The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-17

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The debate then lapsed into dullness for
| an hour. interrupted only by brief but
| sharp exchange between Mr.. Payne (Rep.,
| N. " and Mr.. Bailey Dem. Tex. the
former making covert reference to his
fight for the senate. and Mr.. Bailey coun-
tering by saying that the gentleman from
New York was never so serious as when
he tried to be funny, and never SO funny
as when he tried to be serious.
| Later, Mr.. Lands (Rep., Ind created
considerable amusement by reading an
extravagant eulogy of Grover Cleveland,
| made by William H. Wallace, of Missou-
RI in seconding Mr.. Clevelaud's nomina~
| ton in 1892. Mr.. Landis read the extract
| to contrast 1t with the bitter denuncla-
| lions of Mr.. Cleveland in which Demo-
Gratis in the house were indulging. 1t
happened that Mr.. Vandlver (Dem., Mo-
got the floor next and his appearance
caused an outburst of laughter.
1.-THE speech of the gentleman from
Indiana" said he lis the most unkindest
cut of ALL 1t is true that we once
believed that fatwitted occupant Of the
White house was a Democrat. But now
we know he is a Republican. And you
are welcome to. him." he added with a
wave of his hand toward the Repub-
lican side, amid Democratic applause.
MR.. LENTZ ATTACKS BILL.
Mr.. Lentz (Ohio) charged that the
pending bill had been prepared by the
$500 national banks, a secret combina-
ton, that welded more influence than
the Masonic fraternity, the Oddfellows
and the Red Men combined. The bill
was intended to increase the powers of
the national banks. All the rest that
| was in it was already in the law. AS
he proceeded, Mr.. LentZs remarks be-
came sensa tional.
I'VE are in favor of renominating
! William Jennings Bryan" said he, 'and
We will put in a plank against trusts,
we will put in plank against impe-
riaiism, and we will put In a plank
against the British alliance, an alliance
/ that is now open and apparent. (Ap-
! plause on the Democratic side.) They
| are shooting down liberty in South Afri-
| ca, while you are are shooting 1t down
/ in the Philippine islands. applause on
! the Democrat tic side.) This is 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 of the United States
the first substantial struggle for liberty
in Africa to be moved down in it's in
fancy by the queen of, England with the
car asking for peace conference. II
things are not inside out, how can the
Republican party stand impotent and 81
lent while England Is shooting to death
a republic in South Africa, and while
under the military and imperialistic pow
.ers that patronage has delivered to the
president here, the crime Of crimes Is
being committed under the Stars and
Stripes Of the nation. The president
at Madison. Wis, said, one small frae-
ton of one small tribe resists our au-
thority In the Orient. Ay, my friends,
with an army there and on the way or
rs, 600 men to subdue one small fraction
of one small tribe-an army larger than
Sherman needed to march to the sea-
an army larger than Grant needed to
/ take Vicksburg, is now called into
requisition and kept there for nearly
year to subdue one small fraction of one
small tribe. Is that the source Of your
prosperity? Is your 7Egan pension of
SIS 900 for being reduced, degraded and
dishonored, is your beef trust that muir
dered 1880 men, while the Spaniards only
killed 35O-is that the source of our
prosperity? applause on the Democratic
side) Is your humiliation and subordi-
nation Of the man who won the most
magnificent naval victory that the world
has seen-Winfield Scott Schley (applause
on the Democratic side); is that the
source of your prosperity? Is your: sub
ordination of Brooke, and Miles. and
Merritt. the men who had been trained,
together with their associates at an ex-z
pense. of millions of dollars to this coun-
try, and putting of politicians In the
T army saddles that the cause of your
prosperity? applause on the Democratic
side) You will live to be ashamed Of
your record.
MR.. BRYANS TELEGRAM.
In the closing hour of the debate Mr..
Gaines (Tenn.) read the following tele-
| gram; from William ]. Bryan, in reply
I to- ,as message sent him regarding his m
/ tervfsw: on. the house. currency bill
oin1, lTr fnnd
stated that his application of the term
Democracy" was being perverted:
austin, Tex, Dec. 16 1S99.-Hon. j: W.
Gaines, Washington, D. C.: Have seen
report in morning paper, but do not now
recall in any interviews the language
| criticised I have said the bill is bad in
every particular, and should be defeated,
but have not said 1t would hurt the DEM
will injure the country, and it ought to
drive out of the Republican party all
sincere believers in 0im metz = BRYAN"
Mr.. de Almond (Mo.) closed the debate
on the Democratic side. He called atten-
| ton to- the fact that only one section of
| the bill had been read, and no oppor-
| tunity had been given to amend the Dill.
| He declared that 1t was the opinion on
| the minority side that the bill was de-
/ signed to create a huge, far-reaching and
| al-perVading bank trust. He had intend
[ ed to offer an amendment, but. the sec
| ton to which 1t would apply had not been
| reached. He had 1t read at the clerks
| desk 1t provided that it should be un-
| lawful for any bank, under it's proYi-
| sions to combine with any other bank
| for the purpose of contracting or restrict
| ing the coin in circulation, credit or In
terest The amendment Mr.. de Almond
| said, If adopted, might help to prevent
| the fruition of the scheme in this bill.
BY this bill the government would issue
| no more money. It's issue was to be
| turned over by it to the banks so long as
they operated the power In the interests
of themselves and the Republican party.
CLOSING SCENES
The scenes attending the closing Of the
debate were exciting and interesting.
When Mr. de Almond concluded but
twenty minutes remained before the de-
bate was to close, under the rule.
Mr.. Richardson, the minority leader.
protested against what he assumed to be
the purpose of the Republicans to exc
out the time to close debate. He de-
manded the regular order. Thereupon
Mr.. Grosvenor (Rep, o. got the floor
for five minutes, which he occupied in
taunting5 the Democrats for their evident
| desire to abandons free silver at Is to l.
| During. the six days debates he said the
| house had heard no arguments for free
| silver, and he humorously hailed 1t as
a sign of the coming regeneration of the
| party. In conclusion he said that out of
| the debate had come the settled convic-
| ton on both sides Of the house that the
| enactment Of the pending measure would
| put into law the policy which had govern
| ed and guided the country for nearly