The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-28
TELLER GETS HYSTER|CAL
Tears Come into his Eyes as he Makes
His Speech.
'OME IMPRESSIVE oRAToRY
But it sheers from the Main Question at
Issue and Ignores Good
Many Facts. r

washington, Oct. Reconsideration
of the repeal bill was resumed today
and Stewart resumed his argument
against it. At 80 p. m. he yielded to
bis colleague, Jones.
Voting on the amendments to the
silver bill began at p. m. The PETER
amendment to restore the law of 1897
for the free coinage alike of gold and
silver was lost by vote of 2S ayes
to 80 nays.
AT 4:30 p. m. the Voorhees, bill was
substituted for the Wilson bill-ayes
5S nays 8. This was pro forma vote
and not a test. Only the radical silver
men voted against it.
After Jones had been speaking a
short time, amid frequent Interruptions,
the vice-president stated the question
to be on the amendment Of the senator
from Kansas PeffeD. PETER said he
was not ready to vote on the amend
ment. Referring to the reports that
he had surrendered, PETER said, 1--WE
we have not surrendered nor do we
intend to. We do not intend to inter-
ptse any factious opposition" The
question was then put on the amend
ment and it was rejected-yeas 2S, nays
49, The amendment thus voted down
revived with some slight exceptions
the coinage act of 1887, and provided
for the coinage of silver VOORHEES,
than mo al ho
ed by the finance committee for the
house bill be adopted. On his motion
a yea and nay vote was taken, and by
vote of yeas 5S, nays 8, the substitute
reported by the finance committee was
agreed to. Those who voted against
the substitute were Allen, Bate, Call,
Coke, Irby, Kyle, PETER, Roach and
Vance,
Perkins, republican, of California,
then offered his amendment providing
for the coinage of American silver at
the existing ratio, with a seignorage
charge of 20 per cent. No gold issue of
coined and no legal tender, on National
or treasury notes of less de-
than So to be issued. The
holder of any standard silver dollars
may deposit the same at the treasury
Or at any assistant treasury of the
United States and receive therefor
notes Of denomination less than $10
which notes shall have the same legal
ha oos, fol, |
hey are exchanged. There is to be
appointed a committee of five none
AIRY experts, the members of which
shall not be otherwise connected with
he government, whose duty it shall
% to keep the treasury and the execu-
i've advised on all necessary matters
'elating to the currency.
Stewart republican, of Nevada, called
attention to change oyer on the part
II Voorhees,, Gordon, Ransom, Hill,
Mills, Turpie, and Squire on the silver
question, who last spring voted for
rec coinage and who now on PETERS
voted against it.
Teller said he would vote for Perkins
If 1t was better than the
act. Teller then went on to
peak with great bitterness Of the de-
'ertion of the cause of silver by the
'epublican senators.
ITO me this is the most terrible mo-
nent of my legislative life" said Tel
er, with much feeling. "To me 1t
brings more fear than any other mo-
nent since l entered public life. 1
ear we are entering on financial sys-
EN- from which there is absolutely no
escape. 1 know that there will be no
favorable legislation for silver until
he American people are heard from at
he ballot box, and heard from in a way
hat will compel the attention to their
lesires."
Here Teller's voice choked and tears
anne to his eyes. He spoke most inn
)ressively, and was accorded the undi-
yided attention of every senator and
he large audience in the galleries.
II cannot contemplate this condi-
ion of things without absolute terror
t strikes to my very soul. and I want
o enter this as warning to the Amer
can people that If they do not resist.
hey will enter upon a system of in
lustrial slavery that will be the worst
Inown to the human race"
Voorhees, desired to secure a vote on
Perkins amendment, but as wolcott
a wish to submit some re-
marks, he moved that the senate take
recess until IL O'Clock tomorrow
norning. The motion was agreed to.