The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-12-28
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debate UPON the currency bill closed
Saturday In sensational manner.
Just ut the close Of the debate three
of the heavy weights-Gen. Grosyenor
Of Ohio, Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania
and Mr.. Dolliver of Iowa--were put
forward To call the attention OF the
country to the fact that In the long
debate very little had been heard
about free coinage Of silver at 1G to
from the minority side of the house,
End that not one had offered an amend
ment containing such proposition.
Fir. GrosyenCr said it was one of the
signs Of the coming regeneration Of the
Democratic party. Mr. Richardson.
the minority leader. Indignantly de-
MED any intention of abandoning sill
yer and called attention to the fact
that ulder the special order under
which tie house was operating, nei-
Their substitute nor a motion to re-
commit was In order.
Then Mr.. Dalzell challenged mem.
Der Of the opposition to free coinage
amendment. In response half the
Den ccratic membership rose and de-
handed the privilege. but here and
there was an Eastern Democrat shout
ing his disapproyal. . as /,
There We're shouts of bluff" from
the Democratic side. but the Republic
ans, after the parliamentary obstacle
Had been removed through Mr.. Over
street, who was in charge of the bill,
asked unanimous consent for in
amendment to the ruleAto permit the
amendment to be offered Then Mr..
briggs and Mr.: Levy, two New York
Democrats, blocked the ganleswith OBJ
jections. -, -:> Seir
No amendments were offered TO the
bill and only enc section Of the bill
was read. The whole time was occu-
pied in, five minute speeches The in
cidents of the day were a sensational
speech by Mr.. Lentz Dem. Ohio de-
nGuncing the prosecution Of the war IN
the Philippines and charging an ALI
ance between Great Britain and the
United States TO snbyert liberty one
in South Afrien~and one in the Orient.
and an attack upon the memory Of eX-
! President Hayes by Mr. Clark Dem,
MOI. Mr.. Brown. an Ohio Republican,
| warmly defended the memory of Mr..
I Hayes. --~. y1e~
The vote upon. the currency bill will
be taken Immediately after the read
I ing Of the journal on Monday. Mr..
I Overstreet. in charge Of it, says it will
! have 81 maioEHy. He says 3 Demo
Gratis will vote, for it and I will not
vote either way IT.
+ Washington, Dec. 19.-The currency
I bill which was debated all last week
was passed yesterday by the house by
| vote Of 100 to'15O. 1t had the united
| support of every Republican in the
house ( and of eleven Democrats,
/ MessrS. Clayton. briggs, Fitzgerald,
Levy. Rupert. Scudder. UnGerhill and
! Wilson Of New York, Aller of Penn
/ sylvania, Denny of Maryland and Mr.
4 Thayer of Massachusetts. All the
bother Democrats voted against the
measure or We're paired against 1t ex-
| cept John Walters Smith, governor
elect from Maryland Mr. .Stallings OF
! Alabama and Gen. Joseph Wheeler OF
! Alabama. Mr. Stallings has not been
present in the house this session ow-
! ing to Illness, and one of his colleagues
announced that if present he would
/ have voted in the negative. Gen.
| Wheeler is serving in the Philippines.
! When the speaker announced the re-
suit the Republicans cheered Justify.
After the vote the speaker rather un-
| cXpectedlya nnounced the committee
! selections. and the reading of the lists
| was followed with intense earneStnesS
| by the members whose opportunities
| for distinction depends so largely upon
! their committee assignments. The
| only incident in connection with the
reading of the lists was Mr.. Bailey'S
| ntCrrogatOry of the speaker as to
| whether Gen. Wheeler's name had
been placed upon the committee on
ways and means. Speaker Hender-
son responded in the negative. An
nouncement of the death of the late
/ Representative Bland of Missouri.
which occurred last summer. caused
an early adjournment
lin the Senate.
What the senate may accomplish in
the way of legislation for the Philip
pines during the present session is
problematical. but that the question
will be thoroughly discussed is indi'
Gated by the number Of resolutions
bearing upon it being introduced. In
opposition to the retention by the
United States Of the Philippine Islands
two resolutions were introduced yes.
terday, one by Mr.. Tillman Of South
Carolina. and the other by Mr.. Bacon
of Georgia. Each resolution purposes
TO yield the islands to government to
be established by the Filipinos them
selves. Mr. Morgan of Alabama ad
dressed the senate briefly upon the
necessity " legislation to control
truStc and had his Joint resolution