The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-02
THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
No Business Of Importance Trans
acted by Either Body.
CLARK DEFENDS HIS MONEY RECORD
Says the Teller Resolution Was In
the Interest cr True Binetatiisn,
which Is Bound 10 Come.

washington, February mo business
of importance was transacted by the sem
ate In open session today. The feature oil
tho short session was n statement made
by MIR. Clark tRepa wyo.) as n matter
x OF personal privilege concerning his vote
in favor OF the Toller resolution. He main.
tanned that his vote was In no way In
consistent with his repubicanism and de-
clared that he would not permit anybody
TO read him out of the party, as he was
satisfied the masses OF the party would
not convict him OF political heresy.
Washington. February REV. Hugh
Johnston. pastor of the Metropolitan Meth
od,st Episcopal church, Washingtcn, de-
isvcred the Invocation Mt the opening OF
80 senate session today.
Mr.. Clark tRep. Wyo.1 presented as
a question OF personal privilege a dispatch
from his State, published In Eastern news
papers, TO the eject What Henry G.. Hay.
chairman OF the Laramie county rcpub l.
can committee had resigned because OF the
votes cast by the Wyoming senators FOR
TIE Teller resolution. MIR. Clark said
the votes of Wyoming senators and as 10
the Significance Of those votes, that he
deemed IL wise to make Il statement. He
expressed surprise that the motive and de-
sign OF those voting for the resolution
should have been impughed. He said that
the attempt was made TO commit the re-
publican party to line OF policy never
laid down and never contemplated by that
party and the further efior; to read out
the flDSs r,apullt
for the resolution would fall. AS for him
self, he declined emphatieally 10 be rend
out of the republican party. and was salts
ned that the masses OF the party wou d
never convict him of political heresy en-
account OF his record to have Supported
the Nelson amendment providing that gold
and silver should be maintained al parity
He thought that the vote he had cast was
no stain on his political party homer ana
his vote for the Nelson amendment WAS
cast as protest against silver m9nomctat-
ism
He felt that his vote Was IN line with
the republican policy outlined at st. Louis
He was earnestly in favor of International
bimetallsm and was as earnest as any
man IN the chamber in his efforts 10 MAN.
tain their honor He felt that to the re-
pllblcans might b. entrusted the duty 10
solve the financial question. The soiu-
ton was not on the line OF gold moro
metallism nor on tho line of silver mono
metaliism, but on that of himctallism-in-
ternatonal or other. Sooner perhaps than
many expected bimetalism would be n
realty and the time would he here waen
gold and silver would be received on equal
terms at the minis ard every dollar Of
the government would be maintained az
an equal value and use with every other
dollar That MIR. Clark concluded was
one of the missions Of the republican
party and IL would be performed with
honesty and fidelity.
The resolution of Mr. pettigrcw Is. d..
declaring II 10 be the policy OF the United
States not to acquire territory to defend
which navy would be required. went over
until tomorrow
Morgans resolution presented yester-
day. calling on the president for CORES
and information relating to the
arbitration of British claims. was adopted
The senate then, Mt l2;4o p. m. OIL mo-
ticn of Mr.. Davis chairman OF the foreign
committee. went into executive
session.
AT 4.45 p. m the senate adjourned.