New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-19
CONTROLLED BY SILVER MEN.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEES
VOTE TO REPORT THE TELLER

RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON Jan 18 (SpecaD-The Senate Finance
Committee which has met only once or twice since
the beginning OF the present session. assembled
long enough to-day TO enable the friends OF sill
YER" who form n majority on 1t. TO indulge in
harmless display OF financial pyroechnics. The
Teller resolution so-calied. which is copy OF the
Stanley Matthews resolution Of the seventies. and
laws down the proposition that the United States
NAV and should use silver as well as gold in the
payment Of bonded obligations. was taken up for
consideration, and after short discussion was
ordered to be reported 10 the Senate by vote OF
TO ). The six Democrats members supported the
resolution solidly and they Joined by Mr.
Jones, OF Nevada, a Silverite. and MIR. Wocott. "
Colorado. a Republican, The five negative votes
were east by Messrs. Morrill,. Allison. Adrich. Plat
of Connecticut. and Burrows. all Republicans.
The action taken by the committee today does
TO fOreshadow any serious effort the
part Of the friends Of silver to vote
the Teller resolutior-at least for the present. T.
IS doubtful whether such a declaration could COM
mand votes enough TO give 1t even the parliament
airy right Of way. The purpose OF the silver men Is
perhaps only to serve notice the leaders OF the
currcncy-reforn agitation at the other end OF the
Capitol that the Finance Committee OF the Senate
Is still in the control Of the silver coalition. and
that financial legislation OF the sort the House
might be expected to desire hope TO run the
gauntlet this winttr in the deberative branch OF
Congress
cussion. in which the members generally took part
The tenor of the discussion was along the same
lines as that Of week ago. the Republicans con-
tending that the resolution useless and would
be devoid Of results, and the Democrats and their
allies taking the opposite position The Repub-
leans especially deprecated the agitation OF the
financial question at the present time saying there
no effort. and likely to be none TO pass a gen
eral financial measure through the Senate commit
ting the country more definitely the gold stand
ard.
To .bf .bo
OF Secretary Gage and ex- Senator Edmunds to have
Congress take up the question H. way which
looked 10 placing the country definitely on a gold
basis. They contended that II the evident pur-
pose Of tho Administration to secure legislation in
the interest of the single standard whenever oppor
tunity offered. and avowed their purpose 10 secur-
ing a declaration in favor Of a double standard
such as was proposed in the resolution IL possible
to do So in order to show that there had been no
change in sentiment. II, they said. the business
interests were to be Injured by the agitation of
financial question at this time, the blame should
placed on the Republican Administration and not
on the Democrats. When the Republican. Senators
were reminded that they had voted for the resoll-
ton when presented by Stanley Matthews twenty
years ago. they admitted such to be the fact but
said in explanation OF their present attitude that
conditions had changed. Senator Wocott did not
vote with his Republican friends but heartily sup
ported the resolution. saying M would for IL
ever tine II came