The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-01
POLITICAL
The Order Of the Day In Cougres-Th h
senate still Discussing the Monetary
Q~u.stion-To Vote ON the Teller kesolu-
ton Today-Poiities GENERALLY Occupy
She lime Of the Hoase-Mr. Hartm~n's
Attack ON the Republican Party.
SENATE

Il tno lime OF the house-nrs Hartman =
Attack ON the Republican Party.
SENATE.
Washington. January e7.-ToTnorrow
at 6 O'Clock p. m, the senate Will vote
upon the Teller resolution and the
pending amendments thereto. When
the senate today took up the resolution
the agreement made las; week
hat the final vote upon il should be
taken before adjournment today was
changed in order that all senator's
might have an opportunity to spsak-
Tomorrow's session will begin at 10
O'Clock a. m, and after 2 O'Clock p. H.,
minutes each. Today's session contfnu-
ed for more than six hours, the reso
luton being under discussion through
out practically the entire session.
After the agreement to vote tomor-
row had been reached Senator Daniel
resumed his speech begun last evening.
He made a legal argument in support
Of the pending resolution. holding that
the law W contemplated giving to
the governments creditor the option as
TO h kind OF money he was to be paid.
The creditor would naturally pick that
dollar which was the most valuable to
him., but if he did not know which he
would receive he would do his utmost
/ to maintain the parity of all dollars.
Ever since h passage of the resolu-
ton a, score of years ago it a stood
as law, unchallenged and unassalled.
II IL rh-~ &n~ 1900 --H--
who supported the resolution in 1873,
beginning with its distinguished au-
thor, Stanley Matthews, and conclud-
ing with the present president of tine
United States. He thought, therefore,
that attacks upon the honorable mo-
| tlVeS of the supporters of the reSolu-
ton now were ill-timed and unwar-
ranted. He quoted from a speech de-
livered by Mr.. Mckinley at Toledo in
1890, in which he sharply criticised
| President Cleveland for dishonoring
Il of the precious metals, discrediting
! silver and enhancing the price of gold.
| Was MI. Mckinley palming off nam
| by-pamby nonsense upon the country,
| as the senator from Connecticut (Platt)
| would have us believe?' asked Sena-
tor Daniel. Senator Daniel read a let
ter WRITER by former now
l SONiCtdl VI SldlS, COlll oIic IlEdIl, II
which he denounced as a repudiationist
and eNtortioner, n who demands mon
| ey in liquidation of an obligation more
valuable than he gave for it. He also
quoted Oliver P. Morton as declaring it
to be a foul injustice" upon the coun-
try to pay the government bond-hold-
erS who secured the bulk of the bonds
for about 60 cents IN the dollar in bet
ter money than they paid for them.
After several more speeches on both
sides the senate adjourned AT $50
o'clock .. m. until 10 o'clock a.. m. to-
morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house today finally succeeded in
passing the INDIAN appropriation bill
and the political debate which has been
raging since Monday was transferred
to THE District OF Columbia bill, which
followed. The only two important
changes made i'm the Indian bill, as
passed, We're the elimination of the
provisions for the leasing of the gill
sOnite mineral lands of the Uncom-
paghre reservation in Utah and the
coal lands of the Kiow1a, Commanche,
Apache and Wichita reservations, both
OF which went out ON points of order.
When h house went into the com
mittee of THE whole for the considera-
item of the indian appropriation bill
Mr.. Hartman, silver republican, OF
Montana, got the floor on a pro forma
amendment and for fifteen minutes he
held the attention of the house in q
speech d~enouncing the republican party
for it's position on the financial Ques.
ton. He rtdicuIed Secretary Cages
definition of b~imetallism i'm the latter:
speech ait Philadelphia ON Tuesday
TIN republican party, he said, fore
closed it's right to use the term lbimetal
lism when THE ST. Louis platform was
adopted.
MIR. Hartman said he knew THAI
many republicans were opposed to tht
retirement of the greenbacks. But,
said he, what will they do about i
when the banking and currency com
mBttee report the bill to retire TIL
greenlbacks? If We may judge the flu
ture by the past, there is little doubt o
the result There is no longer c
Gus of representatives" he cried IL
stentorian tones, sit is a house of reg