The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-15
CURRENCY 0[BlIE DRlGS.
sibiey, who Was inspected to make
speech shcwfns his Chan3s Of
Front, Decides 10 Have HIS Re-
Printed - To Vote Against II.

WARRINGTON, Dec. A--The debate on
the currency bill In the house to-day was
tame and prosaic. The attendance both in
the galleries and on the floor was light,
and none Of the speeches made attracted
special attention. sibley Of Pennsylvania,
who had publicly announced bis change OF
views on the money question and who,
It was thought, might vote for the bill.
stated that he would vote against It.
Thayer. Massachusetts, Democrat, was
the only member OF the opposition who
made speech for the bill today.
House Nearly Deserted.
Owing to the washington memorial ser
vices held at Mount Vernon today. the
house was we'll nigh deserted when the
bate on the currency BILL
On unanimous consent, bill was passed
to extend the time Tor examination of
monthly accounts by bureaus and officers
Of the war department.
Cox. who was ranking minority marp-
Der OF the banking and currency commits
tee In the last congress. opened the discus
sion today in opposition to the currency
bill. Cox paid his respects to Grosvenor,
whom he characterized as the spokesman
OF the administration on the floor. He was
most adept representative OF the chief
executive. he said for when placed 10
hole ne never experienced the least difii-
~
Latham opposed the bill and said It was
e proposition to change the character Of
t snS on|isations OF debtors without their
Crumpacker believed 1t impossible that
the enactment of the bill into law might
enhance the prospects OF the necromancer
from Nebraska. but, said he, III Mr..
so d r ssissS srss lay woes
his capacity for evil"
siblsy Disnppoints the Audience.
When sibicy arose to speak much interest
was manifested, ewing to the report that
question. Sibley, however, disappointed his
audience. He had only risen to say that
ne proposed to print HIS views In the Rec
LublIcans, but as he had spoken against
the Republican candidates In twenty-seven
states In 1895, he did not desire to ef,bar-
r I the Democrats by accepting the thir-
y-nve minutes they had rendered him. He
would vote against the pending bill. he
said. but he did not entirely agree with
tue views OF the members of the minority.
Other Speeches for and Against.
DAILY. and Burke Of Texas opposed the
nilI. ana Lowering and olmstead sup
Terry said the bill would consummate the
conspiracy OF the gold syndicate against
the plain people. The Democrats In this
greed.
BAH said that in order to support this
FIJI alwost every Republican IN pubic
time.
McCleary remarked upon the change
which had come over the Democrats In
past congresses. They always had seemed
proposition as a substitute for almost any
thing that happened to be pending DUR
Ing the debate not a Democrat hac come
Cleary made himself the target of q fusil-
lade of questions from the Democrats by
asserting tina. during the whole century
not 2 single dollar has been coined on
During passage at arms with Sulzer
McCleary said neither Suffers father nor
grandfather had ever seen silver dollar
And II you and your associates keep on"
retorted Sulzer, neither will my grandchil-
dren." q.aushter.)
served McGleary amid renewed laughter.
Boutelle devoted considerable time 10
showing that both Jefferson and jackson
were directly opposed to the present Demo-
cratic theories OF finance.
Gilbert IN opposing the bill read letter
from the comptroller of the currency in
answer to an inquiry Of his, saying that
of national banks. if the circulation were
reduced to the minimum under the pending
bill, would be 81, 709, 600 The total tax col
ieeted from national banks last year was
Berry said II the Republicans had de.
clared for the pending bill when they got
there would not be enough Republicans in
the house today to get roll call He
predicted the bill would yet unhorse the
Republican party.
Democratic speech In Favor.
After some further remarks by Lewis,
Smith and Jet against the bill and Graf
for 1t, Thayer concluded the debate for the
afternoon with. ten-minute speech in