The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-09
Republicans All Vote for the
Special Order.
THE FINANCIAL MEASURE
Democrats, Popu1ists and Silver Repub-
licans Arrayed Against It-Repub-
lfcans Defend Their Change
of Front.

ginning next Monday. The general de-
bate will continue until Friday, and
Saturday amendments may be offered
under the five-minute rule and on the
following Monday the vote will be
taken The democrats, populists and
silverites presented a solid front
against the adoption of the resolution
and every republican voted for it. Mr..
Richardson, leader of the minority,
taunted some of the majority leaders
with their change of front in coming
out fiat footedly for the gold standard,
but Mr.. Grosvenor and Mr.. Cannon
good-naturedly replied that they had
learned something with advancing
years.
The former said the democratic party
was the only living demonstration of a
survival of a great organization which
refused to learn anything.
Roberts, the Mormon representative
elect from Utah, was not in the house
when the house convened to-day.
1t was agreed that when the house
adjourned to-day it be to meet on Mon
day.
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on rules, then presented
amendments to the rules agreed upon
by the committee for the creation of a
committee on insular affairs to consist
of II members, to have jurisdiction
over all matters excepting those al
fecting the revenues and appropria-
tions pertaining to islands which came
to us through the treaty of 1899 with
Spain and to Cuba" and to increase
the membership of the committee on
foreign affairs, merchant marine and
fisheries, public lands, military affairs,
naval affairs and District of Columbia
from Is to II members; and the COM
mittee on territories from IL to Is mem
bers
Mr.. Bailey of Texas said the minority
of the rules committee held no differ
ence of opinion as 10 the propriety Of
the creation of the proposed insular
committee, but it did dissent from the
idea that the committee should be Gre
ated for the purpose of permanently
dealing" with the Islands.
Mr.. Dalzell he's u acre was nothing
in the resolutions Which intimated that
islands permanently. The resolution
was adopted without division.
Mr.. Dalzell then offered the resolu-
ton for the consideration of the cur
rency bill. 1t provided for general de-
bate, beginning next Monday, un-
til next Friday, debate under the
five-minute rule on next Saturday
and vote upon the bill imme-
diately after the reading of the jour-
nal on Monday, the 18th. Mr.. Dalzeu
said there was no disposition upon the
part of the majority to unduly press
the bill. 1t presented simply PROPOSE
tions which had already been debated
in the house. The committee on rules
was of the opinion that the resolution
offered ample time for debate.
Mr.. Richardson. upon behalf of the
r1inntt,T Sai1 ha
phatically from the proposition ad-
vanced by Mr.. Dalzell, that the bill to
be considered contained nothing radi-
cally new. For the first time in the his
tory of the house it was proposed by
statutory provision to fasten the gold
standard upon the country.
Ii such a suggestion had been made
two or three years ago, he said. halt
the other side would have been up in
arms against it, He considered the rule
unusual and unjust to the minority
But one day was to be given the minor
ity to study the bill. while members of
the majority had six months in which
to prepare themselves. Mr. Richard,
son taunted the majority for their sud-
den change of base.
Mr.. Bailey declared the proposed
course of the majority was without pre-
cedent or defense. He made an elabor-
ate argument to prove that it was a
proposition to hastily determine a
question to which the best and most
careful consideration should be given.
The minority was entitled to present
its objections after mature deliberation,
in order that at the proper time the ap-
peal could be taken from the American
congress to that tribunal, the American
people. Furthermore, the special order
denied the right Of the minority to re-
commit, privilege hitherto never de-
MED the minority.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio. in support of
the rule, argued that it could not be
justly said that it would unduly cur
tail debate and consideration AS to
the charge that members of the major
ity would find it difficult to explain
their change of front, he said it was
one of the proudest boasts of the re-
publican party that it was wiser now
than it was a good many years ago.
THE democratic party" he said, was
the only well recognized demonstration
of a great organization which had sur
viewed a lo"g period without learning
anything"
THE past of the republican party"
said he. sis behind it. OF its present it
is proud and its future is assured. Can
the gentleman from Tennessee say as
much?"
WAS the future of this bill assured
until after the caucus had been heldn
asked Mr.. Richardson, amid democratic
applause.
There never was caucus in this
house" replied Mr.. Grosvenor. (which
came together with such unanimity of
purpose as that which indorsed this
bill" Republican applause).
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, in response to
the thrust of Mr.. Richardson frankly
said that he had voted for the free COIN
age of silver in 1878, but he had done SO
because of the impending resumption of
specie payments when the democratic
party was bowling for fiat money. But
specie payments had been resumed
without disaster despite the demo-
cratic howls. Since then the country
had been on the gold standard. Mr..
Dalzell closed the debate by recalling
some of the rules under which the
democrats had forced through import
ant bills in the Fifty-second and Fifty
third congresses. He referred particu-
larly to the adoption of the conference