The Oskaloosa herald., 1899-12-21
ARE READY TO VOTE.
House Concludes the Debate on the
Currsbey Bill.

eadeEs had eyiddntly set a trap lot tue
to shod that diseord eAisteo
On the mopev onI tion and it was timed
20 as to make III scene as dramatic as
possible. inst j The close of the de-
bate SATURDAY. Tree of the heavy
weights, Gen. elvenor TO-, Mr.. Dali
zel pa and Dollfver Ga.), were
put forward 70 I'm the attention of the
country to the III that in the long de-
bate very little bad been hearo ABOUT
free COINAGE ~ IIrer at sixteen to one
from the minor;I side of the house, and
that not one had LHered an amendment
containing sucla proposition. Mr.
Grosyenor said 4 was one of the signs
of the coming r ksperation of the dem
ocratic party Richardson, the mi
nority leader, iiignantly denied any
intention of slndoning silver and
called attentiopEo the fact that under
the special orda hinder which the house
was operating rkither a substitute nor
a motion tn rkommit was in order.
Then Mr.. DaIzek challenged member
of the oppositih to offer a free coin
age amendmena
In response half the democratic
membership 70 and demanded the
privilege, but IRE and there was an
eastern democA shouting his disap-
provaI. There were cries of bluff"
from the demoaatic side, but the re-
publicans. afteAthe parliamentary OBJ
stacles had be- removed through Mr..
Overstreet, VIII was in charge of the
bill. asked unAimous consent for an
amendment to he rule to permit the
amendment tok he offered. Then Mr..
briggs and Nd Levy, two New York
democrats. biol led the game with OBJ
iections. No Nnendments were of
fered to the bi md only one section of
the bill was Re
The whole IL was occupied in FIVE
minute speech The incidents of The
day were a Sd aatioDal speech by Mr..
Lentz (dem., O denouncing the prose-
cution of the in the Philippines and
charging an lance between Great
Britain and d United States TO sub
vert liberty. in South Africa and
one in the or 81 and an attack upon
the memory aG-President Hayes by
Mr.. Clark (de No.. Mr.. Brown, an
Ohio republic warmly defended the
memory of Nj Hayes.
The vote W the currency bill will
be taken INN lately after the reading
of the journa 4eday. Mr.. Overstreet,
in charge of says it will have IS ma
jority. He s. eight democrats will
vote for it and even will not vote either
way.
The w in the Senate.
Washington Dec. 1S.-The senate has
no programn for the present week,
and the indicN OnS are that short daily
sessions will held and very little
business tran #rted. Both houses will
adjourn for christmas holidays on
Wednesday. inside of official nominal
tons there is &acticauy no business on
the calendar% important matters in
committee ha*Hg been delayed for the
reorganlzatlq Of the committees eff
fected at tn close of business last
week. So no notices of speeches
on any SUBJ have been given, and
senators gen4ly express themselves
as disposed Postpone the read bust
ness OF the zSlon until after the re-
cess. 1t IS eEcted that the financial
bill will be Sed from the house dur
ing the veg II will be referred to
the commlt' on finance. This COM
mittee eXPeS . make its report soon
after the TePuon OF business in the
new year. zeal work of the session
will then De-
The "a in the House.
Washlngt pec. l8.-The two events
of 1mportan y The house this week
before the rnment for the holiday
recess on ltsaay will be the vote
on the curr7 Ohl today immediately
after the u the journal and the
announcing " Inc committees on
Iuesoay' The terms of the spe-
clal oroer Ae currency bill neither
a motion 'oAmlt nor substitute
proposltio'n y order, and the vote
VIII DC TAN ly upon the passage
OF the oih = result is foregone
conclusion, ! viii command every re-
puplican VI 1ue interest in the vote,
lnereloie Vay IN the record of
democrat, snection it will show.
Inc eds' 0crats generally, with
the eAcep lew from New York.
are not in With their dan.oa.o.. -
brethren f1sh the south "a 49, 2 TIC
the Ihon On, out not all of them
Will vote y olll. According to a
| Gnd.), VIII as been IN go o,ers.reeC
measure, III receive einlst -
cratic vote last, and bo g., ue,uo
the bill wi sse maioritr NAV
tar as ea e''ained no other bust
ness VIII 'uSaeted by the house
AccO nlgerent Rights.
Wasnir zee. 1S.-Representa-
duced j 'ssolution = 9TH ~ 1ntro-
'oa.u mat state of war
exists - IN. altlca, and according
beihge. NJ 10 the Transyaal
govern resolution is as fol-
lows:
.Resolved tie saw.
representa that ths and house of
.se ITnited s reeo, me government of
ln1 INIT war asssn 8 nizes condition of
puot Brit az me government OF
6SLa,,bIic q lssss governments Of tbe
S.ates of hsssl, and the United
s lia, ,,,ainta ssossi.esoy declare that thew
W. - hstweel seoasssisosh Of strict neutral
, - rS to esl Il. powers. and ac-
the poo "a alghts OF belligerenfs
States. q 9lefas.. Of the United
st an l.aosss.ss q the United states
p a nd + sIate against the har.
OaSucted 81 ~ eaeh the war has hean
,dant IS aasbpalltain, and the pres
s.ans as - sSed to take such
, meIt, to a oSSsulent in his 1udg-
~ war . sais ssSSsssrvance of the laws
lions, and ssbout - all civilized ma
= honorable peace"
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