The age-herald., 1899-12-19
CURRENCY BILL
 PASSES HOUSE The Final Vote Was 19O Ayes
 and 15O Nays, : REPUBLICAN SIDE APPLAUOED Speaker Henderson Also An- nounced the Committees. WHEELER'S NAME NOT MENTIONED Eleven Democrats from Eastern and Northern States Voted in the Mega tive-Mr. Stallings of Alabama
 Was Not Present
WHEELER'S NAME NOT MENTIONED

Washington, December 18.-The currency bill which was debated all fast week, was passed today by the house by a vote of 1so to 15O. It had the united support of every republican in the house and of eleven demo- crats, Messrs. Clayton, Driggs, Fitzgerald, Levy, Ruppert, Scuddick, Undelhll and Wilson, of New York; Nfr. McAleer, of Pennsylvania; MT. Denny, of Maryland, and MT. Thayer, of Massachusetts.
 All the other democrats voted against the measure or were paired against it, except MT. John Walter Smith, governor-eiect, from Maryland MT. Stallings, of Alabama, and General Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama. MT. Stallings, of Alabama, has not been present in the house this session, owing to illness, and one of his colleagues an- ncunced that If present he would have voted in the negative General Wheeler is serving in the Philippines When the speaker announced the result the republi- cans cheered Justify.
 After the vote the speaker rather unex- pectedly announced the committee selec- tions, but the reading of the Lists was followed with intense easerness by the members, whose opportunities for distinc- tion depended so largely upon their com mittee assignments. The only incident in connection with the reading of the lists were Mr. Bailey's interrogat tory of the speaker as to whether General Wheeer'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 Represetative Bland of Missouri, which occurrrd last summer, caused an early adjournment
 Every Seat Occupied
 Almost every seat in the hall was occu- pied when the house convened today. The vote upon the currency bill, which was to be taken immediately after the reading of the journal, was responsible for the full at tendance. Neither a motion to recommit nor an offer of substitute was In order oy the terms of the special rule under which the house was operating.
 MT. Gaines, of Tennessee, asked If 1t was in order to recommH with instructions to report back a free coinage bill.
 "It is not" replied the speaker.
 The bill was then read a third time and placed upon it's final passage. T demand the yeas and nays" said MT. Overstreet, of Indiana, in charge of the bill. Members rose on both sides en masse to second the demand.
 "Evidently a sufficient number, said fhe speaker. 'The clerk will call the roll"
 The roll call was followed with great in- terest There was no demonstration when the democrats who broke away from the majority of their party and-voted in the affirmative. The clerk called the names of the democrats who declined to respond twice on each roll call. Every republican voted for the bill.
 Republicans Cheered
 When the speaker announced the passage of the bill by 19O to 150, the republicans broke into cheers.
 The democrats who voted for the bill were: Clayton of New York; Denny of Maryland, Driggs of New York, Fitzgerald of New York; Levy of New York. McAleer of Pennsylvania, Ruppert of New York. Scudder of New York, Thayer of Massa- chusetts, Underhill of New York, Wilson of New York-n.
 The following democrats did not vote and were not recorded as paired: Smith of Maryland Stallings of Alabama, and Wheeler of Alabam.
 Neither MT. Stallings or Mir. Wheeler of Alabama have been present this session.
 Paired against the bill: Catchings of Mis- ississippi Campbell of Montana, Broussard of Louisiana, Robertson of Iowa, and Davey of Louisiana.
 The speaker then sprung a big surprise on the house by anOnuncing the commit tees When the committee on ways and means was read MT. Bailey, democrat, of Texas asked whether the name of MT. Wheeler of Alabama was included in the list.
 "It is not" replied the speaker
 There was no demonstration during or at the conclusion of the reading of the list of committees.
 Mr. DeArmond, democrat, of Missouri then anonunced the death of the late Rich ard P. Bland, which occurred last summer, and after the adoption of the customary resolutions of respect, the house, at 1:05, adjourned until tomorrow.