The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16
Mr.. BELLAMY SPEAKS
SCUDDER, or NEW YORK, D3M)
APPROVES THE BILL.
TWO GENTLEMEN FROM KENTUCKY wRoTH
Mr.. Wheeler Takes Mr.. Berry to Task For Re-
Aecions Upon the Democrats Of the
Blue Grass State. A Sharp
Verho Encounter,
VerboI Encounter.

Verbo Encounter.
Washington, Dec. 15.-T1he closing day
of the general debate on the Financial
Bill proved to be one of exceptional in
terest. At the outset sharp personal
colloquy occurred between Representa-
tives Wheeler and Berry, of Kentucky,
over the recent Kentucky election and
the charges growing out of it. Con
siderable feeling was shown. Later in
the day Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, until re-
Gently the Democratic floor leader, re-
ceiyed close attention in an hours speech
vigorously presenting the Democratic
view, and eulogiZing the time-honorcd
and undying Democratic organization.
In marked contrast with Mr.. Bailey's
utterance, Mr.. Scudder, of New York,
who followed him, announced that as
Democrat he believed in the gold stand
ard and would vote for it. The debate
under the i've minute rule occurs to-
morrow.
Early in the course of the debate, Mr.
Wheeler, (Dem. Ky.l. secured recogni-
tion to question statements made by Mr.
Berry yesterday as to corruption in the
recent Kentucky campaign
Il regret the necessity of having to
wash our dirty linen Of kentucky on
the floor of the House." said Mr.
Wheeler 'hut do not propose that our
people shall be maligned and slandered
without word of protest
AIr, Berry sat few seats ahead of
AIr. Wheeler and the latter addressed
himself personally TO his colleague.
He declared that Mr.. Berry repre-
senfed neither Kentucky nor her peo-
pie, and that the people of his district
/ would speedily rebuke him by retiring
him to private life The election of
/ Taylor, he asserted had been bought and
paid for with railroad on one side
and the plain people on the other. But
4 despite this, he said. Governor GoebeP'
would yet be seated.
Yes. / use the word advisedly," " pro-
| ceeded Mr.. Wheeler, referring to his
| characterization of Mr. Goebel as Gov
ernor, for before the buds burst on any
| tree in Kentucky he viii be its chief
executive, and he will have routed that
nefarious gang who won their certificate
of election by corruption, fraud and
rascality."
Colonel Berry was quickly on his feet
rs Mr.. Wheeler closed and responded
savagely, personally and with much
| feeling
He said the speech just heard was
typical of the intelligence of that Ken
tucky element which would not brook
any freedom Of opinion. 1t came with
i'll grace from one who represented u
district which for years was not true
10 Democracy. He did not need the in
fiuence of the gentleman or his hackers.
Four times he had been sent here, and
he would return again.
Shaking his finger at Mr.. Wheeler, Mr..
Berry exclaimed:
You are cringing at the feet of
Goebel and I tell You that your scalp
| is taken now by Goebel"
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, received close at
tention from both sides when he spoke.
He said remarkable spectacle was pre-
sented by the debate on this bill. He
| recalled that when i'll the Fifty-fourth
Congress Mr.. Towne asserted that the
Republican party, had never declared for
a gold standard, the Congressional rec
ord showed that he was interrupted by
many Republicans with the exclamation:
| And it never will"
When Mr.. Bailey referred to the in
i cTeHSeu pfOuuCtlOH OI SOIu, MT. OdlIeH
interrupted to ask il in view Of this
increased supply of gold Mr.. Bailey still
believed in silver at is to /. The Texan
responded emphatidally in the affirma
tive, amid Democratic applause The
Democratic side simply asked suffi-
cheney of basic money, and if this was
supplied by either gold or silver, then in
stead Of refining the Democratic posi-
ton, it simply confirmed it.
Mr.. Bailey declared that the logical
outcome Of this bill would be to take
the millions of silver impounded in the
treasury into the open market and sell
| it, as Germany had done. IL the sup
porters Of the measure were honest and
consistent they would thus offer the
silver for sale now as that would be
the inevitable fate of silver under this
bill. He compared the appreciation of
preston of cotton and wheat.
Jones, (Va.); Cooper, (Texas), and
Williams, (Miss.), and Mr.. Bellamy, |
N. C.), spoke against the BILL Messrs
Dalzell, (Pa.), Mondell, (Wyo), Kerr
and Bromwell (Ohio); Payne, On. "; |
Brosus, Pa.), and Morris, (Minn.) |
spoke in favor of the pending measure.
AT o'cdlock the House recessed until I
s p. m
THOMAS OPPOSES THE BILL.
AT the evening session Mr.. Clay Dem. !