The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-29

"rccalcitrant silver senator's would have
to be reckoned with pretty seriously be-
fore any snch legislation as that proposed
got through the senate Mr.. Jones said he
made the broad statsnent that no demo-
orat. silver republican or populist, had
ever declared In favor OF pnying government
obligations in a deprecated currency.
Why, INTERRUPTED Mr. Aiirich. the
senator's own colleague tsir. Berry, said
II free coinage should rot produce rise
ia the price OF silver he would be In favor
OF paving our obligations in that metal"
But he did not say that free coinage
would not produce such rise. said Mr..
Jones.
"0b, that is mere refinement Of Lam
guage," replied Mr.. Aldrich.
MY colleague. said Mr.. Jones. lis able
to take care OF himself and to define his
meaning"
well, shall take UP that matter when
speak" said Mr.. Aldrich.
Mr., Jones, continuing. said the news
papers we're saying that bimetallism was
dead Il belieyer said the Arkansas sen
ator that the peoples conviction on this
question Is more firmly fixed than ever
before. They are determined TO restore sill
yer TO its state before 1873, and we shall do
all we can to accomplish that result. Wei
shall march in solid phaianx, with shields
locked, down to the day of doom In our eff
forts for the restoration OF silver, and the
republican cries that the issue OF silver is
dead viii fall upon deaf ears
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Jones speech
MIR. Pettigrew introduced the following
resolution:
That 1t is contrary to the constltu-
ton, policy and tradition OF the people
OF the United States to acquire any ter-
ritory SO situated as to require u navy
TO protect II.
The resolution went over
The first speech OF the day In opposition
to the Teller resolution was delivered by
Mr.. Burrows OF Michigan. He said that the
republican party was pledged to secure. IL
possible, international 0.metalllsm. and the
president would do everything In his power
to carry out that pledge. Meantime tie
existing gold standard would lie main
tanned. Until the international agreement
was secured the purpose OF the adinInistra-
tion was to continue the kind OF bimetal-
lsm which we have now, whereby 500-
| 100000 silver dollars were maintained al a
parity with gold. ANY proposition which
looks to the abandonment OF this position.
which was likely to create disparity be-
tween the coins of the country. was In yio-
lation Of the public faith and In derogatIon
of the rights OF the public creditor.
In conclusion Mr.. Burrows said that the
passage Of this resolution fortunately
world accomplish nothing 1t might tend
to alarm the business interests OF the
country and retard TO some extent the adj
vance Of prosperity. but by the statements
OF the president Of the United States last
night the country was assured that the
governments obligations would be disc
charged in the best money OF the world.
Mr.. White Of CaliforaiA spoke Ia support
Of the resolution and Analysed at some
length the position Of the republican party
on finance.
He spoke Of the lack Of definiteness Of
the presidents message on finance. The
message had referred TO Secretary Cages
plan and had not Endorsed IT,
The senator then referred ironically 10
the New York banquet last night. at
which the president spoke. He spoke Of
the men who had gathered at the feast to
consider means Of improving the conditions
Of the poor working man and the farmer.
1t had been referred to ~ "Belshazzar
feast. Mr.. White read in sarcastic tones
the press reports OF enthusiasm at refer
ences to the gold standard and the cold
chill wnieh oyerspread the banqueters at
the mention OF international bimetallism."
Ii was well established that the public
utterances Of Secretary GAGE on the gold
standard gave the real attitude q the ad-
ministration. In closing. Mr. White Der
cIared that behind this resolution WAS the
great issue between bImctallism and lie