The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-11
IN
Senator Teller Speaks on Bimetallism-Sen-
ator Allen = Free Silver Reso-
lution-Senator Butler Wants Popular
Election of the j udicfary-The Civil Ser
vice Debate Continued I'm the House
SENATE

9 SENATE.
Washington, January The feature
Of the enate session today WIS a
speech delivered by Senator Teller, Of
Colorado. regarding press reports that
the recent efforts to make it appear
hat Secretary Gage had rendered his
resignation as a member Of the cabinet
to President Mckinley were a part OF
q conspiracy of the silver men to dis
rupt the cabinet and create d~issension
between the president and his advisors.
The senator branded the publication as
an insult TO the advocates OF the free
coinage Of silver.
AT the opening Of the session. the
reply Of the attorney genera to the
senate resolution, calling upon members
of the cabinet to inform the ena
| what. If any, change should be made
in the administration of the civil SER
vice law was read. The attorney rel
eral recommended that attorneys m
| ployed by the department Of justice
and deputy United States marshals
ought to be excepted from the operation
of the law.
| Senator Allen, Of Nebraska. offered a
] resolution declaring that the United
/ States should, Independently and with
| out delay begin and continue the free
| coinage Of silver at the ratio of Is to
/ !. That such coinage should be sup
| plemented by a safe and. sound national
| paper money to be issued by the gov
m without intervention of banks,
| the notes to be full legal tender and TO
| be issued in an amount sufficient TO
| meet the business demands of the coun-
try; tina any increase of the interest
| bearing debt should be prohibited and
that no government bonds should be
| issued or sold except by special act of
| congress-, and hen only in cases of
| pressing necessity; that the govern
ment in the discharge of its obligations
| should use it's option as to the kind of
lawful money in which they should be
paid; and that such option should
never be surrendered.
Senator Teller then discussed at
length the efforts that have been made
to obtain an international agreement
upon the silver question. He declared
that every intelligent person knew
when the message of the president was
laid before ongres on the oath of last
July, asking for a monetary commits
sion, there was 10 possibility of an in
ternational agreement.
Senat Chandler declared that the
senator from Colorado, (Teller) was
doing much to prevent the successful
f~ruition of the efforts to bring about in
ternational bimetallism.
incidentally Senator Teller drifted
into a discussion of the foreign relations
of the United States. He maintained
that the money power held the country
so firmly within its grasp that the
government was unable to take such
action upon foreign questions as the
people desired should be taken. He
| hoped that the time would soon come
when we could say to a fifth rate power
like Spain: Take your hands off that
bOuntiful island-an island which you
have nearly depopulated"-and say 1t
to-, without fear of the opinion or the
honey power.
Il do not believe said SenatOr Tel
Ter, that war would result if We should
put out our hands to uppCrt CUBA.
1t would be a humane thing fer Us to
dO-a reasonable and just act. The
French came to us at a time when We
were struggling as are the CIbans and
it is doubtful whether We could have
achieved our independence without
their aid"
Senator Butler, of North Carolina,
presented a joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution,
providing for the election Of the feder-
al judiciary. The resolution went to
the table to permit Senator Butler to
make a speech on it.
A message from the president in
FORMED the Seldle lldl tie X VI IN
Kansas Pacific railroad had bene post
poned to February 16th-1Sth and also
submitted the agricultural department
reports on experiment stations.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The civil service debate continued
throughout the day in the house. All
efforts to fix a time for its termlna-
ton failed and it is certain now TO
run over into next week. TIL interest
in the discussion does not seem to be
waning. The debate today was with
out marked incident.
Mr.. Gillette, republican,, of Massa-
chusetts, opened the debate in support
of the bill. He commented wittily on
| the spectacle of the white haired vet
, eran, General Grosvenor, leading the
young Hotspurs of the party in the
battle for the spoils and said it recall
ed to his mind the words Macaulay
placed in the mouth of Henry of Ma
varre at the battle Of Ivry:
press where you see my white plum
shine,
midst he ranks of wan.
"And be your oriflamme today the
head
"Of Grosvenor."
Mr.. FdTTS, republican. OIL IIIUIdIId,
spoke in opposition of the law. He de-
clared that the republican party was
not responsible for the civil service
law.
Mr. Cummings, democrat, Of New
York, announced himself an implacable
foe of the whole system of civil Ser
vice reform. THE system is doomed
said he, "and one of the factors iii its
destruction is Tammany all"
Mr.. Burton. republican, of Ohio. fol-
lowed in defense of the merit system
mi. Vandiver, democrat, of Missouri
in the course OF some remarks in op-
position TO the law referred to X-Pre
ident Cleveland as His ~fatwitted ex-
ceflency."
Mr.. Mahaney, republican, of New
York, said that if he were no allowed
to vote for a modification of the laH
he was one of those who would VOTE
for its repeal.
Mr.. Bartholdd, republican, CT Mis-
souri,. took occasion TO defend Car