Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-16

and he would return again.
: Shaking his finger at Mr.. Wheeler,
alr. Berry exclaimed:
You are cringing at the feet of Goe-
bel, and l tell you that your scalp is
taken now By Goebel"
MIR. BAILEY SPEAKS.
Mr. Bailey (Texas) received close at
teniion from both sides when he spoke.
lie said a remarkable spectacle was
presented by the debate on this bill. He
recalled that when in the Fifty-fourth
Congress Mr.. Towne asserted that Re-
publican party had never declared for
a gold standard the Congressional Re-
cord showed that he was interrupted
nation: and 1t never will"
When Mr.. Bailey referred to the in
creased production OF gold. MIR. Dalzell
interrupted to ask if in this view of
THIS increased supply Of gold Mr.. Bailey
still believed in silver at 16 to 1. The
Texan responded emphatically in the
affirmative, amid Democratic applause.
The Democratic side simply asked a
su!licicncy of basic money. and if this
was supplied by either gold or silver,
then instead of rcfuting the Demo-
cratic position, it simply confirmed it.
OUTCOME OF THE BILL.
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 1t. us Germany had done. II the
supporters of the measure were hon
est and consistent, they would thus
offer the silver for sale now, as that
would be the inevitable fate of silver
In, .N1 No y
probation of gold values and the cor
responding depreciation of cotton and
wheat.
Jones (virginia,, Cooper tTexas),
Williams (Mississ!ppO and MIR. Rel
lamy tNorth CarolnO, spoke against
the bill. Acssrs. Dulzell (Pennsyl-
vania). Mondell (Wyoming). Kerr and.
Bromwel tOhio). Payne tNew Horls),
Brosius Pennsylvanial. and Morris
Minncsota) spoke i'll favor OF the pend
ing measure.
AZ O'clock the House recessed until
p. m.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Washington, Dee. 15.-Representative
Elliott, Of South Carolina. to-day intro-
duced n bill for the building of a new
cruiser to be named the Charleston, to
take the place OF the cruiser of that
name recently lost in the Philippines.
Representative Linney, North Caro-
lima. introduced a bill to reduce the tax
on distilled spirits to seventy cents per
gallon.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Washington, ID. e.. Dec. 15.-To-lay
the practical completion of the Senate
committees for the F'ifty-sixth Con-
gress was announced officially by SEN
ator Aldr.ch, of Rhode Island. He pre-
sented to the Senate an order fixinS
the committees and 1t WAS adopteu
without dissent. a few vacancies III
the minority representation are yet to
be filed. They will be disposed OF In Il
few days.
Mr. Davis (Minn). chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, offer
ed and secured the passage of Il reso-
luton requesting of Secretary of State,
ii not Incompatible with public inter-
e:its, TO transmit to the Senate the re-
ports of the Hon. Bartlett Trip, S,i-
moan Commissioner, on affairs in Sa-
moa.
MIR. Tilman had passed n resolution
calling upon the Secretary OF War to
submit n survey and estimate of cost
for the Improvement Of the Great Pee
dee river, South Carolina, h tween Che
raw and the Wilmington Columbia and
Augusta railroad bridge.
The Senate. at 20 y. m, adjourned
until Monday.
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NaShlnston. -. g, Dec. lo.-The
pen.ucratlc SENATORS III caucus to-day
ihiuc tHeiT cuIlr1lt'ee assignments.
aooltloh 10 Inc cnahScs IN committees
announc d yes .erday The following were
made as thc result Oh the democratic
selections:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Harris succeeds
senator Clay.
Approprla tions-Senator Tillman is