The times., 1899-12-17

tory, and the attacks, with one or two eX-
ceptions, We're listIess. Every man knew
that nothing which he might say or do
would change the result. Many old speeches
that did service during the Bryan Mckinley
campaign were rehearsed.
1t was generally agreed that the bill
marks an epoch in the financial legislation
of the American Government. as much so
as the establishment by law of the sill
Yer unit of value by the Congress Of the
American Confederation in 1886; the coin
age law of 1892; the rato-changing act Of
| 1894; the credit-strengthening act of 1859
and TIE mint act of 1873.
The gist of the contention of the Re
| publicans as to the necessity for the pres
! ent bill. is that although the single gold
| standard prevails, yet a positive statute
! declaratoTy of that fact should be passed.
/ A statute plain and clear In it's terms
! they maintain, should be passed. that there
may no longer be any doubt as 10 the eX-
/ istence of the gold standard. and to make
! the law so absolute that no Secretary Of
! the Treasury could construe it adversely
| to gold.
! The Democrats have. in the main. charg-
/ ed the Republicans with having broken the
pledge they made TO the people in the last
! Presidential campaign In their platform
! they proclaimed themselves in favor Of
/ bimetallism with European assistance. 1t
I was pointed out by the Democrats that
| only about 10000 out of the 13,gO0 600
! people voted in favor Of the single gold
/ standard.
Among those who spoke for the passage
/ OF the bill were Messrs. Oyerstreet In
diana: Dolliyer, Iowa; Grosvenor, Ohio;
| Parker New Jersey; W. A. Smith, Mich
/ igau: Prince Illinois; Powers, Vermont;
Lawrence Massachusetts,; Fowler. New
! Jersey; Lacey, Iowa; Hill. Connecticut;
Linney, North Carolina; Lowering, Massa-
chusetts; Olmsted. Pennsylvania, BOu-
tell. Illinois: McCleary, Minnesota; Graft
Illinois: H c. Smith. Michigan; Gibson
| Tennessee; Hamilton Michigan; Steele,
Indiana: Ridgey, Kansas; Cushman,
! Washington; James r. Williams Illinois
Brosius Pennsylvania; Tongue, Oregon;
Mondell Wyoming: Kerr. Ohio; BoreiHg,
Kentucky BromwelI Ohio; Scudder, New
/ York; Payne, New York; Dalzeu, Pennsyl-
/ vania: Morris. Minnesota; Suloway. New
Hampshire; Bingham, Pennsylvania; Wey-
I mouth, Massachusetts; Minor, Wisconsin; ;
Mudd Maryland Clayton. New York; Ma
| hon Pennsylvania; Levy, New York; Ad-
| ans Pennsylvania Grow Pennsylvania,
I Fitzgerald New York
Among those who made speeches against
the passage Of The bill were Messrs. Maddox
of Georgia. Mcclellan Of Kew York. De
Almond OF Missouri, NeWlandS OF Nevada,
Shafroth of Colorado, Cochran OF Missouri
Sims of Tennessee. Bell Of Colorado, Brun-
didge of Arkansas, Wheeler of kentucky
Fox of Mississippi Pierce Of Tennessee
Otey Of Virginia. Sulzer Of New York. Cow
herd cf Missouri, Robinson of Indiana
Kitchen of North Carolina, Henry of Texas
Kleberg of Texas. Cox of Tennessee, Levi:
of Georgia. Sibley Of Pennsylvania, DAILY oI
New Jersey. Burke OF Texas. Terry of Ar
kansas. Richardson Of Tennessee. Ball Of
Texas, Gilbert of Kentucky, Smith of Ken
lucky. Berry Of Kentucky Atwater of Nortl
Carolina, Moon OF Tennessee. Thayer o.
Massachusetts, Jett of illinois, Allen o
Kentucky. Sheppard of Texas. McLain o
Mississippi, Burnett OF Alabama, Braezealt
OF Louisiana Little of Arkansas, Stokes o
South Carolina. Talbert of South Carolina
Gaines of Tennessee, RiXey of Virginia
Jones of Virginia, Rhea of Kentucky, Coope
; of Texas Williams of Mississippi Bailey 0
Texas. Thomas of North Carolina Robb o
Missouri Snodgrass OF Tennessee Rucke
OF Missouri Lamb OF Virginia Caldwell 0
Illinois. Robinson OF Nebraska Stephens o
Texas. Gordon of Ohio Neville of Nebraska
I Clark OF Missouri, Carmack OF Tennessee