Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-26

'''" LOT w tnG. Us
IL Were-Honse Pretend. to Discuss the
Indian Appropriation B;ll.
Washington. Jan. 2G.-Yssterday's ses-
sion # the senate was characterized BIZ
a heated-almcst Observation-Disclosures
sion of the financial question. For near
ly four hours the Teller resolution wa;
urdeT consideration, the principal
Speeches being made by Allison, Berry
OF Arkansas, and Hear. The sharpest
colloquy was at times INDUCED in be-
tween ihe advocates and the opponents
ef the resolution. the debate often CD
preaching bitterness. The feature of the
discussion was speech delivered bv
Teller. the author of the resolution. his
at.meiis calling out a suggestion
from Hear that he CTellerD ought TO
have them stricken from the record.
In response to an inquiry by Spooaer.
Vest admitted that ne thought Tho sys-
TEN Of coinage referred to in the resolu-
ton meant the free and unli.nited cnin-
dse of silver. that admission apparently
giving satisfaction 70 the cnprnents OF
the measure.
Allson Runs Sfnui of Ti.In1n.
In tha debate on the Teller resolution
Allison was ihe first speaker. RiIlnan
asked Wilson whether he, would say
In terms that the lund obligations u
the government were payable IN silver
In reply Nilsson qugtsd the law. tl.at
the bond. were payable in "ccin:" but
that was not satisfactory t. Tillman.
who insist 3 upon an answer YES or NJ.
Allison declined To- have words nut into
his mouth. In r,Syasse t. n question
Of Teller. Allison said he though, il
would be proper for the secretary OF the
treasury to Pay the obligations OF the
government in either silver or ColG.
but. declared Allison. the secretary
oi the treasury. II he is an honest man,
IN reaching his decision as To action
upon that point. must take into con-
sidsration existing conditions. one Of
which is that this government is pledged
to maintain the gold and silver cur
rency of the country at n parity"
Vote of Allison Twenty Years Ago.
That rerrcs nts A,lissn's position on
the qU, s;iou. Berry II Arkansas. i'm IN
EXTENDED speech. declared ths pending
Resolution was precisely the same as
that for watch Allison voted twenty
yeas aEn. II IL VAS not a violation OF
public faith then. h. maintained II could
not L. such now. One uf the reasons
why Berry WAS dvsiTous of the passage
OF the resolution was that II would dis
prove the charge brought in 1896 tbat
the Democratic party was composed OF
rcrudiationists and dishonorable men.
Ald.ich Inquired whether. in view "a
tho fall in the price of silver. Berry
believed the government ought To take
advantage Of its creditors and pay them
IN the cheaper metal
Berry replied that he was as much in
favor of maintaining the honor of tn.
country as the senator from Rhode Isl
and. but ne held that the bondholders
ought To- be willing to live up to their
contract and accept COIN in payment.
berry Denie. Any Understanding"
kOdge said that il was well under
stood that the bond purchases were to
be paid in gold as they paid gold for
the bonds. and he quoted from a speech
Of Teller showing that he (Teller9 had
the same idea. Berry denied that there
was such understanding and he wosld
defy anybody to establish as a fact that
there was such.
In the course of his remarks Berry
said that the country had before it the
spectacle of n secretary Of the treasury
who wanted tn redeem silver dollars in
gold and firmly to fasten the gold stand
ard upon the country. yet the president
had not the nerve to kick him out Of
the cabinet"