The record-union., 1899-12-09

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Houses
to-day adopted a special order for the
consideration of the currency bill be-
ginning next Monday. The general
debate will continue until Friday, one
Saturday amendments may be offered
under the five minute rule, and on the
following Monday Immediately after
the reading of the journal the vote will
be taken.
The Democrats, Populists and Silver1
ties presented solid front against thS
adoption of the resolution, and every
Republican voted for it.
Richardson, leader of the minority%
tainted some of the majority leaders,
with their change of front in comingf
out f1at-footedly for the gold stanA
dard but Grosvenor and Cannon GOOD
naturally replied that they had learned
something with advancing years.
Roberts, the Mormon Representatives.
elect from Utah, was not in the Holnsa
when it convened to-day.
1t assagreed Immediately after the
reading of the journal that when the
House adjourned to-day it be to meet
on Monday
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, from then
Committee on Rules, then presented the
the amendments to the rules agreeR
upon by the committee for the creatiorr
of a Committee on Insular Affairs, to-
consist of seventeen members, to have
jurisdiction "over all matters Except
ing those affecting the revenues and the
appropriations pertaining to the ISL
ands which came to the United States
through the treaty of 1899 with, SpainS
and to Cuba" and to increase the
membership of the Committee on For
eign Affairs, Merchant Marine and
Fisheries, Public Lands, Military At
fairs, Naval Affairs and District of
Columbia from fifteen to seventeen
members. and the Committee on Terri
tories from thirteen to fifteen.
Bailey of Texas said the minority of
the Rules Committee held no differ
ence of opinion as to the propriety Oh
the creation of the proposed insula1.
committee, but it did dissent from the
idea that the committee should be cre-
ated for the purpose of permanently
dealing with the islands.
Dalzell held that there was nothing
in the resolutions which intimated that
the committee was to deal with our isis
ands permanently.
The resolution was adopted without
division.
Dalzell then offered the resolution for,
the consideration of the currency bill.
Dalzell said there was no disposition
upon the part of the Republican,
party to unduly press the bill-
1t presented simply propositions which
had already been debated in the House,
The Committee on Rules was of the
opinion that the resolution offered ans
pie time for debate.
Richardson. upon behalf of the mis-
nority, said he dissented most emphat-
icauy from the proposition advanced by
Dalzel1 that the bill to be considered
contained nothing radically new. For
the first time in the history of the
country it was proposed by statutory
provisions to fasten the gold standard
upon the country. If such SUCCESS
ton had been made two or three years
ago, he said, half the other side would
have been up in arms against it. He
considered the rule unusual and unjust
to the minority. But one day was to,
be given the minority to study the bill.
while members of the majority had six
months in which to prepare themselves
Richardson tainted the majority for
their sudden change of base.
Bailey of Texas declared that tho
proposed course of the inquiry was
without precedent or defense. He
made an elaborate argument to prove
that it was a proposition to hastily de-
terrnine a question to which the best
and most careful consideration should
be given.
Dalzell closed the debate for the specA
ial order, and the roll was called on
It's adoption.
The special order was adopted, 1853
to IA, a strict party vote.
At 80 p. m. the House adjourned un-
til Monday.