Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-16
DEBATE INTERESTING,
Further Discussion Of the House
Currency Bill
A PERSONAL COLL0QUY
Considerable Feeling Over Reference to
Kentucky.
"Gov.v GoEnEL TO BE SEATED.
So Predicts Representative Wheeler,
of the Blue Grass state-BaiIey on
Democratic Party Attitude Respect
ing Siiyer-Jones and Lamb Speak.

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tion, and the charges growing out Of It.
Considerable feeling was shown.
Late in the day, Mr. Bailey. Of Texas
until recently the Democratic floor lead
er. received close attention in an hours
speech, vigorously presenting the Demo-
/ cratic view and eulogizing the time-hon-
! order and undying Democratic organi-
zation. IN marked contrast with Mr.
| Bailey's utterances, Mr.. Scuddsr, Of New
York, who followed him, announced that
as a Democrat he believed in the gold
standard and would vote for it.
The debate under the dve-mlnute rule
/ occurs tomorrow.
KENTUCKY SITUATION
Early in the course Of the debate, Mr.
I Wheeler OemocraO, Of Kentucky, Sc
( cured recognition 10 question statements
made by MIR. Berry yesterday as to cor
/ rupi0n IN the recent Kentucky campaign
II regret the necessity of having TO
wash the dirty linen of Kentucky on the
/ floor Of the House." said Mir. Wheeler,
but 1 do not propose that our people
! shall be maligned and slandered without
/ q word Of protest"
j
/ Wheeler. and the latter addressed him
self personally TO his colleague.
GOEBEL WILL BE SEATED.
He declared that 3Ir. Berry represented
neither Kentucky nor her people. and
that the people OK his district would
speedily rebuke him by retiring him to
private life. Tho election of Taylor, he
asserted, had been bought and paid for
with railroad on one side and the plain
/ people on the other. But, despite this,
/ he said Governor GOebel would yet DO
| seated"
Yes, / use the word adyissdly." pro-
ceeded Mr.. Wheeler. referring TO his
Characterization Of Mr.. GOebel as Cow
ernOr, "for before the buds burst on any
tree I'm Kentucky he viii be its Chief
Executive and Will have routed that ne
farious gang VINO won their certificate Of
election b. corruption, fraud, and ras-
, caliry"
REPLY TO WHEELER.
Colonel Berry was quickly on his feet
as Mr. Wheeler closed, and responded
savagely, personally, and with much feel
ing.
lie said the speech just heard was typi-
cal Of the Intelligence of that Kentucky
element which would brook no freedom
OF opinion II came with in grace from
one who represented district which for
years was not true to Democracy. He
did not need the influence Of the gentle
man or his hackers. Four times he had
been sent here. and he would return
again.
Shaking his finger at Mr.. Wheeler Mr..
Berry exclaimed: you are cringing at
the feet Of Goebel. and / tell you that
your scalp is taken now by Goebel"
BAILEY on REPUBLICAN CHANGE.
Mr. Bailey. Of Texas received close at
tentiOn from both sides when he spoke
He said Il remarkable spectacle was pre-
scented by the debate on his bin. He re-
called that when. In the ttfty-fourth
Congress. Mr.. Towne asserted mat the
Republican party had never declared for
the gold standard, the Congressional Re
cord showed that he was interrupted by
many Republicans with the exclamation:
And it never will"
When M Bailey referred 70 the in
creased production OF gold Mr.. Dalzel
interrupted to ask if. in view Of this in
creased supply OF gold Mr.. Bailey stin
believed i'm silver at 1G to I.
The Texan responded emphatIcally In
the affirmative, amid Democratic ap-
plause.
THE DEMOCRATIC ATTITUDE.
The Democratic side, he said, simply
asked a suhiciency of basic money and
IS this was supplied by either gold or sill
YER then, instead Of refuting the Demo-
cratic position. IL simply confirmed il.
Mr.. Bailey declared that the logical out
come of this bill would be 20 take the
millions Of silver impOunded In the Urea
sury into the open market and sell IL, as
Germany had done. II the supporters OF
g..
they would thus offer the silver for sale
now. as that would be the Inevitable fate
Of silver under the bill. He compared the
appreciation OF gold values and the cor
responding depreciation OF cotton and
wheat
MR.. JONES SPEAKS.
Mr.. Jones, OF Virginia; Mr.. Cooper. OF
Texas Mr.. Williams. of Mississippi and
Mr. Bellamy Of North Carolina, spoke
against the bill.
Messrs. Dalzen. Of Ohio; Mondel OF
Wyoming: Kerr and Bromwel OF Ohio;
Payne. Of New York; Brosius. Of Penn
sylyania. and Morris. Of Minnesota, spoke
in favor OF the pending measure.
At 5 o'clock the House recessed until
s =. NJ.
CLAY DEMOCRAT FOR THE BILL
At the evening session Mr.. Clay Demo
craD. Of New York announced his inten-
ton 20 vote for the financial bill. Others
who spoke for the bin We're Messrs Sui
lowav. Of New Hampshire; Bingham. OF
Pennsylvania Mudd, Of Maryland, and
Minor OF Wisconsin Those who spoke
against the bill were Alessrs. Robinson,
of Nebraska: Thomas. OF North CarQlina;
IJoyd. of Missouri; Snodgrass of Tonnes
see: Fucker, OF Missouri, RODb of Mis-
souri,. Davenport. OF Pennsylvania; Lamb.
OF virginia; stephens Of Texas Gordon.
of Ohio. and Neville. OF Nebraska.
At 1918 the House adjourned.
SENATE Committee Completed.
To-day. the practical completion of the
Senate committees for the Fifty-sixth
Congress was announced officially by Sem
ator Aldrlcn. of Rhode Island. He pre-
sented TO the Senate an order fixing the
committees. and II was adopted without
dissent 4 few vacancies in the minori-
Nv representation are yet 20 be filed
Thev will be disposed Of In few days
Mr.. Davis. OF Minnesota. chairman OF
the Commttc on Foreign Relations. Of
fered and secured the passage OF a reso-
luton requesting the Secretary OF State
II not incompatible with public interests.
TO transmit 10 the Senate the reports OF
the Hon. Bartlett Trip. Samoan Com
missioner. on affairs in Samoa.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE PEDEE.
Mr.. Tiilman had passed a resolution
h.. - An Ia ItA