The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-19
CURRENCY BILL WAS PASSED.
ELEVEN DEMOCRATS VOTED FoR
THE MEASURE.

Smith of Maryland the Only Member
Who Could Have Gone ON Record
and Did Not-BnrtIett of Georgia
Was There ON Crutches-NO Motion
to RccOmmlt or Substitute Was in
0rder-The Vote ON the Bill WAS
100 to $50.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The currency bill,
which was debated all last week. was
passed to-day by the House by a vote of
1870 to $50.
1t had the united support of every Re-
publican in the House. and of eleven Dem
ocrats, as follows: Messrs. Clayton,
briggs. Fitzgerald, Levy, Rupert, seud-
der, Underhill and Wilson OF New York;
MoAleer Of Pennsylvania, Denny of Mary
land and Thayer of Massachusetts.
All the other Democrats voted against
the measure or were paired against it, ex-
cept Mr.. John Walter Smith, Governor
elect of Maryland; Mr.. Stallings of Ala
bama, and Gen. Joseph Wheeler of Ala
bama. Mr.. Stallings of Alabama, has
not been present in the House this ses-
sion, owing TO illness, and one of his col
leagues announced that IL present he
would have voted in the negative. Gen.
Wheeler Is serving in the Philippines.
Mr. Smith is therefore the only member
of the House who did not so on record
upon the bill to-day
When the Speaker announced the result
of the vote the Republicans cheered lusti-
ly. That was the only demonstration in
connection with the vote.
Mr. Bartlett Georgia. who sustained a
severe accident some time ago, was also
present on crutches.
Neither motion to recommit nor an Of
fer of a Substitute was in order by the
terms of the special rule under which
the House was operating.
Mr.. Gaines, Tennessee, asked IL 1t was
In order 90 recommit with instructions to
report back a free coinage bill.
at Is not" replied the Speaker.
The bin was then read a third time and
placed upon its final passage.
II demand the yeas and nays" said Mr.
Overstreet of Indiana, In charge of the
bill.
Members rose on both sides en- masse to
second the demand.
Evidently a sufficient number" said
the Speaker THE clerk will call the
roll"
The roll call was followed with great
interest There were no demonstrations
when the Democrats, who broke away
from the majority of their party, 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.
Messrs. Catchings, Mississippi; Campbell,
Montana; Broussard. Louisiana; Robert
son, Louisiana; Davey, Louisiana, were
paired against the bill.
After the vote, the Speaker rather unex-
pectedly announced the committees selec-
tions and the reading of the lists was fol-
lowed with intense eagerness by the mem
bers whose opportunities for distinction
depended so largely upon their committee
assignments.
The only incident in connection with the
reading of the lists was Mr.. Baieys IN
teTrogatory addressed to the Speaker as TO
whether Gen. Wheeler's name had been
placed upon the Committee on Ways and
Means. Speaker Henderson responded In
the negative. A vacancy has been left
on this committee for Gen. Wheeler.
The announcement of the death Of the
late Representative Bland of Missouri,
which occurred last summer, was made by
Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri and the House
out of respect to his memory adjourned
until tomorrow at O5 d. M