The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-17
CLOSE OF CURRENCY DEBATE.
REPUBLICAN SCHEME TO SHUT OUT
ANY AMENDMENTS.


Thirty-five-Lentz of Ohio De-
nOunced Alliance With England.
An Attack on Hayes.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The six days de-
bate upon the currency bill closed in a
| sensational manner.
The Republican leaders had evidently set
trap for the minority to show that dis
| cord existed on the money question, and Il
was timed so as to make the scene as
dramatic as possible.
Just at the close of the debate to-day.
three of the heavy weights, Gen. Grosye-
nor of Ohio, Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania.
and Mr. Dolliver of Iowa, We're put for
ward to call the attention of the country
to the fact that in the long debate very
little had been heard about free coinage
of silver at 16 to l, from the minority side
of the House, and that not one had offered
an amendment containing such a propo-
sition. Mr.. Grovenor said it was one OF
the signs of the coming regeneration of the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Richardson, the minority leader
Indignantly denied any intention of aban-
doning silver. and called attention 10 the
fact that under the special order under
which the House was operating. neither
a substitute nor motion to recommit was
in order
Then Mr.. Dalzell challenged a member
of the opposition to offer free coinage
amendment. In response half the Demo-
cratic membership rose and demanded the
privilege, but here and there was an East
arp
There were cries of Bluff from the
Democratic side, but the Republicans, aft
er the parliamentary obstacles had been
| removed, through Mr.. Overstreet who
| was in charge of the bin asked unani-
| nous consent for an amendment to the
rule TO permit the amendment TO be Of
| fered. Then Mr.. briggs and Mr. Levy,
two New York Democrats, blocked the
game with objections.
No amendments were offered to the bill
to-day, and only one section of the bill
was read. The whole time was occupied
| in five-minute speeches. The incidents of
| the day were a sensational speech by Mr..
! Lentz, 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, both in South Africa and in the
| orient and an attack upon the memory
of ex-Presldent Hayes by Mr. Clark, Dem
ocrat, of Missouri. Mr. Brown, an Ohio
| Republican warmly defended the memory
of Mr.. Hayes.
Vote to BE Taken Tomorrow.
The vote upon the currency bill will be
| taken Immediately after the reading of
the journal on Monday Mr. Overstreet, in
charge of it, says it will have S5 ma
jority. He says eight Democrats will vote
| for it, and seven will not vote either way.
ha u+a au1iVppQd bptu-ppp Mr.
Brown, Republican, of Ohio, and Mr..
| Clark Democrat, of Missouri over the lat
ter's reference TO Mr.. Hayes. Mr.. Brown
paid a glowing tribute to the memory of
| Mr.. Hayes.
In reply Mr. Clark declared that Mr..
Hayes was a "counterfeit President" for
whom he had a supreme contempt, even
! though he was dead.
| He stole the presidency" said he, saw
| agely, the greatest crime in the tide of
time. 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 lib
erty.'
"Now," concluded Mr.. Clark, as he re-
tired to his seat, "if they can make any,
! thing of that let them make It,"
Nr. Clark's words were received in 81
| lence on both sides of the House.
| LtntL AEUi0ht IN
Mr.. Lentz of Ohio, charged that the
pending bill had been prepared by the g.,
COO national banks, a secret combination
| that welded more influence than the Ma
sonic fraternity, the Odd Fellows and the
| Red Men combined. The bill was intend
| ed to increase the power of the national
| banks. All the rest that was in 1t, was
already in the law. As he proceeded Mr..
| Lentzs remarks became sensational.
"a in, of n a ffuu VIII
liam Jennings Bryan" said he, "and we
will put in a plank against trusts, we
win put in a plank against imperialism,
and we will put i'm a plank against the
British alliance, an alliance that is now
open and apparent applause on the Dem
ocratic sde) They are shooting down lib
| cry in South Africa while You are shoot
ing it down in the Philippine Islands. CAP
plause on the Democratic side.) That is
| evidence sufficient that both governments
are operating upon parallel lines. The
| first blossom of liberty I'm the Orient to be
cut off by the Republican party OF the
United States the first substantial strug
gle for liberty in Africa 10 be moved
down in it's infancy by the Queen of Eng
| land with the Car asking for a peace
conference! If things are not inside out,
i how can the Republican party stand i'm
potent ard silent while England is sh OF
ing TO death a republic in South ART a
isiic powers that patronage had delivered
to the President here, the crime of crimes
| is being committed under the Stars and
| Stripes of the Union.
what the President said.
''The President, at Madison, Wis, said
| one small fraction Of one small tribe re-
sists our authority in the orient Aye, my
friends, with an army there and on the
way of 1900 men, to subdue one small
fraction Of one small tribe, an army larger
than Sherman needed to march to the sea
| an army larger than Grant needed 20 take
| Vicksburg, is now called into requlstion
| and kept there for nearly a year to sub
due one small fraction of one small tribe.
Is that the source OF your prosperity Is
your Egan pension Of $4,000 for being re-
duced. degraded and dishonored Is your
beef trust that murdered 400 men, while
the spaniards only killed $50. is that the
source Of your prosperity? applause on
the Democratic side.) Is your humiliation
and subordinalion OF the man who won