The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-17

that the source of your prosperity? Is
your subordination of Brooke and Miles
and Merritt, the men who had trained
| together with their associates at an
expense of millions of dollars to this
country. and putting of politicians in
! the army saddle. is that the cause of
your prosperity? (Applause on the
Democratic side). You will live to be
ashamed of your record
Bryan Against the Bill.
In the closing hour of the debate Mr..
Gaines tTenn-) read the following teie-
gram from William J. Bryan, in reply
10 a message sent him regarding his
interview on the house currency bill a
few days ago, in which Mr.. Gaines stat
ed that his application of the term De
mocracy' was being perverted here:
Austin. Dec. is, 1S99.-Hen. John w.
Gaines. Washington, D. c.: Have seen
report in morning paper. but do not re-
call any interview which was in the
language criticised Have said that
bill is bad in every particular and
should be defeated, but have not said
that IL would hurt the Democratic
party or democracy; believe it will in
jure the country. and it ought 10 drive
out of the Republican party all sincere
believers in bimetallism.
wv. ]. BRYAN"
Mr.. DeArmond MOI closed the de-
bate on the Democratic side. He called
attention that only one section of the
bill had been read, and no opportunity
given to amend the bill He declared
it was the opinion of the minority side
that the bill was designed to create
huge. far-reaching and all-peryading
bank trust. He had intended 10 offer
a me n lint rsar fa
1t would apply had not been reached.
To Prevent Banks Combining.
He had 1t read at the clerks desk.
1t provided that il should be unlaw-
full for any bank under its provisions
to combine with any other bank for
the purpose of increasing or restrict
ing the coin in circulation. credit or in
terest.
That amendment Mr.. DeArmond said,
If adopted, might help to prevent the
fruition CT the scheme in this bill. ~
this bill the government would issue
no more money. Its issue was 10 be
turned over by it to the banks. so long
as they operated the power in the in
terest of themselves and the Repub-
lican party.
The scenes attending the close of the
debate were exciting and dramatic.
When Mr.. De Almond concluded, but
twenty minutes remained before the de-
bate was to close under the rule. Mr..
Richardson. the minority leader, pro-
tested against what he assumed to be
the purpose of the Republicans to take
that time to close the debate. He de-
manded the regular order.
Thereupon Mr.. Grosvenor got the
floor for five minutes, which he occu
pied in haunting the Democrats for
their evident desire to abandon free
silver at 16 to 1. During the days de-
bate. he said, the house had heard no
arguments for free silver, and he hu
morously hailed il as q sign of the
coming regeneration of the party. In
conclusion he said that out of the de-
bate had come the settled conviction
on both sides of the house that the
enactment of the pending measure
would put into law the policy which
had governed and guided the country
for nearly thirty years.
Richardson Is Indignant.
Mr. Richardson Indignantly denied
Mr.. Grosvenor's assertion of the pro-
posed abandonment of the issue of free
silver He said that If the gentleman
from Ohio had followed the debate he |
must have heard some strong speeches |
in favor of free silver. He called at
tention to the fact that but one section |
x
that the special order. which did not !
permit the offering of a substitute or a
motion to recommit. had been framed |
for the especial purpose of preventing |
the offering of free silver substitute. |
Does the gentleman desire to offer !
such a substitute?' asked Mr.. Over /
street (Rep. Ind)
The rule was framed to prevent one |
from doing SO and the debate has been
deliberately conducted with the same |
end in view," responded Mr.. Richard |
son.
The Republicans laughed derisively |
as MIR. Richardson went on to charac- |
terize Mr. Grosvenors covert charge !
as a cheap attempt at political capital. |
great party. He inveighed against the /
hypocrisy of the other side
You tied our hands," said he, lin the |
beginning. This bill is a bill to estab-
lish the gold standard and break down
forever The free coinage |
of silver is not involved"
House in Furore.
Then Mr.. Dalzell (Rep., Pa took the
floor and in half a minute the house
was IN a furor- He pointed out that |
any Democrat could have demanded
the reading of the bill, and abiding to
Mr.. Richardson's charge of hypocrisy,
ne WakeQ the ecnOeS as ne S9lQ.
Il hurl back the charge. You do not
dare" he shouted. shaking his finger
defiantly at the other side. mot one of
you dares, or would dare if you had
the opportunity, to offer free coin
age amendment and risk vote upon it,
No gentlemen on the other side is such
a leader that he would dare expect to
rally his cohorts upon that PROPOSE
ton.
dozen Democrats jumped to their
feet as Mr.. Dalzell concluded. Mr..
Mr.. Richardson, Mr. Sulzer OF
New York, Mr. Williams of Mississippi,
were all clanloring for recognition, but
Mr.. Hepburn. who was in the chair,
Mr.. Dolliver. The Iowan
looked across the aisle when order had
been restored
Before 1 begin" said he. blandly. Il
will agree to yield the floor TO any
gentleman on the other side desiring to
offer a free silver amendment"
Almost half the Democratic side
seemed to rise en- masse.
Mr. Bailey was foremost. Il ask ii,
said Mr.. Bailey.
The Bluff Is Called.
Il ask it, shouted others, amid wild
cheers on the Democratic side.
ID zers CT Us ask the privilege" cried