The Portland daily press., 1897-07-26

and the retirement of the greenbaoks and
treasury notes as a means OF fastening
the cold standard on the country forever.
Mr.. Pierce denounced it as coward1ce and
deception and predicted Senator Hanna's
downfall in Ohio this fall:
Mr.. Dolliver, Republican OF Iowa,
stirred I'D the Republicans with an elo-
ouent speech. He said that 1t was not
TO enter upon financial debate
it was only proposed to comply with
the Presidents request for commission
to report to him.
He reviewed the last campaign and de-
clared that it was no cause Tor wonder
that the leader of the remnant of the
Democratic party which was now houn-
dering around in the bad lands OF politics
had become an organizer OF book agents
and a holy terror to the lyceums Of the
country. The American people, he said
would not follow the standard of man
which was worthless except as signal
of distress. One thing settled by the cam
paign was that they would follow no
leader who arrayed class against class,
man against man, employer against EN-.
ployee, capital against labor, the success
full against the unsuccessful.
~ now venture the prediction he
said, THAT never again will we be as
near as we were last fall to the apothesis
of the organs of speech and the
EDIFICATION OF THE WINDS
of heaven" daughter and applause on
the Republican side and in the galleries. \
Mr.. Henderson in closing the debate de-
clared that the proposition on which the
House was asked to vote need occasion no
discussion and would easily pass the SEN
ate tonight. (Jeers on the Democratic
side.) He said the bill had already been
engrossed in anticipation of ats passage
and it would go Immediately to the SEN
ate Mr.. Henderson stated his emphatic
belief that the Buckeye state would send
Mr.. Hanna back to the Senate. The vote
was then taken by ayes and hayes and
the special order was adopted 1870 yeas.
102 nays; present and not voting, 10.
Messrs. Linney of North Carolina and
Mahaney of New York, Republicans,
voted with the Democrats and Populists
against the order.
The debate proper on the bill then be-
gan. Mr.. G.. ". Stone of Pennsylvania,
the author of the bill, opening the debate.
referred to the Presidents declarations in
his inaugural when he said that this
question should be considered when ade.
quate revenues had been first provided
The proposition was that the President
should appoint a commission of level
headed business men to make the broad.
est investigation, to consider all the
schemes which were presented and re
port to him, if any legislation was need
ed.
Mr.. Cox of Tennessee, who was the
leading minority member of the commit
tee on banking and currency of the
House, replied to Mr.. Stone. He predicted
the work of the commission would be
valueless. He asserted that the Republi-
cans of the House did not want to pass
this commission, but feared to raise the
issue with the President.
Mr.. johnson of Indiana tried to get
his bill substituted for the pending
measure, which he said was crude
Mr.. Dingley said few words in favor
of the bill, which he advocated on three
grounds. First, that the President had
requested this action; second, that the
business men of the country, who were
little accustomed to engage in political
disputes, earnestly urged this investiga-
tion, and third, that the information Sc
cured by the commission would be of
value to Congress.
Mr.. Stone closed the debate. He argued
in reply to the criticism that the COM
mission should be mixed; that the Presi-
dent had taken upon himself the respon-
sibility for the selection of commission
and that he should be empowered to
compose it of such persons as he saw fit.
After considerable wrangling the Speak
er ruled that it was in order to move to
recommit, and Mr.. johnson of Indiana
made the motion with instructions to
report back his bill as substitute.
To this motion, Mr.. Carmack, Demo-
GRAFT of Tennessee, offered an amendment
by the terms of which the commission
created by the bill should be directed to
report bill on the lines of the financial
plank of the Chicago platform and to in
clude in the bill provision for the free
coinage of silver at is to l.
Mr.. Lacey, Republican of Iowa, made
the point of order that the amendment
was not in order because the financial
plank of the Chicago platform was too in
definite.
"The Chair thinks that might be a
point"
OBSERVED THE SPEAKER
with his inimitable drawl as he overruled
it, "but it is hardly point of order"
{ daughter and applause)
The Free Silver Democrats demanded
and secured yea and nay vote on Mr..
Carmack' S amendment.
The Carmack amendment was lost. 96
to l31, three present and not voting. 1t
was a strict party VOTE the Republicans
voting against and the Democrats and
Tor the motion.
Messrs. Mcclellan of Kentucky and Mr.
Catchings of Mississippi were paired and
Mr.. McAleer of Pennsylvania, a gold
was absent.
Mr.. Johnsons motion was defeated
6-l4S, and the vote was then taken on the
passage of the bill.
The bill was passed, 1874 to 80; six pres
emit and not voting. Mr.. Linney ,Republi.
can of North Carolina, and Mr.. Mahany
of New York, voted against
the bill. These were the only breaks in
the Republican ranks. The Democrats
and Populists voted solidly against it.
On motion of Mr.. Grosvenor the usual
resolution was adopted appointing a
committee to wait on the President and
inform him that Congress was ready for
The Speake appointed Mr..
Grosvenor and Mr.. McMillin on this COM
rnittee.
Several printing resolutions and a reso-
luton authorizing the committee on
during the recess We're
adopted.
The House at o'clock took recess I'M
til $50 p. m.
At $50 D. M, when the House recon
vened, the Speaker announced the APP
continent of the committees. At 8.55
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