Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-09
Scheduled for Consideration OF
the House on Monday.
TERMS OF SPECIAL ORDER
Ing Saturday: Vote to b Taken Mon
day. Insu,ar Com mltte e's Reso-
luton Is Adopted.
tBy Teleglaph.)

~
/ WASHINGTON. Dec. S.--Tne House
| today adopted 4 special order FOR the
consideration Of the Currency bill be-
ginning next Monday. BY the terms OF
The order the general debate will con
.inus until Friday. Saturday amend
ments may be offered under the FIVE
minute rule and on the following Mon
day the vote will be taken The Dem
ociatS Populists and SilveIites made u
solid front against the adoption Of the.
! resolution and all the Republicans vot-
! ed for IT. Mr.. Dalzeil from the Com
| nittct. on Rules. presented the amend
| ments to the rules agreed upon by thar
| con,mittec for the creation CT a Com
! lnlttee on lnsular Affairs to consist Of
seventeen members to have Jurisdiction
over all matters excepting those aft
| scl'nS me revenues ana the appropr-
i'uSAs) pertaining 70 the islands which
came to the United States through the
| treaty IF 1929 With STain and to C,uh, II
arg GO increase the membership 81 the
! com:r'ttec on Foreign Affairs. Me.-
| chant Marine and Fisheries Public
I anus. Military Affairs. Naval Affairs
and District Of Columbia from Is Is II
members, and the COMMITTEES on Terri
| tories frCnl l3 to ID
THE. OBJECTION
Mr. bni!ey SAID the minority of the
| ls'lles Committee held no differences ~
"p!'ni"a as to the propriety Of the Gre
aeon OF the proposed lEsuar Commit
tee bur it did dissent from III, ile,
~. .:sa inc committees should be created
in' ne purpose CT permanently deal
! ing With the islands which came into
i5"ssfSsion Of. the United States through
! III" Spanish treaty
| Mr.. Dalzeil replied that there was
n"thlng in The resolution or in what he
80 80 s'1'u mat minated that the pro
| posed connm:ttee was to deal with our
rev POSSESSIONS permanently The +, ~
"'utlon was adopted without division
Mr.. Dalzell then offered the resolu u
.l'rti lor ,he confederation Of the Cur
fency bill Mr.. Dalzell said there swas5
40 disposition upon the part or ~ =, :, - ~.5
3Ge-htE % unduly press the bill. III ET,:e. re
Sti.t"u propositions Which had alrea,1y5
n '.. debated in the House The Com.
mlotce on Rules was OF the cpjrion 1 -, !
we RUE offered ample time for deba Il.
MINORITY DISSElNTS. s5
MI Richardson. upon behaff OF ,+ba
minority. said he dis,sented most am.
!'n ' W. a:ly frcn the proposition advanc
considered contained nothing radic,n.-
new For the first time in tbs h;stn-'
y, tns country 1T was proposed by stat
u."l provisions 70 fasten the gold
standard upon the country #3
X such suggestion had beer, ,nada
Two Or three years ago. he sai,1 ,h,ie u.
"the!' side would have been up in a.nns
!ssslnsf IT. He considered the rule I'M.
usual and unjust to the minority. Bur
o!le day was To be given 10 tha r,,;,,o..e
uE to study th,. bill wtlile mt-;nha,s. -
ne majority had six months n whjch
| ~ prepare themselves. Mr. Richnrdsn,
eauntel the majority for their sudden
f'l'a n &c OF base. ~
! Mr.. Bailey, Of Texas dac,,r., ,
me proposed course OF n q ma ;nrit, 80,
! "-,nout precedent or defense Ha n.7a#
:.H "'a@orate argument to prove Thai
VAS a prcp5!tion to hastily determine
a eioh Vo "h:ch the best and most
careiul consideration should be eiyan
! he rEnority was entitled 70 nr.s.I,I
~ objection after mature ,lelibaratio,,
III % der that at the proper time the ar
lell cc|lld be taken from the American
Congress TO that higher trjh,,nal "a -
! s,'i.;.', ~ reo!,le. Furthermore, the
n -. order denied the right OF the
h,5nG:ltv 70 rccomn,t 4 privilege hith
/ ~" never denied the mi norit.
4 WOULD CITRTA1L DEBATE.
'r. t1:osrcnor. CT Ohio in suppo,t ~
tnt rule. argued that il cso1,,d hn go, -
Ia!u That il would unduly curt.jl a.,
pate and consideration. AZ ~ ~
! .!.t ,S lnat members OF the ma is,,.jfr
~. $3.50 ll'sa II difficult to explain their
t.asl1ls'e g front. he said it vas on. ~
the proudest boasts Of the F;an,,hi;a -
| iH.rtE mat IL was wiser now than =
! Miss Z good many Years ago He $50,
,,l Nnu'a De sorry for any public man
VINO had gone into public life vn,,n..
nan and had remained in If ,,n,;1 ~
.:as an old man without Knowing NOR,
.H5th Whcn he began. The Demncra,
| !. iaftS. Sald he. was the only we'll
I. 80 .1 '.i'lAea demonstration of a great ar
saniZ3 non which had survived . lnn,
period without learning a,ythinerS.
/, Applause and laughter
M. cannon. Of Illinois, in resnonsa
!" me thrust Of Mr.. Richardson. frank
. Said that he 'lad vo.ed for free COW
dSe CT silver in 1878. but he had done e.
because u the impending resumpfjnn5
| .! specie Payments when the Den,o,ra,
it LaEty was bowling for fat money
ME-. ljllze! closed the debate nv -
/, on'iin:; some Of the rules under w-hicb
| ne Democrats hal forced through IN.
lirtant halls in the Fity-second ana
I iity-thi"d Congresses
Glen Ei .-AED'S NAME DE,RIDFD
! IL referred particularly TO the adnr
| !l,'h o' TIE conference reference report
(! ~ ,nA tltly-SecoHd Congress uDon Ifba
l!Hlf. which The greatest Demot.rasr.
sire ANDREW Jackson, Grover Clave-
| A1lu tdtlslve laughter on the Dan,,-
cratic slG,} had ronounced a piece ar
/ iiartE peTfidty and dishonor
| Slr. Richardson attempted to renfy ~
these statements. but MI Daizell re-
| lh&Ei TO yield and at the conclusion of
| Mr.. Ea!%cF sreTar!ls the previous cues
/ loa was ordered a..d the roll was cali
eu on the adoption Of the special order.
| Ae special order was adopted 1es Ia
| ~. strc, party vote.
I Atr. Robertson, of louisiana then an
| bounced the death OF the late Represent
| talVe >. G. Baird. Of Louisiana. and
alter the adoption # the customary res
o'u.:3ns ct 1:3O 2. NJ, as Il further
1: marx c.f respect. the House adjourned