber-
ALLY applauded by the Republicans.
Henderson Of Iowa. from the committee
Oh rules, presented a special order for the
consideration OF the Stone currency bill.
with an allowance Of ore hour for debate.
He agreed 10 allow thirty minutes debate
On each side After few remarks by
Henderson, the tiriae OF the Democrats was
CONSUMED by Wheeler Of Kentucky, Dock
cry OF Missouri. Price of Missouri, Erd-
nan of Pennsylvania and McMillln OF
Tennessee. in denuEclation OF this attempt
To create currency commission. Deliver
of Iowa stirred the Republicans by an elo-
quent speech.
The special order was adopted, 1870 yeas.
lo2 nays. present and not voting 10. There
We're two breaks In the Republican lines
On this vote, Linney OF Nertn Carolina
and Mahaney oi New York voted with the
Democrats and Popuists against the
order.
The debate proper on this bill. which the
order limited TO one hour, then began.
Stone. the author OF the biz. leading the
debate.
B0lliver OF Iowa and Hill Of Connecticut
supported the biii and Simpson Of Kan
sas Shafroth Of Colorado, Lewis OF
Washington. Wheeler OF Louisiana.
Handy of Delaware and Layton of OHIO
! opposed IL. DingIey said a few words in
support OF the bill. and Stone closed the
| debate with a few words
After considerable wrangiing the speak
| er said that II WAS In order TO move TO
| reeomnit. and Johnson OF Indiana made
| the motion with instructions to report
back the bill as a substitute.
To this motion Carniack offered an
| amendment, b. the terms OF which the
| commission created by the bill should be
/ directed 10 report a bill on the lines Of
/ the financial plank OF the Chicago plat
/ form, and 10 include provision fer the
/ free coinage Of silver at i6 to l.
| Lacey Of Iowa made the point OF order
| that the amendment was not IN order.
The chair overruled IL.
| The free silver Democrats demanded and
t secured yea and nay vote on Carmack S
/ amendment. and 1t was lost, So TO l31,
three present and not voting. Johnsons
I motion was defeated. and the vote was
! then taken on the passage Of the bill. The
/ btll was passed. IA 10 90. six present and
not voting. Kinney and Mahauy voted
against the bill These were the only
breaks in the Republican ranks. The
! Democrats aud Populists voted solidly
/ against IL.
/ ON motion OF Grosyenor the speaker ap-
/ pointed Grosvenor snd Me.Mlliin to wait
/ or the president and inform him that con-
gress was ready to adjourn.
( The house at O'Clock took q recess I'M
/ I'll $50 2. IN.
When the house reconvened the speak
! er announced the appointment of the COM
I mlttees
! At $50 o'clock, when the reading OF the
names was concluded. Grosvencr, from
! the committee appointed to wait on tho
! president. announced that they had per-
! formed their mission. The president de-
/ sired rs 70 convey TO she house his con-
! CALCULATIONS on ogr work said he, and
/ - say thai he expected thst II would re-
/ doHnd 20 The credit OF all our people. He
also desired me 10 express his best wishes
! Tor a pleasant vacation, ard a return Of
! a. the members Ia good hcakh"
i A spontaneous out burst Of applause
/ greeted this from both sides or the house
+ and then. at y III. the speaker declared
/ the house adjourned without day.