The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-29
WORK OF CONGRESS

Washington. Dee. IS - The slx-day
debate upon TIE currency "'l closeo
Saturday in Is sensational manner
Just ut the close OF the debate 'hfee
of the heavy-weights- GIV<veA 'ol
Of Ohio. Mr.. DaIzcN Of Pennsylvania
and Mr.. Dollivcr of Iowa-.were prrt
forward 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 ut TO to 1
from the minority side of the house,
and that not one had offered an amend
mcnt containing such IL proposition.
Mr.. Grosvcnor said it was one of the
signs of the coming regeneration Of tire
Democratic party. Mr.. Richardson,
the minority leader. Indignantly de-
MED any intention of abandoning sill
YER and called attention to the fact
that u1.der the special order under
which tie house was operating. nei-
ther substitute nor Il motion to re-
commit was in order.
Then Mr.. DalZcll challenged men,
bcr Of the opposition to IL free coinage
amendment. In response half the
Den oclutic membership rose and de
handed the privilege. hut here and
there was an Eastern Democrat shout
ing his disapproval.
There were shouts of bluff" from
tho Democratic side. but the Republic
ans, after the parliamentary obstacle
had been removed through Mr.. Over
street. who was in charge Of the bill,
asked unanimous consent for an
amendment to the rule to permit the
amendment to he offered. Then Mr..
briggs and Mr.. Levy. two New York
Democrats, blocked the game with OBJ
jections
No amendments We're offered to the
bill and only one section of the bill
was read. The whole time was occu-
pied in fiveminute speeches. The ill.,
cidents of the day We're Il sensational
speech by Mr.. LentZ (Dcm. Ohol de-
nouncing the prosecution Of the war in
the Philippines and charging an ALI
ancc between Great Britain and the
United States to subvert liberty. one
i'll South Africa and one in the Orient,
and an attack upon the memory of eX-
President Hayes by Mr.. Clark Dcm.,
MOI. Mr.. Brown. an Ohio Republican.
warmly defended the memory of Mr..
Hayes.
The vote upon the currency bill will
he taken Immediately after the read
ing of the journal on Monday. Mr..
| OEerStrect. in charge OF it. says it win
have 81 majority. He says Demo
| Gratis will vote for it and will not
| vote either way.
| Washington. Dec 19.-Thn currency
bill which was debated all last week
was passed yesterday by the house by
Il vote of 100 to $50. 1t had the united
support of every Republican in the
house and of eleven Democrats,
Messrs. Clayton. briggs. Fitzgerald,
Levy. I;uppert. Scuddcr Underhill and
Wilson of New York, Aller of Penn
sylvania, Denny of Maryland and Mt.
Thayer of Massachusetts. All the
other Democrats voted against the
measure or We're paired against it en-
| cept John Walter Smith. governor
elect from Maryland. Mr.. Stallinss of
Alabama and Gen. Joseph Wheeler of
Alabama Mr.. Stallings has not been
present in the house this session ow-
ing to illness. and one of his collca CUES
announced that il present he would
have voted in the negative. Gen.
| Wheeler is serving in the Philippines.
When the speaker announced tlle re-
suit the Republicans cheered Justify.
| After the vote Tho speaker rather I'M
cNpcctcdlya nnounced the committee
selections and the reading Of the lists
WAS followed with intense cnrnrstncss
by the members whose opportunities
for distinction depends so largely upon
no
only incident in connection with the
reading of the lists WAS Mr.. Bailey's
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