Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-12-08
|GEN. Y0UNG'S FIGHT WORK OF CONGRESS
The Roberts Case Is Under Con-
sideration By a Commit
toe Today.
The FINANCE BILL DEBATE
The Republicans Prepare to Limit Debate
by Special Rule and the Democratic
Leaders Oppose Haste and Wish to
Delay Action By the House.
THE HOUSE

| Washington, December S.-Mr. Rob-
from Utah, was not in the house when
| the house convened to-day.
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on rules, presented an
amendment to the rules agreed upon by
the committee for the creation of a
committee on insular affairs, to consist
of seventeen members, to have jurisdic-
ton "over all matters (excepting those
affecting revenues and appropriations
pertaining to the islands which came to
the United States through the treaty of
1899 with Spain, and to Cuba" and to
increase the membership of the COM
mittees on foreign affairs, merchant
marine and fisheries, public lands, mill
itary affairs, naval affairs and the Dis
trict of Columbia from fifteen to seven
teen members, and the committee on
territories from thirteen to fifteen.
NThe committee on rules in the house
of representatives to-day decided to
bring in rule for consideration of the
gin next Monday and continue until
Friday, the debate to be under the five
minute rule Saturday, with provision
for vote on Monday, December Is, i'm
mediately after the reading, of the jour-
nal. Twenty minutes a side will be al
lowed for debating the rule.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas said the minority
Of the rules committee held no differ
erce of opinion as to 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
held there was nothing in the resolu-
tions which intimated that the commit
tee was to deal with our islands perna-
nently. The resolution was adopted
without division. ...
Mr.. DalZell then offered a resolution
for consideration of the currency bill.
He said there was no disposition upjn
the part of the majority to unduly press
the bill. 1t presented propositions which
had already been debated in the house.
The committee on rules was of tilt
opinion that the resolution offered am
pie time for debate.
Mr. Richardson, upon behalf of the
minority, said he dissented most em
phatically from the proposition ad'
vanced by Mr.. Dalzell that the bill 10
be considered contained nothing radl
cally new. For the first time in the his
tory of the country it was proposed by
statutory provisions to fasten the gold
standard upon the country. If such q
suggestion had been made two or three
years ago, he said, half of the other side
would have been up in arms against it.
But one day was to be given the minor
ity to study the BILL while members of
the majority had six months to prepare
themselves. Mr.. Richardson taunted
the majority for a sudden change of
base.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas declared that the
proposed course of the majority was
without precedent or defense. He made
an elaborate argument to prove it was
a proposition to hastily determine a
question to which the best and most
careful consideration should be given.
Mr.. Dalzell closed the debate for the
special order. The special order was
adopted by 1863 to 144, strict party vote.
Representa- tive LentZ, of Ohio, intro
duced resolution reciting the charges
in connection with the United States
troops under Brigadier General Mer-
riam, in the Idaho mining troubles, and
asking an investigation by a special
committee of nine members of the
house.
AT 1:30 p. m the house adjourned un-
til Monday.
Representative Berry of Kentucky
said to-day that he would use every eff
fort to secure the early consideration of
his joint resolution giving the thanks of
congress to Rear Admiral Schley.
The committee to inquire into the
status of Mr.. Roberts of Utah held a
protracted session behind closed doors
to-day. Mr.. Roberts made statement
of his general wishes. He said he es-
pecial1y desired having the committee
first go into his prma facie right to
seat, afterward taking up the general
merits Of the subject. He favored open
sessions. He indicated also that he de-
sired to present testimony relative to
the manner in which the charges
against him were prepared Mr. Rob-
erts then retired. The committee con-
tinued in private session until 1890,
when a recess was taken until 2 p. m.
The 2 o'clock meeting was brief, and