The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29

this evening the contest was continued. When the voting began it was evident that party lines were being broken on both sides of the chamber, but 1t was on the substitute offered by Lodge of Massachusetts that the most decided break occurred. On the Republican side Allison of Iowa and Burrows of Michigan did not answer to their names on that roll call, and many Republic ans voted directly against it. Upon the final passage of the resolution some Republicans who supported Mckinley and the St. Louis platform in 1896, like Carter of Montana, Chandler of New Hampshire, Clark of Wyoming, Pritch- ard of North Carolina, Shoup of Idaho, Warren of Wyoming and Wolcott Of Colorado, voted for the resolution be- cause, as Wolcott announced, they did not believe the resolution committed those who supported it to the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
 The first speech of the day in opposition to the Teller resolution was delivered by Burrows of Michigan. He said that the Republican party was pledged to secure if possible, international bimetalhSm, ana the President would do everything in his power to carry out that pledge. Mean time the existing gold standard would be maintained. Until the international agree ment was secured the purpose of the ad- ministration was to continue the kind of bimetallism we have now, whereby 500,- coo, 900 silver dollars were maintained at parity with gold. Any proposition which looks to the abandonment of this posi- tion. which was likely to create dis parity between the coins of the country. was in violation of the public faith and in derogation of the rights of the credl- tor.
 White of California spoke in support of the resolution, and analysed at some party upon finance. He spoke of the lack of def1niteness of the Presidents mes sage on the larger questions The mes sage referred to Secretary Cages plan and invited inspection. There was no op- position expressed to that plan, ''and doubtless" said White, eff the President did not approve the Gage plan he would have said so." The Senator then referred ironically to the New York banquet last night. at which the President spoke.
 Fairbanks of Indiana followed against the resolution. He said the purpose of the resolution was not frapkly expressed on its face, and it was only in the course of the debate that it developed that the essential purpose was to give an expres- sion of the United States Senate favora- ble to the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to l. In the course of his remarks, Fairbanks read telegram received by him from Secretary Gage as to the methods in paying bonds. In this Gage stated that gold, when de- manded, is not refused, but, as a matter of fact, gold is seldom called for, and few payments are made in gold. Referring to Senator Teller's advocacy of free silver, Fairbanks said that while he did not question the lofty purposes inspiring the Colorado Senator, yet they carried him to the point where all was dependent on this one question of silver.
 Wolcott of Colorado was the first speaker under the f1fteen-minute rule, which went into effect at D. m. He thought that any Senator, whatever his financial views, could vote for the Teller resolution, and it involved nothing except present obligations. He thought that de- nunciation and abuse heaped upon those who supported the resolution were un- warranted, for he did not think the man was born who would betray his Govern ment by offering to pay it's obligations in ing sarcasm to the sale of bonds by the Cleveland administration in 1884, denounc- ing it as one of the darkest pages in American financial history. He declared that the men of the West might be en- trusted with the national honor.
 Among the other speakers were Fora ker of Ohio, Chiffon of Texas, Nelson of Minnesota, Allison of Iowa, Gray of Del aware, Allen of Nebraska, Bacon of Georgia, Tillman of South Carolina, Gallinger of New Hampshire. Elkins of West Virginia, Warren of Wyom- North Carolina. Rawlins of Utah. Aid rich of Rhode Island. Aldrich closed just as the clock marked G. the hour set for voting, and the Vice-President promptly announced that the voting would pro- ceed At this time the galleries were of members of the House, including Speaker Reed, occupied the area back of the Senators.
 The Nelson amendment was first pre- scented, declaring that it is the duty of the Government of the United States un-