The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-25
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vote was taken the Republicans pre-
sented an unbroken front, with two ex-
ceptions, Mr. Kinney 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 80.
AS the final act of the session. the
speaker announced the appointment of
the committees.
The throngs which crowded the SEN
ate galleries when the vote was taken
there at 3 o'clock flocked over to the
house side and the galleries were packed
when the lower branch of congress re-
convened at $780, Major Pruden, the
presidents executive clerk. announced
the message from the president and the
secretary of the senate afterwards an
nounced the adoption of the conference
report on the tariff bill. The Repub-
licans of the house broke into a storm
of applause that swept through the gal
leries as the bill was carried to the
speakers rostrum and laid on his desk
and Mr.. Reed Immediately affixed his
signature. All this time the Republi-
cans and the galleries continued their
cheering and applause.
Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader of the
majority, then presented from the ways
and means committee a resolution for
final adjournment at o'clock tonight.
This resolution was made the occa sion
for two brief partisan speeches by Mr..
Wheeler of Alabama, Dem, and Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio, Rep.
The resolution was then adopted with
out division and the speaker laid before
the house the special message of the
president recommending the appoint
ment of currency commission. It's
reading was literally applauded by the
Republicans.
Mr. Henderson of Iowa, Rep, from
the committee on rules, presented spe-
cial order for the consideration of the
Stone currency commission bill, with an
allowance of an hour for debate. He
agreed to allow thirty minutes debate
on each side.
After a few remarks by Mr. Hender-
son, the time of the Democrats was con-
sumed by Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky,
Dockery of Missouri, Price of Missouri,
Ermentrout of Pennsylvania and Nc
Mllin of Tennessee, in denunciaton of
this attempt to create currency COM
mission.
.Dolliver, Republican of Iowa, stirred
the Republicans by an eloquent speech
The special order was adopted; 100 yeas
1O2 noes; present ard not voting, 10.
There were two breaks in the Repub-
lican lines on this vote, Messrs Linney
of North Carolina and Mahoney of New
York voting with the Democrats and
Populists against the order.
The debate proper on this bill, which
the order limited to one hour, then be-
gam Stone, the author Of the. bill, open
ing the debate. Cox, Democrat, of
Tennessee, replied to Stone briefly.
Dolliver, Hill, Republican, of Connec-
ticut, supported the bill, and Simpson,
Populist, of Kansas, and Shafroth, Pop
ulist of Colorado, Lewis, Democrat, CT
Washington, Wheeler, Democrat, OF
Louisiana, Meyers. Democrat, of Indi-
ana, Handy, Democrat, of Delaware,
Lertz, Democrat, of Ohio, opposed it.
Dingley said few words in support
of the bill and Stone closed the debate
with few words.
After considerable wrangLing, the
speaker said that II was in order to move
to recommit, and Johnson, Republican,
of Indiana, made the motion with in
structions to report back his i'll as a
substitute.
To this motion Mccormack, Democrat,
Of Tennessee, offered an amendment by
the terms of which the commission ere
ated by the bill should be directed to re-
port a bill on the lines of the financial
plank of the Chicago platform, and to
po1uT.a in the hill provisions for the FIRE e
coinage of silver at 16 to l.