The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1899-12-29
PASSED BY THE House
The Currency Bill Goes Through by a
Large Majority.
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED ARE ron IT.
All of the Republicans Vote for the
Measure and Eleven Democrats Help
Them Quilt is Passed Under Special
Rules.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The cur
rency bill. which was debated mst
week, was passed today by the house.
by q vote of 100 to $50. 1t had the
Ing to illness, and one of his colleagues
the house, of eleven democrats, Messrs.
Clayton, Briggs, Fitzgerald, Louis,
Rupert. Scudder, Underhill and VIII
son of New York; McAleer of Penn
~sylvania, Denny of Maryland, and
Thayer Of Massachusetts. all of the
other democrats voted against the
measure, or were paired against it ex-
cept John Walter Smith, governor
elect from Maryland, Stallings of Ala
bama and General Joseph Wheeler Of
Alabama.
Stallings OF Alabama had not been
present in the house this session, ow-
united support OF every republican in
announced that If present he would
have voted In the negative. General
Wheeler is serving in the Philippines.
When the speaker announced the re-
suit the republicans cheered Justify.
After the vote the speaker rather
Unexpectedly announced the commit
tee selections and the reading of the
lists was followed with intense eager
ness by the member, whose opportur-
tiles for distinction depend largely
upon the committee assignments.
The only incident in connection with
the lists was Bailey's ~interrogatory OF
the speaker as to whether General
Wheeler's name had been placed upon
the committee on ways and means.
Speaker Henderson responded in the
negative.
Announcement of the death of the
late Representative Bland of Missouri,
which occurred last summer, caused
an early adjournment.
The vote upon the currency bill was
taken Immediately after the reading
of the journal. Neither a motion to
recommit nor an offer of a substitute
was in order by the terms of the spe-
cial rule under which the house was
operating.
Gaines of Tennessee asked if it was
IL order to recommit with instructions
To report back to a free coinage bill.
1T is not" replied the speaker.
The bill was then read a third time
and placed on its final passage.
Il demand the yeas and nays" said
Overstreet of Indiana, in charge Of the
bill. Members rose on both sides en-
masse to second the demand. "Evi-
adently a sufficient number" said the
speaker. "The clerk will call the
roll"
The roll call was followed with much
interest. There was no demonstration
when the democrats who broke away
from the majority of their party voted
In the affirmative. The clerk called
the of the democrats who de-
Clined to respond twice on each roll
call. Every republican voted for the
bill.
The democrats who voted for the
bill were: Clayton of New York,
Denny of Maryland, briggs of New
York, Fitzgerald of New York, Levy
of New York, McAleer of P~ennsylvan-
ia, Rupperts of New York, Scudder OF
New York. Thayer of Massachusetts,
UnderhilI of New York, Wilson of New
York.
Paired against the bill: Catthings
of Mississippi, Campbell of Montana,
Brossard of Louisiana, Robertson Of
Louisiana, Davey of Louisiana.
When the speaker announced the
passage of the bill by a vote of 100 to
$50 the republicans cheered.