The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-15
CURRENCY BILL
PASSED MID FUN
REFUSAL or DEMOCRATS TO GO
ON RI CORD FOR SUBSTITUTE
MEASURE CAUSES MiRTH.
ENDORSED BY BRYAN
But al That None Would Stand Spon-
cor For it.--insurgents Voted
With Minority-Senate
Passes Sundry Bill.

Washington May 1.-THE Vreelanl
currency BILL as agreed upon by the
! Republican caucus was today PIT
Through the house under a special
irule of lS4 to 145, Fifteen so-cailel
insurgents Of the majority party voted
with the Demoerats who went on rec ,
ord as soidg against the measure
Thee losing moments Of the debate
were repiete with excitement aud RE
publican enthusiasm caused by the re.
fusal OF a great majority Of the Demo.
Gratis to 60 on record for the Williams
lbin which had been offered By Kahn
of California, az as Institute for tie
Vreeand bill. In accordance With a
well laid plan ( The majority leaders
to ascerti where the Democratic
storf / : bhe proposition, which II was
elaime,f by several, was supported by
Bryan.
Nlnetythr Democrats voted "prea
ento which aroused the Republicans
to a hlgb state Of hiIarity at the eS
lpense6 fthe minority. Only q hand
full OF the Democrats had the temer
Iity to vote aye" or no The action
Of Kahn was due to the refusal Of WI
Hams to present his bill as a sub
lstitute, which under the rule, he was
lspecinc3Ay authorized TO DO.
Al 6.f0 the house recessedsuntii to
morrow morning at 1890, AS soon al
1.-THE bill reaches the sentae, AIdrieh
lwnl eal meeting of the committee
ION finance to consider 1t. It Is ex.
lpectod that the committee will vote
unanimously to amend the house
measure by striking out all after en-
laeting clauses and inserting the pro-
vision of the bill which was passed
iby the senate. It Is not dorfjted thar
1.-THE senate win approve the action OF
the committee. The eject would be
Ito send both the vreeland anl the
Aldrich bills to conference.
Substitute Bill an Orphan" y
When Kahn offered the Williams
lbIll as a substitute for the Vreeland
Ibill he explained that he did so be
cause he found no one was willing
stand sponsor for It, "nothwithstand
that WI j Bryan said II was the best
bill before congress today" and In or
der that the Democrats of the house
might have an opportunity to vote 70;
1T. The bill then was read, the Dem
locrats meanwhile. much to the amuse-
ment of the Republicans. crowding
laround their leaders for Instructions.
Reversing the order of things. Kahn
demanded ayes and naes and all Re
lpubllcans stood up, while the Demo
Gratis, for the moment taken back by
the strategem of the majority kept
their seats They however, soon join
: ed In the demand for ayes and macs,
! amid shouts from the Republicans
, lWilliams had instructed his colleagues
not to put themselves on record. ani
, when one after another they answered
present" the Republicans went wild.
' A few Democrats broke away aud
, voted against the bin.
There was no response when VIII
iams name was called and the Repnb
, licans thought he had lodged vote
but soon II was seen that he was IN
the rear OF the chamber. He was cor
versng with Mr.. Burnett OF Alabama.
His name was called again aud amid
Republican laughter and Democratic
lapplause he voted present"
To a man, the Republicans cast
their votes against the bill even
Speaker Cannon. who rarely votes, b.
sisted that he be put on record With
his colleagues. Williams bill lcs',
! ayes G. macs 232. present 80. The
Vreeland bin then passed yeas ISt
macs AS. present :. All Democrats
T, voted against the bill
The Republicans cheered lstily whoa
the result was announced and the
: Democrats applauded every Repnbii-
can who hallotted against the meas
: ure.
Senate Passes sundry Bill
The sundry civil appropriation bill.
lcarrying s120. 600 900 was passed by
I the senate today. This is the last OF
, a large supply of bills end is pass
age places the senate squareiy alons-
side the house in consideration OF the
, appropriation bills and of the entire
Ina leaves only the general deficiency
land the military academy bills 10 b.
considered by either house. The SUIT
r. dry civil bill was received from the
e house on the 18th instant, reported on
# the 18th anl was pased today. Ali
,- son was in charge of the bin and hi
Q friends point to his success with the
n measure as an effective refutation Of
2 the report that he Is mol onger caIa-
r ble Of performing the service he has
e rendered for so many years as head
II lof the committee on appropriations
A portion Of the session was devoted
to the consideration Of the bill sas-
n lpending the penalty feature OF com
l,,,.lff,- afasssa Of railroad rate hill