Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-02-12

To restore to its coinage such silver
coins as are legal tender in he pay
ment of said bonds is not q violation
of public faith nor i'm derogation of the
rights of the public creditor"
Dingley declared the phrase L re-
store to it's coinage such silver coins"
meant in 1878 quite a different thing
to many from what it evidently means
TO many senator's now.
At the close of Dingley's speech,
Bailey, in control of the time for the
minority, yielded 70 several demo-
Gratis, Bland of Missouri making one
of the principal speeches. He called
attention to the votes of prominent re-
publicans who voted against the ball
TO pay bonds in gold when matter came
up in the last house.
Swanson, dem, Virginia, said to de.
feat the resolution would be serving
notice on the bondholders that they
will be paid only in gold.
Hopkins, rep, Illinois, said the SEN
ate was not republican but was con-
.rolled by the silver element The
country AZ last election pronounced
against silver.
The debate progressed without
marked or sensational incident. Bal
ley reserved a portion of his time so
he might close the debate for his d
How the Vote Resulted.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The house OF
representatives late yesterday after
noon buried the Teller resolution de-
claring the bonds of the United States
payable in silver under an adverse ma
iority of fifty votes. The republicans
were solidly arrayed in opposition,
with two exceptions, Mr.. Iinney OF
North Carolina, who voted with the
democrats and populists, and Mr..
White of North Carolina, the only col
pred member Of the house, who an
swered present" when his name was
called. The assertions from the demo-
cratic side were Mr.. McAleer of Penn
sylvania and Mr.. Elliott of South Caro-
lima. Both voted with the republicans
against the proposition. Speaker
| Reed, although it is not customary for
him to vote, had his name called, and
amid the cheers of his followers wen
on record in opposition to the resolu-
ton, The vote was reached after five
hours of debate under a special order
adopted at the opening of the session.
The limited time allowed for debate
and the pressure of members for an
opportunity to be heard was so great
that the leaders on both sides were
compelled to farm out the time by
minutes. This detracted much from
the continuity of the discussion, but it
also in q measure intensified the inter
est i'm the galleries, which were crowd
ed all day, and the combatants on the
floor were cheered by their respective
sympathiZers. Many senator's were
also present to listen to the argu-
ments. The majority, under the lead
ership of Mr.. Dingley, who made a
carefully prepared speech sounding
the keynote of the opposition, as
sumed the position that the last clause
of the resolution was in reality a dis
guised declaration for the tree coinage
of silver, while the ~assaulting demo-
Gratis, under the direction of Mr.. Bal
lev, maintained that the defeat of the
resolution was another step in the di-
rection of the establishment of the
gold standard, to which they alleged
both the president and Secretary Gage
had i~rrevocably committed the repub-
lican party. The debate was at times
fast and heated, but there was no SEN
s~ational incidents beyond the kissing
of Mr.. Rhea of Kentucky, when he
said that, as the author Of the crime
of 49," the hottest place in hades
would be reserved for the present sec
rotary of state. The vote on the reso'
luton was: Years, 1872; nays, 1872.
The Senate.
Washington, Feb. LIN the senate
McLauren of South Carolina was sworn
in for n term ending March 4, 1903.
Turpie of Indiana, presented an
amendment to the Legislative, eXecu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
that i'm reducing the force in the PEN
sion Office the honorably discharged
soldiers, sailors and their widows or
daughters holding positions in that bu-
reau be protected. Referred.
The pension committee reported adj
versely the bill Of Allen, Neb., that all
pensioners receiving less than $40 a
month hereafter receive that amount
Gallinger, chairman, said the whole
number of pensioners affected by the
bill is 46S, 463, and it would increase
the annual pensions $15,2S6, 900. The
bill was placed on the calendar.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the cal
endar.
After the routine business was taken
up. they passed the army appropria-
ton bill then took up the Legislative,
executive, judicial appropriations,