The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-04
TELLER RESOLUTION
The Senate Passes 1t by the Deci-
sive Vote of AZ to 80.
THE GOLD STANDARD ONE DEFEATED.
The Vote in Detail-The Bill to Pay the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Passed by the House-Private
Pension Bills Passed.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-After de-
bate, animated at all times, and occa-
sionally acrimonious, which occupied
the greater part of the week, the sem
ate yesterday evening, by decisive
vote of AZ to 32, passed the Teller con-
current resolution. The resolution is
a practical reaflirmation of that of
Stanley Matthews, in 1878, and is as
follows:
That all the bonds of the United States
issued, or authorized to be issued, under the
said acts of congress hereinbefore recited, are
payable, principal and interest, at the option
Of the government of the United States, In
silver dollars of the coinage OF the United
States, containing 4i2M grains each Of standard
silver; and that to restore to its coinage such
silver coins as legal tender in payment of
said bonds principal and interest, is not in vio-
lation of the public faith nor In derogation OF
the rights OF the public creditor
All efforts to amend the resolution
were voted down by maiorities rang
ing from five to 30, Mr.. Lodges gold
standard substitute being defeated by
the latter majority. The vote on the
Lodge amendment was, ayes, "a;
nays, So.
The events of the day leading up to
the final vote were full of interest and
Importance. 1t was field day for the
orators of the senate, no less than 25
senators embracing the opportunity to
speak upon the subject under discus
sion. That the debate was interesting
was attested by the attendance in the
galleries, which were crowded
throughout the day; and that it was
important was evidenced by the state
ments of several of the speakers that
the discussion was but the preliminary
alignment of the great political par
ties for the contest of 1900.
From ten o'clock in the morning un-
til seven in the evening the contest
was continued. When the voting be-
gan it was evident that party lines
were being broken on both sides of the
chamber, but it was on the substitute
offered by Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts,
that the most decided break occurred.
On the republican side Mr.. Allison, of
Iowa, and Mr. Burrows, of Michigan,
did not answer to their names on that
roll call, and many of the republicans
voted directly against it, Upon the
final passage of the resolution some re-
publicans who supported Mckinley
and the st. Louis platform in 1896, like
Carter, of Montana; Chandler, of New
Hampshire; Clark, of Wyoming; Pritch-
ard, of North Carolina; Shoup of Ida
no; Warren, of Wyoming, and Wolcott,
of Colorado, voted for the resolution,
because, as Mr.. Wolcott announced,
they did not believe the resolution
committed those who supported it to
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
YER. The vote in detail:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon Bate, Berry, Butler,
Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Chiffon, Clark, Clay,
Cockrell, Daniel, Gray Harris, 'Heitfeld, Jones
of Arkansas, Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay, McEnery,
McLaurin, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell, Money, Morgan, Murphy, Pasco, Pet
tigrew Pettus, Pritchard, Rawlins, Roach,
Shoup, Smith Stewart, Teller Tillman Tur-
pie, Turner, Vest Warren, White and VOL
cott-4L
Nays-Aldrlch. Allison, Baker, Burrows, CAT
fiery, Cullom. Davis, Fairbanks, Foraker, Gal
linger. Gear, Hale Hanna, Hansbrough, Haw-
ley, Hoar, Lodge Mcbride Mcmillan, Mason,
Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins, Plat of Con-
nectlcut, Platt OF New York Quay, Sewall
Thurston, Wellington, Wetmore and Wilson
%.
The pairs throughout the voting were as fol-
lows: Turley with DeBoe Faulkner with
Elkns. German with Frye, Jones OF Nevada
with Proctor, Walthall with Spooner
The first named would in each case have
voted with those sustaining the resolution and
against all amendments while the last named
would have voted against the resolution and
for the amendments
There was no demonstration on the
announcement, and ut seven p m, on
motion of Mr.. Allison, the senate ad
journed till Monday.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The bill tC
pay the book publishing company o
the Methodist Episcopal church south
, S2SS, 900 for damages sustained by tina
corporation during the war, after en-
countering an obstinate tilibustel
which STAYED off vote on two previous
private bill days, was piloted to it,
passage in the house yesterday by Mr.
Cooper, OF Texas, who was in charge
of the measure. The friends of tn,
t, measure proved themselves in an over
whelming majority. and the opposi
, ton, finding it could hold out N,
longer, reluctantly yielded, The vot,
on the bill was lss-67.
The house then, at 4:30 p. m, took
f recess until eight o'clock the evening
session being devoted to the considora
ton of private pension bills. Thii
: was the first night session of this con
! gress devoted to pension legislation
/ No disposition to contest the bills pre-
. scented for consideration develope,
I and the entire calendar of 20 bills wa
cleared before the hour of adjourn
no /