The age-herald., 1898-02-01
VICTORY TURNED
 INTO DEFEAT Teller Resolution Meets a Water
 loo in the House. IT WAS LOST BY 132 TO 182 Party Lines Almost lntaCt---TWO Demo- Crats and One Republican Break. ARGUMENT LASTED ENTIRE DAY Lead By DingIey For the Opposition and Bailey For the Democrats. HADEs, HOTTEST HOLE FOR sHERMEN Said Representative Rhea, A Man Who Rugged His Chambermaid Could
 Not Preserve National Honor
 Light Day in the Senate.
Lead By DinsIey For the Opposition and
 Bailey For the Democrats.
HADEs, HOTTEST HOLE FOR sHERMEN


 the victory in the senate and the gallant fight of the democrats, the Teller resoiu- lion. declaring the bonds of the United States payable in either gold or silver at the option of the government, was defeat- ed in the house today by vote or lS1 10 132
 There was a great deal Of activity among the leaders of both sides before the mousse met today in anticipation of very exclt- ing debate over the Teller resolution, Which those in control had decided to defeat be- fore sundown tonight. The members on both sides had been notified in advance and the attendance on the floor was very large The struggle opened immedlatey after the journal, when MT. Dinsley or Maine. chairman of the ways and means committee, reported back the resolution with the recommendation that it do not pass"
 MT. Henderson (rep) of Iowa, one of the leaders of the majority, followed this by presenting the special order agreed upon by the committee on rules providing Tor the immediate consideration of the resolu- tion and vote without intervening motion at 5 o'clock.
 Bailey Objected to the Limit.
 Mir. Henderson yielded a moment to MT. Baiey the democratic leader, who said that while the majority strenuously op- posed the undue limitation of the debate proposed by the rule, still as his side de- sired as much time as possible for debate they would not consume any of the time al- lowed on a roll call.
 Mr. Wheeler tdem.) of Alabama, and Mr. of Missouri nr0tpSted vigorously however and the latter said if he had had an opportunity he would have propo.d a Cuban belligerency aurludt ment.
 To this suggestion Speaker Reed retorted curtly that it would net be in order and when Mr. DeArmond appealed to him not to decide the question hastily, the speaker explained:
 That it is not in order is too plain for argument"
 MT. Dingley opened the debate in opposi- tion to the resolution. The pending resolu- tion. he said, was not one which if passed by both houses, would have force. If adopted it would be only an expression of the opinion of tine two houses.
 Expression by tho People.
 ..Dts importance, thersfore," continued Mr. Dingley, .lies in the fact that if con cured in by the house, it would legitimate ly and inevitably be regarded not only here but by the world as an expression of the deliberate judgment of majority of the American people as to their standard of honor and good faith in the discharge not only of national but also of private obldga- tBons. This resolution is not presented for tine purpose of securing an expression by
 xrxf fJ,fa d-f1- msut either as to the payment of its cnG- gations or as to what may be declared seeai tender No one denies tha'b this or any other nation has the power to pay in gold or silver or paper or copper according to It's pleasure.
 The sting and dishonor of the pending resolution is in its tail. And that sting, well nigh harmless twenty years ago, un- der conditions then existing, is made dead ly by the changed conditions of today. The deadly tail of this resolution reads as follows:
 New Phase Brought Out.
 "That to restore to its coinage such sil- yer coins as a legal tender in the payment of said bonds (meaning practically all the bonds of the United States now outstand- ing) is not in violation of the public faith nor in derogation of the rights of public creditors
 The declarations of the movers and sup porters of the resolution in the senate dur ing its recent consideration in that body throws flood of light on what is meant by the phrase, ito restore to it's coinage such silver coins," a phrase which, in 1878, was with good reason interpreted by many who supported similar resolution to mean something vitally different from what 1t must mean now.'
 After the outburst of applause which greeted MT. Dingley's speech had subsided, MT. Bailey was recognized for an hour He first yielded twenty minutes to MT. Wheeler (dem), of Alabama, a member of the ways and means committee, who sub- mitted an argument in support of the reso- lution. Before closing MT. Wheeler yield ed a minute each to half a dozen members on the democratic side.
 vacate Republican Seats. Mir. Cookery (dem), of Missouri, de- clared that the efforts of the president and