The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
Financial Bill Debate Commences
Monday For One Week.
DECIDED BY A PARTY VOTE
Democrats Will Fight to Prevent Ful-
flIlment Of the Republicss Cur
rescy Reform Pledge.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-The CON-
mittee on rules OF the house today de-
clded 10 bring In a rule for considera-
tion u the finance bill. the general de-
bats 10 begin next Monday and con-
tinue until Friday. and with debate un-
der a fve-minuLe ruie on Saturday.
with a provision for vose Monday, De-
cember IS. Immediately after the read
ing Of the journal. Twenty minutes
On elch side win b. allowed for debat-
ing on the rule.
Roberts. the Mormon representative
eject. from Utah. Was not In the house
when II convened today. II was agreed
that when the house adjourned today
It be TO meet on Monday. Dalzell (Pa-)
from the committee on rules. then pre-
scnted amendments 10 the rules agreed
upon by the committee for the creation
Of "a committee on insular affalB 70
consist Of II members to have jurts-
diction over all matters excepting
those affecting the revenues and ap-
pfopriations. pertaining TO the islands
which came TO the United States
through the treaty Of 1899 with Spain.
and To Cuba. the membership OF the
committees on foreign affairs, mer-
chant. marine and fisheries, public
lands, military affairs. naval affairs.
and District OF Columbia, from Is to
II members. and the committee on ter
ritories from Is to Is
The resolution for the appointment
of an inSular committee was adopted
without division. DalEel then offered
a resolution for the consideration Of
the currency bill and spoke in It's Ia
vor Richardson. IN behalf Of the MI
nurity. dissented emphatically from the
proposition advanced by DalzelL that
the bill contained nothing radically
new. For the inst time in the history
OF the country II was proposed by
statutory provisions TO fastea a gold
standard upon the country.
Bailey declared the proposed course
OF the uiajorStv was without precedent
or defense. Dalzell closed the debate
for special order. and the roll was
called on his adoption. The special or
der was adopted by a strict party vote
Of l63 TO IA AT l:SO the house ad-
journed until Monday
Cannon. (rep. nl). in response 20 a
thrust of Richardson. frankly said that
he had voted for the free coinage Of
silver in 1873. but he had done so be-
cause Of the impending resumption of
specie payments when the democratic
party was hoWiing for fiat money.
But specie payments had been resumed
without disas.ar. despite democratic
howls, Since then the country had
been on the gold standard.
Dalzell closed the debebe by recall
ing some OF the rules undar which
democrats had forced through import
ant bills in the Fifty Second and
Fifty Third congresses, He referred
particularly to the adoption of the con-
ference report in the Fifty Second con-
gress upon the tariff bill. which the
greatest democrat since Andrew Jack
son. Grover Cleveland, (derisive
laughter on the democratic side) had
pronounced a piece of party perhdy
and diShonor He described this pro-
cedure as 4 rape of all precedents,"
and cited other cases whore he said.
gag rule" had been employed.
Richardson. the leader of the min.
GRITTY tS@nted some of the majority
leaders with their change Of front in
coming out lat-foOtedly for the gold
standard. but Grusvanor and Cannon
goodaaturedly replied that they had
learned something with the advancing
years.
The former said the democratic party
was the only living demonstration Of
the survival of great organization
which refused to learn anything.
The special order was then adopted.