The age-herald., 1899-12-09
SPECIAL ORDER FOR CURRENCY DEBATE Discussion Mill Last All of Next
 Week. WAS A STRICT PARTY VOTE Richardson TauntS tho Republican
 Leaders.
WAS A STRICT PARTY VOTE
DEMOCRATS OBJECT TO GAG RULE
Replying to a Thrust MT. Cannon Frankly Admitted That He Had Favored Free Silver, But
 Had Learned Something

Washington, December S.-The house to- day adopted a special order for the con- sideration of the currency bill beginning next Monday The general debate will con- tinue until Friday, on Saturday amend ments may be offered under the five minute rule, and on the following Monday the vote will be taken. The democrats, populists and silverites presented solid front against the adoption of the resolutions, and every republican voted for it. Mr. Richardson leader of the minority, taunted some of the majority leaders with their change of front in coming out flat footedly for the gold standard but MT. Grosvenor and Mr. Cannon good naturedly replied that they had learned something with advancing years.
 MT. Roberts, the Mormon representative elect, was not in the hall when the house convened.
 It was agreed affer the reading of the journal that when the house adjourned It be to meet on Monday.
 MT. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania from the committee on rules, then presented the amendments to the rules agreed upon by the committee for the creation of a com mittee on insular affairs, to consist of seventeen members, to have Jurisdiction lover all matters excepting those affecting the revenues and the appropriations per taining to the islands which came to the United States through the treaty of 1899 with Spain, and to Cuba, land to increase the membership of the committees on for efgn affairs, merchant marine and hsheTes, public land, military affairs, naval affairs and District of Columbia, from fifteen to seventeen members, and the committee on territories from thirteen to fifteen.
 No Difference of Opinion
 MT. Bailey, of Texas, said the minority of the rules committee had no difference of opinion as to the propriety of the creation of the proposed insular committee, but it did dissent from the idea that the commit tee should be created for the purpose of permanently dealing" with the islands.
 MT. Dalzell replied there was nothing in the resolutions which intimated that the committee was to deal with our new pos sessions permanently.
 The resolution was adopted without divis- don Mr. Dalzell then offered the res6lu- ton for the consideration of the currency bill It provided for general debate, begin ming next Monday, until next Friday, de- bate under the five minute rule on Satur- day. and a vote upon the bill immediately after the reading of the journal on Monday the 18th.
 MT. Dalzel said there was no disposition upon the part of the majority to unduly nress the bill It presented the single prop osition which had already beenSdebated In the house. The committee on rules was or the opinion that the rule offered ample time for the debate.
 Richa rdson Dissented
 Mir. Richardson, upon behalf of the mi- norlty said he dissented most emphatically from the proposition advanced by MT. Dal- zell that the bill to be considered contained nothing radically new. For the first time in the history of the country it was pro- posed by statutory provisions to fasten the gold standard upon the country.
 If such a suggestion 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 Mr. Richard- son taunted the majority TOT thelr Suuueh change of base
 MT Bailey of Texas, declared that the proposed eourse of the majority was with out precedent or defense. He made an elaborate argument to prove that 1t was proposition to hastily determine question to which the best and most caTeful consld- eration should be given.
 The minority was entitled to present Its objections after mature deliberation in or- der that at the proper time the appeal could be taken from the American con- gress to that higher tribunal, the American people. Furthermore, the special order de- nded the right of the minority to recom- init, a privilege hitherto never denied the minority.
 Republican Party Had Grown Wise
 MT. Grosvenor, Ohio, In support of the rule, argued that it could not be justly said that it would unduly curtail debate and