The record-union., 1898-01-27

the Consideration Of the Indian
Appropriation BiII-The Pro-
posed Reduction in the Letter
Carrier Force in the Larger
Cities Feature of the Debate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-For more
than six hours the Senate had under
discussion the Teller resolution provid-
ing that the Government pay the prin-
cipaI and interest of the bonds of the
United States in silver. BY agreement
the resolutions pending are to be voted
On before adjournment tomorrow. The
debate was devoid of the sensational in
cidents and acrimonious collogays
which characterized that Of yesterday,
but it was replete with arguments ana
oratory The time was consumed by
Teller (Silver Republican, of Colorado,
and Daniels CD of Virginia, who sup
ported the resolution, and Hoar tR) of
Massachusetts and Platt (R) of Con-
necticut in opposition to it. All dellV-
cred set speeches, except Hoar, whose
speech was in reply 10 some points
advanced by Teller yesterday. No 9TH
er business was transacted.
AT the opening OF the Senate to-day,
Hale Of Maine presented the report of
the conferees on the urgent deficiency
appropriation bill, and the report was
agreed to.
Chandler of New Hampshire secured
the adoption of resolution calling
upon the Attorney General for re-
port as to whether there have been re-
cent violations of the Constitution III
Louisiana by the exclusion from SER
vice on juries in the United States of
duly qualified citizens on account of
color.
Upon motion of Vest of Missouri. the
Senate took up the Teller resolution.
The debate was opened by Teller OF
Colorado the author of the resolution.
He said he would permit no man to
excel him in honor or good faith. Il
would do nothing, he SAID, that
would bring about such condition OF
affairs as would be disgraceful, what
ever the opinion of the Senator from
Massachusetts Hoar) may be of my
opinions or convictions. The Massa
chusetts Senator tried to make 1t ap-
pear that my position was on a parallel
with the making of a ten-dollar piece
out of a copper cent. Such a PROPOSE
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think it would find much support in
this or any other legislative body"
Teller said he was willing to retire
from public life, if. by SO doing he
could bring about an international BIZ
metallic agreement He maintained
that the existing contract concerning
what money bonds OF the United States
were payable in could not be changed
without action of Congress-one of the
parties to the contract-and that the
Government had q right to all the ad-
Vantages the contract afforded it.
Fairbanks asked Teller whether the
present Secretary Of the Treasury was
now paying out only gold in liquidation
of the bonded obligations of the Gov
ernment
Il do not know" replied Teller,
what the Secretary of the Treasury is
doing. My relations with the present
administration are not such as to en-
able me to obtain information of it's
acts"
Being further pressed by Fairbanks.
Teller said his belief was that the ad-
ministration was paying the interest on
certain obligations of the Government.
no such obligations themselves having
matured, in gold
II have absolute information" re-
torted Fairbanks. that the admnistra-
tion is paying the obligations / refer 10
in legal tender notes On January 1st,
5000. coo of bonds matured, and
am informed by the Secretary Of the
Treasury that these bonds We're paid.
not in gold not in silver. but in legal
tender notes"
IF that be So" said Teller. 1--WE
might as well discontinue this debate.
and take vote upon the pending reso-
luton now"
The point had been reached thought
Teller. when an effort was being made
by the national administration. to put
the country on a gold basis. He thought
there had been too much sophistry and
evasion of the financial question among
those who discussed II during the past
twenty years. and in his opinion the
time had arrived for all parties to walk
squareiy UP to the cannons mouth Of
the question and deal fairly and hon
estly with themselves and the people
In response to a statement by Teller
that S2G2. 2.0C00}0 of bonds We're sold for
the purpose of maintaining the gold
standard. Gear of Iowa said ii was
we'll known that more than S200.090.-
Geo of those bonds were sold to meet
a deficit in the treasury.
The statement was fatty contradicted
by the Colorado Senator. who main
tained that there was TO necessity for
the sale OF bonds TO meet current ex-
penses when there was plenty OF silver
10 meet pressing obligations of the
Government.
Referring in the course of his remarks
TO the Presidential campaign Of 1890.
Teller said that no political campaign
In this country had ever been charac-
terized by 50 much bitterness. acrimony
auG VindictiVencss. He conceded the
right he said. of others to differ from
him upon this and other questions. but
he held that he ought TO be ac-
corded the same right and liberty. for
the people. not only OF this country
hut Of the world depended upon the
rightfrl solution Of the financial ques-
tion lie had a right to speak here
for the great masses of the people.
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