The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
POLICY OF
 SOUND MONEY
 IS UPHELD Teller's Resolution Is Buried by the
 House. By a Vote of 1S2 to 132 the Silver Scheme Is Showed Under. With but Two Exceptions the Republicans Are Solidly
 ArPayed.
WIDE RANGE OF DEBATE.
Dinqley, the Floor Leader, Makes a
 Telling Speech and Speaker Reed Votes With the Majority.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

C6ll OH1ce, RlSgS House,
 Washington, Jan. 31.
 The House buried to-day the Teller resolution declaring the bonds of the United States payable in silver under an adverse majority of fifty votes The Republicans were solidly arrayed in op- position, with two exceptions, Linney of North Carolina, who voted with the Democrats and Populsts, and White of North Carolina, the only colOred mem Der of the House who answered pres ent" when his name was called. The assertions from the Democratic side were McAleer of Pennsylvania and FL liott of South Carolina. Both voted with the Republicans against the prop osition. Speaker Reed, although 1t is not customary for him to vote, had his name called. and, amid the cheers of his followers, went on record in oppo- sition to the resolution. The vote was reached after five hours of debate un- der a special order adopted at the open ing of the session to-day The limited time allowed for debate and the pres sure of members for an opportunity to be heard was so great that the leaders on both sides were compelled to farm out the time by minutes. This detract- ed much from the continuity of the dis cuSsion, but 1t also, in a measure, in tensified the interest in the galleries, which were crowded all day, and the combatants on the floor were cheered by their respective sympathizers. Many of the Senators from the other end of the Capitol were also present to listen to the arguments.
 The majority, under the leadership of Dingley, who made a carefully pre- pared speech, sounding the keynote of the opposition, assumed the position that the last clause of the resolution was in reality a disguised declaration for the free coinage of silver, while the assaulting Democrats, under the direc- tion of Bailey, maintained that the de- feat of the resolution was another step in the direction of the establishment of the gold standard, to which they al- legged both the President and Secretary Gage had irrevocably committed the Republican party. The debate was at times fast and heated, but there were no sensational incidents beyond the hissing of Rhea of Kentucky, when he said that, as the author of the "crime of '73, the hottest places in hades would be reserved for the present Sec retary of State. The vote on the reso- lution was: Ayes 132, nays 1892
 The struggle opened immediately after the reading of the journal when Dingley 6R) Of Maine, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, reported back the resolution with the recommendation that it should not pass.
 Henderson of Iowa. one of the leaders of the majority. followed this by present. ing the special order agreed on by the Committee on Rules, providing for the immediate consideration of the resolu- ton and a vote without intervening mo- ton at o'clock to-day. The rule was as follows:
 Resolved. That immediately upon the adoption Of this resolution the House shall proceed to the consideration of the Ter resolution), that general debate shall be had thereon until the hour of O clock at which time, without any intervening motion, vote shall be taken upon the passage of said resolution. General leave to print upon the subject of said resolu- ton for five days from this date is hereby
 Wheeler (D.) of Alabama and DeAr- mond (D) of Missouri protested vigor- ously. however, and the latter said that } If he had an opportunity he would pro- pose Cuban bellfgerency amendment.
 To this suggestion Speaker Reed re- torted curtly that 1t would not be in order, and when DeArmond appealed to him not to decide the question hastily, the Speaker exclaimed: That it is not in order Is too plain for argument"
 During this colloquy there were evil tie Republican side, of which Johnson (R) of Indiana was the center. At last Johnson insisted upon asking a question of Henderson. He wanted to know, with the time was to be consumed by the members of the Ways and Means Com mittee
 mt T1alZaT (R Of PannSyIUnpia nj I2J1t Johnson did not subside, and continued to protest, declaring loudly that he antag- onized the rule. If such was the intention. He had a wordy war with Dingley. but in tone that could not be heard in the confusion
 The Speaker cut off further incident by adopted by vote of 143 to 115, the Demo- crats refraining from demanding a roll call Then there followed a controversy over the division Of time.
 To suggestions that time should be di- vided between Democrats. Populists and Republicans, Dingiey retorted: "I was not aware that there was any distinction between the Populists and Democrats, as at present constituted" He said time would be equally divided between those for and against the resolution.
 Dingley then opened the debate in op- position to the resolution. It was, he said. not one which, even if passed by both Houses, would have force. If passed, it would be only an expression of the two
 Its importance, therefore" continued Dingley. Flies in the fact that. if con cured in by the House. it will legitimate ly and inevitably be regarded, not only here. but by the world. as the expression of the deliberate majority of the Ameri- can people as to their standard of honor 'and good faith in the discharge not only of national but also of private obliga- tions.
 This resolution Is presented for the purpose of securing an expression by Congress IS to the power of the Govern obligations or as to what may be de- clared legal tender. No one denies that fhia OF any other nation has tha mower