The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-16
MONOTONOUS DEBATE BROKEN BY
A CLASH Of KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS
Representatives Wheeler and Berry from Blue Grass State Air Dirty
Linen Of the Recent GubernatOdd Campaign

Enactment to maintain a ratio between the
metals.
Mr. Boreing, of Kentucky, denied that
the election of Taylor in Kentucky was due
to fraud, and said the strongest retutatloh
of this charge was the fact that the eiec-
tion was held under the Goebel law, framed
by the democratic candidate.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, the floor leader oil
the democrats in the last congress, received
close attention from both sides when he
spoke. He said a remarkable spectacle was
presented by the debate on this bill lie
recalled that when, in the Firty-fourth con-
gress, Mr.. Towne asserted that the repub-
lican party had never declared for gold
standard, the Congressional Record showed
that he was interrupted by many republ-
cans with the exclamation, And 1t never
willI'
Bailey's Great Speech
Mr. Bailey said that the republican side
was SO busy studying the trend of events
that it had no time to study the science of
money. While the first section of this bill
purported TO establish the gold standard,
the law of 1915 fixed the gold dollar as the
unit of value. This bill was therefore a re-
enactment put forward to make people be-
1ieve some thing new and wise was being
done.
When Mr.. Bailey referred to the increas-
ed production of gold, Mr. Dalzell interrupt
ed to ask if in view of this increased supply
of gold Mr.. Bailey still believed in silver
at 10 to l. The Texan responded emphatic
ally in the affirmative, amid democratic ap-
plause. The democratic side simply asked
a sufficiency of basic money, and If this
was supplied by either gold OF silver, then
instead of refuting the democratic situa-
tion it simply confirmed it.
Mr.. Bailey declared that the logical out
come of this bill would be to take the mill
lions of silver impounded in the treasury
into the open markets and sell it, as Ger
many had DONE
'If the supporters of the measure were
honest and consistent they would thus offer
the silver for sale now, as that would be
the inevitable fate of silver under this bill.
He compared the appreciation of gold
values and the corresponding depreciation
of cotton and wheat.
Stirring Tribute to Democracy
Mr.. Bailey closed his speech with a STIR
ring tribute to the time honored and indy
ing democratic organization, which evoked
applause from the democratic side.
Immediately following Mr.. Bailey came
the statement of Mr. Scudder, dem. N. ",
las a democrat, l favor the single gold
standard and will vote for this bill" While
not concurring in all of the features of the
bill, Mr.. Scudder said the main feature,
establishing a gold standard and giving sta
Mr.. Payne, New York, said Mr.. Bailey
had discovered nothing new in the old law
fixing the gold standard. The trouble had
been to have gentlemen on the democratic
side accept that law, and the purpose OF the
bill was to place the subject beyond turtner
doubt and misconstruction.
Mr. Dalzell republican, Pennsylvania, re-
ferrcd to the published interview of that
gentleman who has made "demagogury a
profession during his wanderings in Texas,
that the pending bill should be defeated be-
cause it was not in the interest OF the
democratic party
Mr.. Richardson, Tennessee, sharply ques-
toned this statement saying the reference
had been to the democracy anf not to the
democratic party.
NJ. BeIlamy. North Clrolna, spoke
against the bill. Messrs. Mondell, Wyom-
ing: Kerr and Bromwell, Ohio, and Morris,
Minnesota, spoke in favor of the pending
measure.
At O'Clock the house recessed until
D. m.
Night Session
At the evening session Mr.. Clayton, demo-
crat, New York, announced his intention to
vote for the financial bill. In response to
unfavorable references which mad been
made to gold democrats Mr.. Clayton SAID
there were many of that belief in New YORK
and the number would increase he pre-
dicted.
Others who spoke for the bill were Robin
son, Nebra ska; Thomas, North Carolina;
Lloyd, Missouri Snodgrass, Tennessee;
Rucker, Missouri; Robb, Missouri; Daven-
port, Pennsylvania Lamb, Virginia; Cald-
well, Illinois; Stephens. Texas; Gordon,
Ohio, and Neville, Nebraska.
THE SENATE
Washington, December 15.-Today the
practical completion of the senate COM
mittees for the Fifty-sixth congress was
announced officially by Senator Aldrich, OF
Rhode Island. He presented to the senate
an order fixing the committees, and 1t WAS
adopted without dissent. A few vacancies
in the minority representation are yet to
be filed They will be disposed of in few
days. No other business of Importance was
transacted 10y the senate.
Soon after the senate convened, on mo-
tion of Mr. Hale of Maine, it was agreed
to adjourn from today till next Monday.
Mr.. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, presented
a special order fixing he standing commit
tees and their personnel for the senate of
the Fifty-SiXth congress. The order was
adopted without dissent, a statement being
made by Mr.. Cockrell, of Missouri, that
such vacancies as existed in the minority
representation would be filled at an early
date.
Mr. Davis, of Minnesota. secured the
passage of a resolution requiring the secre
,tary of state to transmit to the senate me
reports of the Hon. Bartlett Trip, commits
sioner, of affairs in Samoa.
Mr.. Tillman had passed resolution call
ing upon the secretary of war to submit
a survey and estimate of cost for the i'm
.provement of TIE Great Peedee river,
South Carolina between +Cheraw and the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta rail-
road bridge.
The senate at 1242 went into executive
session and at 110 adjourned until Mon
day.
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