The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-15
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Debate In the House Was Tame and
Pr0saic.
ATTENDANCE WAS LIGHT
NONE OF THE SPEECHES At
TRACTED MUCH ATTENTION.
Sibley, Democrat of Pennsylvania,
Who Had Publicly Announced a
Change OF Views en- the Money
Question, Declared That He Would
Vote Against Currency Bill.

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Vote Against Currency Bill.
Washington. d. c., Dec. 1.-THE
debate .on the currency bill in the
house today was tame and prosaic. The
attendance, both in the galleries and on
the floor. was light. and none of the
speeches attracted special attention.
Mr.. Sibley Dem., PAD, who had pub
licly announced his change of views on
the money question, and who. it was
thought, might vote for the bill, stat
ed that she would vote against it. Mr..
Thayer. a Massachusetts, Democrat,
was the only member of the opposition
who made q speech for the bill today.
Mr.. Cox tTenn.) who was the ranking
minority member of the banking and
currency committee in the last con-
gress, opened the discussion in oppose
ton to the currency bill. Mr.. Cox paid
his respects to Mr.. Grosvenor. whom he
! characterized as the spokesman of the
administration on the floor. He was a
most adept representative of the chief
executive, he said. for when placed in
hole he never eXperinced the least
difficulty in getting out. Gaughter.)
Mr.. Lanham (Tex) opposed the bill,
and said it was in effect a proposition
TO change the character of the obliga-
t3tiiS u QcDtpIS NllHOUls lHclI COiScllS-
Mr.. Crumpacker (Ind) believed it
possible that the enactment of the bill
into a law might enhance the prospects
of the necromancer from Nebraska.
But, said he, IF Mr.. Bryan should be
elected, this law would act as sort of
legislative straight jacket, and reassure
the country by minimizing his capacity
for evil.
True to His Colors.
When Mr.. Sibley (Pa.) arose to speak
much interest was manifested, owing to
the report that he had changed his
mind upon the silver question. Mr..
Sibley, however. disappointed his audi
ence. He had only risen to say that he
proposed to print his views in the Rec
ord. He had been offered time by the
Republicans, but as he had spoken
! against the Republican candidates in
twenty-seven states in 1885, he did not
desire to accept favors at their hands.
On the other hand, he did not desire
TO embarrass the Democrats by accept
ing thirty-five minutes they had ten
dered him.. He would vote against the
pending bill. he said, but he did not en-
tirely agree with the views of the mem
bers of the minority side.
Mr.. Daily On. j. and Mr.. Burke CTex.)
opposed the bill, and Mr.. Lowering
tMass.) and MIR. Olmstead Pa.) 81 ;
ported it.
Mr.. Terry (Ark.) said the bill would
consummate the conspiracy of The gold
syndicate against the plain people. The
Democrats in this fight stood against
corporate and banking greed.
Mr.. Ball (TeX.) said that in order ito
support this bill almost every Repub-
lican in public life had to recant the
professions of a lifetime
Change Over Democrats.
Mr.. McCleary Cdinn.) remarked upon
the change which had come over the
Democrats In past congresses they
always had seemed eager and anxious
to offer free silver proposition as a
substitute for almost anything that
happened to be pending. During the
debate not a Democrat had come for
ward with free silver substitute. Mr.
McCleary made himself the target of
fusiilade of questions from the Dem
ocrats by asserting that during the
whole century not a single silver dol.
lar has been coined on private account
During a passage-at-arm with MY.
Sulzer On. ", Mr.. McCleary said
neither Mr., Suffers father nor grand
father had ever seen a silver dollar
except as a curiosity.
And if you and your associates keep
on" retorted Mr.. Sulzer. neither will
my grandchildren" Gaughter)
THAT depends on the grandfather -
observed Mr.. Mccleary, amid renewed.
laughter.
Mr. Boutele CID devoted consider
able time to showing that both Jeffer-
son and Jackson were directly opposed
to the present Democratic theories of
finance.
National Bank Taxes.
Mr.. Gilbert Ky.). in opposing the
bill, read letter from the controller of
the currency, in answer to an inquiry
Of his. saying that the tax on capital
surplus and circulation of national
banks. if the circulation were reduced
Ito the minimum under tine pending
bill. would be S2.709.000. The total tax
collected from national banks las: year
was S5,744,GpO. ~
Mr. Berry (Ky) said if the Eepub-
Leans had declared for the pending
bill when they get together to f6oi the
people al St Louis, there would net be
enough Republicans in the house today
TO get a roll-cau. He predicted the bill
would yet unhorse the Repablicans
party.
After some further remarks by Mr.
Lewis (Ga.). Mr.. Smith Q<y.) and Mr..
Jett GID against the bill. and Mr.
Graf (Rep.,. I'D Tor it, Mr. TAayer
Dem. Mass.) concluded the deba Il Tor
the afternoon with a ten nliIEutes'
speech I'm favor of the bill. He said he
regretted to differ from his colleagues.
but his conscience compelled him TO
dissent.
Mistake of Democracy.
He spoke OF the Chicago platform of
1896 as a great mistake made by
portion of the Democratic party ere
ated by Jefferson. defended by Jack
Sos and protected by the immortal
Russell OF Massachusetts, at the sac
rifice Of life itself. he said he believed
that II the question of oliver at 16 10 l
could be left 10 the Democratic voters
unacccnpanied by iilustriors names,
they would reject it by an overwhelm-
ing majority.
The time had come, he said, when
the financial interests should be re-
lievoG from the continued agitation OF
the financial question which had been
hanging over the country for the past
eight years like a funeral pail. Mr.
Thayer declared that the Republicans
would not have had the courage TO
bring IN this bill if the little band of
heroic Democrats in 1896 in the spirit
Of seif-sacrifice.. had not ldeclared for
the gold standard.
Mr.. Ihayer was literally applauded
by the Republicans. At ) O'Clock the
house recessed until s O'Clock.
The Night Session.
At the night session the following