Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
CURRENCY DEBATE CLOSES
Several Lively Tits Between Leaders Of
Opposing Political Parties.
GsosvtNoa STIRS UP BAILEY OF TEXAS
Champ Clark Takes Occasion to Abuse
Late President Hnyes-Lentz of
Ohio Treats Hearers 10
Sensational speech.

ity to show that discord existed on th
money question and 1t was timed so as
make the scene as dramatic as possible.
Just at the close of the debate today thre
Of the heavywoights, General Grosvenor c
Ohio Dalzell of Pennsylvania and Dollive
Of Iowa were put forward to call the at
tention of the country to the fact that Il
the long debate little had been heard o
the free coinage of silver at 16 to / from
the minority side of the house and that no
one had offered an amendment containinj
such proposition.
Grosvenor said it was one of the Sign
of the coming regeneration of the demo
cratic party.
Richardson, the minority leader, indig
nantly deuied any intention of abandoning
silver and called attention that under tn,
! special order under which the house was
! operating neither a substitute nor a motor
to recommit was in order.
Then Dalzell challenged a member of the
opposition to offer a free coinage amend
| ment In response half the democratic
membership arose and demanded the privi-
| lege, but here and there was an eastern
democrat shouting his disapproval. There
| were cries of blur from the democratic
side, but the republicans, after the paria-
| mentary obstacles had been removed through
oNtiblltSJ, WHO was III C0drSe OF lne Dill,
| aeked unanimous consent for an amendment
to the rule to permit the amendment to be
offered.
Then briggs and Levy, two New York
democrats blocked the game with objec-
, tions. No amendments were offered to the
| bill today and only one section of the bill
was read. The whole time was occupied in
five minute speeches.
The incidents of the day were sensa-
tional speech by Lenta, democrat of Ohio,
denouncing the prosecution of the war in
the Philippines and charging an alliance
between Great Britain and the United States
to subvert liberty, one in South Africa and
the other in the Orient, and at attack on
the memory of Former President Hayes by
Champ Clark of Missouri. Brown, an Ohio
republican, warmly defended Hayes.
The vote on the currency bill will be
taken Immediately after the reading of the
journal on Monday
Overstreet, in charge of it, says it will
have thirtyfive majority. He says eight
democrats will vote for it and seven will
not vote either way.
Monument to Webster.
On motion of Moody Of Massachusetts the
senate resolution was adopted for the ap
pointment Of three members of the senate
for the unveiling of the statue of Daniel
Webster, presented to the government by
Stilson Hutcbirs, on January 1s, 1900.
The clerk then entered upon the reading
of the currency bill.
Upon a pro forma amendment Grosvenor
got the floor to reply to some of the state
ments made by Bailey yesterday. He had
read quotation from "a speech made by
Bailey during the debate on the Dngley
bill, predicting 3. that, il that bill failed to
bring prosperity the republicans would not
live long enough to secure ap. audience from
the people in order that they might be made
happy by increased taxation. In view of that
prophecy, Grosyenor thought the republi ans
could view with equanimty Balsy's forbod-
ings OF yesterday.
Champ Clark of Missouri made an anus
ing speech, poking fun at the republicans
for their efforts to secure consolation from
the late elections. 1t reminded him. he said,
of the 10y who, in response to a qles n
as to affairs at home replied: "Oh, very
we'll Mother and sister are dead, but
managed to pull the old man through" With
comb cut, both wings broken and tail feath
ers out the republicans were Growing because
tho old man had pulled through. The only
person whom he thought was entitled to ex-
venor. He had pulled the old man
through" Qaughter)
Mnhon Criticises Bailey.
Mahon of Pennsylvania criticised Bailey
for not frankly admitting as sibley CT Penn
sylvania had done, that the return OF pros
perity was due to the restoration of the re-
publican party to power.
Levy of New York announced his inten- !
ton of voting for the bill, although he did
not agree with some of its provisions.
Fitzgerald OF New York announced his in
tention of voting for the bill, but bitterly
its banking features. He gave it /
as his opinion that the enactment of the
bill into law would be of incalculable service
to the republican party in removing tn =
money question from politics for at least
six years.
Morton of Ohio expressed the belief that
the pending bill was the elimination of a
gigantic money trust. This trust, he de-
clared, was at the foundation of the allisnce
between Great Britain and the United States
which existed at this hour. The republicans
jecred this utterance,
The democrats gave Glynn of New York a
round of applause when he announced that
he would keep step with the national de-
moeracy and vote against the bill. There
were, ne lHOuSnt, some sOOu TedLuTeS IN me
bill, which he would vote for 1t he ccu,d do
So but as a whole he would vote against 1t.
Grow of Pennsylvania. in speaking II favor
of the bill, gave an interesting resume of
the national debt to show that the pledge OF
the government to pay its bonds and redeem
1t greenbacks in '.coin' meant gold"
Carmack of Tennessee said he did not be-
lieve Il was ever intended by this bill 10
strengthen and reform the currency. The
real purpose was to make all government |
obligations payable in gold.
nrown EnIi"ens Debate.
The debate vas enlivened at this point !
by a bout between Brown, republican OF
Ohio, and Champ Clark. The former re-
sented what he regarded as a slight put
upon the memory of the late President
Hayes. Brown paid a glowing tribute to
the memory of Hayes,
In reply. Clark declared that Hayes was
a Counterfeit president" for whom he had
supreme contempt even though he was dead. I
'He stole the presidency" said he "the
greatest crime in the tide OF times | wish
he could have lived forever and borne the
scorn Of decent men to the end of the world,
His sepulcher should bear the words;
This man was guilty of the monumental
crime against human liberty"
Nov" concluded Clark, as he retired TO
his seat, "if they can make anything of