The herald., 1898-01-30
IN THE HOUSE
Dingley Digs a Grave For the Teller
Resolution

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.) The determination was
reached by the leaders in the house Of
representatives today that the Teller
resolution for the payment of bonds in
silver, passed by the senate last night,
should be disposed of by the house on
Monday, in order that the attitude Of
that branch of congress might be placed
before the country Immediately. This
conclusion was reached after numerous
Iconferences between Speaker Reed,
Chairman Dingley of the ways and
means committee, Messrs Dalzell and
Henderson of the rules committee, and
other influential members of the house.
Late in the day the resolution was re-
ferred by the speaker to the ways and
means committee, and Chairman Ding
ley at once gave notice of special
meeting of the committee at 10:30 on
Monday. At the same time he notified
democratic members of the committee
that his general purpose was substan-
TALLY as follows:
The resolution will be considered by
the committee ON Monday, and an ad-
verse report made on it. No amend
ment or change in the phraseology will
be made, but this adverse report will be
on the resolution as it stands. This
will be submitted to the house when it
convenes on Monday, and plans made to
dispose Of the matter before the days
session closes. AS to the procedure on
the floor, Mr.. Dingley made no predic-
tion beyond saying that it was proposed
to dispose of the subject on Monday.
This will doubtless require special rule
fa nbot octr frv. ,Io
was presented today by Mr.. Dalzell in
the form of a resolution providing that
the resolution be considered immedi-
ately after the report of the ways and
means committee. The committee will
probably be ready to report of 12 o'clock.
so that under the Dalzell resolution the
debate will begin shortly after noon.
] 1t is probable that before the house as
sembles, the Dalzell resolution will be so
shaped as to shape the hours of the de-
bate and set time for vote.
The determination to bring the SUBJ
ject to an immediate issue gave general
satisfaction among the majority of the
| members Some had desired to put
aside all other business today and vote
down the Teller resolution before the
week closed.
Representative Johnson of Indiana
took the lead in urging this movement.
1t was finally concluded, however, to let
the resolution go to the ways and means
committee, with the direct assurance Of
Chairman Dingley that the issue would
be pressed to conclusion on Monday.
At the opening of the session of the
House a bill to permit the building Of
a bridge across the Mississippi river at
lCoon rapids, at the northern limits Of
the city of Minneapolis, was passed.
Immediately afterward the Clerk of
1.-THE Senate appeared and transmitted
the Teller resolution, which passed the
Senate last night. The announcement
was greeted with terrific outbursts of
applause from the Democratic side of
1.-The House. No motion was made at the
time, and the resolution remained ON
the table.
A strong feeling developed for imme-
diate action, without reference to COM
mittee. Representative Johnson of In
diana, member of the Currency Com
mittee, called on the Speaker and urged
i this line of action. He said that the
House should act today, thus giving an
Immediate answer to the country, to
offset the action of the Senate last night.
Delay, even for few days, he urged,
would permit the silver majority in the
Senate to secure a prestige before the
country which they would not have if
the House acted Immediately. He asked
that the views of other members on the
proposition be secured, and Mr.. John
son interviewed number, who favored
prompt action.
In the meantime the resolution came
over from the Senate and was laid aside
temporarily until a definite mode Of
action should be agreed upon.
The current of sentiment was for q
reference to the Ways and Means Com
mittee, the understanding being that
this committee might not wait until the
usual weekly meeting, next Wednesday,
but would have special meeting early
in the week in order to make an adverse
report. There was some talk that the
resolution offered gave the opportunity
to engraft upon it an amendment clear
ly defining the views of the majority OF
the House and some urged that this
course be pursued. This did not meet
with favor, however, as 1t threatened
possible division in the majority, while
lit was said that the solid Republican
vote, not including the avowed Silver