Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-21
Teller Talks to the Point on
the Silver Question.
He Gives the Administrative Some
Hard Rubs.
Anti-silver Men Endeavoring to Recover
Lost Ground-Frank Coombs Con-
firmed rs Minister to Japan.
Washington Notes.
Associated Press Dispatches.

amnatlOn OF Jne Cnlnese immigration
question had convinced the committee
on foreign relations that the existing
Chinese exclusion legislation would not
expire till 1884,, and that there was,
therefore, no pressure for immediate
action on the question. He would
however, call it up for the convenience
of the senators who desired to speak on
the subject.
Thereupon the silver resolution offered
by Morgan was taken up, and Teller pro-
ceeded to address the senate upon it.
Teller declared that the revolt against
the Republican party in 1890 was not ON
account of tariff legislation, but against
the party's currency legislation. The
great metropolitan Republican journals
represented the president as against the
wishes of the house and senate on the
silver question, and standing as a safe
guard for Wall street and the money!
bags. The silver bill lacked majority
in the house todav, because the Demo-
cratic party was afraid that If the Demo-
Gratis in the house put themselves on
record on the question of free coinage,
the state of New York would cast her
vote for the Republican party.
He said the banks of New York CITY
had organized themselves for the pur-
pose of defeating silver legislation. He
ventured to say that there was not
national bank in the United States
which had not been appealed to by the
organization to contribute funds and in
fluence to defeat silver legislation. What
was the policy of the Republican party
in regard to silver? The Republican
administration was elected on platform
declaring for the use of both gold and
silver and condemning the policy of the
Democrats to demonetize silver.
But when they came here proposition
for the purchase of silver bullion, max
ing the United States treasury conduit
through which silver could pass into
India. was made, and that was all there
was of it. 1t was question of that or
nothing, and we preferred nothing. We
won in the fight for free coinage in this
body, bnt lost in the house, although |
never doubted there was clear major
ity there favoring free coinage, and it
was only restrained from expressing it's
wish by undue and improper executive
interference"
Teller said his attitude on the force
bill, which he denounced as the most
Infamous bill which. in his opinion, ever
passed the threshold of the senate, has
no relation with the question of silver,
and said there is no truth in the state
ment that he and the rest of the COM
mittee to which the bill was referred,
contracted with the senators en- the
other side for their support on the free
coinage bill. If the Minneapolis con.
yention would antsgonize silver, the
four silver-producing states would never
be able to act in cooperation with the
eastern Republicans in the senate or
any other body.
, at the close OF Teller's speech, San
ders made brief statement, in which
he declared that 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, but,
he declared, it would not separate from
the party save as a matter of fearful
duty.
The senate then, on motion of Sher-
man. went into executive session, after
which it adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The house, after preliminary business,
resumed consideration of the Noyes-
Rockwell contested election case.
Wheeler, OF Alabama, criticised the
majority report.
Cobb followed, reviewing the legal
aspect of the case. Magner spoke in
favor OF Rockwell, and pending further
discussion the house adjourned.
A SPECIAL SILVER MEETING.
A special meeting of the national sill.
yer committee appointed by the first
national silver convention, held at ST..
Louie, in November, 1889, was in pro.
gress today in this city. The object of
the meeting is to consider the propriety
OF calling another national silver con-
vention, with view to more thoroughly
organizing all who favor the restoration
of free silver bimetallic coinage in the
United States, the national executive
committee considering that in view of
the recent action of congress, eXigen-
cies have arisen which demand imme-
diate action.
ANTI-sILYER MEN ON THE ALERT.
1t appears that the anti.silver men
will make an effort to recover the
ground which the silver men assert they
have lost through the vote in the senate
yesterday upon Kyle's amendment to
the Arizona funding bill, for when the
bill was laid before the house today,
Delegate Smith moved non-concnrrence
in the senate amendments (the princi-
pal one being the lawful money!
amendment), and ask a conference,
The motion carried.
SILVER PURCHASES.
The offers of silver to the treasury
today were 64S,000 ounces; the amount
purchased, 543, 900 ounces at O.S745 to
So $3.50.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The senate in executive session con-
hrmed the nominations of Frank L,
Coombs of California as United States
minister to Japan and John R. Tanner
OF Illinois as assistant United States
treasurer at Chicago.
THE PENSION SCANDALS. ,
Assistant Secretary Bussey Denounced
as Felsn by Ex-CIerk Dugan.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-William r.
Ford was again examined by the Raum
investigating committee today. He dis
claimed, in a most emphatic manner,
that he ever had an evil thought in
relation to Mrs. Wright, who charged
him with making improper proposals to