The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-29
THE SENATE is FOR SILVER.
,rlIER,S CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
PASSED, az TO -.

AE0tnhI hN-Huo hsat
United states Honds Are PAYABLE in Gold
or silver ut the option or the Government.
w,surNeroS, Jan. 2s.-The Senate to-day. by
vote of AZ 10 81. adopted the Teller concurrent
r,soIution declaring that United States bonds
arc narable in gold or silver, at the option Of
tho Government. The vote was caat by twenty
nine Democrats, six Populists, and twelve Re-
nublicaps. One Democrat (Mr. Caffery Of Lou
biana, voted No.
Senator Hawlcy Of Connecticut expressed, in
his honest, impetuous manner. the view Of the
onnonents Of the resolution when he declared
that the attempt to pay a foreign debt in Ascent
silver dollars would DO an indolible stain and
disgrace. and that Uncle Sam must be q gen.
tleman."
The session OF the Senate began at 10 o'clock
IN the morning, and when the voting commenced
at 6 in the evening there had been twenty-four
speeches madc, fourteen in favor Of the resolu-
ton and ten against II. Tho closing speech was
made by the leader Of the opposition. Senator
Aldrich Of Rhode Island. but he was cut of In
tho middle Of 1t by the arrival Of the hour Of 8
o'clock. At that time the Senate chamber was
crowded. Nearly every Senator was In his scat.
many Representatives, including Speaker Reed.
were restricted TO standing room only" and
The galleries were crowded. Some half q dozen
prellfnlnnEy NOIcS WtTO tuhCu vi amendments
offered by opponents of tho resolution, which
were all voted down, and finally the resolution
itself was passea-yeas IL. nays 80.
Mr.. Stewart of Nevada began the last days
debate on the resolution. He was followed by
Messrs. Cannon of Utah. Jones OF Arkansas.
White of California, wolcott of Colorado. Chill.
ton OF Texas, Gray of Delaware. Bacon of Geor.
eia, Tillman of South Carolina, Warren of Wy.
oming, Butler OF North Carolina, and Rawlins
OF Utah in favor Of the resolution, and by
Mossrs. Fairbanks of Indiana, Foraker of Ohio.
Nelson OF Minnesota. Allison OF Iowa, Hawley
OF Connecticut. Gallinger of New Hampshire,
Elkins Of West Virginia, and Cullom Of Illinois
against II.
Mr.. wolcott, in his advocacy Of the resolution.
asserted that it had nothing to do with the ques-
ton Of q bill for the Infinite coinage Of silver.
1t was a resolution which laid down a legal
principle covering the phraseology of the bond
Indebtedness. Beyond that it did not go.
Stripped Of all its vcrbiage. 1t was simply a
declaration OF right 80 clear that 1t was diff
cult for him to understand how any man could
hold a different opinion. There was no
sort Of suggestion in the resolution OF
impairiug the good faith of the Govern.
ment. He did not believe that there
were a hundred men in the whole land who
would vote TO pay the obligations OF the Govern
ment in spurious or deprecated money. The
people Of the West might be trusted with the
national honor. They had never betrayed it.
They had never voted, and never would vote, to
pay the national debt In any hut the best money.
The amendment of the Senator from Minnesota
lMr. Nelsonl and other amendments were, to his
mind. wise and just declarations of the intent
Of the Government. but they had no place here.
The resolution should be passed without change
Mr.. Gray igold DEM, Dell said that although
he thought that the resolution struck in tho air.
for q truism-for a proposition which could not
DO gainsaid,and in no way nbating any, belief
should vote for the resolution.
The debate was closed with a speech by Mr..
h!ldrich REP. r.; ~ tho leader and champion OF
the opposition. He characterized the resolution
as a miserable. Intellectual affair. and said that
It was unfortunate that it should be brought
into the Senate to meet the purposes OF a great
We" said he, arc not responsible for it.
Its plain PURPOSE, its admitted purpose; is to d.;
cept that ono alone. we intend to meet this
responsible for the personnel OF the army that
will fight on the side of sound money, but we
and to tei It's declared f%Y efeHs p"Msio More e and 1sP beyond
that wo are responsible to the people of the
United States that; 10 far as we are able. we
passage q this resolution VIII it change the
law B. Syn no N ms snaaS9 10 On" @a Rf. viii ela dn1 thai TIT Il
has any such power. II You are in favor of the
except to defeat tho Republican party and all
That 1t stands for, why not say so in the resolu.
toni Why stalk behind n resolution that was
passed twenty years ago under entirely differ.
ent circumstsnces and conditionsf
gaveii o'ut the Wee ipe .Presi Ges 0W Who o"S Snno on cedd
that The hour Of q o'clock had arrived, and that
~, ~ senate would now proceed to vote on the
Nj. Nelson lRep.. Mimi moved to add to tho
pGs9iston these words AND that i Is the duty
EXISTING laws, to maintain the parity in value
oiits gold and silver money. SO that the dollar
o,the one metal shall for all monetary purposes
Always De equal in value to the dollar or the
other metal"
NJ. Vest moved to lay the amendment on the
nays 81. as follows:
IEht-Democ rats: Messrs. Bacon. Bate. Berry.
,MSfi%1! oi Ssis SGShrf Mal RaTiel a sG ? i Miii., M ksessiS.
fRoasS.. s SGfSa! rili m%Iph far Psso Ts, ret ans w Hawllngs'
,PopuIists; aessrs. Allen. Butler. Harris. Her.feid.
Kyle. and Turner-8.
Republicans: Messrs. Cannon, Carter. Chandler.
eTIt-S' Total. ~.
GeSr. Hale. Hanna: Hansbrough. Hawley. Honr.
PP,Hfs:s: Perkins. Pists teenn1, Piatt q S', y.
toh, "etmore. and Wilson-34.
ro,s hI9era's-Aessrs Gallery. Gray. and Lindsay-S.
Via o.
The following pairs were announced: Turley
GGllh Deboe, Faulkner with Elkins. German with
bpooner.
Lodge rep. Mass offered as q substitute
ior rune resolution the following:
.u iss. AL the DO d. Of the United States. issued or
E.Ss herelnbefore rectted. are payable. principal and
,.teie't, IN gold coin or It's equivalent. and that any
Unit payment. without the consent Of the creditor,
sai'on OF his rights.
MT Vest was about to move to lay the substi.
k{Tte on the table, but he consented. at Mr..
the question direct.
..ihe substitute was rejected-yeas. "a; nays.
~ Aessrs. Clark, Hansbrough. Nelson. Per-
W VI rFltehard, Quay, Thurston. Warren, and
nn,tson, Republicans, and Gray and Lindsay.
pfhlocrats, voted In the negative.
uprlore the vote was announced Mr.. Chandler
shep' \. H. asked for the reading Of the SEN
PreSnot Voting and not, paired. The Vice
apSsiaent directed the reading OF such names,
snu u turned out that they were those OF Sem
,,bboTs Allison and Burrows. They were both in
sneir seats, but neither offered a word in expla-
aaI.oh. On the final vote. however. both SEN
Ators voted in the negative.
,,Mr; Quay tfep, Pal moved the following sub