The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-19
A Majority Of Forty Votes Cast
for the Measure
All Republicans Present and Eleven Demo-
Gratis Recorded In Favor Of II.
Two Resolutions introduced In tho
Senate, One by Ti1lman Of South
Carolina and the Other by Ba-
con Of Georgia, Opposing Re-
tention by the United States Of
the Philippine Islands.

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tention by the United States Of
the Philippine Islands.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The cur
rency bill, which was debated all last
week, was passed to-day by the House
by vote of $50 to 15O It had the
united support of every Republican i'll
the House and of eleven Democrats
Clayton, briggs, Fitzgerald Levy,
Rupert, Scudder, Underhill and Will
son Of New York, McAleer of Pennsyl-
vania, Denny of Maryland and Thayer
of Massachusetts. All the other Demo-
Gratis voted against the measure, or
were paired against it, except John
Walter Smith, Governor-elect from
General Joseph Wheeler of Alabama.
Stallings has not been present in the
House this session, owing to illness,
and one of his colleagues announced
that if present he would have voted
in the negative. General Wheeler is
serving in the Philippines. When the
Speaker announced the result the Re-
publicans cheered Justify.
After the vote the Speaker rather
Unexpectedly announced the committee
selections, and the reading of lists was
followed with intense eagerness by the
members whose opportunities for dis
tinction depend so largely upon their
committee assignments. The only in
cident in connection with the reading
of 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.
Almost every seat in the House was
occupied when the House convened to-
day. The vote on the currency bill,
which was to be taken Immediately
after the reading Of the journal. was
responsible for the full attendance.
Neither a motion to recommit nor an
offer Of a substitute was in order by
the terms of the special rule under
which the House was operating,
Gaines of Tennessee asked II it was
in order to recommit, with instructions
to report back a free coinage bill.
ut is not" replied the Speaker.
The bill was then read a third time
and placed on it's final passage.
Il demand the yeas and nays" said
Overstreet of Indiana, in charge of the
ILL.
Members rose Oh both sides en- masse
&c second the demand.
Evidently a sufficient number" said
the Speaker. 1.-The Clerk will call rhe
roll
The roll cali was followed with great
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
to respond twice on each roll call. Ev-
cry Republican voted for the bill.
When the Speaker announced the
passage of the bill by vote of 100 to
$50 the Republicans cheered.
The Speaker then sprang big sur
prise on the House by announcing the
committees.
When the Committee on Ways and
Means was read, Bailey CD of Texas
asked whether the name of 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.
De Almond CD Of Missouri then an
nounced the death Of the late Represen-
tative Bland, which occurred last
summer, and, with the customary reso-
lutions of regret, the House, at los p.
m.,. adjourned until tomorrow.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-What the
Senate may accomplish in the way of
legislation for the Philippines during
the present session is problematical,
but that the question will be thoroughly
discussed is indicated by the number
of resolutions bearing upon it being in
troduced. In opposition of retention by
the United States of the Philippines
two resolutions were introduced to-day,
one by Tillman of South Carolina, and
the other by Bacon Of Georgia. Each
resolution purposes to yield the islands
to a government to be established by
the Filipinos themselves.
Morgan of Alabama addressed the
Senate briefly upon the necessity of
legislation to control trusts, and had
his joint resolution again referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Bishop John F. Hurst of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, pronounced the
invocation at the opening of the SEN
ate's session to-day.
President pro. tenn Frye presented
memorial, deliberately bound and en-
crossed, by the citizens of Hawaii,
adopted at a meeting in Honolulu on
July 4th last. The memorial recited
that much uncertainty existed owing
to the failure of Congress to provide
form of government for the Hawaiian
Islands, and asking that the Territorial
laws of the United States be extended
to Hawaii.
The memorial was referred to the
Committee on Pacific Islands and Porto
Rico.
Mason of Illinois presented numerous
petitions expressing sympathy with the
South African republics in their war
with Great Britain
Tillman of South Carolina offered a
resolution declaring that under the
Constitution the Federal Government
has no power to rule over colonial de-
tendencies. and maintaining further
'that we are opposed to the retention
of the Philippine Islands by the United
States and that it is our purpose to