The Portland daily press., 1899-12-09
MINORITY OPPOSED 1T.
Solid Front Against
Currency Bill.
will Be Taken Up Monday, How.
ever In House.
General Debate To Con-
tinue Until Friday.
On the Following Monday Vote
Will BE Taken.

Washington, December s.-Mr. Roberts.
the Mormon trepresentative-elsct from
Utah was not In tho hall when the House
convened today. IL was agreed immedi-
ately after this reading Of the journal that
when the House adjourned today ID be 10
meet on Monday.
Mr.. Dalzell. Republican OF Pennsyl-
vania, from the COMMITTEES on rules, then
presented amendments to the rules agreed
upon by the committee for the creation Of
a COMMITTEES on insular affairs to consist
of seventeen members to have jorisdiction
over all matters (exospting those Affect
ing the revenues and the appropriations)
pertaining to the Islands which came to
thu Unitsd States through the treaty Of
1899 with Spain. and to Cuba, and to in
crease the mem bsrship Of the committee
on foreign affairs, msrohant marine and
fisheries, public lands, military affairs,
naval affairs and District Of Columhia
from fifteen to seventeen members and
the committee on territories from thirteen
to fifteen.
Mr.. Bailey, Democrat of Texas. said
tn, minority Of the rules committee held
no difference of opinion as to the proprie-
ty Of the creation Of the proposed insular
committee but 1t did dissent from the
idea that the committee should be created
for the purposs of ''permansntly dealing"
with the Islands which came into posses
sion ef the United States through the
opaniah treaty. MIR. Dalzsll replied there
was nothing In ths resolution or what he
had said which ir.imated that the pro-
posod oom,aittea ssas - deal with
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS
permanently.
The rssslut ion was adopted without d.
vision.
Mr.. Dalzell then offered the resolution
for the consideration OF the currency bill.
1t provided for general debate beginning
next Monday until next Friday. debate
under the i've minute rule on Saturday
and vote upon the bill Immediately after
the reading Of ths journal on the 18th.
MIR. Dalzeli said there was NO disposition
upon the part of the majority to unduly
press the bill. 10 presented single propo-
sitions which had already been debated
the House.
Mr.. Richardson upon behalf Of the mi
'ority said he disssnted most emphatical'
ly from the proposition advanced By Mr..
Dalzell that the bill to be considered con-
t,ined nothing radically new. For the
first time In the history Of the country 1t
was proposed by statutory provisions to
fasten the gold standard upon the
country. II such suggestion had been
made two or three years ago, hs said, half
the other side would have been up In
arms against 1t. 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 pre-
pare themselves. MIR. Richardson taunted
the majority for their sudden change of
base.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas declared that the
proposed course Of the majority was with
out precedent or defense. he made an
elaborate argument to prove thAt 1t was a
proposition to hastily dstermihe o ques-
ton to which the hest and most CAREFUL
con sideration should be given.
The minority was entitled TO present
its objections after mature deliberption 10
order that at the proper time the appeal
could be taken from the American Con-
gress to the higher tribunal, the Ameri-
can people. Furthermore, the spsaial
order denied the right OF the minority to
recommit, q privilege hitherto never de-
MED the minority.
Mr. Grosvenor, Republican of Ohio. In
support of the rule argued that 1t could
not be justly said that 1t would unduly
curtaii debate and consideration. As TO
the char ge that members Of ths majority
would lind 10 difficult to explain the
change of front, he said 1t was one Of the
proudess boasts of the Republican party
that
IT WAS WISER NOW
than 10 was . good many years ago. He
said he would be sorry for any public
man who had gone into public life g
young man and had remained in it until
he was an old man without knowing
NJ ore than when he began. "Tne Demo-
cyatic marty. +" he said, s'was the only well