The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-17
SCENE OF FURORE
DURING The DEBATE
DaIzell DareS the Democrats to Offer
Amendment.
HIS BLUFF WAS CALLED
Objection Made to The Free Coinage
Clause.
THE CLOSING DAY WAS STORMY
Clarke of Missouri Bitterly Denounces
Ex-President Hayes as One Who
Had Stolen His Seat-A
Crime Against Liberty
THE CLOSING DAY WAS STORMY

Washington December 16.-The six days
debate upon the currency bill closed in a
sensational manner. The republican leaders
had evidently set a trap for the minority to
show that discord existed the money
question and it was timed so as to make
the scene as dramatic as possible.
The general debate upon the currency bill
closed yesterday and today the bill was
read for amendment under the five minute
rule.
Upon motion of Mr.. Moody Massachu-
sets, the senate resolution was adopted for
the appointment of three members of the
senate, and five of the house to make ar
rangements for the unveiling of the statue
of Daniel Webster, presented to the gov
ernment by Stilson Hutchins on January
49, 1900.
The clerk then entered upon the reading
of the currency bill.
Upon a pro forma amendment Mr.. Gros-
yenor Ohio, got to the floor to reply to
some of the statements made by Mr.. Bailey
yesterday.
| Mr.. Clark, Missouri, made an amusing
| speech, poking fun at the republicans for
| their efforts to secure consolation from the
| the boy, who, in response to question as
| to affairs at home, replied: "Oh, very we'll;
| mother and sister are dead, but we manag-
] ed to pull the old man through with
/ comb cut. both wings broken and tail
/ feathers out the republicans We're Growing
! because the old man had pulled through.
!, The only person who, he thought was en-
! titled to extract comfort from the Old elec-
| tions was Mr.. Grosvenor. He had puileo
/ the old man through. Qaughter)
Mr.. Mahon, of Pennsylvania, criticised
Mr.. Bailey for not frankly admitting, as
| Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, had done, that
i the return of prosperity was due to the
| restoration of the republican party to
| power.
| Mr.. Levy, of New York, announced his
| intention of voting for the bill, although he
/ did not agree with some of the provisions.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, of New York, announced
| his intention of voting for the bill, but bit
| terly denounced its banking features. He
| gave it as his opinion that the enactment
| of tn bill into law would be OF incalcula-
| BILE service to the democratic party in re-
| moving the money question from politics
| for at least six years.
| Gigantic Money Trust
Mr.. Morton, of Ohio, expressed the BELIEF
/ that the pending bill was the elimination
/ of a gigantic money trust. This trust he
| declared was at the foundation OF the aili-
| ance between Great Britain and the United
/ States, which existed at this hour. The
| republicans ieered this utterance. The
| democrats gave Mr.. Glynn, of New York,
/ round of applause when he announced
| that he would keep step with the national
| democracy and vote 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 speaking
| for the bill gave an interesting resume of
the history of the national debt to show
| that the pledge of the government to pay
its bonds and redeem the greenbacks in
"coin' meant gold"
| Mr.. Carmack, of Tennessee, said he did
| not believe that it was ever intended by
| this bill to strengthen and reform the cur
rency. The real purpose was to make all
| government obligations payable in gold.
The debate was enlivened at this point
| by bout between Mr.. Brown, republican
| of Ohio, and Mr. Clarke democrat of Mis-
souri,. The former resented what he re-
| garded as a slight put upon the memory
| of the late President Hayes in some re-
marks made by Mr.. Clarke earlier in the
| day.
| Mr. Brown paid glowing tribute to the
| memory of Mr.. Hayes.
In reply Mr.. Clarke declared that Mr..
| HAYES was a counterfeit president" for
| he was dead.
| 'He stole the presidency" said he, "the
| greatest crime in the tide of times l wish
| he could have lived forever, and borne the
| scorn of decent men to the end of the
| world
'iEiis sepulchre Should bear the words:
| This man was guilty of the monumental
crime against human liberty
"Now,'' concluded Mr.. Clark, as ne re-
| tired to his seat, "if they can make any
tl,,4 I,t talra
Mr. Clark's words were received with
silence on both sides of the house.
The debate lapsed into dullness for an
hour interrupted only by a brief sharp ex-
change between Mr.. Payne, republican, of
New York, and Mr.. Bailey democrat, of
Texas, the former making a covert refer
ence to his fight for the senate, and Mr..
Bailey countering by saying that the gen.
tlefnan from New York was never so seri-
Gus as when he tried to be funny, and