The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
A GIGANTIC
MONEY TRUST
Dramatic Scenes at the Close CT
the Debate on the Single
Standard Measure.
THEIR BLUFF WAS CALLED
troduce Free Silver Measure-Lsntz
Stirs the House With Denunciation
of the Administration for Its Crime OF
Crimes-De Almond Points Out the
Hypocrisy OF the Measure.

Washington, Dec. 16-The general de-
bate on the currency bill closed yester-
day and to-day the bill was reported
for debate under the five-minute rule.
Upon a pro forma amendment Mr..
Grosvenor, rep, Ohio, got the floor to re-
ply to some OF the statements made by
Mr.. Bailey yesterday. He had read
quotation from a speech made by Mr..
Bailey during the debate on the Ding
ley bill predicting that If the bill fall
ed to bring prosperity the republicans
would not live long enough to secure
an audience from the people upon the
proposition that they could be made
happy by increased taxation. In view
of that prophesy Mr.. Grosvenor
thought the republicans could view
with equanimity Mr. Bailey's forebo-
dings of yesterday.
Mr.. Clark of Missouri made an anus
ing speech, poking fun at the republic
cans for their efforts to secure conso-
lation from the late elections.
Mr.. Mahon of Pennsylvania crti-
cized Mr.. Bailey for not frankly ad-
hitting, as Mr.. Sibley of Pennsylvania
had done, that the return of prosperity
was due to the restoration of the re-
publican party to power.
Mr.. Levi of New York announced his
intention of voting for the bill, al
though he did not agree with some of
its provisions
Mr.. Fitzgerald Of New York an
nounced his intention of voting for
the bill, but bitterly denounced it's
banking features. He gave it as his
opinion that the enactment of the bill
into law would be of incalculable SER
vice to the democratic party in remov-
ing the money question from politics
for at least six years.
Gigantic Money Trust.
Mr.. Norton of Ohio expressed the be-
lief that the pending bill was the Gull
mination of a gigantic money trust.
This trust, he declared, was at the
foundation of the alliance between
Great Britain and the United States
which existed at this hour The re-
publioans jeered this utterance.
The democrats gave Mr. Glynn of
New York a round of applause when he
announced that he would keep step with
the national democracyandvote against
the bill. There were, he thought, some
good features in the bill, which he
would vote for if he could do so. But
as whole he would vote against it.
Mr.. Grow of Pennsylvania, in speak
ing of the bill, gave an interesting re-
sumo of the history of the national debt
to show that the pledge Of the govern
ment to pay it's bonds and redeem the
greenbacks in coin meant gold"
Mr.. Carmack Of Tennessee said he
did not believe it was ever intended
by this bill to strengthen and reform
currency. The real purpose was to
make all government obligations paya-
BILE in gold.
The debate was enlivened at this
point by bout between Mr.. Brown,
rep, Ohio, and Mr.. Clark, dem. Mo.
The former resented what he regarded
as a slight put upon the memory of
the late President Hayes in some re-
marks made by Mr.. Clark earlier in
the day.
Mr.. Brown paid glowing tribute to
the memory Of Mr.. Hayes.
In reply Mr.. Clark declared that MI
Hayes was counterfeit president for
whom he had supreme contempt,
even though he was dead.
HE stole the presidency" said he,
"the greatest crime in the tide of time
wish he could have lived forever and
borne the scorn of decent men to the
end of the world"
NOV" concluded Mr.. Clark, as he
retired to his seat, "if they can make
anything of that, let them"
Mr.. Clarks words were received In
The debate then lapsed into dizziness
for an hour.
Later Mr.. Lentz, DEM, Ohio, charged
that the pending bill had been pre-
pared by the $500 national banks,
secret combination that welded more
influence than the Masonic fraternity,
the Odd Fellows and the Redmen COM
bined. The bill was intended to in
crease the powers of the national
tanks
All the rest that was in 1T was al
ready in the law. AS he proceeded
Mr. Lentz' remarks became sensa-
tional.
The Crime of Crimes.
1--WE are in favor of nominating w. J.
Bryan" said he, land we will put in a
plank against the substitute; we will
put in plank against imperialism. and
we will put in plank against the Brit
ish alliance. an alliance that is now
open and apparent. applause on the
democratic side). They are shooting
down liberty in South Africa while you
are shooting it down in the Philippine
islands. applause on the democratic
side). That is evidence sufficient that
both governments are operating upon
parallel lines. The first blossom of lib
erty in the Orient to be cut off by the
republican party, the first substantial
struggle for liberty in Africa to be
moved down in its infancy by the
q Ieen of England, with the czar asking
for a peace conference. If things are
not inside out how can the republican
party stand impotent and silent while
England has been shooting to death
a republic in South Africa and While
under the military and imperialistic
powers that patronage has delivered
to president here, the crime of crimes
Isl being committed under the stars