The record-union., 1892-04-21
PROCEEDINGS I'M CONGRESS.
THE ANTI-CHINESE BILL AGAIN
GOES OVER.
Teller Addresses the Senate on Nor
gan's silver Resolution-Noyes-
Rockwell Contest.
specIal % the REcoRD-UNIoN.


WASHINGTON, April 20. = After the
usual morning business. Sherman noti-
fed the Senate that further examination
of the Chinese immigration question
convinced the Committee on Foreign Re-
tations that the existing Chinese eXclu-
sion legislation would not expire till 1894.
Therefore there was no pressure for inl-
mediate action on the question. He
would, however, call it up at the con-
venience of Senators who desired to speak
upon the subject.
Thereupon the silver resolution offered
by Morgan was taken up, and Teller pro-
ceeded to address the Senate upon IL.
Teller declared that the revolt against
the Republican party in 1880 was not
against tariff legislation, but against cur
rency legislation. The great 1netropoli-
tan Republican journals represented the
President against the wishes of the House
and Senate on the silver question, and
were standing as safeguard for Wall
street and the money bags. The silver
bill lacked a majority in the House to-
day because the Democratic party was
afraid if the Democrats in the House put
themselves on the question OF free
coinage the State of New York
would cast a vote for the Republican
party. He said the banks Of New
York City organize themselves for
the purpose of defeating silver legislation.
lie ventured to say that there was not
national bank in the United States which
had not been appealed to by organization
TO contribute funds and influence to de-
feat silver legislation. He asked what
was the policy of the Republican party in
regard to silver. The Republican adj
ministration was elected on a platform
declaring for the use of both gold and
silver, and condemning the policy of the
Democrats to demoneti2e silver, but
when they came here proposition for
the purchase of silver bullion, making
the United States Treasury the conduit
through which silver could pass into
India, was made, and that was all there
was of it. 1t was a question of that or
nothing, and we preferred nothing. We
won in the fight for free coinage in this
body, but lost in the House, although
never doubted there was clear majority
there favoring free coinage, and ii was
only restrained from expressing its wish
by undue and improper executive inter-
ference.
Teller said his attitude on the force bill,
which he denounced as the most in
famous bill which in his judgment ever
passed the threshold of the Senate, has no
relation with the question of silver, and
said there was no truth in the statement
that he and the rest of the committee to
which the bill was referred contracted
with the Senators on. the other side for
their support OF the free coinage bill in
consideration of our Minneapolis Con-
yention to antagonize silver for silver
producing States would not hereafter be
able to act in cooperation with the
Eastern Republicans in the Senate or any
other body.
At the close of Tellers speech Sanders
made brief statement, in which he de-
clared the State of Montana was one OF
the four silver producing States which
Teller referred to as likely to be lost to
the Republican party. He would not
leave that party except as a matter of
fearful duty.
The Senate then, on motion of Sher
man, went into executive session.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-After pre-
liminary business the House resumed
consideration of the Noyes- Rock we'll
contested election case. Wheeler of Ala
bama criticised the majority report.
Cobb followed, reviewing the legal
aspect of the case.
Magner spoke in favor of Rock well,
and pending further discussion the House
adjourned.