The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
FINANCIAL BILL PASSED
Every Republican in the House
Voted For It.
A MAJORITY OF FORTY
Several Eastern Democrats Helped Roll
1t Up - The Philippine Question
Will Be Thoroughly Discussed
in the Senate.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The currency
bill, which was debated all last week,
was passed to-day by the house by a
vote of 100 to $50. 1t has the united
support OF every republicans in the
house, and of II democrats Messrs.
Clayton, briggs. Fitzgerald, Levy,
Rupert Scudder, Underhill and Will
son of New York; Mr.. McAleer of Penn
sylvania; Denny Of Maryland, and Mr..
Thayer of Massachusetts. All the 9TH
er democrats voted against the meas
ure or We're paired against it except
Mr.. John Walter Smith, governor-elect
from Maryland, Mr.. Stallings of Ala
bama and General Joseph Wheeler of
Alabama.
Mr. Stallings of Ala abama has not
been present in the house this session
on account Of Illness, and one of his
colleagues announced that if present
he would have voted in the negative.
General Wheeler is serving in the
Philippines. When the speaker an
nounced the result the republicans
cheered Justify.
After the vote the speaker rather un-
expectedly announced the committee
selections, and the reading of the lists
was followed with intense eagerness by
the members whose opportunities for
distinction depends so largely upon
their committee assignments The only
incident in connection with the readin~
CT the lists was Mr.. Bailey's irte"rgG@
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Almost every seat in the house was
occupied when the house convened. The
vote on the currency BILL which was to
be taken Immediately after the reading
of the journal, was responsible for
the full attendance. Neither motion
to reconnit nor an offer of a substitute
was in order by the terms of the spe-
cial rule under which the house was
operating.
Mr. Gaines of Tennessee asked If il
was in order to recommit with instruc-
tions to report back free coinage
bill.
TT is not" replied the speaker
The bill was then read third time
and placed on its final passage.
It demand the yeas and nays said
Mr.. Overstreet of Indiana, in charge of
the bill Members rose on both sides en-
masse to second the demand.
'Evidently sufficient number" said
the speaker. THE clerk will call the
roll"
The roll call was followed with great
interest. There was no demonstrations
when the democrats who broke away
from the majority of their party voted
in the Affirmative. The clerk called
the names of the democrats who de-
n raspoD5 twicn each roll
call. Every republican voted fer ths
| bill.
The democrats who voted for the bill
| were:
Clayton of New York, Denny Of
Maryland, briggs of New York. Fitz-
| McAleer of Pennsylvania, Rupert OF
| New York, Scudder Of New York,
| Thayer of Massachusetts,, Underhill OF
| New York, Wilson of New York-11.
The following democrats did not vote
| and We're not recorded as nairs:
| Smith of Maryland, Stallings of Ala
bama and Wheeler of Alabama.
Neither Mr. Stallings nor Mr Wheeler
| of Alabama have been present this ses-
| sion.
| Paired against the bill:
Catchines of Mississippi, Campbell of
| Montana. Broussard of Louisiana. Rob-
| ertson of Louisiana, Davey of Louis
| lana
| When the speaker announced the pas
sage of the bill by vote of 100 to $50.
the republicans cheered. The speaker
| then sprang a big surprise on the house
by announcing the committees When
the committee on ways and means was
read. Mr.. Bailey, dem. Texas, asked
whether the name of Mr.. Wheeler OF
Alabama was included in the list.
''It is not" replied the speaker,
There was no demonstration during
or at the conclusion of the reading of
the list of committees.
Mr.. De Almond. democrat, then an
nounced the death of the late Repre-
sentative Richard P. Bland, which oc-
CURED last summer. and after the adop-
ton of the customary resolutions of re-
gret, the house, at los p. m, adjourned
until tomorrow.