Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-21
Existing Chinese Exclusion Legisla.
tlon VIII Not Expire
Till 1894.
SENATOR TELLER SPEAKS ON rHc
SILVER QUESTION:.
Sanders Makes Brief Statement.-
Business Transacted by
tie House.
NY Telegraph to tho NEwsI
CONGRESS-.
Tho SILVER Question tn the Senate
The House.

The House.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Aiter the
usual morning business sherman mott
He'd the Senate that further examina-
ton OF the Chinese Immigration qucs.
ton had convinced the committee on
foreign relations that the existing
Chinese exclusion legislation would
not expire TIL 1894. Therefore there
wag no pressure Tor immediate action
on tile question. He would, however,
call II up at the convenience Of Sena-
tors who desired 10 speak upon the
subject. ThercupDu the silver resolu-
ton offered by Morgan was taken up.
Teller proceeded 10 address the Senate
upon II.
Teller declared the revolt against ths
Republican party In 1890 was not
against tariff legislation, hut against
the currency legislation. The greet
metropolitan Republican journals re.
presented that the President was
against the wishes Of the House aud
Senate on the silver question, and
standing as n safe guard for Wall
street aud the money bags.
TIM SILVER BiLL
lacked B.majotity In the House today
because the Democratic party was
afraid II the Democrats Ia the House
put themselves ON record on the qurs.
lion Of free coinage, the State OF New
York will cast Its vote for the Republl.
can party. He said the banks OF New
York city had organized themselves
for the purpose OF defeating silver leg
islation. He ventured TO say there
was not a national bank In the Uuited
States which was not appealed TO by
the organization tn contribute funds la
influence TO defeat silver legislation.
He asked what was the policy Of tho
Republican party In regard TO silver.
The Republican administration was
elected on platform declaring for tho
use Of both gold anu silver aud con-
demuing the policy u the Democrats
In wanting TO demonetlzo silver, but
when they came here the proposition
for the purchase OF silver bullion,
making the United States treasury
the conduit through which silver
could into India, was made, and that
was all there was OF II.
II WAS A QUESTION oR THAT on
SO1IISu
ami we preferred nothing. We won
| in the light for frce coinage In this
body, but lost In the House, although l
never doubted there was clear
majority there favoting FREQ coinage,
anu II was only restrained from ex-
pressing Its wish by undue and im-
proper executive interference.
Teller said his attitude on the force
bill, which he denounced as the most
Infamous bill which, In his judgment,
ever passed the threshold Of the Senate,
has no relation To the question OF
silver, aud he said there WINS no truth
In the statement that he and the rest
Of the committee 10 which the bill
was referred contracted with Senators
ON the other side for their support for
| the free coinage bill in confederation
| u our voting against the force bill.
.Heass erted II the Minneapolis con-
vention antagoniEsd silver, the four
silver producing States would not
with the eastern Republicans In tho
Senate or any other body.
At the close OF Teller's speech, San
| deTs made n brief statement, In which
lie declared the State Of Montana, one
Of the four silver producing States
which Teller referred to M likely 70 he
lost to the Republican party, would
not leave that party except as a matter
Of fearful duty. The Senate then, on
motion Of Sherman. went into execu-
tive session.
THE HOUSE,
Aiter the preliminary business the
Hous, resumed consideration OF tho
Noyee Rockwell contest election.
Wheeler, oi Alabama, criticised the
majority report.
Cobb followed, reviewing the legal
aspect Of the case. Wagner spoke
la favor Of Rockwell, anu pending
further discussion the Heuse ad.
Journed.