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 the pay
ment of said bonds is not a
| of public faith nor in d~erogation Oh inc
| rights of the public creditor.
Dingley declared the phrase 10 re,
| store to its coinage such silver COINS
meant in 1878 quite a different 'hlns
TO many from what IL evidently means
TO many senator's now.
At the close of Dingiey's speeeh,
| Bailey, in control of the time for the
| minority, yielded 70 several demo-
| Gratis, Bland of Missouri making one
of the principal speeches. lie calieo
attention to the votes OF prominent re-
publicans who voted against the Di'i
10 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 boudholders that they
will be paid only in gold.
IGopkfns, rep, Illinois, said II sem
ate was not republican but was con
:rllled by the silver element ne
country AZ last election p~rlHoEnced
against silver. -, i.
The debate progressed without
marked or sensational incident: Bar
lev reserved a portion of his time so
he might close the debate for his side
How the Vote Resulted.
Washington, Feb. 1.-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
jority 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
ored 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
s~ylvania and Mr.. Elliott of South Caro-
lima. Both voted with the republicans
against the proposition. Speaker
! Reed, although II is not customary for
him to vote, had his name called, and
amid the cheers of his followers went
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 II
also i'm 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 h 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 n 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'
rectiop of the establishment of the
gold standard, TO which they alleged
both the president and Secretary Gage
had irrevocably committed the repub
lican party. The debate was at times
fast and heated, but there was no sen
sational incidents beyond the kissing
of Mr.. Rhea of Kentucky, when he
said that, as the author of the "crimt
of 49," the hottest place in hades
would be reserved for the present sec
rotary of state. The vote OF the reso
luton was: Years, 1872; nays, 1872.
The Senate.
Washington, Feb. LIN the senate
Ndcfsa.reo ct South Carolina ~aS svvorr
i'm for n term ending March 4, 1903.
Turpie Of Indiana, presented ar
amendment to the Legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill
that in reducing the force in the pen
sion Office the honorably discharged
soldiers, sailors and their widows Of
daughters holding positions in that bu
reau be protected. Referred.
The pension committee reported adj
versely the bill of Allen, Neb., that al
pensioners receiving less than $40 6
month hereafter receive that amount
Gallinger, chairman, said the whole
number OF pensioners affected by tn,
bill is 46S,463, and il would increas,
the annual pensions $l5,2S6, 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.