The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
ADOPT SPECIAL RULE.
By Which the General Debate VIII
Continue Until Friday.
A STRICT PARTY VOTE 1863 TO l44
Democrats, Populists and SilyeritcS
Presented Solid Front Against
tho Adoption of the RcsoIu-
tiou-The Vote viii Be
Taken on the Fol
lowing Monday.


"ASillN'IoN' Dec S'-lne House ''-
gay adopted a special order Tor '"' 'o'-
S'l''''l'" OF 'Na currency Dill De7'''''5
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by the terms of tine order the general
/ debate Will continue until Friday ON
/ Saturday amendments may be offered
under the hye-mInute rule, and ON tine
following Monday tha vote will be taken.
The Democrats Po1uists and suyerites
/ presented a solid front against the adop-
/ tion of th, resolutions ANA every Repub-
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Dit. Daizeli ol Ponn7y ylFahia' from ih7
/ Committee on Rules, presented the amend
mants IN +sa rrfas agreed unon bv that
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on I"7uIar AIdli7' I'd CONSIST OF se'eh-
teen members, TO have jurisdiction cover
au matter lovcs,+in,. t4o.. aoe.tf,, tho
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with spain. ana 20 Cuba and to ln-
crease the membership of the Committee
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| Naval Affairs and District Of Columbia
/ from 1j TO II members. and the Committee
/ ON Territories from, ~ t,1-
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-''''''' va i'N'7' S''' '"' minority
/ or the Rules Committee held no difference
/ OF opinion as TO the propriatv of tha crea-
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Out l uId assent from the Idea THAT The
committee should be- created for the pur-
/ pose of permanently dealing with the
/ Islands which came into possession
/ OF the United States through the Spanish
| treaty.
Alr. Da'zell replied that there was Moth
ing I'm the resolution or I'm what he had
said which numated that the prop5seJ
committee was TO deal with our possess-
ions permanently.
The resolution was adooted vlf6ouf di-
vision.
CURRENCY BILL,
-N D''@. y '".n oHeled lh' Ie7oiHl.o
loI lHe c'DsiHeidloh OF lhe currency DILL
AI. Dtl@eu aald there was no d'spos ton
upon ine part OF the majority 20 unduly
press the DILL It presented propositions
which bad already ben debated boo the
/ House. The Committee on Rules was OF
| opinion that the rule offered ample time
for debate
Mr. Richardson uron behalf OF the
minority. said he dis entcd most emDhat.
caliy from the proposition advanced by
Mr Da.1ell ' tnal '.e .,, 9. TO- oe 'ol...e.so
first time in the history of the country
30 was proposed by statutory provisions
20 f.ston the gold standard upon th.
country
10 such n suggestion had been made TWO
or three years ago he said half The other
side would have been mo in. arms against
ft Tie considered tie rule unusual and
unjust to the minority Ruf one day was
t1 be- given the minority TO study tho bill
whU. members OF the majority had six
u.onths in which to nrep4ro themselves
Mr. Richardson tainted the ma i0rity for
their sudden change of base.
~ r-t,l.. .r r.. d.lf,r.4 that tho
,-o-oslJ -,'' c,Yrs. or tbs majority was
,,.,,b,,,+ rroceJsrt or defense lie made an
elaborate argument 10 prove chat il was
,.r.ro..f,i,, ~ b4srtly determine a oucs
ti,n IN which Inc hest ana most careful
lITe Iteration should UE given.
,,,e p,fnori+, wa. entitled 20 present its
Injection afror mature de.iheration I'm or
Jor mat at tte nroDer tim. the appeal
could he taken from the American con
GROSS 70 that hichor tribunal. the Ameri
can neonie. Furthermore. tho special or
dor denied tho ri-ht Of the minority 30 ro.
commit. a privilege hitherto never denied
tho minority
c,-pr,r, Dr,p,rt-
Mr. Grosvcn0r. Of Ohio. in support of
the rule. argued that it could NOT he Justly
slid that it would unduy curtail debate
and consideration. As 70 the charge tha'
members OF the majority would hnd IT. cit
fcult 10 explain lnelf chdIlEe OF 'front.' 3.
said it was one of the proudest boasts
Of the Republican party that DO was wise
now than IL was good many years ago
Zee slid he would he sorry Tor any puolic
man who had gone INTO puoHc hie -
Young man and had remained ln t uH.N
he was an old man without knowing more
than when ne oe-'n. .., .-,, D., .,,.o
The Democratic party ".
the only well recoEihH'u -
of great organization Nhich ufu s'i
vived a long period without learn'"5 any