The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1e-The general
debate upon the currency bill closed yes
terday. and today the bill was read Tor
amendment under the fve-minute rule
Upon a pro forma amendment. Grosvenor
got the floor to reply to some Of the state
ments made by Bailey yesterday. He hae
read a quotation from speech made by
Bailey during the debate on the DlngiU
bill, predicting that II the bill failed 70
bring prosperity the Republicans would
not live long enough to secure an audience
from the people upon the proposition that
they could be made happy by increases
taxation.
In view OF the prophecy. Grosvenor
thought the Republicans could view with
equanimity Bailey's forebodings of yester-
day.
Brief Speeches Under the Rule.
Clark made an amusing speech. pckins
FUN at the Republicans for their efforts TO
secure consolation from the late elec-
tons.
Mahon criticised Bailey for not frankly
admitting, as Sibley had done. that the
return Of prosperity was ~ue to the res.
toration OF the Republican party to power.
Levi announced his intention of voting
for the bill. although he did not agree
with some OF its provisions.
Fitzgerald announced his intention ~
voting for the bill. but bitterly denounced
its banking feature. He gave It as his
opinion that the enactment OF the bill into
law would be Of incalculable service to
the Democratic party in removing the
money question from politics for at least
SIX years.
Norton 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 alii-
ance between Great Britain and the United
States which existed at this hour. The Re-
publicans jeered his utterance.
The Democrats gave Glynn a round Of
applause when he announced that he
would keep step with the national De-
mocracy and vote against the bill There
were. he thought, some good features in
the bill which he would vote for IL he
could do so. But as whole he would
vote against 1t.
Grow. in speaking of the bill, gave an
interesting resume of the history of the
national debt to show that the pledge of
the government to pay its bonds and re-
deem the greenbacks In com meant gold"
Carmack staid he did not believe 1t was
ever intended by this bill to strengthen
and reform the currency. The real pur-
pose was to make all government obliga-
tions payable In gold.
Bout Between Brown and Clark.
The debate was enlivened at this point
by bout between Brown and Clark The
former resented what he regarded as
slight put upon the memory of the late
President Hayes in some remarks made by
Clark earlier in the day.
Brown paid glowing tribute to the
memory of Hayes.
In reply Clark declared that Mr.. Hayes
was a counterfeit president, for whom he
had supreme contempt. even though he
was dead.
He stole the presidency" said he, .'the
greatest crime in the tide of the 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 monument
tai crime against human liberty" "
"Now." concluded Clark. as he retired
to his seat, "if they can make anything OF
that. let them"
Clark's words were received in silence ON
both sides of the house.
The debate then lapsed into dullness for
an hour.
Later Lentz charged that the pending bill
had been prepared by the $500 national
banks. secret combination that welded
more influence than the Masonic frater-
nifty, the Odd Fellows and the Red Men
combined. The bill was intended to in
crease the powers of the national banks.
All the rest that was in 1t was already
in the law. AS he proceeded Lentz re-
marks became sensational.
Lentx Outlines Democratic Position.
1--WE are in favor OF nominating w, ].
Bryan" said he, land we viii put In a
plank against trusts. we will put in a
plank against imperialism, and we WIN put
in a plank against the British alliance
an alliance that is now open ana appa-
rent. applause on the Democratic s.de)
They are shooting down liberty in South
Africa while you are shooting II down in
the Philippine islands. applause on the
Democratic side.) That is evidence suf-
ficient that both governments are operat-
ing upon parallel lines. The first blossom
of liberty In the Orient to be cut on by
the Republican party of the United States,
the first substantial struggle for liberty In
Africa to be moved down in its infancy
by the queen of England, with the car
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