Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-18
Passage Of the Currency Bill in the
House.
ELEVEN DEMOCRATS VOTED FOR IT
Senator TiIIman introduces Fill
pino Resolution.
MIR. MORGAN ON TRUSTS

The currency bill passed the House OF
Representatives today by a vote of 1870 to
100.
Almost every seat in the hall was &C.
cupied when the House convened today.
The vote upon the currency bill. which was
to be taken Immediately after the reading
of the journal, was responsible for the full
attendance.
Mr.. McRae (Ark) came over from At
lantic City to vote, and Mr.. Chickering On.
W was present on crutches. Mr.. Bartlett
(Ga.), who sustained a severe accident some
time ago, was also present on crutches.
Neither a motion to recommit nor an
offer of a substitute was in order by the
terms of the special rule under which the
House was operating.
Mr.. Gaines (Tenn) asked If it was in Or
der to recommit with instructions to report
back a free coinage bill
1T is not replied the Speaker.
The bill was then read third time and
placed upon its final passage.
Il demand the yeas and nays" said Mr..
Overstreet Qnd), in charge of the bill.
Members rose on both sides en- masse to
second the demand Evidently a sufficient
number" said the Speaker. "The clerk
will call the roll
The roll call was followed with great In
terest. There were no demonstrations when
the democrats who broke away from the
majority of their party voted in the affirm
alive. The clerk called the names of the
democrats who declined to respond twice on
each roll call. Every republican voted for
the bill.
When the Speaker announced the pas
sage OF the bill by vote of 100 to $50 the
republicans broke into cheers.
Democrats disappointed.
The democrats We're surprised, and there
nir1tr ,nrot bot
not renewal of the offer made by the
majority Saturday of an opportunity for a
free silver amendment to be proposed by
unanimous consent. Saturday, when the
offer was made by Messrs. DoIliver and
OverStreet, objections were made by two
gold democrats from New York-Levy and
Drlggs-so that the minority would have
10 charge II to men credited to their own
party II they did not have chance to
vote for 16 to 1.
Anticipating that there would be a re-
neWal OF this tantaliZing proposition from
me Tepuphcans, many democrats went to
me House with amendments prepared If
the oller mad been renewed by the republi-
cans the suggestion would have been made
~ democrat that, if opportunity were at
iorued TO offer a substitute for the bill
including free coinage and other features,
or 10 offer amendments to the bank feat
ureS OF the bill to strike out gold bonds and
the lmpound.ng of the greenbacks they
opportunity. viz
But as already stated, there was no op-
poftunlty afforded for any dramatic parti-
san play.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal and the swearing in of Mr.. Rart-
lelt or Georgia the voting proceeded with
out preliminary skirmish nor interruntion
Inc greatest interest in the vote was as
- 'he democrats VINO would vote for the
Dill: The solid Brooklyn democratic dele
saion had been counted on for the bill
put -hr. May announced to his colea CUES
before the vote was taken that he would
the democratic governor-eIect of that STAT
whose vote was awaited with interest. did
not vote at all s' otu
c, Inc democrats voting for the bill were:
~ Fitzgerald On. ". Levy, IN. ", Nc
Aleer CPaJ, Rupert IN. ", Scudder N
~; Ihayer (Mass), UnderhilI. n. ~ and
Wilson IN. " ~ anu
The following democrats did mot vote -, :,
were not recorded as paired: Smith Md ,
atalings, Ala, and Wheeler. Ala
Neither Mr.. Stalings nor Mr. Wbea1or IF
-Aidpafna nave been present this season.
Pared against the bill: Catchings. Mas
Campbell. Mont; Broussard, La: Rnharf'
son, La ; Davey, La.
Committees Announced,
The Speaker then sprang a big snrnr,Sa
on the House by announcing the commit
tees AS the clerk read the list Of names
Ifom the desk the members listened with
intense interest. When the names of the
committee on ways and means were read
Sir- Bailey CTex) arose and asked whether
the name of Mr.. Wheeler N Alabama was
included in the list
1T Is not replied the Speaker.
mere was no demonstration during or at
the conclusion of the reading of the list
of committees. 49,
MI DE Almond (Mo.) then announced the
death of the late Representative Richard p
btdio, Which occurred last summer, and,
aiter the adoption Of the customary reso.
!utlohs of regret, the House at /: 05 n m
adl0urned until tomnrrou ~